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Saturday 30 December 2017 2:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mate Ma'a Tonga star Jason Taumalolo has become the first Tonga Representative to be named in the Rugby League World magazine's Team of the Year (Rugby League World XIII team).
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Friday 29 December 2017 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A dispute by two of the sons of the four Wight brothers who had co-leased a property in central Tongatapu, highlighted the need for the Ministry of Lands to review the drafting of such leases and how to deal with them upon the death of co-lessees, President Owen G. Paulsen of the Land Court of Tonga, stressed in a decision on 18 December 2017. His decision also showed that family members cannot automatically assume entitlement to a lease on the death of the lessee, without having followed the requirements of the Probate Act, which requires an application for Letters of Administration of a deceased's estate. Premium content -
Friday 29 December 2017 3:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A young man (20) from Fua'amotu died yesterday from injuries he suffered in a car crash on the main highway at Tofoa in the early hours of Wednesday morning, December 27. His name has not been released by Tonga Police. Premium content -
Friday 29 December 2017 12:27pm
Suva, Fiji : Radiant bride, 'Anaseini Fifita Falemei Palu of Nuku'alofa, married her sweetheart Joseph James Halapua in Suva yesterday, 28 December, during the Christmas season of weddings. Premium content -
Thursday 28 December 2017 5:15pm
Brussels, Belgium : Five Pacific Islands are included in the European Union’s first blacklist, which names 17 tax havens, including American Samoa, Guam, Marshall Islands, Palau and Samoa as "non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes". Premium content -
Thursday 28 December 2017 3:19pm
Auckland, New Zealand : For the first time in 60 years, only one tropical storm has struck the Southern Hemisphere so far this year in Indonesia in late November, compared to an average of at least five storms by Christmas Day. However, at least eight to 10 tropical cyclones are expected to hit this season, while the sea temperature is warmer than usual. Premium content -
Thursday 28 December 2017 3:12pm
Manilla, Philippines : Tonga, Samoa and Tuvalu will be able to access $15 million to strengthen resilience to disasters after the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced on 18 December it would provide policy-based loans and grants under its Pacific Disaster Resilience Program. Premium content -
Thursday 28 December 2017 3:10pm
Gisborne, New Zealand : A memorial service was held outside the New Zealand town of Gisborne on Chistmas Eve to pay tribute to the victims of a bus crash that killed three Tongan visitors last year. The memorial marks a year since the tragic accident occurred. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 December 2017 3:25pm
Sydney, Australia : The Australian state of Victoria has established a new law to crack down on the neglect and exploitation of seasonal workers, most of whom are Pacific Islanders working under Australia’s Seasonal Worker Program. The law establishes the “Labour Hire Licensing Authority”, a body to monitor and punish hiring operators who neglect labourers. Tonga is the largest source of labourers under the Seasonal Worker Program.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 25 December 2017 4:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga was one of 21 countries absent from voting at the United Nations headquarters, New York, on December 21, when the UN passed a resolution opposing the United States' unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Samoa was also absent. While Australia, Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and Vanuatu attended but abstained from voting. Among the 128 countries that supported the resolution were New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.2 comments Premium content -
Friday 22 December 2017 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Christmas gift of $6,000 pa’anga was made to the Alonga Adult Disabled Centre, in Pea on December 22, by a Tongan family from the USA. Premium content -
Friday 22 December 2017 5:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Athletes who represented Tonga at the Pacific Mini Games 2017 were awarded certificates, with medalists receiving cash prizes on December 21. Premium content -
Friday 22 December 2017 5:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Petelo Tapueluelu who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter death of Kelekolio Fahiua in Neiafu received a fully suspended jail sentence on December 7. Premium content -
Thursday 21 December 2017 9:47pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A research project to learn how much Pacific communities in New Zealand contribute to its economy has been formed under a Memorandum of Understanding by NZ Treasury and the Pacific Business Trust on 19 December. The project aims to quantify the value, coverage and economic contribution of Pacific capital products and assets. Premium content -
Thursday 21 December 2017 9:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Vaiomo’unga’s three-years long fight for his life, undergoing kidney dialysis in Romania, becomes critical when his visa expires in three months time, and the former rugby player has to leave the country. Premium content -
Thursday 21 December 2017 9:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mumuhu Pou’uhila (18) was sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment for causing grievous bodily harm to Nelesoni Tu’itavake, when he threw a brick hitting his face causing him to go blind in the eye. Premium content -
Thursday 21 December 2017 9:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 35-year-old male prisoner has been charged with possession of an illicit drug, cannabis on December 14. Premium content -
Thursday 21 December 2017 9:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police are investigating a complaint of obtaining money by false pretences filed by woman who said she paid around $13,000 pa’anga to another woman for a new car, but was instead scammed. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 December 2017 6:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten recruit fire fighters, including one woman, graduated on December 20, after completing training at the Central Fire Station in Longolongo, Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 20 December 2017 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : As government offices closed for the holidays Christmas cheer was spread in Nuku’alofa today by brass bands from Tonga Police and His Majesty's Armed Forces. Premium content
