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Thursday 20 September 2018 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Australian Government last week offered scholarships to 37 Tongan citizens. Fifteen of the recipients will study in Australia while 22 will study in Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu.
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Thursday 20 September 2018 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Petrol and kerosene retail prices have decreased slightly for September to October starting on Tuesday, 18 September, while the price of diesel went up. Premium content -
Thursday 20 September 2018 1:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 29-man preliminary squad for a test against Australia was announced yesterday, 19 September, by Mate Ma’a Tonga coach Kristian Woolf. The team list includes newcomers Moeaki Fotuaika (Gold Coast Titans) and Scott Sorensen (Cronulla Sharks). -
Thursday 20 September 2018 10:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There was tension in parliament yesterday morning when the Prime Minister, Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva burst out in anger over how, during his 31 years in politics, there had been attempts to “get rid of me”. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 September 2018 7:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dr Manumatavai Tupou-Roosen, was elected by Pacific governments earlier this year to be the Director General of the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). She is one of the few Tongans and women entrusted to take charge of regional bodies in the Pacific. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 September 2018 6:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of 28 Tonga Police recruits completed a program considering human rights and gender issues, delivered by the Women and Children Crisis Centre on September 14. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 September 2018 5:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lack of knowledge about fertility has led to lots of teenage pregnancies, say the organisers of an "Adolescent Girls Sexual Awareness Program", which addresses that lack of awareness about changes in the human body. Over 100 adolescents girls in Tongatapu and 'Eua are taking part in the program that runs until December. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 September 2018 8:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament resumed its 2018 session today, 18 September, after what the Deputy Speaker, Lord Tu’ilakepa, described as the House’s “longest break ever”.2 comments Premium content -
Tuesday 18 September 2018 6:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A "fat" food tax based on percentage of fat, salt and sugar, may be considered by policymakers based on scientifically supported criteria, a World Bank study has recommended during a consultation workshop in Vava’u. The study also showed that the lack of affordable, healthy food options remains a major challenge in Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 September 2018 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 27-year-old male taxi driver who was arrested for stealing a 79-year-old Australian visitor's purse on September 10 at an accommodation in Nuku’alofa, was allegedly found with six small packets of methamphetamine. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 September 2018 6:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vitalini Liku’ohihifo (29) is the driver charged in relation to the death of Piukala Laumanu (52) whom he allegedly hit with his vehicle early Saturday morning, September 8, at Nualei. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 September 2018 6:41pm
Wellington, New Zealand : Deputy Police Commissioner Community Policing Pelenatita Fe’ao Vaisuai met New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, under her Prime Minister's Fellowship, from September 10-14. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 September 2018 6:38pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand provincial rugby clubs, the Counties-Manukau Steelers and the Wellington Lions, honoured the memory of All Black great Jonah Lomu in their annual clash for the ‘Jonah Lomu Memorial Trophy’ on Saturday 15 September. Wellington walloped Counties-Manukau 53 – 12. Premium content -
Saturday 15 September 2018 10:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI launched the installation of Tonga's first Wind Power Generation System, with a ground breaking ceremony on 14 September at Niutoua, on the east coast of Tongatapu. The $40 million project is funded by Japan. Premium content -
Friday 14 September 2018 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will observe a public holiday on Monday, September 17 for the 33rd birthday of Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala. Premium content -
Friday 14 September 2018 7:10pm
Buffalo City, USA : The Buffalo Bills have signed defensive end Nate Fakahafua Orchard for the 2018 – 2019 NFL season. The Los Angeles-born Tongan was signed on Monday, on a one-year deal. Premium content -
Friday 14 September 2018 7:09pm
Sydney, Australia : Rugby League stars Jason Taumalolo and Simaima Taufa, both won Player of the Year awards at the 2018 Players’ Champion accolades ceremony held in Sydney on Tuesday night. Premium content -
Friday 14 September 2018 7:08pm
Yaren, Nauru : Increased aerial surveillance capacity to be provided to 15 Forum Fisheries Agency members to detect and respond to illegal and unreported fishing, was welcomed by Pacific Forum Leaders on September 5. Premium content -
Friday 14 September 2018 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tevita L. Faiva (30) from Halaleva, Tongatapu is the man who died on Tuesday afternoon, September 11 after collapsing on the side of a road in Ha’afeva, Ha'apai, reportedly from a heart attack. Premium content -
Friday 14 September 2018 7:00pm
San Mateo, California : Police in California are urging anyone who may have been victimized by a 62-year-old man Latu Kamisese Lavaki (originally from Tonga) to contact law enforcement. The San Mateo County Sherriff’s Office, in the US, released a media statement on Wednesday, calling Lavaki a “prolific sexual predator”. Premium content
