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Tuesday 20 August 2019 7:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Supreme Audit Institution (the Office of the Auditor General) was reappointed by the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions Congress PASAI as the representative of the Polynesian countries in the PASAI Governing Board for the coming three years, from August 2019 to August 2022.
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Tuesday 20 August 2019 4:00pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Dear Australian Deputy PM ... Your fruit grows with the phosphate taken from the islands...where they can no longer bear fruit. Yuki Kihara 2019.1 comment -
Monday 19 August 2019 9:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Ministry of Tourism has temporarily suspended the whale watching operator's licence of the Whale Swim, Fish and Dive Tours, operated by Jeff Laurie in Nuku'alofa, after a diver was lost at sea, at 'Eua on August 11. Premium content -
Monday 19 August 2019 8:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A search has been called off for Marina Theresia Trost (43) from Germany, who went missing in Tonga while diving off ‘Eua on Sunday, August 11. Premium content -
Saturday 17 August 2019 7:44pm
Wellington, New Zealand : A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion has located the last crew member reported overboard from the Jin Xiang 6, a Chinese fishing vessel damaged by fire. The man clinging to a buoy near where the vessel was discovered yesterday, about 400 nautical miles west of Tuvalu. Premium content -
Saturday 17 August 2019 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The final day of deliberations by Pacific Islands Forum leaders ended in a disagreement on how they might tackle the issue of climate change. Tonga's PM caught media attention for Tonga’s participation when he was reported to be in tears during tense exchanges between the Tuvalu PM, Hon. Enele Sosene Sopoaga and the Australian Prime Minister, Hon. Scott Morrison. Premium content -
Saturday 17 August 2019 12:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Spectacular and beautiful Tongan ngatu, kupesi and a variety of treasured koloa may be viewed in a new exhibition at the Langafonua Centre in Nuku'alofa for a month, before the collection moves to a Hong Kong gallery for a display in December. -
Friday 16 August 2019 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five contestants of Pacific Island heritage, including Tongans are taking part in the 2019 Miss South Pacific Plus Australia (MSPPA) Beauty Pageant to be held in Sydney, on September 13. Premium content -
Friday 16 August 2019 6:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An exhibition held under the theme ‘Increase Climate Action to Save Tonga’ saw government departments, civil society organisations, private sector, and others showcase what they are doing to combat climate change at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall today, 16 August. Premium content -
Friday 16 August 2019 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An Open Day for Youth was held in Nuku'alofa on August 14 as part of a Tonga National Youth Week. Premium content -
Friday 16 August 2019 6:27pm
Wellington, New Zealand : A Chinese fishing vessel Jin Xiang 6 which was damaged by fire, was located by a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3K2 Orion on a fisheries patrol about 400 nautical miles west of Tuvalu, the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand reported today. Premium content -
Friday 16 August 2019 4:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Marina Theresia Trost an accomplished German jazz singer, who came to Tonga to “sing” with the whales, remains missing after failing to return to her tour boat after diving in ‘Eua on Sunday August 11.1 comment -
Thursday 15 August 2019 9:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Marina Trost (40) from Munich, Germany, has been identified as the woman who went missing while diving off ‘Eua on Sunday, August 11. A Tonga Police search, and investigation continued today. Premium content -
Thursday 15 August 2019 8:03pm
Ottawa, Canada : A non-profit organization is calling on nations to join the Cook Islands and Samoa in preserving the Arctic Ocean by signing the Marine Arctic Peace Sanctuary (MAPS) Treaty. Premium content -
Thursday 15 August 2019 8:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A delegation from the China Tourism Academy of Beijing visited Nuku'alofa on August 13-15 at a part of a Pacific visit to further develop tourism and business between the two countries. Premium content -
Thursday 15 August 2019 2:48pm
Glasgow, United Kingdom : A world-class and historic collection of barkcloth from the Pacific Ocean is highlighted in a new exhibition opening at the University of Glasgow’s Hunterian Museum on August 29. “Barkcloth: Revealing Pacific Craft” is the result of a major three-year research project. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 August 2019 10:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A gift from Japan of emergency relief equipment worth $1.24 million pa'anga was handed over to Tonga’s National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) at Vaololoa on August 13. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 August 2019 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Transforming education to make it more inclusive and accessible for all youths, was at the forefront of a National Youth Dialogue held in Nuku'alofa, today 14 August. In Tonga, more than one third of the population is under 15-years-old. By Linny Folau. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 August 2019 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A two-day Climate Change Donor Roundtable started on August 14 at the National Reserve Bank of Tonga, and focused on Tonga’s Joint National Action Plan on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management 2018-2028. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 August 2019 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament continues to have problems with its working schedule and agenda, while many members are absent. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content
