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Tuesday 2 April 2019 7:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga marked World Autism Awareness Day today, 2 April with a morning tea event organized by Tapuaki Mei Langi Autism Foundation, held at Vuna Restaurant at Kolomotu’a. It is estimated that between 500 to 1,000 people in Tonga have some sort of autistic spectrum disorder. By Eleanor Gee
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Tuesday 2 April 2019 7:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The “Tonga Police (Amendment) Bill 2019” – one of six urgent bills introduced by Cabinet last month – looks to amend Tonga’s constitution regarding the appointment process of a Police Commissioner. The bill attempts to remove the authority of the King to appoint a Police Commissioner, handing over that right to Cabinet. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 April 2019 5:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five were arrested in possession of methamphetamine, including two teenage boys during a drug bust by the Police Drug Enforcement Taskforce at Kahoua and Ma'ufanga on April 2. Premium content -
Monday 1 April 2019 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Viliami Mangisi pleaded not guilty today to charges relating to the seizure of 1.9 kilos of methamphetamine in the departure lounge at Fua’amotu International Airport last year. His co-accused, meanwhile, has pleaded guilty. Premium content -
Monday 1 April 2019 3:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ground breaking for a new headquarter building for Tonga Broadcasting Commission was held on March 29. Funded by Japan, the building is part of a multi-million pa'anga grant aid project on Nationwide Early Warning System and Strengthening Disaster Communications (NEWS). Premium content -
Monday 1 April 2019 3:19pm
Brisbane, Australia : The Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) section at Vaiola Hospital will benefit from a Zeiss Microscope that was donated by Brisbane members of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) under their Pacific Islands Project program. Premium content -
Monday 1 April 2019 3:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men were arrested with suspected methamphetamine and cannabis at a home in Pili on Friday, March 29. Premium content -
Friday 29 March 2019 7:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A wandering brown bull, who didn't come when he was called for identification by a magistrate, is at the centre of a legal dispute between two bull-keepers in Vava'u. An appellant claims the bull is Hercules. Premium content -
Friday 29 March 2019 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A commemoration service to honour the victims of the Christchurch terrorist attack and to acknowledge New Zealand’s National Service Day was held this morning, 29 March, at the Tonga Police Headquarters in Longolongo. Premium content -
Friday 29 March 2019 4:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A newly renovated Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit was opened at the Nuku'alofa Central Police Station on March 26. Premium content -
Thursday 28 March 2019 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI, in a message for the closing of the Tonga Legislative Assembly's 2018-19 session today, said there was a lot of work to be done to develop our country. The king's short message, delivered by Lord Vaea, urged all Tongans to be prepared for the effects of climate change, and stressed that the work of Parliament and Government must be carried out in accordance with the Constitution and with dignity. The Prime Minister was absent from the closure. Premium content -
Thursday 28 March 2019 4:39pm
Wellington, New Zealand : King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau‘u were welcomed by New Zealand's Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy at Government House in Wellington yesterday, during a short visit to New Zealand. Premium content -
Thursday 28 March 2019 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Flags will be flown at half-mast in Tonga on Friday 29 March to respect New Zealand's National Memorial Service to honour those killed in a terrorist attack in Christchurch on Friday 15 March. Premium content -
Thursday 28 March 2019 1:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ko hono tataki ‘o ha fakalakalaka ‘o ha fonua kuopau ke mahino lelei he fakakaukau ‘a kinautolu ‘oku nau ngaue’i ha fa’ahinga kaveinga fakalelei pe liliu. Ko e taha hono ‘eleminiti mahu’inga ko e tukunga fiemalie mo e nonga e ‘I ai e fonua ‘i hono lao ‘o tokoni kiai ‘etau fatungamotu’a fakasosiale. - 'Inoke Fotu Hu'akau. -
Thursday 28 March 2019 1:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ko e faha’i ‘Fakaanga’ (Opposition) ko e taha ia ha tu’unga (structure) ‘iha Falealea, pea ‘oku mahino ‘aupito ‘a hono fiema’u kae lava ke ngaue lelei ‘a e Falealea ‘iha Pule’anga Faka-Temokalati. - Viliami Makasiale Naulu. -
Thursday 28 March 2019 10:42am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Meteorological Services are working with communicators to improving climate and weather reporting. Users of weather information are attending a first User's Climate Outlook Forum, over two days, 27-28 March, hosted by Tonga Met at the National Reserve Bank Building, Nuku’alofa. -
Wednesday 27 March 2019 4:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pahulu Manoa (38) was sentenced to four-years imprisonment for causing the death of a 48-year-old man while driving under the influence of alcohol on Vuna Road last year. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 March 2019 4:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new Attorney General, Mrs Linda Simiki Folaumoetu’i SC, was appointed by King Tupou VI on March 21. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 March 2019 1:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva today expressed relief that King Tupou VI did not dissolve the Tonga Legislative Assembly and call for new elections again, as requested by Petitioners. “I totally support His Majesty in Council’s decision,” he stated. Premium content -
Tuesday 26 March 2019 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Loseli Tonga (28) was sentenced to six-years and nine-months imprisonment for reckless driving that caused the death of three of his passengers, during a tragic crash in Leimatu'a in 2017. Premium content
