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Monday 2 May 2022 9:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : By Elections should be held whenever there is a vacancy in Parliament, said the Electoral Commissioner Pita Vuki today. Two People's Representatives have had their elections declared void, after they were found to have committed bribery, at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. There are other election petitions pending.
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Monday 2 May 2022 3:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The election of Sione Sangster Saulala as the Tongatapu No. 7 People’s Representative to the Legislative Assembly has been declared void by the Lord Chief Justice, who this morning found that he committed bribery on two occasions, during the November 2021 General Election campaign. After his election Saulala was appointed as the current Minister for Internal Affairs. The Lord Chief Justice said Mr Saulala was an unimpressive witness. By Linny Folau. Premium content -
Friday 29 April 2022 11:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The election of Dr Pohiva Tu’i'onetoa as the Tongatapu No.10 People’s Representative to the Legislative Assembly has been declared void by a Supreme Court judge, who this afternoon found that the former Prime Minister committed the offence of bribery on one occasion, in the lead up to the November 2021 General Election.2 comments Premium content -
Friday 29 April 2022 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Extremely high rainfall in Fua’amotu in Tongatapu during March has smashed the all time Tonga Met records for the month. The rainfall of 594mm was more than three times the average for March. Premium content -
Thursday 28 April 2022 10:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : People living on Tongatapu can now sort out their clean plastic and glass waste for recycling at Tapuhia Tip, with collection services starting on Saturday, April 30. Premium content -
Thursday 28 April 2022 9:56am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A small speedboat boat gifted today by the Government of Japan will assist medical officials deliver COVID-19 vaccines and other critical health services, in the outer islands. Premium content -
Thursday 28 April 2022 9:26am
Sydney, Australia : Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameliku received a cheque for AUD$463,679 (about $760,000 pa‘anga) from the Fakaliku Tonga Fund, presented by Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia, HRH Princess Angelika Låtüfuipeka Tuku’aho last week at the Tonga Consulate in Sydney. -
Wednesday 27 April 2022 11:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fili Langi Ta’ai (59) was found not guilty of engaging in dealing with others to possess methamphetamine, after the Prosecution failed to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. The judge said the case was badly damaged. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 April 2022 10:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An 80-year-old man was sentenced to six-months imprisonment for one count of indecent assault of a young girl under the age of 12. This was fully suspended. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 April 2022 10:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 68-year-old man was sentenced to three-years imprisonment for three counts of serious indecent assault committed on a minor in 2021. The judge said young girls must be protected from sexual assaults and indecencies. He ordered that there should be no publication of any particulars relating to the victim, whereby her name or identity may be revealed. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 April 2022 4:52am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Alamoni Makafilia Ika who is currently serving a 16-years prison sentence for various serious offences, including the shooting at the Veitongo petrol station and armed robberies, was sentenced to 11-months for a 2007 offence. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 April 2022 4:47am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siaosi Faingata’a (24) of Navutoka was fined by the Court $500 for fishing in the Manuka Special Management Area, in a neighbouring village where he was not a resident, in the eastern district of Tongatapu. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 April 2022 4:37am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three youths aged 19, 21 and 22 years have been sentenced to imprisonment by the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa for raping a young woman in 2020. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 April 2022 4:16am
Canberra, Australia : Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia, Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku‘aho launched her first book, a cultural manual for Tongans, at a special event held at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in Canberra, on 14 April. Premium content -
Friday 22 April 2022 9:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lockdown restrictions for Tongatapu, Vava’u and Ha’apai will ease further over the next two-weeks starting at 5:01am on Saturday, 23 April. Premium content -
Friday 22 April 2022 9:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The possibility of opening Tonga’s border mid-year is currently under discussion, the Minister for Health, Hon. Dr Saia Piukala confirmed today. Premium content -
Friday 22 April 2022 9:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tupou Tafuna (39) was acquitted on four counts that included possession of 6.78 grams of methamphetamine and permitting the use of his house in Sopu for drug dealing, after it was not proven beyond reasonable doubt at the Supreme Court. Premium content -
Friday 22 April 2022 9:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police have arrested a 30-year-old woman from Pili in relation to the death of a 40-year old-male pedestrian, in a hit and run incident at Fasi on Tuesday, 19 April. Premium content -
Friday 22 April 2022 9:46pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku met Matson shipping key staff in Auckland and acknowledged the company’s donation of relief goods and free shipping of community-donated goods from families and other donors in New Zealand to Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 22 April 2022 9:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Relief kits and cash were donated to members of the South Pacific Business Development (SPBD Tonga) Microfinance today to aid in recovery efforts from the volcano eruption and tsunami that impacted Tonga in January. Premium content
