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Friday 21 July 2023 6:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Royal Agricultural, Fisheries, Tourism and Trade Show for Vava’u showcased an abundant display of agricultural produce, fish and seafood, as well as fine women's weaving to vanilla beans, among other products on 20 July. -
Friday 21 July 2023 6:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new bus was handed over to the Tonga Fire and Emergency Services that will assist to transport its newest recruits.
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Friday 21 July 2023 6:32pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Tongan artists, mother and daughter duo were selected by the Chinese World Craft Council, to showcase the art of Tongan tapa cloth making for the Dongyang Woodcraft and Bamboo Expo. Premium content -
Friday 21 July 2023 6:24pm
Sydney, Australia : Tongan rugby players Finau Latu, Jacob Halangahu, and Loko Pasifiki Tonga were selected in the Australian Under 18 Schoolboys team, following the finals of the Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League 18 Years National Championships in Queensland. Premium content -
Friday 21 July 2023 6:20pm
Lautoka, Fiji : The Fiji team was announced to play against the ‘Ikale Tahi at Churchill Park at Lautoka on Saturday, 22 July. Premium content -
Friday 21 July 2023 12:35pm
Washington D.C., U.S.A : U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Tonga, New Zealand, and Australia, July 24-29, the State Department announced last night. Secretary Blinken is the first Secretary of State to visit Tonga, and this is his third trip to a Pacific Island country, and his 12th trip to the Indo-Pacific region. In Tonga he will dedicate the new U.S. Embassy “and advance key discussions with our Tongan partners.” -
Thursday 20 July 2023 10:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi team for the Fiji game at Lautoka Stadium on Saturday, 22 July, was announced by the Tonga Rugby Union today. Premium content -
Thursday 20 July 2023 10:41pm
Sydney, Australia : Palu Uhatahi Tu’amoheloa from Tonga Football Association, became the first Pacific Island-based graduate of the FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Sport Diploma, which aims to further develop and professionalise the role of safeguarding officers within football. Premium content -
Thursday 20 July 2023 10:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten graduates will be undertaking the Professional Diploma in Legal Practice (PDLP) Programme, at the University of the South Pacific (USP) Tonga Campus. Premium content -
Thursday 20 July 2023 10:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Eliate Laulaupea'alu is participating in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP)'s Renewable Energy Economic Driver program in the United States. Premium content -
Thursday 20 July 2023 7:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sixteen staff and volunteers of the Tonga Red Cross Society took part in a Finance and Procurement training programme, aimed to strengthen their understanding and build their capacity on financial sustainability. Premium content -
Thursday 20 July 2023 7:50pm
NSW, Australia : A delegation from Kolomotu'a in Tonga, led by Princess Angelika Latūfuipeka, visited its sister city, Gunnedah in Australia last week one-year since the start of their sister relationship. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 July 2023 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Registration for the 2023 Pacific Access Category ballot, which opens on 1 August ,will enable people from Pacific Islands, including Tonga the chance to obtain resident visas in New Zealand. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 July 2023 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga Red Cross Society Household Recovery Assistance project will provide cash assistance up to 5% to build new homes for some families affected by the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption and tsunamis in 2022. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 July 2023 10:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : USP Tonga won the cyber security incident response challenge, known as ‘Capture the Flag’, which was held by Tonga's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Australia, as part of Tonga’s Cyber Resilience Week. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 July 2023 10:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New school bags for 2,500 students in Tongan primary schools were distributed today, 19 July. A further 5,000 bags will be distributed at a later day, from a gift made by a friendship association in Guangdong, China. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 July 2023 10:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seventeen hundred years before the dawn of the Viking Age in Europe, the first Polynesians crossed the western flank of the Polynesian triangle to settle in Tonga. Thus began the final chapter in the human settlement of the globe. A newly released book, ‘The Birth of Polynesia: An Archaeological Journey Through the Kingdom of Tonga’, documents this story. The author David V. Burley, is currently visiting Tonga. -
Tuesday 18 July 2023 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan retail prices for all petroleum products remain unchanged except for Kerosene as compared to the price for June – July 2023, effective from today 18 July 2023, advised the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA). Meanwhile, LPG gas prices for Tongatapu and Vava'u will increase slightly. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 July 2023 12:25am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Technical Working Group for combating trafficking in persons and vulnerable migrants in Tonga met in a workshop on 12 July in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 July 2023 12:16am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of students and teachers from Newington College of Sydney, Australia visited Tupou College from 6-13 July. Premium content
