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Monday 8 May 2023 11:31am
London, United Kingdom : The Commonwealth needs to work and walk together for a more secure and sustainable future, Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku told Commonwealth Leaders in London on 5 May.
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Monday 8 May 2023 11:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An 82-year-old grandmother and her five-year-old grand-daughter died in a house fire at Tofoa on Saturday morning, 6 May, Tonga Police reported. Premium content -
Saturday 6 May 2023 8:33pm
London, United Kingdom : More than 400 military personnel have travelled from Commonwealth nations and British Overseas Territories to participate on Saturday 6 March in the historic Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla. From Tonga, Corporal Uheina Halapiapi, of His Majesty’s Armed Forces Tonga said: “I am so grateful to be here and to represent his Majesty’s Armed Forces of Tonga”. Premium content -
Friday 5 May 2023 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan female boxer, Hainite Tu'itupou (26) won a gold medal at the Chicago Jiu-jitsu tournament earlier this week. Premium content -
Friday 5 May 2023 7:11pm
London, United Kingdom : Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku met New Zealand's Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Chris Hipkins in London this week, as they gather for the Coronation. Premium content -
Friday 5 May 2023 7:08pm
Nadi, Fiji : Senior electoral officials, including Tonga's, attended the region's administrators network in Nadi from 2-4 May, the first time they have met since the COVID-19 pandemic. Premium content -
Friday 5 May 2023 7:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 63-year-old man was sentenced to eight-years imprisonment with no suspension. for three charges, that included raping a woman on Tongatapu. Premium content -
Friday 5 May 2023 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and The Queen Consort will be an historic event not only for the United Kingdom but also for the fourteen Realms, the UK Overseas Territories including our fellow Polynesian entity Pitcairn, and also for Commonwealth member-countries such as the Kingdom of Tonga. On 4 May, Her Royal Highness Princess Salote Mafile‘o Pilolevu Tuita and Lord Tuita graced a Coronation Party hosted by the British High Commission in Nuku‘alofa, together with two hundred guests, to mark the upcoming event. - BHC. -
Thursday 4 May 2023 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Local journalists and special guests gathered on 3 May to commemorate the 30th anniversary World Press Freedom Day hosted by the Media Association Tonga (MAT) in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 4 May 2023 6:06pm
Wellington, New Zealand : Associate Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu of Tongan descent from the University of Otago won the 2022 NZ Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize - the first time for a Pacific scientist to receive the award. Premium content -
Thursday 4 May 2023 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rajh Kumar (33) received a suspended sentence for attempting to destroy evidence, namely methamphetamine, during a road drug bust by Police at Haveluloto in 2021. Premium content -
Thursday 4 May 2023 5:40pm
Apia, Samoa : Tonga A lost their first game at the Pacific Challenge 2023, after a strong performance from the host Samoa with a score of 69-7 at Apia Park on 3 May. Premium content -
Thursday 4 May 2023 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 29-year-old man was sentenced to two-years six-months imprisonment for causing serious bodily harm to his wife in a brutal attack using three weapons, on Tongatapu in 2022, after he became infuriated with gossip about his wife on Facebook. The judge said it was in the worst category of cases involving domestic violence that had come before the court. Premium content -
Thursday 4 May 2023 5:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two engineers from Tonga Power Ltd. completed a regional training on Hybrid Power Generation System in Fiji. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 May 2023 8:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Heilala Festival 2023 including the popular Miss Heilala Pageant returns in Nuku'alofa from 26 June to 7 July, after a three-years hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 May 2023 8:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lemoto Manu (35) a prisoner, died of suicide at Hu'atolitoli Prison on 19 April on Tongatapu, Tonga Prison stated. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 May 2023 7:50pm
Canberra, Australia : Tonga Police attended a Pacific Forensic Working Group meeting consisting of 11 forensic police leaders across the Pacific in Canberra last week. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 May 2023 7:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A team from the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience program to assist Tonga’s disaster resilience information and enhance community awareness on the harmful impact of climate change. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 May 2023 9:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A International Civil Aviation Security Audit Program started on 1 May in Nuku'alofa to promote security through continuous auditing and monitoring of Tonga’s Aviation Security performance. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 May 2023 8:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga 7s has qualified for the HSBC Sevens Series playoffs in London on 20-21 May.
