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Tuesday 25 April 2023 7:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Penisimani Nonu (29) received a suspended sentence for numerous counts, including forgery of health certificates to a shop owner at Tofoa in January 2022.
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Tuesday 25 April 2023 12:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 96th Inter-Collegiate Athletics Competition started on 24 April at the Teufaiva Stadium. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 April 2023 11:52am
Gold Coast, Australia : Reigning champions, the Tongan Tala, start their campaign this week at the 2023 PacificAus Sports Netball Series in Gold Coast, opened on 23 April. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 April 2023 11:35am
: Climate change education books have been donated by the Australian Government to primary and secondary schools throughout Tonga on 21 April. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 April 2023 11:29am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The first Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries Affairs of the Chinese Government, HE Mr. Qian Bo visited Tonga last week. Premium content -
Friday 21 April 2023 9:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan Customs Officer ‘Amini Fonua is currently in Wellington undertaking a dog handling training run by the New Zealand Police under the Pacific Detector Dog Program (PDDP). -
Friday 21 April 2023 9:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siosifa Vailima Tuita (52) was sentenced to 12-years imprisonment for manslaughter of his twin sister in Falaleu, Vava'u, last year. During sentencing today, Lord Chief Justice Whitten KC said the accused stabbed his sister multiple times with a knife, “in what can only be characterised as a heinous and tragic crime of extreme brutality.” -
Friday 21 April 2023 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ANZAC Day will be observed at a dawn service in Tonga on Tuesday, 25 April to commemorate those brave fallen soldiers from Tonga, Australia and New Zealand, who fought and died for world peace. ANZAC Day is a public holiday in Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 21 April 2023 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan students met the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, Hon. Carmel Sepuloni and her delegation, during a program to create climate change awareness, held at the Falemasiva Hall, Tailulu College, Tongatapu. This was after a NZ$30 million partnership to boost and accelerate climate action across the Pacific, was announced yesterday, 20 April. Premium content -
Friday 21 April 2023 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Gilbert Rugby has donated 4,000 rugby balls to the Tonga Rugby Union (TRU) for the World Rugby development programmes, to be distributed to communities and primary and secondary schools in Tonga. in other Rugby news, Tonga-A has named its squad to travel to Samoa for the Pacific Challenge Cup against Fiji, Samoa and Junior Japan. Premium content -
Thursday 20 April 2023 7:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand reconnecting and strengthening ties with Tonga, while acknowledging the need to be united as a Pacific region in response to the many challenges we face was raised by the New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Carmel Sepuloni, during a joint press conference with Prime Minister, Hon. Hu'akavameiliku on 20 April. Premium content -
Thursday 20 April 2023 6:49pm
Brisbane, Australia : The success story of Tonga Netball with the national team, 'Tala' was presented during an 'Oceania Step Up Conference' held by the Oceania National Olympic Commission in Brisbane, on 17-18 April. Premium content -
Thursday 20 April 2023 6:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ma’ili Finau (35) was re-sentenced and convicted on two counts, including the unlawful importation of two .22 rifles from New Zealand to Vava'u, after the Appeal Court quashed a Supreme Court sentence that discharged him without conviction. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 April 2023 11:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister, Carmel Sepuloni arrived in Tonga this evening, 19 April on the last leg of a Pacific Mission, that first visited Solomon Islands and Fiji. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 April 2023 8:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan-Kiwi artist, ‘Ahota’e’iloa Toetu’u (Loa), has installed new artwork in the Tanoa Dateline Hotel ballroom. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 April 2023 8:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Jazz Musicians ‘SOAR’ will be in Tonga from 22-26 April, and will perform a free concert on the evening of 26 April at Digicel Square. The U.S. Embassy organized a “Friendship Tour” in collaboration with American Music Abroad (AMA). Premium content -
Wednesday 19 April 2023 8:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : As Japan's PALM Ambassador, HE Mr. Takata Toshihisa visited Tonga on 17-18 April in preparation for the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM10) in Japan in 2024. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 April 2023 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Young entrepreneur, Arthur Cocker of Defiant Robotics, showcased his first robot today in a demonstration for Tonga Power Limited and other parties interested in the bot fully manufactured in Tonga using 3D printing technology. This one is designed to clean solar panels. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 April 2023 7:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Visiting Tonga yesterday, a team from Japan held an information session at the Tanoa Dateline Hotel, about a project that will provide job opportunities in Japan for Tongan youth that are seeking stable employment. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 April 2023 7:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A prolific armed robber, Rodney Toki (27), must serve another two years in prison, to be added onto a 12 years sentence he is already serving, the Appeal Court ruled this month. “This is one of those rare cases where there is little if any hope of his rehabilitation. The protection of society requires that he remain imprisoned for a lengthy period, which properly reflects the total seriousness of his two distinct bouts of criminal offending," stated the Appeal Court ruling. Premium content
