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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
    Inter-collegiate Sports


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The 96th Inter-Collegiate Athletics Competition started on 24 April at the Teufaiva Stadium.
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  • Tuesday 25 April 2023 11:52am
    Tala Team


    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.
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  • Tuesday 25 April 2023 11:35am
    Australian Donation

    : Climate change education books have been donated by the Australian Government to primary and secondary schools throughout Tonga on 21 April.
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  • Tuesday 25 April 2023 11:29am
    Qian Bo


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The first Special Envoy for Pacific Island Countries Affairs of the Chinese Government, HE Mr. Qian Bo visited Tonga last week.
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  • Friday 21 April 2023 9:12pm
    Dog Handler


    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.
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  • Friday 21 April 2023 5:54pm
    Pacific Mission


    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.
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  • Friday 21 April 2023 5:28pm
    Tonga Rugby Union


    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.
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  • Thursday 20 April 2023 7:12pm
    Carmel Sepuloni


    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.
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  • Thursday 20 April 2023 6:49pm
    Tonga Netball


    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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • Wednesday 19 April 2023 8:57pm
    A man in front of a Mural


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A Tongan-Kiwi artist, ‘Ahota’e’iloa Toetu’u (Loa), has installed new artwork in the Tanoa Dateline Hotel ballroom.
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  • Wednesday 19 April 2023 8:50pm
    Jazz Musicians


    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).
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  • Wednesday 19 April 2023 8:44pm
    Ambassador visit


    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. 
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  • Tuesday 18 April 2023 10:00pm
    Defiant Robotics


    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.
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  • Tuesday 18 April 2023 7:57pm
    Three men


    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.
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  • 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.
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