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Thursday 23 March 2023 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A contempt of court application, filed against the Ministry and Minister of Infrastructure by three contractors, was adjourned to 12 April for further consideration. This is in regards to an earlier court order that among other orders, restrained both the Ministry and Minister from terminating the contractors' contracts to supply coral and clay soil fills.
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Thursday 23 March 2023 5:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Red, White & Brass’ a heart-warming Tongan movie that dramatises a true story of Tongan fans’ quest to watch Tonga’s match at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in Wellington, was released in cinemas in New Zealand today, 23 March 2023. Premium content -
Thursday 23 March 2023 2:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Global Surveyors Day’ and ‘World Water Day’ this month were marked in Tonga by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, who hosted a series of events with the aim of improving their operation and its services to the public. Premium content -
Thursday 23 March 2023 2:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The retail price for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) increased in Tonga, effective from 20 March. -
Wednesday 22 March 2023 1:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four men were found not guilty on possession of methamphetamine after a drug testing report was ruled inadmissible. The illicit drugs were alleged to have been seized on 23 December, 2022 at Tu'atakilangi. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 March 2023 12:57pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Pacific Education Ministers are meeting for the first time in Auckland from 20-22 March to share knowledge and good practices, identify areas of action and explore innovative approaches that member countries can adopt to develop education systems in the region. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 March 2023 12:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 10-MW wave power park for Tongatapu is expected to be developed by Dublin-based wave energy technology firm, Seabased Group, and ready for commissioning within 24-months, it was announced in New York last week. Tonga's Minister for Internal Affairs, Lord Vaea of Houma, said the technology can capture the energy generated from the waves coming to the shores of Tongatapu and turn that into electricity - meeting more than fifty percent of Tonga’s electricity needs. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 March 2023 9:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Henry Liutai (36), who was found guilty on two counts of unlawful importation of restricted goods, including a .9mm pistol and ammunition found during Customs' inspection of a crate from the United States, was fined $4000 at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. He had no import license. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 March 2023 7:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Parliamentary representatives from Tonga, Fiji, Tuvalu and Niue gathered in Nuku'alofa this morning for the opening of a three days seminar to examine the core elements of democratic governance, understand their roles and to build their capacity as parliamentarians. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2023 7:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Communities affected by volcanic ash from last year’s eruption of Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcano will benefit from improved access to safe and hygienic drinking water as a result of a USD $50,000 (TOP 116,000) grant from The Coca-Cola Foundation to the Tonga Community Development Trust. “It is critical for our communities to ensure the water they are drinking from tanks is clean and safe,” says TCDT Executive Director, Sione Fakaosi. -
Monday 20 March 2023 4:59pm
Canberra, Australia : Princess Angelika Lātūfuipeka Tuku’aho, Tonga’s High Commissioner to Australia, tried her hand at picking and packing raspberries when she visited Tongan fruit pickers, at the Costa Berry Farm in Devonport, Tasmania, on Saturday, 18 March. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2023 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's annual inter-collegiate sports competition will resume this year, to be held from April 24-28, the organisers confirmed today. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2023 4:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Tonga contributed $100,000 towards the Government of Vanuatu’s response to the aftermath of Severe Tropical Cyclone Judy and Kevin. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2023 4:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siu Holani (30) was sentenced to 21-months imprisonment for possession of illicit drugs, including 1.68 grams of methamphetamine and 5.57 grams of cannabis. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2023 4:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The death of a former Prime Minister of Tonga and the current Tongatapu 10 People’s Representative to the Tonga Legislative Assembly, Pohiva Tu’i’onetoa (71) was confirmed today. He passed away yesterday, in the United States, where he had gone for medical reasons. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2023 7:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Miss Tonga, Vesalua Tupou, was crowned the Continental Queen for Oceania at the 2023 Face of Beauty International preliminary competition on 16 March, in the Philippines. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2023 7:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 63-year-old man who was a passenger in the back of a vehicle died in a crash on a road between Leimatu’a to Holonga in Vava’u on Friday night, 10 March. The male driver has been charged. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2023 7:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's new price for petrol from mid-March to April will increase, while other products of kerosene and diesel decreases, effective from 20 March. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2023 7:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s inter-island ferry MV ‘Otuanga’ofa which is still docked in Auckland for maintenance, is now expected to return to Tonga next week, said the Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku during a press conference on 16 March. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2023 7:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new study ‘2023 Finding Balance’ tracks the progress and impact of State Owned Enterprises reform and commercialization in countries, including Tonga.The study was launched on 16 March, at Tanoa Hotel. Premium content
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