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Friday 20 December 2024 9:17am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : David Kent Jr Tau’alupe (39) was jailed for one year for causing grievous bodily harm to ‘Alo’i Kei, when he stabbed him with a sharp object, causing a severe wound to his left upper abdomen, during a drink up altercation at the Laione Club in Vava’u. The judge said the offending with a concealed sharp object, “clearly signals a degree of planning and premeditation on his part coupled with the use of a highly dangerous weapon.”
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Thursday 19 December 2024 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dame Valerie Adams, one of New Zealand's most successful and celebrated Olympic athletes, is visiting Tonga this week to discuss ways that Tonga can improve or create a better sporting system for athletes. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 December 2024 7:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan students at the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu, this year, say they had returned home after their exams, before the devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Port Vila yesterday. The Government of Vanuatu, stated last night that most of the damage was in Port Vila, Efate. There were 14 confirmed deaths, and many injured or missing. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 December 2024 7:00pm
Wellington, New Zealand : The New Zealand Defence Force is providing assistance to Vanuatu following yesterday’s 7.3 magnitude earthquake and is establishing an air bridge taking emergency workers, equipment and supplies to Port Vila. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 December 2024 6:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Attorney General Hon. Linda Simiki Folaumoetu‘i at the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, Netherlands, called for States “to take collective transformational and cooperative action to mitigate climate change for the benefit for both present and future generations,” when she presented oral statements, during an initiative led by the Republic of Vanuatu in December. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 December 2024 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ofa Tongia (27) is serving 12 months imprisonment and ‘Ilaisaane Kolo (23) seven months imprisonment for drugs and utensils offences. Their co-accused received a suspended sentence for possession of utensils. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 December 2024 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Petelo Tu’ipulotu (34) is serving two years imprisonment for possession of 1.34 grams of methamphetamine. His 35-year-old co-accused, Lavinia ‘Otuafi received a suspended sentence at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 December 2024 10:05pm
Atlanta-GA, USA : ‘Etita, Fakatapu ki he Hau ó Tonga mo e Fale ó Haámoheofo. Houéiki ó e fonua, Fale Alea mo e Puleánga kae úmaá á e Tonga kotoa. Fakamolemole kae fakaaú atu á e kií fietokoni koéni naá áonga ki he ngaahi felafoaki kehekehe pea mo e teu fili Palemia ka fakahoko he 24 Tisema 2024 ki hono langa hotau fonua. Ne tau toki situ’a atu mei he taimi ‘oe fokoutua koviti ne kamata mai he 2020/21 pea tau mo’ui fakangatangata ai koe’uhi ke taau moe ngaahi tu’utu’uni fakapule’anga ne lao’i ‘aki ‘etau mo’ui he taimi koia. Hili hono too e ngaahi fakangatangata pea tau kamata ke hoko atu e mo’ui, na’e ‘iai ha ngaahi lesoni lahi ne tau siofi ke fai ha ako mei ai. Na’e ‘iai e ngaahi lelei pea moe to nounou foki...Amelia Kinahoi Siamomua. -
Tuesday 17 December 2024 9:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven allegations against the former Prime Minister, Hon. Hu’akavameiliku - including budget overspending, stalled projects, education issues and more – are cited in documents that formed part of a Motion for a Vote of No Confidence in the Prime Minister. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 December 2024 5:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three newlyweds tied the knot this afternoon, 16 December 2024, at the Registry Office, in Nuku’alofa, joining the rush before government offices close at the end of this week for Christmas holidays. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 December 2024 4:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A damaging 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Vanuatu, in the Western Pacific, this afternoon with a 5.5 magnitude aftershock. Reports and images of damaged buildings in Port Vila are emerging, while warnings of possible tsunami waves were issued for the nearby coastal areas. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 December 2024 3:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Maka Kelilopa Vaka’uta (64) was jailed for four months on five counts including possession 0.28 grams of methamphetamine, 0.42 grams of cannabis and ammunition, in bush allotments at Hoi, Tongatapu. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 December 2024 3:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A woman who attempted to swallow a packet of methamphetamine when Police led her outside a bar, was sentenced to 11 months imprisonment. Seluvaia Mailelua (42) pleaded guilty to possession of 1.15 grams of methamphetamine, attempted destruction of evidence when she attempted to swallow the packet of meth, possession of 0.58 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of utensils, namely one smoking pipe. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 December 2024 12:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thomas Liiv was found guilty of four charges, including possession of 7.60 grams of cannabis, a .22 pistol and numerous ammunition without a license, which was seized by Police in Puke, Tongatapu. Premium content -
Monday 16 December 2024 11:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Maka Sole Funaki (38) was jailed for nine months for the theft of a red Massey Ferguson tractor worth at $56,200 and possession of a 12 gauge shotgun and ammunition in two separate offences on Tongatapu. Premium content -
Monday 16 December 2024 11:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kalolaine Fainga’a (32) is serving three years four months in prison for serious housebreaking and theft of goods worth $13,830, including Tongan handicrafts and jewellery from a residence in Tofoa. This was in addition to a suspended sentenced, which was activated. “Housebreaking is always a serious matter, it destroys security, it engenders fear and causes financial distress,” said the Lord Chief Justice. Premium content -
Monday 16 December 2024 5:27pm
Wellington, New Zealand : A Royal New Zealand Navy sailor who works to instil the ‘why’ in young recruits has been named the New Zealand Defence Force’s Person of the Year. This is a second honour for Leading Marine Technician (Electrical) Joe Mataele, from Tonga, who is also the Royal New Zealand Navy’s Sailor of the Year. -
Monday 16 December 2024 5:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A chartered ATR 72 aircraft will make 12 scheduled flights a week from Tongatapu to Vava'u and return, starting from today, Lulutai Airlines confirmed. Premium content -
Monday 16 December 2024 10:13am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There was no tsunami threat from a Magnitude 6 earthquake, centred 136 km west of Neiafu, Vava'u, and north west of Ha'apai at 4:03am today, 16 December, the Tonga National Tsunami Centre reported. Premium content -
Saturday 14 December 2024 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Kauvai Force (men’s team) won a cash prize of $2,000 pa'anga, after defeating the Silver Birds at the Tonga Netball Fiesta Tournament finals, held at the BSP netball court in Nuku’alofa today, 14 December 2024. Premium content
