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Wednesday 10 September 2025 12:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A surge of local interest in archery, following Team Tonga’s standout success at the Pacific Mini-Games in Palau this year, has the small backyard club setting its sights on the 2031 Pacific Games. But if the team wants to dominate regional competitions again, new facilities and equipment is urgently needed in Tonga to develop the young archers who are aiming to keep Tonga high on the medal table. -
Tuesday 9 September 2025 11:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : As Tonga's economy grapples with intensified global risks, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) has introduced a new monetary policy to help keep the economy stable. Tonga’s economic growth is lower compared to the regional and global growth. An anticipated new 1% US tax on remittances from 1 January 2026, is creating additional downside risks.
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Tuesday 9 September 2025 4:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : At its 14th meeting in Honiara yesterday, the Polynesian Leaders Group (PLG) agreed for Tonga to chair the Polynesian Leaders Meeting which will reconvene in the next Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Palau in 2026. Premium content -
Monday 8 September 2025 10:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) officially opened today, 8 September, at the Stadium, Sports City in the Solomon Islands, after Tonga’s Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Hon. Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke and other forum leaders arrived in Honiara on Saturday, on a special Royal New Zealand Air Force Flight (RNZAF) from Whenuapai, New Zealand. Premium content -
Thursday 4 September 2025 5:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A significant petrol shortage in Vava'u, which reportedly began yesterday, is causing concern and outrage among residents and local business owners today. Meanwhile, Pacific Energy Limited (Tonga) told Matangi Tonga that fuel will be resupplied to Vava'u on Monday, 8 September. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 September 2025 10:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sanitarium Weet-Bix will sponsor Tonga Rugby Union’s men, women and sevens’ teams, which will take effect this month. The new sponsor will support Tongan players’ with nutrition and grassroots programmes across the islands. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 September 2025 4:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The retail prices for all petroleum products for Tongatapu will remain the same while petrol prices drop for September. LPG prices for Tongatapu and Vava'u also drop, the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED) advised. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 September 2025 2:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI was appointed as the 32nd Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, for a one year term from 1 July 2025 - 30 June 2026. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 September 2025 4:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A press release issued by the Prime Minister's Office on Friday, 29 August, was reissued today to media outlets, after it removed its references to Taiwan and China. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 September 2025 9:45am
Mu'a,Tongatapu : A new Art Hub was launched for Takuilau College on Friday, 29 August, as part of the Tonga Young Women’s Economic Resilience’ (TYWER) project, an initiative established by Talitha Project and CARE Australia through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP). Premium content -
Tuesday 2 September 2025 9:28am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An official tree planting ceremony at the St George Building recognised Tonga's commitment to hosting the Pacific Resilience Facility, during a visit of a technical mission from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. The General Manager of PRF, Ms Finau Soqo, headed the PIF technical mission to assess and assure the member's readiness to sign the treaty that is set for 2026. Premium content -
Monday 1 September 2025 3:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Roman Vaihu has been appointed as Chef de Mission for Tonga’s delegation to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, 23 July - 2 August 2026. Premium content -
Sunday 31 August 2025 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new landing craft, the VOEA Late, provided under the Pacific Maritime Security Program (PMSP), was delivered by Australia to Tonga on Friday, with an official handover ceremony taking place at the Masefield Naval Base, on Tongatapu. The VOEA Late will enhance Tonga’s humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities, as well as its ability to deter, detect and disrupt illegal maritime activities in the region. Premium content -
Saturday 30 August 2025 12:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A memorial service and celebration of the life of the late Uili Lousi — Tongan visionary artist, international climate advocate, and cultural champion — will be held in Nukuʻalofa on Saturday 30 August 2025, featuring a special exhibition of his artwork at the Australian High Commissioner’s Residence from 2:30pm. The memorial will aid in the early establishment of the Uili Lousi Foundation, a platform designed to advance his work in the arts, environment, food systems, and youth empowerment. -
Friday 29 August 2025 9:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Minister for Police, Hon. Piveni Piukala was told to issue an apology after being reprimanded in a Cabinet meeting this morning, for his widely publicised scuffle with Lord Tu'ilakepa in Parliament on 4 August. PM Hon. Dr Aisake Eke said "If this happens again, he is out! Same goes for all the Ministers, if this happens again, resign!" Premium content -
Friday 29 August 2025 9:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fourteen new US Peace Corps volunteers were sworn in to duty at the Tupou College Chapel in Toloa today, 29 August 2025. Premium content -
Friday 29 August 2025 4:09pm
Sigatoka, Fiji : Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, Lord Fakafanua was appointed as Chairman of the Board of a new regional inter-parliamentary institution, the Pacific Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (PIPA). Premium content -
Wednesday 27 August 2025 10:41pm
Washington, USA : The Tongan economy is growing at a solid pace but remains highly vulnerable to external shocks including natural disasters, global trade policy uncertainty, and the risk of reduced concessional financing, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest statement on the Tongan economy on 25 August 2025. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 August 2025 10:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A five-year initiative aimed at strengthening climate resilience within Tonga's education system was launched by the Government and Save the Children Tonga in an official partnership agreement signing on 20 August in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 27 August 2025 10:33pm
Georgetown, Guyana : An observers group led by Tonga’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Fekitamoeloa ‘Utoikamanu, are in Georgetown, Guyana, to observe the country’s regional elections set for 1 September. Premium content
