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  • Friday 20 June 2025 7:44pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s National Health Information System is a victim of hackers who are demanding a ransom from the Tonga Government to release the nation’s medical records and health plans, the Minister of Health revealed this afternoon.
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  • Friday 20 June 2025 1:56pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Peace Corps Tonga welcomed 14 new trainees with a traditional Tongan ‘Ouau Kava (Kava Ceremony) in Tongatapu today, 20 June 2025.
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  • Thursday 19 June 2025 3:10pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 38-year-old male from Ngele’ia was arrested by Tonga Police's Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) and charged for possession of illicit drugs and drug utensils on Tuesday, 17 June 2025.
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  • Wednesday 18 June 2025 9:12pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : ‘Asaeli Niu’ila (96) who resides in Wellington, was successful in his action to evict occupants from his town allotment in Niutoua, after being granted judgment in the Nuku'alofa Land Court on 18 June. The judge said that this was an unfortunate case, where one of the defendants had simply misunderstood the arrangement between the plaintiff and his late parents or was misled as to his interests or rights over this land.
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  • Wednesday 18 June 2025 8:34pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Over $185,000 AUD worth of biosecurity equipment was handed over to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry today, 18 June 2025. The equipment was funded under a PACER Plus trade agreement to help enhance Tonga's Sanitary and Phytosanitary  Systems.
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  • Wednesday 18 June 2025 8:26pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : The Women in Media (WiM) Fiji inaugural media conference this week in Suva, is bringing together participants from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Niue, and Kiribati.
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  • Tuesday 17 June 2025 9:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Three earthquakes between magnitudes 6.0 to 6.7 were felt in Tonga during May. They were the largest of 119 earthquakes that occurred within our region during the month.
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  • Tuesday 17 June 2025 9:00pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga is hosting the 27th Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) annual conference, officially opened today, 17 June, by HRH Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala at the Fa’onelua Convention Center in Nuku'alofa. Tonga last hosted the PIDC conference 22 years ago, in 2003.
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  • Tuesday 17 June 2025 10:31am


    Melbourne, Australia
    : The “AUKUS” partnership, the 2021 deal whereby the United States and the United Kingdom agreed to provide Australia with at least eight nuclear-propelled submarines over the next three decades, has come under review by the US Defense Department. The prospect of its collapse has generated predictable handwringing among those who welcomed the deepening alliance, and especially among those interested in seeing Australia inject billions of dollars into underfunded, underperforming American and British naval shipyards. But in Australia, an AUKUS breakdown should be a cause for celebration. - Gareth Evans.
  • Monday 16 June 2025 10:50pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A Blood Drive was held at the Tonga Red Cross Society headquarter today, 13 June 2025, where volunteers gathered to donate blood. The event highlighted the importance of donating blood and saving lives.
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