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Saturday 19 October 2024 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Severe flooding in Nuku’alofa inundated roads this morning after overnight storms, with gale force winds and exceptional rainfall, toppled trees and brought down power lines on Tongatapu. Forecasters warned that a second line of squally weather would pass over southern Tonga tonight, bringing more rainfall. In less than 24 hours today, Saturday, 'Eua and Fua'amotu recorded more than twice their average monthly rainfall for the whole month of October. -
Friday 18 October 2024 9:28pm
Manila, Philippines : Ahead of the seventy-fifth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific, Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala led the launch of a new report tracking progress in the Region on the health-related Sustainable Development Goals. The Regional Director also gave a preview of the expected outcomes of the Regional Committee meeting that will take place in Manila, Philippines, on 21-25 October. -
Friday 18 October 2024 8:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u visited the USA from 27 September to 10 October, the Palace Office in Nuku’alofa reported today. The royal visit was welcomed at the General Conference Seventh-day Adventist Headquarters in Silver Springs, Maryland, the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C., and the Loma Linda University Health in the city of Loma Linda in San Bernardino County, California. -
Thursday 17 October 2024 10:18pm
Auckland, New Zealand : South Auckland actor and musician JP Foliaki, winner of New Zealand's Celebrity Treasure Island television show for 2024, said that he called on his Tongan values to come through 18 days of the tough contest. The 30-year-old competed against 17 other New Zealand celebrities on location in the Coromandel, North Island, to claim the $100,000 prize for his chosen charity, Childfund, in Wednesday’s final.
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Thursday 17 October 2024 7:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Paula Fifita (20) was sentenced to two years imprisonment fully suspended for two counts of theft that included two motor cars, with the second offence committed while on bail for the first car theft. The judge said that the root cause of the offending was the misuse of alcohol. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 October 2024 11:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Christmas and New Year Vacation period for the Public Service for 2024/2025 will be observed from 8:30am Monday 23 December 2024 and end at 4:30pm Friday 3 January 2025, the Prime Minister's Office announced today. Premium content -
Wednesday 16 October 2024 10:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new World Bank report "Tonga Poverty and Equity Assessment" was launched today, in Nuku’alofa. The report found that poverty in Tonga has declined between 2015 and 2021, and people's livelihoods improved. Remittances played a significant role in alleviating and reducing poverty but that "relying on, solely, remittances is a risky approach,". Premium content -
Wednesday 16 October 2024 4:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A gale warning for Tongatapu and ‘Eua was issued by Tonga Meteorological Services this afternoon, 16 October 2024, following a heavy rain and flash flood advisory issued earlier today for southern Tonga. -
Tuesday 15 October 2024 9:32pm
Suva, Fiji : Growth across the Pacific has fallen to 3.6 percent in 2024, down from 5.8 percent in 2023 as the post-pandemic rebound fades, the World Bank reported today, at the launch of its latest ‘Pacific Economic Update’, calling for a major boost in investment to address the region's slowing economic growth. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 October 2024 9:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Blue Pacific Youth Initiative Week was launched by the US Peace Corps with a welcome Kava Ceremony for Blue Pacific Youth Champions at Niu Lodge in Popua, today, 15 October 2024. Premium content -
Tuesday 15 October 2024 9:00pm
Niuafo'ou, Tonga : The community living on the remote island of Niuafo'ou, in Tonga's far north, can now access a 24-hour power supply, through a new solar mini-grid that was commissioned by Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala on Friday, 11 October, under the Tonga Renewable Energy Project (TREP).1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 15 October 2024 1:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A reported case of alleged human trafficking was discovered by Tonga's Technical Working Group (TWG) for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) last Monday, 7 October. The suspected trafficker was arrested and held in Police custody. Premium content -
Monday 14 October 2024 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is expecting one to two cyclones with a moderate to high chance (>50%) of at least one severe tropical cyclone occurring, reports Tonga Met today, in its updated outlook for the 2024-2025 Tropical Cyclone Season. Based on the current modelling, the occurrence of tropical cyclones in Tonga is more likely to be from January to March with most events occurring in February. -
Monday 14 October 2024 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A boy aged 20 months was suspected to have drowned, after falling into a pit filled with rain water at private residence in Popua, yesterday, 13 October 2024. Premium content -
Monday 14 October 2024 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : One person died and four others sustained serious injuries in a car crash on Tuku’aho Road, at Pelehake, Tongatapu, on Saturday 12 October. Premium content -
Monday 14 October 2024 5:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : David Kent Jr Tau’alupe (35) was found guilty of 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. Premium content -
Friday 11 October 2024 11:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The University of the South Pacific celebrated the achievements of 145 graduates of its Tonga Campus today, 11 October, at Falemasiva Hall, in Havelu, Tongatapu. Premium content -
Friday 11 October 2024 7:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Soldiers from the Australian Army and His Majesty’s Armed Forces (HMAF) are participating in a Pōvai Training Program at Taliai Military Camp in Fua’amotu, Tongatapu, this week. Premium content -
Friday 11 October 2024 10:17am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On World Mental Health Day yesterday, Tonga launched a Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS) program. Ministry of Health CEO, Dr. Reynold 'Ofanoa, said this program is the beginning of a crucial journey to improve mental health and psychosocial support services in Tonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 October 2024 10:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : African leaf-mining beetles (Paradibolia coerulea) have been brought into Tonga to control the growing invasive weed called the African Tulip Tree (Spathodea campanulata). The tree is invading indigenous forests and arable land causing reductions in natural biodiversity and agricultural productivity. Premium content
