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Tuesday 7 June 2022 3:30pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Oceania Rugby confirmed today that two regional competitions will be held in Auckland over the June/July period - the Oceania Rugby Super Sevens on 24-26 June and the annual Oceania Rugby Women’s Championship on 9-17 July. Six men’s and six women’s teams will participate in the Oceania Rugby Super Sevens, with Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tonga to be joined by an invitational Oceania side, with the events hosted by Counties Manukau Rugby.
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Monday 6 June 2022 11:32pm
NUku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s economy is in trouble. The economic contraction during two years of border restrictions, has been accelerated by January’s devastating Hunga volcanic eruption and tsunamis, followed by the arrival of COVID-19 in February and further job losses. In tabling his 2022-23 budget, the Minister of Finance warned of a continuing contraction of the economy, the likes of which we have not experienced before. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Sunday 5 June 2022 10:49pm
Brisbane, Australia : Tonga’s qualification battle for a place at Rugby World Cup 2023 in France will continue at Sunshine Coast Stadium in Queensland, next month with the Asia/Pacific Play off. It will be the first time Tonga have played in Australia in almost 20 years (since 2003). Premium content -
Friday 3 June 2022 9:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia's new Foreign Minister Senator Hon. Penny Wong reaffirmed the new Australian Government's commitment to Tonga and the Pacific in Nuku'alofa this afternoon, 3 June. Premium content -
Friday 3 June 2022 9:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia's new Foreign Minister Senator Hon. Penny Wong flew into Tonga today for a few hours of high level meetings. HM King Tupou VI welcomed the minister at the Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa, before the delegation went on to meet with Tonga government officials. Premium content -
Friday 3 June 2022 12:01am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Alefosio Vaiangina (44) will be sentenced in July after he was convicted of housebreaking and theft of Tongan fine mats valued at $28,400 pa'anga from the Royal Palace in Vava’u. Premium content -
Thursday 2 June 2022 11:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A public holiday will be observed in Tonga on Monday, June 6 to commemorate Emancipation Day, the day Tonga’s King Siaosi Tupou I officially abolished serfdom in Tonga in 1862. Premium content -
Thursday 2 June 2022 11:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Epuefi Laimani (37) who was sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment for possession of illicit drugs, including 5.15 grams of methamphetamine, while offering cash as bribes to a police officer, was successful in his appeal and got his sentenced reduced to three-years. Premium content -
Thursday 2 June 2022 11:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's former Acting Commissioner for Tonga Police, Brigadier Lord Fielakepa was presented with a token of appreciation for his guidance over the past year in the role. The newly appointed Tonga Police Commissioner Shane McLennan made the presentation with Tonga Police executives on 1 June. Premium content -
Thursday 2 June 2022 2:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : This year sees the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne and her Platinum Jubilee. We believe this is the first time this has happened in a Commonwealth country in recent history, and it is a very significant historical moment. But it is much more than that – it is a moment to celebrate Her Majesty’s lifetime of service and devotion to her realms and to the Commonwealth, to celebrate ‘both the institution of the Crown and the exceptional individual who wears it’, as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said so well. In the UK this weekend there will be a four day celebration. It will begin on Thursday 2 June. I will plant a tree in my garden here in Tonga in the coming weeks, to mark the Platinum Jubilee as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy initiative. - Lucy Joyce, British High Commissioner to Tonga.2 comments -
Wednesday 1 June 2022 8:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : All primary and early childhood school students in Tongatapu, Vava’u and Ha’apai will return to the classroom on Monday, June 6. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 June 2022 8:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's quarantine and isolation days will be reduced to three-days, starting on 30 June as COVID-19 cases continue on a downward trend. Until then, the five days quarantine will apply to arrivals. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 June 2022 8:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Court of Appeal has sent Penisimani Angilau to jail, for causing serious bodily harm to another man, when he hit him with a piece of timber fracturing his left hand at a petrol station in Vaini in 2021. The Appeal Court quashed Hon. Mr Justice Niu’s suspended sentence. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 June 2022 7:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Emeline Haisila (43) was sentenced today to two-years and three-months imprisonment for possession of 2.43 grams of methamphetamines and utensils. She told the court she was using it to stay awake to weave and earn money for her family. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 May 2022 10:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Several bilateral cooperation agreements between Tonga and the People's Republic of China were signed this afternoon by Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavemeiliku and China's State Councilor and Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr Wang Yi. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 May 2022 10:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI welcomed China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister HE Mr Wang Yi and delegation this afternoon at the Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa. The Minister had a 45 minute audience with the king, and posed for photos in the grounds, while having a friendly conversation. Premium content -
Monday 30 May 2022 11:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 42-year-old male of Pili has died, following a Police pursuit by car and on foot in the early afternoon of today, Monday 30 May. Tonga Police stated this evening that, “the police officer that first caught the suspect noticed that the suspect was having trouble breathing.” An investigation into the incident has been launched. Premium content -
Monday 30 May 2022 4:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around USD1.5 million has been committed by the Government of Japan to provide useful equipment, including fishing boats to aid Tonga's fisheries sector in its post tsunami recovery. Damage from the January tsunamis cost Tonga's fishing industry an estimated $21.5million loss. Premium content -
Monday 30 May 2022 1:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Visiting Tonga tomorrow, 31 May and 1 June, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Mr Wang Yi will sign cooperation documents on disaster prevention and mitigation, people's livelihoods and other matters, the Chinese Embassy in Tonga announced today. Premium content -
Saturday 28 May 2022 12:38am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A strong ‘Ikale Tahi line-up for the 2022 Pacific Nations Cup in July was announced today by the Tonga Rugby Union. Premium content
