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  • Tuesday 2 July 2019 10:04pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An Australian missionary scholar, Rev. Dr Geoffrey Cummins, made a special presentation ‘Tubou I – the Making of a Nation’, at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre in Nuku'alofa last night.
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  • Tuesday 2 July 2019 9:02pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The 42-year-old male teacher who was arrested last week in the seizure of cannabis plants at ‘Eua High School has been charged with cultivation.
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  • Tuesday 2 July 2019 9:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Real Tonga is expanding its international services, which will include flights between Tonga and Fiji to be launched on Monday 29 July.
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  • Tuesday 2 July 2019 8:58pm


    Apia, Samoa
    : An anti-doping program will be run at the Pacific Games held in Samoa this month, aimed at keeping the games clean. By Eleanor Gee.
  • Tuesday 2 July 2019 8:55pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The New Zealand Navy's first Tongan Warrant Officer, Seaman Combat Specialist Mark Latu (42) is part of the New Zealand contingent for King Tupou VI's 60th birthday celebrations this week.
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  • Tuesday 2 July 2019 8:51pm


    Suva, Fiji
    : 'Emeline Siale 'Ilolahia is the new Executive Director for the Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations (PIANGO) based in Suva, Fiji.
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  • Tuesday 2 July 2019 11:54am


    Wellington, New Zealand
    : Wherever one looks – the media, political leaders’ rhetoric, or online discussions – one finds a bias toward bad ideals. This is not to suggest that we (or most of us) endorse, say, racism, misogyny, or homophobia, but rather that we grant them efficacy. We believe that extremist ideals must be combated, because we implicitly consider them potent enough to attract new adherents, and contagious enough to spread. At the same time, we tend to take positive ideals less seriously. By Nicholas Agar.
  • Monday 1 July 2019 5:40pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The top five contestants were announced for the Miss Heilala Pre-Pageant Interview held on July 1, the first judging event held at the Fa‘onelua Convention Centre.
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  • Monday 1 July 2019 5:20pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : This week is packed with day and night events as the 2019Heilala Festival and the 60th birthday celebrations for King Tupou VI runs from July 1-7 in Nuku’alofa. Programs were held today despite the heavy rain.
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  • Monday 1 July 2019 4:09pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Heavy rain and flash flooding with gale force winds are forecast over southern Tonga for the next 24 hours Tonga Met warned at 1pm Monday, July 1. Models forecast on windy.com show that Tuesday might be dark with exceptional downpours over the capital.
  • Monday 1 July 2019 1:38pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : HRH Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala attended the handing over ceremony of a new Guardian Class Patrol Boat, the VOEA Ngahau Koula for His Majesty’s Arm Forces (HMAF) by the Australian Assistant Defence Minister Hon. Alex Hawke MP at the Austral Shipyards in Henderson, Perth, Western Australia on June 21, 2019.
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  • Sunday 30 June 2019 12:20pm


    Temecula, California
    : Junior Fa reached a career milestone today after winning his 18th professional fight against highly experienced American boxer Dominick Guinn in Temecula, California. Fa dominated the scorecards over 10 rounds to get a unanimous decision victory.
  • Friday 28 June 2019 8:13pm

    : Tonga’s $599.27 million Pa’anga 2019-20 National Budget was passed by the Tongan Parliament yesterday 27 June with 12-6 votes. From the House by Pesi Fonua
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  • Friday 28 June 2019 6:23pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Eighty-two trainees who helped build cyclone relief houses, received their Certificate II in Carpentry on June 28 in Nuku'alofa, after completing seven months on the job training at the Tonga Institute of Science and Technology.
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  • Friday 28 June 2019 5:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Paki mo Talaha Tausinga was found guilty on two counts that included not helping an injured woman pedestrian following an accident in the Nuku'alofa CBD last year. Although the accused was found to be the driver responsible for this collision, he was acquitted of reckless driving, injuring a female pedestrian, because there was uncertainty about the quality of the

 evidence to prove this serious charge.
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  • Friday 28 June 2019 5:27pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : The importance of geospatial intelligence (identifying the features of the geographic location) in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) work has been underlined at a course at Devonport Naval Base in Auckland, attended by government and military personnel from New Zealand, Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu.
  • Thursday 27 June 2019 6:02pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Police disrupted an alleged cannabis growing operation seizing 51 cannabis plants at ‘Eua High School, and arrested a 42-year-old male teacher.
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  • Thursday 27 June 2019 5:50pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Malia Kolokiloloma Fanua was found guilty of six counts, that included forging her exam results in order to get further funding from Tonga Police, while studying for a Bachelor of Arts, at the University of the South Pacific Tonga campus, including forging her marks for the subject of “Legal Ethics”.
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  • Thursday 27 June 2019 11:50am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's Justice Minister called “What shall we do? War?” during a heated confrontation between government and the Nobles Representatives over proposed distribution of more than $4 million in constituency funds to be allocated for MPs to spend, in the Tongan Parliament yesterday, 26 June.
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  • Wednesday 26 June 2019 8:31pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Twenty out of 25 contestants vying for the Miss Heilala 2019 crown, made their first public appearance this afternoon, June 26 at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre in Nuku'alofa. Photos by Linny Folau.
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