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Saturday 13 April 2019 10:33pm
Brisbane, Queensland : A Queensland jury has found a Tongan couple, 'Isikeli and Malavine Pulini, guilty of forcing a Fijian woman into servitude as a housemaid at their home in Brisbane between 2008 and 2016. It took the jury less than a day of deliberation to make their decision.
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Friday 12 April 2019 4:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Healthy, fresh, and colourful traditional Pacific food is being revived in the Pacific Islands Food Revolution TV cooking show, involving six Tongan cooks and hosted by celebrity New Zealand chef, Robert Oliver. The show launched last night, April 11, at Davina House, Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 12 April 2019 4:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The people in Kolonga on eastern Tongatapu had their old water system upgraded and handed over by Japan on April 11. Premium content -
Friday 12 April 2019 4:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 32-year-old woman from the Liahona area was arrested after being found with 20 packs of cannabis and 95 live ammunition on April 10. Premium content -
Friday 12 April 2019 11:19am
Sydney, Australia : The CEOs of Australia Rugby (AR) and the New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWR) issued a joint statement yesterday, announcing intentions to terminate contracts with Wallaby star player Israel Folau because of a disrespectful and discriminating meme he recently shared on Instagram calling on “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolators” to repent. Premium content -
Thursday 11 April 2019 4:32pm
Suva, Fiji : Four in every 10 children in the Pacific Islands are missing out on early learning, disadvantaging them from the start, warns a new UNICEF report. Children in pre-primary education are more than twice as likely to be on track in mastering early literacy and numeracy skills than children missing out on early learning. Premium content -
Thursday 11 April 2019 4:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police are investigating two reported break-ins at homes in Tongatapu, where Tongan valuables and cash were stolen earlier this month. Premium content -
Thursday 11 April 2019 4:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 32-year-old man from Ma’ufanga was arrested with cannabis on April 6. He has been charged with possession of the illicit drug. Premium content -
Thursday 11 April 2019 4:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 28-year-old man was arrested on Saturday, April 6, in Kolofo’ou after being found in possession of a .22 rifle. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 April 2019 8:51pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Tongan people, a product of centuries of monarchy and social hierarchy, are never born free or equal, and the Tongan language has no word for ‘rights’ as in ‘to have rights’, nor a conventional way of saying that one has a voice in something. Dr Melenaite Taumoefolau examines the gulf between modern and traditional Tongans and why the language has no term for human rights. She says the knowledge gulf between the two camps is huge.2 comments -
Wednesday 10 April 2019 8:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongans with illnesses that can’t be treated in the kingdom are promised high quality care and treatment in India with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Apollo Hospitals and the Ministry of Health. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 April 2019 8:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 17-year-old youth was found guilty on charges of carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of 15, committed in January last year in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Wednesday 10 April 2019 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Te u kole fakamolemole ki he fonua pehe ki he ngaahi Ha’a hotau Fa’unga Fonua na’a takua kuo te tamulea ka ‘oku ‘i ai e tui ‘a e motu’a ni na kuo taimi ke fola e fala ka tau alea telia e mahino ‘e hilioo ai e kaha’u hotau fonua kae ‘uma’aa e Tonga kotoa, “Pehee ne ‘osi hono ‘alo’i o Taufa’ahau pea ne me’a mai ‘a Hoa-mo- Fale’ono ki Tongatapu kia Ma’afu. Lava e ngaahi ta’u kuo toe tu’itu’ia e Ta’ahine ni ‘o pehee e tala ko e tu’itu’ia kia Nuku. - ‘Inoke Fotu Hu’akau. -
Tuesday 9 April 2019 5:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An urgent bill pushed by Cabinet last month – the National Spatial Planning And Management (Amendment) Bill 2019 – aims to replace the King’s authority in appointing the ‘Planning Tribunal’ which adjudicates appeals filed by applicants against decisions made by the National Spatial Planning Authority, a body that assesses and approves draft plans of land/development projects. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 April 2019 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Court of Appeal is sitting this week and will hear a total of 17 appeals, starting on April 8. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 April 2019 5:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva is currently in Auckland for a medical examination, after leaving hospital in Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 8 April 2019 9:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dr Tu’i Uata, the Minister of Trade and Economic Development is facing charges of neglecting to obey and refusal to obey the Port Master’s direction in regards to the mooring of two vessels, MV Pulupaki and MV Punalei. Premium content -
Monday 8 April 2019 9:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of students from Cornell University, an Ivy League research university in Ithaca, New York, were in Nuku’alofa last week to look at the impact of climate change in Tonga as part of their workshop focusing on the Pacific. Premium content -
Monday 8 April 2019 4:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Scenic Hotels left Tonga abruptly two weeks ago after 8 years in their facility near the airport. Whether it was a problem with their landlord, their partner, or their own decision; one thing is clear – they were not making money and except for walking away from a large investment did not appear to be unhappy to leave Tonga. - Dean Bishoprick -
Monday 8 April 2019 4:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An upgraded water system was handed over to Talafo’ou on April 8 by the Government of Japan. Premium content
