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Tuesday 25 November 2025 11:28pm
Nuku’alofa, Tonga : The only woman elected in Tonga’s General Election, last week, Fane Fotu Fituafe (43), would like to see more women’s representation in Tonga’s parliament and in government leadership positions. The mother of five, is a newcomer to politics, but brings her leadership experience from management roles across 16 LDS schools
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Tuesday 25 November 2025 11:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Firearms imported with over 15,000 rounds of ammunitions with no permits, were seized in the three months from July to September 2025, following x-ray scanning and physical examinations by Customs Officers in Tonga. The items were imported by seven consignees (five men and two women). Premium content -
Tuesday 25 November 2025 10:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An appeal by Viliami Makahokovalu Tuputupu, the former master of the M.V. ‘Otuanga’ofa, against his two-year prison sentence, was dismissed by the Appeal Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 November 2025 1:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan man and two Chinese nationals were fined $10,000 pa’anga each, after they pleaded guilty to two counts that included unlawful possession of 14,754 beche-de-mer (sea cucumber) in Talau, Vava'u, while a moratorium on its fishing was in place. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 November 2025 1:20am
Fujian, China : During a state visit to China, King Tupou VI planted "Friendship Grass" at the National Engineering Research Center of Juncao Technology, during his first stop at Fuzhou, capital of Fujian Province, at the weekend. The Royal party has also visited Ningde, a city known for sustainable development and clean energy innovation, and the Museum of the Terracotta Warriors, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. Premium content -
Saturday 22 November 2025 5:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Collection and disposal of increasing waste volumes on Tongatapu, a vital public service, will be improved following the opening of a third Landfill Cell and the handover of new equipment, vehicles and a workshop at the Tapuhia Landfill this week. Premium content -
Friday 21 November 2025 9:58pm
China : HM King Tupou VI will make a one-week state visit this week to China from November 21 to 27, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Premium content -
Friday 21 November 2025 9:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two fire trucks donated by the Government of Australia were presented to Tonga Fire & Emergency Services (TFES) on 18 November. Premium content -
Friday 21 November 2025 9:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A USD$10 million grant to support Tonga Government revenue management was received through the Ministry of Finance, from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Premium content -
Thursday 20 November 2025 11:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A poor turnout saw less than 50% of registered voters casting ballots today in Tonga's General Election. They have returned ten out of 17 incumbents, and elected six newcomers, including one woman, to enter parliament, with one former representative regaining a seat. The Prime Minister Hon. Dr 'Aisake Valu 'Eke retained his Tongatapu 5 seat with 72.93% of votes in his constituency – the highest polling candidate. Premium content -
Thursday 20 November 2025 6:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After a slow day, polling stations closed across Tonga at 4:00pm. Tonight, as ballots are counted, the people await the outcome of the “quietest” General Election in memory. Premium content -
Thursday 20 November 2025 1:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven incumbent nobles were returned, joined by two new MPs, in the nine Noble's Representatives seats in the Tonga Legislative Assembly for a four year term. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 November 2025 11:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Nuku, has been eliminated from the Noble's candidates for Tonga’s General Election, "due to pending legal matters,” the Electoral Supervisor Pita Vuki said today. The final tally of registered Tongan voters closed at 64,707 but only Tongans present in the country can vote for the People’s Representatives in tomorrow’s General Election. Vuki is hoping that turnout will improve on the 2021 election when only 61% of voters turned out. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 November 2025 9:54pm
Manila, Philippines : As a doctor and surgeon in Tonga, I visited provincial hospitals and saw patients battling infections that no longer responded to the medicines we relied on. I remember a young child brought in with sepsis. We tried every antibiotic available, but nothing worked. Unfortunately, the child did not survive. That moment has stayed with me as a constant reminder that antimicrobials are precious, fragile tools in a physician’s arsenal - tools we are in danger of losing. The pandemic of antimicrobial resistance – or AMR - isn’t a science-fiction scenario. In many ways, it’s already here. - by Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala. -
Tuesday 18 November 2025 9:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Electoral Commission in Tonga shared the allocated locations for polling booths today, ahead of the general election on Thursday, 20 November. There are also special polling places in each island group for constituents who are regisered on other islands. -
Monday 17 November 2025 10:10pm
Nuku’alofa, Tonga : A special shipment carrying 50,000 litres of petroleum - enough for one day’s supply on Tongatapu - is expected to arrive in Nuku’alofa on Wednesday - a day ahead of Thursday’s General Election - and bring relief to a severe shortage of petrol that has fettered the capital for the last week. The Prime Minister Hon. Dr 'Aisake Eke said Tonga's two main suppliers, TotalEnergies and Pacific Energy, were collaborating on distribution efforts to ease queues at service stations. Premium content -
Monday 17 November 2025 6:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There are eleven public holidays set for 2026 in Tonga, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has confirmed today. Most of the public holidays will be observed on the date of occurance. -
Monday 17 November 2025 6:40pm
Geneva, Switzerland : November 17 marked the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day – mandated by the World Health Assembly – a historic milestone in global efforts to end a preventable cancer. This day of action...highlights a critical opportunity: cervical cancer – the fourth most common cancer in women – claims over 350 000 lives each year, yet it is a disease that we have the tools to eliminate. -WHO -
Saturday 15 November 2025 11:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new water supply system for the Hangai Tokelau settlement in Tokomololo was handed overrun 14 November, by the Acting Ambassador of Japan to Tonga, H.E. Mr. Daishouji Toshiyuki. Premium content -
Saturday 15 November 2025 11:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over 3,400 senior students throughout Tonga are sitting their national exams, including Form 5 students who have been brought back into the Tonga School Certificate (TSC) national examination. Premium content
