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  • Monday 14 May 2018 7:24pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 38-year-old man died on Saturday night, May 12 when he crashed his car into a coconut tree at Kolonga.
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  • Monday 14 May 2018 7:18pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Over three hundred undrafted rookie free agents were signed with NFL teams following last month’s NFL Drafts. Among the enlisted are at least five players of Tongan descent.
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  • Monday 14 May 2018 7:14pm


    Auckland, New Zealand
    : The New Zealand Government has announced a $714 million budget increase in its development assistance with the Pacific, a key focus on May 8.
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  • Monday 14 May 2018 7:12pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A former Minister of Health Dr Sione Tapa (94) was laid to rest at Takaunove cemetery today, May 14 after passing away last week.
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  • Monday 14 May 2018 5:50pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Netball New Zealand and the Tonga Netball Association initiated the “NetGo Netball Program” with a launching ceremony at the Tokomololo Government Primary School last Wednesday 9 May 2018.
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  • Monday 14 May 2018 5:48pm


    London, England
    : ‘Ikale Tahi fullback Telusa Veainu was awarded Player of the Year by England’s Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) at a ceremony in London on 9 May.
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  • Monday 14 May 2018 5:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Mu’a Saints Rugby League team have won the Jason Taumalolo Cup after winning by a point in the last seconds in what was an intense match, 24-23 against Ha’ateiho Spartans at Toloa, Tongatapu, on Saturday, 12 May 2018.
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  • Friday 11 May 2018 4:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A classroom building for Takuilau College is being constructed with a USD$84,331 Japanese grant at Lapaha, after the old building was severely damaged by Tropical Gita in February.
  • Friday 11 May 2018 4:51pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 42-year-old man has been arrested after firing shots at occupants of a parked vehicle in Kolonga on May 10.
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  • Friday 11 May 2018 4:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A fifth biogas system for homes in Vava’u was launched in Longomapu on May 9 under a China Agricultural Assistance and Technical Cooperation Project between the Governments of China and Tonga.
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  • Friday 11 May 2018 4:41pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Digicel Tonga celebrated the 10th anniversary of its operation in Tonga, with a dinner at the Seaview Restaurant on Tuesday night, 8 May 2018 attended by Hon. Fanetupouvava’u Tu’ivakano.
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  • Friday 11 May 2018 4:39pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Swimmers from the Malolo Swim Club have won a total of 48 medals; 14 Gold, 10 Silver, and 14 Bronze, the highest amount to date at the Fiji LC Age Group National Swimming Championships in Suva, May 4 – 6.
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  • Thursday 10 May 2018 6:01pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : HM King Tupou VI bestowed honours of the Royal Military Order of Saint George to members of His Majesty’s Armed Forces and Tonga Police on May 4.
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  • Thursday 10 May 2018 5:55pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Two tourism operators in Vava'u, who are embroiled in a bitter lawsuit had their civil cases adjourned again to May 16, at the Magistrate’s Court in Neiafu.
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  • Thursday 10 May 2018 5:51pm


    Queensland, Australia
    : Tyron Senituli of Brisbane, broke the Australian powerlifting records for bench press and squat at the North Queensland Games last Saturday 5 May.
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  • Wednesday 9 May 2018 5:35pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Methamphetamine with an estimated street value of around $2 million pa’anga, was seized last night, May 8 in the departure lounge at Fua'amotu International Airport. The meth was in the possession of a 59-year-old Tongan national.
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  • Wednesday 9 May 2018 5:08pm


    New Plymouth, New Zealand
    : The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia has paved the way for the blessing of same sex relationships - but Anglican churches in Polynesia will all opt out - the Anglican Synod said in a statement today.
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  • Wednesday 9 May 2018 3:32pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 46-year-old man was found dead this morning, squashed between two cargo containers at the Queen Salote International Wharf.
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  • Wednesday 9 May 2018 12:39pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Meter, an organisation fighting child pornography on the internet has agreed to work closely with Tonga's domain registry, Tonic, after the domain administrator asserted that Tonga was unfairly vilified in the '2017 Meter Report on Pedophilia and Child Pornography' released in March. The report revealed that criminal pedophiles have secretly exploited a file-sharing website registered under Tonga's national domain name .TO. Tonic has revoked the domain name of a major offender.
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  • Tuesday 8 May 2018 6:07pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva said today that he did not give away the Polata'ane royal residence and land to the British Government.
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