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  • Wednesday 7 February 2018 3:58pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A five-year Quick Rip rugby health program was launched on February 6 in Nuku’alofa with ambassadors Former All Black Pita ‘Alatini and Black Fern Charlene Gubb taking the game across Tongatapu.
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  • Wednesday 7 February 2018 3:55pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A car agent at Longlongo who orders used cars from Japan has been charged with obtaining money, reportedly $20,300 pa’anga by false pretense from a client.
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  • Wednesday 7 February 2018 3:54pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tolifili Tu'alau is the 27-year-old victim who died after he was found with stab wounds on February 4, near a road at Fatai on Tongatapu.
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  • Tuesday 6 February 2018 4:41pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Seventeen teachers working in vocational education in Tonga completed an Australian recognized Certificate IV in Training and Assessment course on Friday, February 2.
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  • Tuesday 6 February 2018 1:02pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The annual induction meeting for district and town officers in Tonga, aimed to improve the effectiveness of local government, was held on February 5-6, at the Fa’onelua Convention Centre.
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  • Monday 5 February 2018 6:18pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : As dengue cases increase to 52 on Tongatapu as of this afternoon, 5 February, a medical officer from the Ministry of Health admitted they lack the ability to treat hemorrhagic dengue because they are waiting to replace a broken centrifuge. By Eleanor Gee.
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  • Monday 5 February 2018 5:28pm


    West Yorkshire, England
    : Fuifui Moimoi scored his first Rugby Union try for English club, the Bradford & Bingley Bees on Saturday 3 February. The Bees announced in a match report that Moimoi made his debut for the club on 27 January and plays in the center position.
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  • Monday 5 February 2018 5:27pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 30-year-old man was arrested with 1.2 kg of cannabis at Nafanua wharf in ‘Eua on January 25.
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  • Monday 5 February 2018 5:25pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 32-year-old man from Te'ekiu is charged with murder in relation to the death of a 27-year-old man who died last night, February 4, after his body was found injured with stab wounds near a road at Fatai.
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  • Friday 2 February 2018 7:11pm


    Tarawa, Kiribati
    : The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are working with the Government of Kiribati to support children, families and communities affected by the recent Butiraoi ferry disaster. 88 Kiribati passengers, including 23 children were on the 17m catamaran ferry that broke apart and sank two weeks ago
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  • Friday 2 February 2018 5:19pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 24-year old man has been detained in custody to be sentenced on two counts of rape committed in 2013, after being convicted at the Supreme Court.
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  • Friday 2 February 2018 5:05pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 25-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the housebreaking and theft of more than $10,000 pa’anga at the Office Equipment premises on January 6.
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  • Friday 2 February 2018 3:16pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The uncle of a New Zealand girl Toafei Telefoni (12) who died from dengue in Tonga last week says he and his family are concerned there is a lack of medical facilities to detect the disease and people need to be better informed.
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  • Thursday 1 February 2018 7:12pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A rare "super blue blood" Moon lit up the sky last night in Tongatapu, followed by a full lunar eclipse in the early hours of this morning when the spectacularly bright moon went dark for over an hour.
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  • Thursday 1 February 2018 6:08pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A national campaign to control the spread of dengue started today as the number of people who have caught the disease climbed to 33 as of this afternoon, 1 February. Schools are waiting for funding to start spraying.
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  • Thursday 1 February 2018 5:47pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Hekisou Fifita (48) who pleaded guilty and was convicted of carrying a .22 rifle inside a bar in Nuku’alofa with the intention to commit an offence, received a fully suspended sentence on January 26, at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa.
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  • Thursday 1 February 2018 5:40pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga is having its say this week on a range of current Pacific regional priorities, at consultation workshops with representatives from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (PIFS) in Nuku’alofa.
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  • Thursday 1 February 2018 5:38pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Six local rugby league players have been selected to join Tongan teams that will be competing at the 2018 Cabramatta International Nines on Febuary 3 in Sydney.
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  • Thursday 1 February 2018 5:36pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Mahe Fonua has returned to Australia from England to play for the West Tigers in the NRL Premiership. Fonua had been in England for the last two years, playing for Hull F.C in the Super League competition.
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  • Thursday 1 February 2018 5:35pm


    Otago, New Zealand
    : Former All Black, Pita Alatini, will play for the Otago Highlander’s Tens team at the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens tournament next Friday, February 9. The team will be coached by another former All Black, Aaron Mauger.
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