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  • Monday 2 October 2017 11:09pm


    Wollongong, Australia
    : A Tongan man in Australia, Tevi Koloamatangi (47), has been found guilty of murder in relation to the shooting of a man outside a nightclub in the city of Wollongong in 2007. A Serbian man, Zlatan Popovic (45), was also found guilty of hiring Tevi as a hitman to conduct the shooting. The pair are expected to be sentenced sometime in October.
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  • Monday 2 October 2017 11:07pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 60-year-old male tourist from Poland who was swept out at sea while out swimming at the White Sands Beach Resort in Fo’ui yesterday, was rescued by a local fishing boat in the area.
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  • Monday 2 October 2017 11:05pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 42-year-old man who was found floating at sea near ‘Atata Island in Tongatapu was declared dead on arrival at Vaiola Hospital, on Saturday September 30.
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  • Saturday 30 September 2017 12:42am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tongan artist, Visesio Siasau, launched his art exhibition today at the Tongan Cultural Centre, with the assistance of New Zealand artist, Serene Tay. The exhibition will run between 29 September to 2 October 2017.
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  • Saturday 30 September 2017 12:36am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Langafonua ‘a e Masiva Party was launched on Friday, September 29 with six candidates, who are running for the November 16 General Election.
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  • Friday 29 September 2017 5:30pm


    Sydney, Australia
    : Australian Rugby League player, Simaima Taufa (of Tongan descent), has won the prestigious 'Dally M Female Player of the Year' award. The 23-year-old picked up her award at an annual event that honours the best Rugby League players in Australia.
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  • Friday 29 September 2017 5:25pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A three-day refresher course for seafarers for safety on ships started this week held by the Tonga Maritime Polytechnic Institute (TMPI) at its waterfront facility in Nuku'alofa.
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  • Friday 29 September 2017 1:18pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A total of 86 candidates, including more than 10 women, have registered to contest for the 17 People's Representative seats in parliament, in Tonga's upcoming General Election on November 16.
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  • Thursday 28 September 2017 6:01pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga Development Bank donated $3,000 pa’anga to the Alonga and Petesaita Adult Disabled Centre, to mark the bank's 40th anniversary.
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  • Thursday 28 September 2017 5:52pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Japanese ambassador to Tonga HE Mr Yukio Numata farewelled Tonga in style by performing a "Tongan/Japanese" tau’olunga, during a farewell reception at their residence at ‘Anana, on September 27.
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  • Thursday 28 September 2017 5:48pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) officially launched the “OFC Education Centre” at the Loto-Tonga Soka Centre in Veitongo on Saturday 23 September. The education centre is being piloted in Tonga and the Cook Islands.
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  • Thursday 28 September 2017 5:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : 20 kava plants worth more than $4,000 pa’anga were stolen from a plantation at Longmapu in Vava’u between September 13-15.
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  • Wednesday 27 September 2017 9:10pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : 39 candidates have registered on the first day of registration to contest Tongatapu's 10 constituencies in the November 16 General Election, while more are expected to register tomorrow, the final day of nominations.
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  • Wednesday 27 September 2017 8:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Free Wesleyan Church FWC schools in Tongatapu except Queen Salote College and Tupou College held a combined Bazaar Day on Wednesday, September 27 in Nuku'alofa.
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  • Wednesday 27 September 2017 7:22pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Chalice and altar wine were among other holy communion supplies that were stolen from the Basilica of St Anthony of Padua in Nuku’alofa, on September 22.
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  • Wednesday 27 September 2017 6:47pm


    Benidorm, Spain
    : An Australia boxer of Tongan heritage, Justis Huni, has recently won gold at two major world amateur boxing tournaments held in Turkey and Spain. The 18-year-old dominated the super heavyweight divisions (+91kg) of the competitions held this month.
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  • Tuesday 26 September 2017 9:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Twenty teachers and trainers working in vocational education in Tonga are undergoing an Australian recognized Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, launched on September 25.
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  • Tuesday 26 September 2017 9:50pm


    South Dakota, USA
    : An online course to learn the Tongan language, has been developed by Joshua Tanner, a former LDS missionary to Tonga. The course is for anyone interested in learning the language, especially Tongans living overseas who don't speak the language, and he's made it available for a token enrolment fee that never expires.
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  • Tuesday 26 September 2017 9:44pm


    Sydney, Australia
    : Tongan coconut based products made by Island Rose Dream attracted interest from beauty professionals at the Beauty Expo Australia held in Sydney in August, as part of the Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Australia’s Pacific Showcase.
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  • Tuesday 26 September 2017 9:39pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Search and Rescue Coordination Training over four days this week aims to increase understanding and coordination between agencies involved in Maritime Search and Rescue in Tonga, where 86 lives have been saved from 24 marine SAR operations.
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