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Thursday 14 September 2017 4:09pm
Santiago, Chile : Marine life in the Easter Island (Rapa Nui) waters, especially endemic species, should start thriving after the Chilean government declared it a marine protected area on 11 September. The protected area, one of the largest in the world, is around 740,000 square kilometers, roughly the size of Chile.
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Thursday 14 September 2017 7:53am
New York, USA : “Leadership,” in this case, doesn’t necessarily mean an individual positioned at the top of a government or business hierarchy. Rather, it is defined by actions aimed at improving a community’s wellbeing, and it can come from anyone. We have seen firsthand how the presence of a diverse set of engaged leaders at all levels – educators, parents, students, policymakers, advocates, and others – can make or break efforts by a community or country to maximize opportunities to improve its education system. By Wendy Kopp and Dzingai Mutumbuka -
Thursday 14 September 2017 7:42am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 52-year-old man is remanded in police custody for grievous bodily harm after he allegedly hit his wife on the foot with an iron bar on Saturday, September 9. Premium content -
Thursday 14 September 2017 6:33am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 143 government primary school students at Kolonga on Tongatapu were happy to receive school materials, reading books, sports gear donated by visiting students from Kohia Terrace School in Auckland. The visiting New Zealand students included Talia Vea and Lipoi Tupou. Premium content -
Wednesday 13 September 2017 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The small town of Kuroshio in Japan, has donated 50 school bags to Mu’a Government Primary School (GPS) presented by Mr Kazuya Azechi in a ceremony held on 25 August. Kuroshio has formed a connected with Tonga through the students. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 September 2017 10:56pm
Apia, Samoa : A deal worth US$205,000 for Tongan Caribbean Pine power poles was signed last week in Apia, between American Samoa and Aotearoa-Tonga Forest Products Ltd, a former Tonga Government public enterprise. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 September 2017 10:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan-American band called "13 Crowns" has released its debut single “Grateful” yesterday. The band is made up of seven siblings, the eldest of 13 children of Haini Wolfgramm, bassist of iconic band "The Jets". Premium content -
Tuesday 12 September 2017 10:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With just two-months to go before Tongans head to the polls on 16 November, there are now around 57,000 plus voters who have registered, according to a provisional electoral roll published last week. This is a jump from the 51,447 voters in the last election. Premium content -
Tuesday 12 September 2017 10:11pm
Apia, Samoa : An agreement to achieve universal health coverage and address non-communicable diseases in the Pacific region was signed by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Pacific Community (SPC) on 8 September in Apia, Samoa. Premium content -
Monday 11 September 2017 10:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Samoa and the Pacific Games Council signed the 2019 Pacific Games Host Agreement in Apia this afternoon, 11 September 2017. Premium content -
Monday 11 September 2017 7:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police today confirmed they are treating the death of Kevini Maka (22) whose body was recovered from a waterway next to Popua Park as a homicide. Premium content -
Monday 11 September 2017 6:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Liahona High School celebrated its 70th birthday on 7 September, with activities that emphasized healthy living. Premium content -
Monday 11 September 2017 6:44pm
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA : An audio recording of the 2014 courtroom shooting of Siale Angilau (of Tongan descent) has been published in Utah. In the dramatic 3-minute long audio recording, at least four gunshots can be heard as Angilau was shot by a U.S. marshal, after he charged towards a witness during a federal racketeering trial aimed at the Tongan Crip Gang. Premium content -
Sunday 10 September 2017 7:46pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Tongan-New Zealanders last week celebrated “Tongan Language Week” (Uike Katoanga'i 'o e Lea Faka-Tonga) an annual event to celebrate Tongan culture and language in New Zealand. The theme of this year’s Tongan Language Week was “Fakakoloa Aotearoa ‘Aki’ A e Nofo ‘A Kainga” (Enriching Aotearoa with our Family values). Premium content -
Sunday 10 September 2017 7:36pm
: American cultural and educational documentaries for public screening will be showcased in Tonga between 8-11 September in Nuku’alofa, organized by a group from the American Embassy in Suva, Fiji. Premium content -
Sunday 10 September 2017 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A fireman was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for assaulting a fellow fire officer with an iron rod at the Central Fire Station in Longolongo last year. The victim suffered a fractured skull. Premium content -
Sunday 10 September 2017 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men, convicted of rape and attempted rape in separate cases that took place in Tongatapu last year, awaits sentencing at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Sunday 10 September 2017 5:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An Internet outage on Thursday, 31 August, caused internet disruptions for customers of Tonga Communications Corporation (TCC), who were unable to access websites such as Google, Gmail and Yahoo and also experienced slow connections. Premium content -
Saturday 9 September 2017 5:06pm
New Delhi, India : With every new crisis that the world faces, humanity’s differences appear increasingly intractable. Religion, ethnicity, history, politics, and economics have all become tools to denigrate and demean. People seem to be drifting apart, and no country is immune from divisive discourse. But there is one fundamental issue where contrasts dissolve into consensus: the desire to keep children safe. By Kailash Satyarthi. -
Saturday 9 September 2017 9:05am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Met reported that a tsunami wave of less than 0.1M (0.3ft) was recorded at Nuku’alofa Tide gauge at about 08:15am this morning. The Tsunami Marine Warning previously in force for Tonga is NOW CANCELLED. The tsunami generated from the M8.2 Chiapas, Mexico earthquake was observed by coastal and deep-ocean gauges in the eastern Pacific, Samoa and Tonga and other places.
