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Friday 24 March 2017 12:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Court of Appeal of Tonga on 16 March 2017 overturned a decision by the Supreme Court that a 2007 tenancy agreement for a commercial property at Haveluloto was unconscionable. The tenant won the appeal and the landlords were ordered not to interfere with access to the building by the shopkeeper and her sub-tenant.
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Thursday 23 March 2017 7:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is expected to host the Fiji and Samoa rugby games in July, said Fe’ao Vunipola, Tonga Rugby Union CEO and Chariman today, after what he called "a positive meeting" with World Rugby officials who were in Nuku’alofa to look at Teufaiva Stadium this week. Premium content -
Thursday 23 March 2017 7:15pm
Suva, Fiji : Anne Christine Dunn, the reigning Miss Pacific Islands launched a sustainable tourism campaign on social media on 22 March, for the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO). Premium content -
Thursday 23 March 2017 7:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Typhoid can be spread by flies and especially in homes with pit latrines, warns Tonga’s Director of Health, Dr Siale 'Akauola, who said Tongans must practice better hygiene to avoid typhoid, after four cases were confirmed on Tongatapu this year. Premium content -
Thursday 23 March 2017 9:29am
Suva, Fiji : The depletion of water sources in places around the world by 2040, will affect up to 600 million children worldwide, warns a UNICEF report released on March 22 to mark World Water Day. The report focuses on how the wellbeing of children is threatened by lack of access to safe water and how a changing climate will worsen the situation in the future. Pacific Island countries face particular challenges. Premium content -
Thursday 23 March 2017 9:25am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A nine-year-old boy remains in Vaiola Hospital with a fractured leg and bruises after being hit by a three-tonnes quarry truck on Taufa'ahau Road at Hoi on Monday, March 20. Premium content -
Thursday 23 March 2017 9:21am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 17-year-old under-age driver has been charged after his vehicle crashed into the Tanoa International Dateline Hotel fence on the waterfront on Saturday March 18. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 March 2017 12:05pm
Canberra, Australia : Australia celebrated it’s annual “Harmony Day” yesterday with more than 3,500 events being held across the country to celebrate the ethnic diversity of Australians. Australians of Tongan descent joined in the celebrations, displaying their Tongan culture in schools, workplaces and community centres throughout the country. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 March 2017 6:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tourism could be Tonga’s biggest industry of the future, according to a World Bank Pacific Possible study that was released early this month.3 comments Premium content -
Tuesday 21 March 2017 5:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Construction of Tonga’s new government office block, St George Palace at Pangai Si’i in the Nuku’alofa Central Business District is on schedule to be completed on 17 July for an opening in August this year. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 March 2017 4:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Ministry of Health driver (54) has been arrested and charged in relation to the death of a 60-year-old male pedestrian whom he allegedly hit at Ha’ateiho on Monday, March 20. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 March 2017 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 23-year-old man died on Monday afternoon, March 20 at Havelu when he was electrocuted while getting breadfruit using an iron rod, which swung and hit a power line. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 March 2017 4:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 45-year-old woman was arrested following a complaint on the radio that she had been assaulting her 68-year-old mother at a home in Ma’ufanga. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2017 6:09pm
Suva, Fiji : Three Tongan students were recognised as high achievers among the Australia Awards Pacific Scholarships students at the University of the South Pacific in Suva this month. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2017 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The yacht Sea Oak, allegedly the scene of a murder in Vava'u last year, which was seized in Pago Pago, American Samoa has been taken off the island and its whereabouts remain unknown. Premium content -
Monday 20 March 2017 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Australian Government has committed AUD$750,000 to support the continuation of a Tonga Police Development Program (TPDP) for 2017-18. Premium content -
Sunday 19 March 2017 9:47pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Junior Fa has won his first belt, the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association title, after defeating Daniel Tai by majority decision. Veteran boxer Daniel Tai proved to be a tough opponent, going the distance with Fa in an exhausting 10 rounds bout. The win extends Junior's undefeated record to 11 wins. Premium content -
Saturday 18 March 2017 10:07pm
Suva, Fiji : Junior Japan defeated Tonga A 42 - 33 today in Suva, Fiji. Three of Junior Japan's tries were scored by Tongan export Fuala Makisi. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2017 7:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga A team to play against Junior Japan in its final and third match on Saturday, March 18 at the World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2017 was announced. Premium content -
Friday 17 March 2017 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Customs seized more than $230,000 pa'anga worth of gold jewellery along with cash, a firearm and ammunition on Saturday, March 11 during an operation led by Tonga Customs at a business and home in Nuku'alofa. Premium content
