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Friday 17 March 2017 2:39pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Junior Fa will fight Daniel Tai for the vacant New Zealand Professional Boxing Association heavyweight title, tommorrow evening March 18, at the ABA stadium in Auckland.
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Friday 17 March 2017 2:35pm
Bristol, United Kingdom : Bristol Rugby have signed 'Ikale Tahi prop forward, Sione Faletau (28), the UK club announced yesterday. Premium content -
Thursday 16 March 2017 5:55pm
Dallas, USA : The Dallas Cowboys have signed Stephen Paea on a one-year contract. Paea agreed to the contract last Friday as announced by the Dallas Cowboys. Premium content -
Thursday 16 March 2017 5:38pm
Cape Town, South Africa : Former All Black, Andrew Mehrtens, has called for the Super Rugby competition to include Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. He ridiculed the current Super Rugby format, calling it "Stupid", and stated that South African and Argentine teams should be dropped from the format. Premium content -
Thursday 16 March 2017 5:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A plaque recognizing efforts to end domestic violence by the Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) in Tonga was presented to staff on behalf of the United States Pacific Command and the Nevada National Guard on Thursday, March 16. Premium content -
Thursday 16 March 2017 5:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A changeover from a Commissioner for Public Relations to an Ombudsman was a “coming of age” for Tonga, the kingdom's first Ombudsman ‘Aisea Taumoepeau SC, said yesterday at a function to mark the establishment of his office. Premium content -
Thursday 16 March 2017 5:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Court of Appeal today dismissed an appeal by the Mo'ui Fo'ou ‘ia Kalaisi Fellowship and two others made against a Land Court ruling last year ordering them to vacate a property belonging to the Tokaikolo 'ia Kalaisi Church at Ha’ateiho. Premium content -
Thursday 16 March 2017 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : LPG gas prices have jumped significantly starting today rising by 48 seniti per kilogram for Tongatapu and 42 seniti per kilogram for Vava’u compared to last month’s increase of 7 seniti per kilogram. Diesel has also slightly increased while petrol and kerosene prices went down marginally. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2017 8:22pm
Lautoka, Fiji : Opening the newly-renovated Churchill Park sports stadium at Lautoka, this week, Fiji's Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama announced that construction of a modern Olympics size swimming complex in Lautoka would begin at the end of April. He hoped the new facilities would also attract more regional competitions to be held in Lautoka. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2017 6:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Methamphetamine, criminal deportees and outlaw motorcycle gangs are the three main threats in policing the Pacific Region according to a 2016 Transnational Organised Crime Assessment. While some 35 criminal deportees are returned to Tonga every year, Tonga Police revealed today that it is the gravity of their reoffending that concerns law enforcement because some criminal deportees have killed again.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2017 6:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four people have been arrested and charged after being found in possession of packets of cannabis in separate areas in Tongatapu from March 8-11. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 March 2017 4:11pm
Suva, Fiji : A determined Tonga A put on a great performance to beat Samoa A yesterday, 30-22 in their second match of the 2017 World Rugby Pacific Challenge at ANZ Stadium in Suva, Fiji. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 March 2017 9:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Deportee reintegration is a major concern for Tonga this week as US officials arrived to take part in a three days dialogue with the Tongan government and law enforcement officials in Nuku'alofa at the National Deportation Reintegration Conference. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 March 2017 9:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The progress report of a 10-year Private Sector Development Initiative of the Asian Development Bank in its 14 Pacific development members vountries shows that Tonga has completed only five out of 55 initiatives in seven focus areas of the PSDI. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 March 2017 7:04pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Repeating form four three times unable to read properly until form six in Tonga, Palatasa Havea has developed into an academic achieving a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and a PhD in food science. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 March 2017 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Observation of 10 nights of mourning following the burial of the late Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata’aho on March 1 at the Royal Tombs have ended, and people have started to take down the black and purple bunting draped around Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 13 March 2017 6:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On Commonwealth Day today, March 13, Queen Elizabeth II spoke of a peace-building Commonwealth and the importance of respect and "defending the dignity of every individual and community." Premium content -
Monday 13 March 2017 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men have and been arrested and charged in relation to forgery over Tongan passport applications. Premium content -
Monday 13 March 2017 6:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An inquest has confirmed that a fisherman from Patangata, Sioeli Tu'akalau (72) died from drowning on March 7. Premium content -
Monday 13 March 2017 4:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sivoki Fonua and Sandy Tu’ipulotu are the lucky recipients of Japan’s MEXT Scholarship for 2017 and were congratulated at a dinner with Ambassador of Japan to Tonga, HE Mr Yukio Numata, who offered them advice on living and studying in Japan. Premium content
