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Sunday 25 December 2016 10:08am
Auckland, New Zealand : Very bad news for Tongans on Christmas Day as New Zealand new media reports that a bus carrying a college group from Vava'u in Tonga who were on their way to Gisborne to perform at a church today, has crashed yesterday killing at least one person and injuring the 45 others on board.
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Friday 23 December 2016 7:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There were Christmas smiles for 17 people who won cash prizes totalling $3000 in the 2016 Fexco Western Union Christmas raffle today, December 23 in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 23 December 2016 7:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of 64 holiday makers, who were left stranded at Tonga's domestic airport on Wednesday after Tonga Airways flights didn't happen, have managed to find seats with Tonga's domestic air operator Real Tonga - with the last dozen moving on today. Premium content -
Friday 23 December 2016 6:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Christmas cheer is being spread around Nuku’alofa this week with bands performing at various venues in Nuku’alofa, despite the hot weather. Premium content -
Friday 23 December 2016 6:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten men have been arrested for unlawfully making homebrew beer to sell, as well as growing cannabis plants and possession of an unlicensed firearm, found during a search warrant executed by Tonga Police at a plantation in Niutoua yesterday, December 22. Premium content -
Friday 23 December 2016 6:28pm
Sydney, Australia : Mate Ma'a Tonga and Cronulla Shark's frontrower Andrew Fifita has been fined $20,000 (AUD) by the NRL as punishment for his on-field support of convicted killer Kieran Loveridge. The fine comes a week after Andrew was given a notice of breach with five-days to respond by the NRL. Premium content -
Friday 23 December 2016 4:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A decision by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva to redeploy four senior staff from Foreign Affairs to other government ministries was overturned by the Public Service Tribunal on 9 December 2016. Premium content -
Friday 23 December 2016 4:09pm
: Over $70,000 (USD) has been raised for the Mataele family in East Palo Alto, California after their 14-year-old son Aisea Mataele underwent emergency surgery for a mystery illness and tragically passed away on Tuesday December 20, five days before Christmas. Premium content -
Thursday 22 December 2016 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga-China Student Alumni Association was formally launched by Prince Ata on December 21 at the Kahana Restaurant in Nuku'alofa, with a dinner for Tongan alumni who studied in China. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 December 2016 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An upgraded water supply system was handed to Nukuleka village on eastern Tongatapu on Tuesday, December 20 enabling its 250 residents to now have access to a reliable water supply system from the Government of Japan. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 December 2016 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Supreme Court of Tonga has ruled that the Minister of Tourism and Infrastructure Hon. Semisi Sika acted mistakenly and unlawfully when he terminated the appointments of five Board directors of the Tonga Tourism Authority on 17 June this year. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2016 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A renewable energy project to upgrade existing power distribution grid in Vava’u and 'Eua, to be completed by the end 2019, will get an additional USD$5 million from the Asian Development Bank. Half of the amount is a loan and the other half is a grant. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2016 5:51pm
Rakiraki, Fiji : Heavy flooding in Fiji has prompted over 1,400 residents to move to local Evacuation Centres. The flooding comes after a week of constant rain which has caused landslides and shut down roads. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2016 5:23pm
Auckland, New Zealand : New Zealand's former Prime Minister John Key presented awards to nine Pacific Islander students in Auckland yesterday, December 19. Among the recipients were students of Tongan heritage Roneima Teumohenga and Emma Takataka. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2016 5:06pm
Auckland. New Zealand : Mary-Kate Fonua (18) was last week awarded the 2016 YWCA Auckland Future Leader of the Year. Mary-Kate immigrated with her family from Tonga to New Zealand in 2008. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2016 5:03pm
Apia, Samoa : Multi-million grants for three new projects have been approved by the Green Climate Fund for Pacific Islands, including Tonga, to assist with the impact of climate change. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2016 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Stephen Bohne (74) had died from a heart attack when he was found on the deck of his yacht 'Eagle Wings' in Neiafu on Wednesday, December 14, Tonga Police confirmed today. Premium content -
Monday 19 December 2016 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A talent competition for the International Human Rights Day 2016 theme, "Stand Up for Someone's Rights Today", was held last week in Nuku'alofa as part of a 16-days of activism campaign to end gender-based violence. 'Onakoula Lasike (16) from Nukunuku won $500 for her poem entitled 'What’s my Crime?'. Premium content -
Monday 19 December 2016 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around 2000 Chinese tourists visited Nuku’alofa on Friday, December 16, on an Italian cruise ship Costa Atlantica, which began its journey from China. They are the largest group of Chinese tourists to arrive since visa waivers were introduced this year. Premium content -
Monday 19 December 2016 5:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 74-year-old-man, an American citizen, was found dead on the deck of his yacht 'Eagle Wings' in Neiafu on Wednesday, December 14. Premium content
