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Monday 27 June 2016 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku'alofa will see ongoing festivities with the annual Heilala Festival to start this week showcasing various events, including a Miss Heilala Pageant under a theme, "Beautiful Tonga".
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Monday 27 June 2016 6:12pm
Apia, Samoa : Tonga’s Ikale Tahi lost its last game in the Pacific Nations Cup (PNC) on Saturday to a determined Samoa going down 30-10 in Apia, Samoa. The loss puts Fiji and Samoa in leading contention for the two direct qualifying spots available for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Premium content -
Monday 27 June 2016 6:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tupou College collected around $1.9 million pa’anga in donations presented by ex-students during its 150th anniversary celebration held at Toloa, Tongatapu last week. Premium content -
Monday 27 June 2016 5:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A hunt is on for two fugitive mongooses – among six mongooses that hitched a ride from Fiji to Tonga inside a shipping container that was opened on June 8 at Pahu in Nuku’alofa. By Caroline Manu-Moli. Premium content -
Saturday 25 June 2016 4:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The $46m Budget allocation of the Ministry of Education and Training, the biggest in the 2016-2017 National Budget, stirred up the most heated debate so far in this year’s parliamentary budget debate. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 24 June 2016 10:08pm
London, UK : Tonga’s Aiona Prescott (21) received the Queen’s Young Leaders Award last night at a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London in recognition of exceptional young people from across the Commonwealth who are making lasting change in their communities. Premium content -
Friday 24 June 2016 10:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men of Chinese origin who hid tobacco in tea bags were found guilty of smuggling and failing to declare to Tonga Customs tobacco in excess of the legal limit when the men arrived at Fua’amotu International Airport, in April last year. Premium content -
Friday 24 June 2016 4:24pm
Nadi, Fiji : A three-year initiative, involving education ministries in Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Solomon Islands, to improve education quality by increasing literacy and numeracy levels of students in the Pacific region, was discussed when education leaders from the three countries met in Fiji this week. Premium content -
Friday 24 June 2016 4:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mr Xiao Long Fang was fined $9,000 pa’anga to be paid within 48-hours from 23 June or face six-months imprisonment for importing a large number of counterfeit exercise books manufactured in China, which he falsely represented to have been from New Zealand’s Croxley Stationery Ltd. Premium content -
Friday 24 June 2016 4:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Former Wallabies winger, Cooper Vuna, was not able to inspire Tonga’s Sevens team at the Monaco Sevens last weekend, missing out on the last qualifying spot for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Premium content -
Friday 24 June 2016 11:10am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new Taufa'ahau Tupou IV Memorial Building at Tupou College, Toloa, was opened by HM King Tupou VI, yesterday June 23. The King also launched an impressive 500 pages book, titled 'Tupou College Sesquicentenary History 1866-2016', which tells the story of the development of education in Tonga by early Wesleyan missionaries Premium content -
Thursday 23 June 2016 8:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In its latest state of the economy report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Tonga to improve its debt management, make broader reforms to increase revenue, and to effectively manage public spending. In the IMF's 2016 Article IV report released this week, Tonga was also encouraged to continue to seek concessional and grant financing for the South Pacific Games, while the report welcomed Tonga's efforts in curbing the wage bill and avoiding cost overruns. It urged Tonga to provide more opportunities for private sector development. Premium content -
Thursday 23 June 2016 8:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Urgent and stronger action to fight non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Pacific region is the key message to come out of the NCD summit, attended by over 120 high-level delegates around the Pacific region and international development partners, this week in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 23 June 2016 5:37pm
New York, USA : Tonga's Visesio Siasau will have his huge black tapa cloth exhibited at ORA Gallery in New York City from July 6-28. -
Thursday 23 June 2016 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New water supply systems for the villages of Vaipoa, Hihifo and Falehau on the remote island of Niuatoputapu were commissioned on Wednesday, 22 June. Premium content -
Thursday 23 June 2016 4:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 10-year-old boy was killed on Monday, 20 June on Taufa'ahau Road at Pea, when he was hit by a car, whose driver is alleged to have fallen asleep. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 7:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thousands of Tupou College ex-students proudly marched through central Nuku'alofa this morning, 21 June to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Free Wesleyan Church's All Boys Secondary School. Tomorrow, Wednesday June 22, is a special public holiday for the Tupou College Sesquicentennial Commemorative Service. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 7:09pm
Suva, Fiji : A Pacific Resilience Program, (PREP) which comprises of a number of projects aimed to strengthen Pacific Island countries resilience to natural disasters and climate change was launched today, 21 June in Fiji. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 7:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four candidates, including one woman, have registered to contest the seat of Vava’u 16 in the Tonga Legislative Assembly in a By-Election to be held on 14 July. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 2:57pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Heavyweight boxer Nailini Helu, a Tongan born New Zealander, won her second professional fight against Sarah Long by unanimous decision in New Zealand last Saturday and is now the leading contender for the New Zealand title. Premium content
