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Monday 20 June 2016 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old woman died after allegedly falling from a moving vehicle driven by her husband (27) on Friday night, 17 June, near Telekava cemetery in Kolomotu’a.
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Monday 20 June 2016 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old man was found dead from a gunshot wound at a plantation in Ha'akame, Tongatapu on Saturday morning, 18 June, in a suspected suicide. Premium content -
Monday 20 June 2016 3:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific is on the global frontlines of the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases and the time has come for action with deadlines to reverse the crisis without delay, regional leaders heard at the opening of the Pacific Non-Communicable Diseases Summit in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, this morning. Premium content -
Monday 20 June 2016 7:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The United Nations Development Program Administrator Helen Clark arrived in Tonga on Saturday and will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural Pacific Non Communicable Diseases Summit in Nuku'alofa this morning. The NCD Summit (20-22 June) will be opened by King Tupou VI. Premium content -
Sunday 19 June 2016 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The debt-burdened Tonga Forest Products Ltd. was in big trouble and being propped up by government, Hon. Poasi Tei, the Minister for Public Enterprises, told the Tongan Parliament on Thursday, 16 June. He said they had signed an agreement for a Maori company to take over and settle the loans. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Sunday 19 June 2016 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Maori Trust from New Zealand has been granted leases over the ‘Eua Forest Reserve, and at least 50 years control over a former public enterprise Tonga Forest Products Ltd, the Tonga government announced on June 17. Premium content -
Friday 17 June 2016 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chinese visitors whose visit to Tonga is organised by a local tourist operator will be the only ones eligible for a 30-days visa free stay in the country, the Prime Minister, Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva told the Tongan parliament on Wednesday, 15 June. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 17 June 2016 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Celebrations began today in Nuku’alofa to mark Tupou College’s 150th Anniversary, with cultural dancing by schools as the first of many events for the Sesquicentennial to run from June 17-24. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Friday 17 June 2016 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Students from Lapaha Government Primary School won the 2016 Chant Competition to mark the "family month" of May, hosted by the Women and Children Crisis Center this afternoon, at Digicel Square in the CBD. Premium content -
Friday 17 June 2016 5:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Amateur Sports Association National Olympic Committee's (TASANOC) new Executive Board was elected for a four-year term, last night, Thursday, 16 June. Premium content -
Friday 17 June 2016 5:12pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Pacific Island countries can’t manage their current level of debts, the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions (PASAI) reveals in a new report. In a low key statement, PASAI said yesterday that debt in Pacific Island countries is currently “at unsustainable levels” and that they need to improve their debt management strategies. Premium content -
Friday 17 June 2016 4:56pm
Suva, Fiji : Tonga's 'Ikale Tahi team to play against Georgia on Saturday, 18 June in Suva was named by Head Coach Toutai Kefu today. Premium content -
Friday 17 June 2016 4:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Sevens rugby team has enlisted the help of former Wallabies player, Cooper Vuna, to win their matches at this weekend’s Olympic repechage tournament in Monaco - the last chance available to qualify for the Rio Olympics. Premium content -
Thursday 16 June 2016 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A one-day National Women’s Forum to discuss the work done on a National Policy on Gender and Development 2014-18 while mapping out a way forward to achieve its aims was held on Thursday, 16 June at Tungi Colonnade.1 comment -
Thursday 16 June 2016 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s inter-island ferry MV ‘Otuanga‘ofa has suspended all trips to the outer islands, and is expected to be out of action for three months awaiting delivery of a new rudder. Premium content -
Thursday 16 June 2016 3:34pm
Suva, Fiji : The Government of Nauru has reinforced its commitment to children’s rights by passing the Child Protection and Welfare Act on 10 June. This means legal provisions for the welfare, care and protection of all children in Nauru under the age of 18. Premium content -
Thursday 16 June 2016 2:36pm
Nadi, Fiji : Leading spokespersons for the Forum Island Countries on PACER Plus have come out slamming a PANG assessment they say is a "lopsided and inaccurate view" on PACER Plus, that was commissioned by the Pacific Network on Globalisation. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 June 2016 8:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva promised parliament, yesterday June 14, that Government will host a meeting to explain his decision for Tongan schools to replace Standardized Marks with Raw Marks, and that all Tongans will be invited to attend. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 June 2016 4:49pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A new book in the Tongan language that preserves traditional knowledge about yam growing, titled "Tokanga ko e Mo’ui’anga", was launched by its author Sione Tu’itahi in Auckland, New Zealand. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 June 2016 4:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Higher oil prices, a weaker pa'anga and Tonga's new Foreign Exchange Levy have combined to significantly drive up the new prices for petrol, diesel and kerosene in Tonga for June to July, starting tomorrow Thursday, 16 June, the Competent Authority has announced. Premium content
