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Thursday 1 December 2011 10:23am
Auckland, New Zealand : As HIV diagnoses continue to rise in New Zealand, the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) and New Zealanders affected by HIV, will mark World AIDS Day on Thursday, 1 December. In 2010, 149 people were diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand, continuing the trend of increased numbers since 2003.
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Wednesday 30 November 2011 7:50pm
Suva, Fiji : "The goal of SOPAC is to apply geoscience and technology to realize new opportunities for improving the livelihoods of Pacific communities. Geographic Information System GIS and Remote Sensing is clearly a technology which can contribute to realizing improving livelihoods." - Dr Russell Howorth, the director of SOPAC. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2011 10:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Westpac Bank of Tonga in its effort to make banking easier for its customers, launched a new mobile phone banking service in Nuku'alofa on November 28, allowing registered customers to perform select banking transactions from their mobile phones whenever and wherever there is mobile coverage. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2011 10:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Digicel Tonga opened a new state of the art flagship store on Taufa'ahau Road on November 22, worth an investment totaling over USD$200,000, making the store the first of its kind in Tonga streamlining all its customer access and products in one place from mobiles, internet and television. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2011 10:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new Tonga Police Community Post was opened at the Fakafanua Centre in Ma'ufanga this morning, 28 November, making it the sixth post in Tongatapu under the Tonga Police Community Policing Strategy, aimed at ensuring a safer community through the police working closely together with the members of the community to crack down on crimes. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2011 9:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's national Under 18 Rugby team, currently touring New Zealand for the first time, has secured two victories out of its four matches, after defeating the Auckland Marist Club and the Northland District under 18. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2011 9:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fonoi village, home to 100 people in the outer islands of Ha'apai, received an early Christmas present from the Government of Japan who provided them with 26 new 5,000 litre water tanks. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2011 9:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A combined prize giving ceremony for the Free Wesleyan Church's three high schools, Tupou College, Tupou High School and Queen Salote College, was held at the Queen Salote College Hall on November 24, attended by hundreds of students and parents. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2011 8:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the White Ribbon Day 25 November, was marked in Tonga as part of a campaign to end violence against women in the world. Premium content -
Tuesday 29 November 2011 8:32am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A mentally disturbed patient, suffering from schizophrenia, was convicted of manslaughter and was sentenced to 23 years in prison by Justice Robert Shuster at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court on 24 November. Premium content -
Thursday 24 November 2011 4:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Okinawa Traditional Performing Arts Tour from Japan visited Tonga on the last leg of a South Pacific Tour, presenting a free performance at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall in Nuku'alofa on November 23. Premium content -
Thursday 24 November 2011 3:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Awards for achievement in non-formal studies of tourism, hospitality, music, entertainment, and dance were made by the 'Unuaki 'o Tonga Royal Institute at their annual prize giving ceremony on November 19, 2011. The Director of the institute, 'Akosita Havili Lavulavu said that the motto of the 'Unuaki 'o Tonga Royal Institute UTRI, "Education for All" and its mission to "Move Tonga Forward", were being realized through the increased participation of young Tongans in non-formal education. -
Thursday 24 November 2011 8:59am
Chengdu, Sichuan, China : The Tongan Ambassador to the People's Republic of China H.E. Mr. Siamelie Latu was one of the speakers at the opening of the First Ecological and Elderly Health Forum held in Heming Mountain the "Sacred City" of Taoism Origin in Chengdu, Sichuan Province Tuesday 15 to Friday 18 November 2011. Tonga Beijing Embassy. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 November 2011 10:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new French Ambassador to Tonga HE Mr Gilles Montagnier presented his Letters of Credence to HM King George Tupou V at the Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa, on Tuesday, November 22. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 November 2011 5:45am
Sydney, Australia : It is not rocket science to figure out the impact of a monopoly in the market. Before Digicel (formerly known as Tonfon) came into business there was only one telecommunication provider in Tonga, the Tonga Telecommunication Ltd. During those days, an overseas phone call cost about $3 to $5 paanga per minute. Today, it costs less than $1 paanga to call overseas. What was the cause of this? It was caused by something called "competition". Leny Tukia. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 November 2011 10:52am
Gold Coast, Queensland : The Tonga Women's Sevens team completed their tour of Australia on a high note after reaching the Cup semi-final at the Hyperion Paradise Sevens on the Gold Coast. Premium content -
Monday 21 November 2011 11:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Prince 'Ulukalala (26), second in line to the Tongan throne, and Hon Sinaitakala Tu'imatamoana Fakafanua (24) will celebrate their engagement in Sydney in January. Premium content -
Monday 21 November 2011 11:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Apifo'ou College, Tonga's third oldest secondary school is to mark its 125th anniversary with week-long celebrations over Christmas, that are expected to draw in thousands of ex-students from the outer islands and abroad to Nukualofa from December 23-30. Premium content -
Monday 21 November 2011 3:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : I would like to comment on the letter by 'Ana Emberson, asking for prizes for the annual prize giving of the Niua Fo'ou High School. The Niua Development Committee is happy to receive any requests for assistance from Niuafo'ou. Viliami Liava'a. Premium content -
Monday 21 November 2011 1:42pm
Brussels, Belgium : "Fiji's military rulers are turning the country into an absolute dictatorship, and seem determined to destroy the trade unions as part of their strategy to crush any dissent and eliminate the legitimate voice of civil society," said ITUC General Secretary Sharan Burrow. "The rulers must turn back from this destructive path, and allow Fiji to return to democracy." - ITUC. Premium content
