A 42-year-old man who was found floating at sea near ‘Atata Island in Tongatapu was declared dead on arrival at Vaiola Hospital, on Saturday September 30.
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Monday 2 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Friday 22 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
No arrests have been made so far during a Police investigation into the homicide death of Kevini Maka (22), whose body was recovered from a waterway next to Popua Park earlier this month.

Monday 11 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police today confirmed they are treating the death of Kevini Maka (22) whose body was recovered from a waterway next to Popua Park as a homicide.

Thursday 7 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 29-year-old man was reported to have committed suicide on Monday, September 4.

Thursday 7 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Kevini Maka (22) has been identified as the man whose body was found dead in a waterway next to Popua Park on Tuesday, September 5.

Tuesday 5 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A body of a man was found dead in a waterway next to Popua Park this afternoon, 5 September. Police are investigating the cause of death and his identity.

Monday 28 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 33-year-old male patient at the psychiatric ward at Vaiola Hospital has been charged with murder in relation to the death of another male patient on Friday, August 25.

Wednesday 26 July 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 70-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter by negligence for the death of an eight-year-old boy, whom he allegedly ran over with his van while reversing at a bush allotment in Veitongo on Tuesday, July 25.

Monday 10 July 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 25-year-old man has been arrested in relation to the death of a 51-year-old man, whom he is alleged to have assaulted on a road in Ma’ufanga early Saturday morning, July 8.

Wednesday 24 May 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Oscar Taione (31) a fireman recruit died on Friday morning, May 19 after collapsing during a training run at Pelehake. A post mortem is expected to be held sometime this week to determine the cause of death.

Monday 24 October 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 36-year-old man died at Vaiola Hospital early this morning Monday, October 24 from serious injures sustained after he was assaulted with a machete at a solar farm parking lot in Vaini early Sunday morning, October 23.

Monday 24 October 2016
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Canberra, Australia
Princess Angelika Latufuipeka Tuku’aho, Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia signed a Book of Condolences at the Royal Thai Embassy in Canberra on 18 October, for the passing away of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej of the Kingdom of Thailand.

Tuesday 11 October 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A two-year-old boy died on Thursday night October 6, after being accidentally run over by a four-wheel drive vehicle that was reversing at their home in Lapaha. His mother is facing charges of manslaughter by negligence.

Wednesday 5 October 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sione ‘Uhilamoelangi Liava’a (74) the Chairman of the Public Service Commission passed away suddenly on Tuesday morning, October 4 at Vaiola Hospital.

Thursday 22 September 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An American citizen, who remains detained in custody on charges relating to the death of his Canadian wife on a yacht in Neiafu, Vava'u, this year has been charged with murder. He is set to appear in October for arraignment.

Thursday 21 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The body of a 56-year-old Canadian woman who was found dead in a yacht in Neiafu, Vava’u earlier this month has been brought over to Vaiola Hospital in Nuku’alofa.

Wednesday 13 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police are appealing for information that might help to identify the remains of a man, believed to be aged in his 40's, discovered this afternoon, Wednesday 13 July 2016, at Lapaha in Eastern Tongatapu.

Friday 8 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 56-year-old woman from Canada was found dead by her husband who went to wake her up in their yacht ‘Sea Oak’ on Thursday morning 7 July in Neiafu, Vava'u.

Saturday 9 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The death of a 53-year-old man at a home in Kolofo’ou on Tuesday, 5 April is not being treated by police as suspicious.

Tuesday 5 April 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sione Kasimea Lolohea ‘One’one has been named as the 33-year-old man who was killed after he was allegedly hit on the head with a brick during a fight early Saturday morning, 2 April at Telekava Cemetery in Kolomotu’a.
