A gun and 600 rounds of ammunition were seized from the Tongan ferry MV Malau in Suva, Fiji Police confirmed this morning. The Fiji Times reported today that a Fiji Navy ship, RFNS Timo, had intercepted the ferry MV Malau and escorted it to Suva Harbour yesterday. The Tongan operator told Matangi Tonga today that the ship is free and is currently undergoing maintenance in Fiji.
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Wednesday 19 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Friday 3 January 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tropical Disturbance, TD02F, located west of Fiji, no longer poses a threat to Tonga, the Tonga Meteorological Service advised this morning, 3 January. “The potential to develop into a Tropical Cyclone remains very low with no further intensification.”

Wednesday 1 January 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tropical Disturbance TD02F located to the west of Fiji (or about 1500km west northwest of Nuku'alofa) does not pose a threat to Tonga in the next 24 to 48 hours, the Tonga Meteorological Service, advised at 2:00pm today, 1 January 2025.

Sunday 8 September 2024
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Suva, Fiji
Fiji looked to have secured the win in the 78th minute through Grace Lakavutu. But Tonga weren’t finished yet. Malohifo’ou found the back of the net for the second time in the half, equalising the score and closing out the goal-scoring opportunities for both teams as the match ended in a 3-3 draw in Group A of the OFC U-16 Women's Championship, played at HFC Bank Stadium, Suva on Sunday, 8 September 2024.

Sunday 14 July 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Due to a safety issue with the fire services at the Vava'u Airport in Tonga, Fiji Airways has downgraded its aircraft on the Nadi to Vava'u route from an ATR72 to a smaller ATR42 aircraft. This was after Flight FJ295 from Nadi heading to Vava‘u, was turned around on Thursday 4 July 2024 and did not land. The airline stated it was organising alternative travel arrangements for guests affected by the decision to reduce seats on the route. Smaller aircraft are scheduled this week as a temporary measure.

Friday 24 May 2024
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Nadi, Fiji
A workshop for migration administrators, from the Pacific Islands including Tonga, has been held this week from 20-24 May 2024, in Nadi, Fiji, aiming to build the capacity of Pacific government focal points in the design, negotiation, implementation, and monitoring of Bilateral Labour Migration Agreements (BLMAs).

Wednesday 29 November 2023
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Nairobi, Kenya
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) received the Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Awards 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday 27 November, for its project, the "Pacific Sustainable Tourism Policy Framework (PSTPF) 2030." SPTO's 20 Pacific Island member countries are committed to to sustainable tourism, its CEO Christopher Cocker said.

Friday 20 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Aiyaz Mohammed Musa Umarji owned a chain of pharmacies, in three Pacific countries, held influential roles, and made generous donations to political parties. He’s now in prison for drug importing but a joint investigation by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and local media, released today, has found a far murkier story. By: Aubrey Belford, Stevan Dojcinovic, Jared Savage and Kelvin Anthony.

Friday 13 October 2023
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Wellington, New Zealand
A Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon crew has found three Fijian fishers, nine days after they were reported missing aboard their 8.5-metre wooden fishing boat.

Thursday 12 October 2023
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Fij's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka welcomed the safe return home of 198 Fijians who were in Jerusalem when war broke out between Israel and Hamas on the Gaza border. They were given a traditional welcome at Nadi International Airport this morning, 12 October, when they arrived on a Fiji Airways flight that had flown them from Tel Aviv.

Friday 1 September 2023
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Suva, Fiji
Solomon Islands Governor General, Honourable Sir David Okete Vuvuiri Vunagi, was installed today as the 30th Chancellor of The University of the South Pacific (USP) during the Laucala Campus graduation ceremony held at the Vodafone Arena in Suva, Fiji.

Friday 21 July 2023
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Lautoka, Fiji
The Fiji team was announced to play against the ‘Ikale Tahi at Churchill Park at Lautoka on Saturday, 22 July.

Thursday 20 July 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The ‘Ikale Tahi team for the Fiji game at Lautoka Stadium on Saturday, 22 July, was announced by the Tonga Rugby Union today.

Friday 9 June 2023
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Suva, Fiji
Pacific journalists were acknowledged in a 'Pasifika Environews Awards' for their exemplary reporting on environment, ocean and climate change, during a World Ocean Day celebration on 8 June.

Wednesday 7 June 2023
Wellington, New Zealand
Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was welcomed by New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins at Parliament, Wellington on 7 June, after more than 25-years since he last officially visited the country in 1998.
Monday 15 May 2023
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Apia, Samoa
Tonga A was defeated by the Fiji Warriors 25-73 in its final match at Pacific Rugby Challenge 2023 on Saturday, 13 May at Apia Park. Fiji was crowned champions of the tournament.

Tuesday 14 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Lauan chief, Ratu Tevita Uluilakeba Mara, returned to Fiji last week. The former senior officer of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces had spent almost 12-years in exile in Tonga. After fleeing Fiji, he was controversially "rescued at sea" by the Royal Tongan Navy in 2011.

Thursday 2 March 2023
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Suva, Fiji
The United States Embassy has awarded a grant of $100,000(USD) to a Fijian civil society organization, FJ Steam Princess to support its programs in promoting out-reach programs in Tonga and Fiji.

Saturday 24 December 2022
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Suva, Fiji
Hon. Sitiveni Rabuka (74), was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Fiji this afternoon, after narrowly winning a secret ballot in parliament, getting 28 votes to the incumbent Frank Bainimarama's 27.

Thursday 1 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police will host the 51st Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police Annual Conference in 2024. Tonga Police Commissioner, Shane McLennan was appointed as the Deputy Chair of the PICP at the recent 49th Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP) Annual Conference in Nadi, Fiji, 24 – 25 August, 2022.
