The two Tongan men arrested and charged in relation to the seizure of 58 kilograms of cocaine worth around $30 million pa’anga in street value in Ha’apai have been released on bail in Nuku’alofa.
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Monday 27 August 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Tuesday 26 June 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
58 kilograms of cocaine worth around $30 million pa’anga in street value was seized by Tonga Police in June on the outer island of Ha’apai.

Monday 18 June 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A diver, Tekitau Fifita (43) drowned on Friday night, June 15 while out diving in Hihifo, Ha’apai, Tonga Police reported.

Wednesday 23 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Leadership training for 22 Tongan Police officers focused on accountability, authority and responsibility is being held in ‘Eua and Ha’apai.

Monday 7 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 67-year-old man in Ha’apai was sentenced to three-years and nine-months imprisonment after pleading guilty to attempted carnal knowledge on a child, on May 3.

Friday 27 April 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 20-year-old woman who passed away at the hospital in Pangai on Tuesday, April 24 has been confirmed to have been a suicide death.

Monday 9 April 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Rotting boxes of meat were destroyed in Pangai, Ha’apai on Friday, April 6 after arriving in putrid unrefrigerated containers on the MV ‘Otuanga'ofa ferry from Tongatapu. Metuisela Falesiva, Head of the Food Division, said they were dismayed by the incident and warned that retailers need to ensure proper storage

Wednesday 20 December 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two ambulances to be used in ‘Eua and Ha’apai were handed over on December 19 to the Ministry of Health from the Government of Japan.

Saturday 11 November 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 68-year-old man is detained in custody after being charged with attempted carnal knowledge of a minor, an eight-year-old girl in Ha’apai.

Tuesday 10 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The search for Tevita Kolo (32) who went missing when the boat he was in capsized at the entering channel in Mo'unga'one, Ha'apai, on Wednesday, October 4 has been suspended.

Friday 6 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tevita Kolo (32) remains missing at sea after the boat he was in capsized at the entering channel in Mo’unga’one on Wednesday, October 4.

Wednesday 4 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Aho Ta’e’iloa Ma’ulu’ulu (36) remains missing at sea in Ha’apai after he rang police last night, October 3 to report that his boat engine died between Mo’unga’one and Nukupule Island, in Ha’apai.

Thursday 27 July 2017
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Ha'apai, Tonga
In Ha'apai, 191 primary school students have competed in a district Soroban competition that aims to strengthen their mathematical skills. The students from Classes 3 – 5 at six Government Primary Schools took part in the competition at the Ha’apai High School Hall on Thusday, July 20.

Wednesday 3 May 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Vili Vaea Makineti is the 22-year-old man who drowned at sea in Tungua, Ha’apai on Saturday, April 29.

Monday 1 May 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 22-year-old man drowned at sea in Tungua, Ha’apai on Saturday, 29 April, the first drowning recorded this year in Tonga.

Monday 3 April 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's government is embarking on a reform program "to change people’s mind-sets", the Prime Minister, Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva told a Press Conference that he called on March 29 at the Fa‘onelua Convention Centre in Nuku'alofa. He also said that government is preparing a bill that will allow district and town officers to appropriate "deserted" properties and clear them for community use.

Monday 6 March 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A heavy rain and flash flooding warning has been issued by Tonga’s Meteorology Department for Tongatapu, ‘Eua, Vava’u and Ha’apai at 1:00pm today. Residents in low-lying areas are warned to be alert for possible flash flooding over Monday night and Tuesday.

Thursday 2 February 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new ferry, MV Vaomapa, is now servicing the towns of Nomuka, Tungua, Ha’afeva, Pangai in the Ha’apai Islands group and also connecting Nuku'alofa to the island of ‘Eua. It can carry 140 tonnes of cargo and up to 250 passengers.

Tuesday 27 December 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sea and coastal search are continuing in Ha'apai for a German man, Frank Doblitz (46), who remains missing since he went swimming on Christmas Day at a beach in Hihifo, Ha’apai.

Monday 26 December 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A search is underway for a 46-year-old German man who went missing on Christmas Day after he left to go swimming at a beach in Hihifo, Ha’apai in the evening.
