The search and rescue operation for Siale Havea (45) who went missing at sea in Houma last week has been called off.
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Wednesday 12 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 5 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Siale Havea (45) of Houma remains missing sea since he first went out diving or underwater fishing at Fahefa, Tongatapu on Friday night, 31 March. A Police Search and Rescue continues, however an aerial search of the Houma coastline by a police drone has not discovered anything to date.
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Friday 2 December 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Government of Japan has committed USD$85,681 grant assistance to improve the water supply system in the village of Houma.
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Tuesday 26 October 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The death of a 22-year-old man, whose body was found at a home in Houma, Tongatapu on October 19, has been ruled a suicide.
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Monday 2 August 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The mother of Queen Nanasipau'u, Baroness Tuputupu 'o Pulotu Vaea of Houma, was laid to rest at the Kolomanatau Cemetery, Houma, Tongatapu, this morning, 2 August 2021. Photos by Pesi Fonua and Peter Poulsen.
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Wednesday 14 October 2020
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Houma, Tongatapu
Baroness Tuputupu-‘o-Pulotu Vaea celebrated her 90th birthday today, 14 October at her residence, Tali ki Ha‘apai at Houma.
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Friday 15 May 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Community Health Centre at Houma upgraded by the Government of Japan was handed over on May 15.
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Tuesday 25 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Twenty-nine cannabis plants were seized from a bush allotment in Houma, Tongatapu on Monday, September 24.
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Tuesday 10 April 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tevita 'Ekuasi (21) from Kala'au remains missing at the Houma Blow Holes after jumping into the sea on Sunday, April 8.
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Monday 19 February 2018
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Houma, Tongatapu
Cyclone Gita destroyed 18 homes and damaged another 60 houses in Houma, on Tongatapu, where a massive clean-up operation is underway this week. Lord Vaea of Houma said some tarpaulins had been distributed on Saturday, but "We need the tents!"
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Tuesday 30 August 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police called off a search and recovery operation on Monday, 29 August after there were no sightings of missing swimmer Meleki Finau (20) who was reported to have been swept out at sea at the Blow Holes in Houma on Sunday, 21 August.
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Wednesday 24 August 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
There has been no sighting of missing swimmer Meleki Finau (20), who was reported to have been swept out to sea at the Blow Holes at Houma on Sunday morning, 21 August.
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Wednesday 13 January 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new spring water system for Houma village on the outer island of ‘Eua was commissioned on Monday, 11 January.
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Thursday 26 June 2014
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Suva, Fiji
The Fiji Police have charged five Nauruan high school students with the murder of 22 year-old Tongan USP student Sione Tufui, who died on Saturday morning June 21, in a Suva hospital.
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Tuesday 27 November 2012
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The people of Houma were overjoyed today, as a new Water Supply System funded by the Government of Japan was turned on and handed over for their daily use.
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Tuesday 7 August 2012
Houma, Tongatapu
When Valerie Adams won a Silver Medal for New Zealand in the women's shot-put at the London Olympics this morning, her extended family at her mother's native village of Houma, in Tongatapu was cheering with pride.