New evidence of one of the first cities in the Pacific shows they were established much earlier than previously thought, according to research from The Australian National University (ANU). The study used aerial laser scanning to map archaeological sites on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga. “Earth structures were being constructed in Tongatapu around AD 300 -- 700 years earlier than previously thought,” said the Lead author, PhD scholar Phillip Parton.
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Thursday 11 April 2024
Canberra, Australia
Monday 22 August 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new classroom building for Government Middle School Mu’a (‘Api ko Fakala’aa) was commissioned by the Prime Minister and Minister of Education Hon. Hu’akavameiliku on 19 August.
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Friday 30 April 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Toutai Mafile’o was sentenced to two-years imprisonment, which was fully suspended for dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm to his passenger in 2020 at Mu'a. He was intoxicated.
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Wednesday 15 April 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Twenty-two people were today sentenced to a range of fines between $300 to $1100 pa'anga each for breaching the national lockdown notice, at the Mu'a Magistrate's Court. Another 20 accused will be tried next week.
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