The Māori King, Tuheitia Paki, crowned Te Arikinui Kiingi Tuheitia, has died peacefully on Friday morning at the age of 69, New Zealand news media reported today. Kiingi Tuheitia succeeded his mother, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, following her death in 2006.
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Friday 30 August 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Friday 2 August 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Hinemoana II, a traditional voyaging canoe, with an all-female crew, docked at the Inter-island Ferry Terminal in Nuku’alofa this evening, 2 August 2024, after a 10 days voyage from New Zealand.
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Thursday 13 June 2024
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Auckland, New Zealand
A new research on heart health care in New Zealand showed there are many longstanding barriers that continue to affect Pacific and Māori people with heart related conditions, hence a call to action to increase the Pacific and Māori health workforce.
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Thursday 28 March 2024
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Auckland, New Zealand
Two Tongan Police Officers have trained in New Zealand to become firearms instructors to deliver components of live fire and tactical training in Tonga.
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Thursday 9 November 2023
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Wellington, New Zealand
The latest deployment of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon to a multinational fisheries operation has identified 74 fishing vessels in a vast search area in the EEZs of 14 Pacific Islands countries, including Tonga.
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Monday 30 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
More than 200 houses were connected to the grid for the first time after Phase three of the Nuku’alofa Network Upgrade Project (NNUP) was completed.
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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.
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Tuesday 3 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ten Tongan students joined an international school-based leadership programme, hosted in Tongatapu, for eight days from 24 September to 1 October, along with 14 students from New Zealand and Australia, organised by the Future Leader’s Academy at Makeke Camp.
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Thursday 24 August 2023
Whenuapai, New Zealand
The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) newest aircraft has been involved in a significant multinational fisheries surveillance operation for the Pacific’s Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). The Operation Island Chief covered 18.2 million square kilometres of Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) member nations’ exclusive economic zones and high seas.
Thursday 17 August 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Telecommunications specialists from the Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces have partnered with His Majesty's Armed Forces, to install new communications systems in Tonga on 12 August.
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Friday 11 August 2023
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Wellington, New Zealand
Tongan-New Zealand amateur boxer, Matt Mataika has switched allegiance to Tonga ahead of next year’s Olympic Games due to financial crisis with Boxing New Zealand.
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Monday 7 August 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand Universities are now accepting students who have completed the Tongan National Form Seven Certificate (TNFSC) programme. Tonga's Prime Minister's Office announced on 4 August, that the qualification has been accepted as "meeting the minimum requirements" for entrance to a New Zealand University.
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Wednesday 19 July 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Registration for the 2023 Pacific Access Category ballot, which opens on 1 August ,will enable people from Pacific Islands, including Tonga the chance to obtain resident visas in New Zealand.
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Tuesday 11 July 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
HRH Princess Salote Mafile’o Pilolevu Tuita visited the New Zealand High Commissioner Chancery for the first time, on 10 July which is almost 38-years since it was opened in Nuku’alofa.
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Thursday 6 July 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A National Aviation Security Culture Training for the industry was conducted in Tonga by advisors from the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (NZCAA) on 27-29 June
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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.
Tuesday 30 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A team of surgeons from Interplast Australia and New Zealand is currently performing general plastic and reconstructive surgical services at Vaiola Hospital. The team has returned after three years of border closures.
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Wednesday 24 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand Army personnel are helping to restore community buildings and other structures in Tonga's recovery from the 2022 volcanic eruption and tsunamis, part of its Exercise Tropic Twilight.
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Thursday 18 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A ‘Save our Seeds’ training was held for farmers and agricultural representatives this week in the launch of a 'Pacific Seeds for Life' program that aims at achieving food security in Tonga.
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Monday 8 May 2023
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Sydney, Australia
The Australian and New Zealand governments have renewed their commitment to the World Bank’s work in the Pacific through an agreement to strengthen cooperation in the region over the next eight years.
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