Results for Pacific Islands

Tonga will observe a public holiday tomorrow, Wednesday, 17 September for the 40th birthday of Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala.

'Eua High School students won the Form 6 and open categories of the 2025 Japanese Speech Contest on Friday, 12 September at Tailulu College Hall, Nuku'alofa. The Form 5 level was won by Mele’unga Lolohea of Tailulu College and Form 4 by Mauiana Lemoto of Tonga High School.

MEIDECC has received the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for the construction of Fanga’uta Lagoon Bridge on Tongatapu. The Ministry is seeking public comments on the EIA Report from 8:30am Monday 15 September until 4:30pm 30 September 2025. A copy of the report can be accessed only at Department of Environment. ‘Oku ‘ata ke fakahoko mai ha fakatalanoa fekau’aki mo e lipooti mei he 8:30 pongipongi Monite 15 ‘o Sepitema ki he 4:30 efiafi Tusite 30 ‘o Sepitema 2025. Ko e tatau ‘o e lipooti ‘e lava ke ke lau ia ‘i he Potungaue ‘Atakai.

Fifteen Pacific Islands Forum member countries in Solomon Islands last week co-signed an agreement to establish the Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) which will be headquartered in Tonga.

We’re making changes to some of our Terms and Conditions. These changes will come into effect from 15 October 2025, to enhance clarity, for consistency and to improve the way the products, services, rights and obligations are described. - ANZ Tonga

To build greater equality and inclusion in local sports, sporting leaders, advocates and community representatives met in Nukuʻalofa last week, from 2-4 September, for a three-day Gender and Disability Inclusion workshop that tackled how stereotypes, unconscious bias and inequalities continue to exclude girls, women and people with disabilities from fully participating in sport.

“While we welcome partnerships that respect our sovereignty and priorities, we must remain vigilant,” the outgoing chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Hon. Dr. ‘Aisake Valu Eke, told Pacific leaders at the opening ceremony of the 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leader’s Meeting (54PIFLM) on Monday, 8 September in Honiara, Solomon Islands.

As Tonga's economy grapples with intensified global risks, the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) has introduced a new monetary policy to help keep the economy stable. Tonga’s economic growth is lower compared to the regional and global growth. An anticipated new 1% US tax on remittances from 1 January 2026, is creating additional downside risks.

The 54th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting (PIFLM) officially opened today, 8 September, at the Stadium, Sports City in the Solomon Islands, after Tonga’s Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Hon. Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke and other forum leaders arrived in Honiara on Saturday, on a special Royal New Zealand Air Force Flight (RNZAF) from Whenuapai, New Zealand.