Results for Tonga

Three Tongan women panelists from different sectors agreed that "integrity", "good moral character" and "following the rule of law" were basic qualities expected in public life and leadership positions. "If a government is not prepared to follow the law then we will go back to the jungle and that's not my expectation of a government or a candidate or an MP," said 'Alisi Taumoepeau.

Mate Ma’a Tonga thrashed Scotland 50 - 4, scoring 9 tries. The big win is an excellent start for the Mate Ma’a Tonga in their opening game of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. Mate Ma’a Tonga will face Toa Samoa on Saturday, November 4.

With the intensity of disasters increasing in the Pacific region, the risk of gender based violence in emergencies (GBViE) for women and children is also increasing, said Ms Shamima Ali, Coordinator of the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre (FWCC) at a five day Pacific Regional Workshop on GBViE this week, 23-27 October, in Suva, Fiji.

A 37-year-old man lost five teeth in an alleged assault at Dupincia Bar in Ma'ufanga on October 18.

A two-day workshop on "reporting for elections" was held this week ahead of Tonga's General Election on November 16.

A "Tax Week" was held for the first time in Tongatapu on October 16-22, under the theme, Revenue From The Community, For The Community.

More kava plants were reported to have been stolen from a plantation in Neiafu over the weekend, after kava was stolen at Vaimalo the previous week.

27-year-old man has been charged with raping a 26-year-old woman alleged to have occurred at a bush allotment in Tokomololo, on October 19.

A new classroom building for GPS Havelu/Tofoa was officially opened by the Japanese Ambassador, HE Mr Yukio Numata, at handover ceremony on Tuesday 17 October 2017. Mr Numata this month completes two and a half years as Ambassador of Japan in Tonga.