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A goal of year round agricultural harvesting of top quality organic vegetables is within reach for Tonga, except that farmers need to understand just how valuable pig shit really is in order to achieve this. A remarkable method of “biogas farming” using pigs and their waste to produce high yield top quality produce could transform subsistence farming incomes. It’s been demonstrated that a properly run biogas farm in Tonga can earn $200,000 or more a year - yet the opportunity is not being fully realized. By Eleanor Gee

‘Akosita Havili Lavulavu (31) is the new Vava'u no. 16 People’s Representative to the Tonga Legislative Assembly winning a By-election with 39.4% of the votes yesterday, Thursday 14 July. There was an 69% turnout of registered voters.

Tonga Fire and Emergency Services firemen were pumped up with their two new fire trucks and fire fighting equipment worth about $100,000 donated by the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Services today.

Human remains found in a bush area of Tongatapu yesterday have been identified as 'Alekisio Taufatahi Kautai (55), a man who lived by himself at Lapaha, Tonga Police today confirmed today.

The by-election to decide the seat for Vava’u 16 in the Tonga Legislative Assembly will be held tomorrow Thursday, 14 July contested by four candidates, including one woman.

Obituary. Elizabeth Bott Spillius, a distinguished psychoanalyst and anthropologist who, through a chance friendship with Queen Sālote, made a valuable contribution to studies of Tongan society, has died in London on July 4 at the age of 92 years, after an illness.

Tonga's Royal Agricultural, Fisheries and Tonga Made Show 2016 will be held on July 27 to August 13 in six islands under a theme, ‘Food Security for happy and healthy Tongans.’.

Rear Admiral John Martin, New Zealand Chief of Navy is in Tonga this week on a bilateral visit that includes meeting King Tupou Vi and touring Masefield Navy Base and Taliai Army Camp.

Australian-Tongan athlete, Mo'onia Gerrard has been appointed as the new head coach of the Worcester Servern Stars, an English professional netball club participating in the UK based Netball Super League Tournament.