Six changes have been made to the Tonga A team for the game against the strong Fiji Warriors on Thursday, 17 March, at the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge in Suva.
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Wednesday 16 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Wednesday 16 March 2016
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Mele Lausiva Felemi Manu (41), a teacher, died after she was electrocuted outside her home when she unplugged a power extension cord at Tupou College, Toloa on Tuesday morning 15 March.

Wednesday 16 March 2016
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Tonga’s Supreme Court allowed breath test results taken at a police station to be considered as evidence in the trial of a driver who drove under the influence of alcohol and killed a woman with his vehicle on January 1, New Year's Day 2015 at Ma’ufanga.

Wednesday 16 March 2016
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Major General Peter Kelly, New Zealand Chief of Army, is visiting Tonga this week ahead of a humanitarian and disaster relief exercise ‘Tropic Twilight’ to be led by New Zealand’s Army later this year in Ha’apai, involving defence forces from Tonga, Australia, US, China, Britain, and France.

Monday 14 March 2016
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The price of petrol will continue to decrease, while diesel and kerosene will slightly increase from this month to April, starting on Wednesday 16 March.

Monday 14 March 2016
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The 90th Anniversary of Queen Salote College was celebrated on Saturday, 12 March attended by the Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata’aho and Crown Princess Sinaitakala in Nuku’alofa. Photos by Merylatai Fihaki.

Monday 14 March 2016
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Tonga has been warned that despite government’s strong revenue collection, Tonga’s fiscal position is expected to weaken in near term due to a large increase in the wage bill, an increase in current spending, and potential cost overruns related to Tonga’s preparations to host the 2019 South Pacific Games

Friday 11 March 2016
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The Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Mr Houlin Zhao official launched a new Tonga government portal at the office of the Ministry of Information, this morning, 10 March.

Friday 11 March 2016
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Neiafu, Vava'u
The Pacific Aria cruise ship was welcomed in Neiafu, Vava’u on 9 March by a school brass band and dancing students on its second port of call in Tonga.

Thursday 10 March 2016
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Payment of a settlement for an undisclosed amount of money to Audra Watts, the widow of Kali Fungavaka, will be made from the Tonga Attorney General’s Office, who will also supervise the setting up of a trust for the benefit of the victim’s children by his first wife.

Thursday 10 March 2016
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New Zealand’s future development assistance to Tonga will be focused on energy, law and justice, education and skills development, and economic development, as an outcome of consultations completed in Tonga today, with New Zealand’s Deputy Secretary for International Development, Jonathan Kings and the Tonga Government. New Zealand anticipates investing approximately TOP$112 million (NZD$75 million) in development assistance to Tonga over the next three years.

Thursday 10 March 2016
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A new boat and a slipway for the people on the small island of ‘Eueiki, situated about 20km from Nuku’alofa, was gifted by the Government of Japan on Wednesday, 9 March to open up ease of public transportation to the island for its 107 inhabitants.

Thursday 10 March 2016
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Additional funding for aviation projects currently underway in Tonga and Kiribati under the Pacific Aviation Investment Program, was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors. The Program is delivering essential upgrades to runways, terminal infrastructure and air traffic control management systems, along with sector reform in the Pacific.

Thursday 10 March 2016
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A claim by a new Public Enterprise director ‘Ahongalu Fusimalohi in a radio interview that there was $4-8 million pa'anga held in the Operational Account of the Tonga Broadcasting Commission when he and his father, the late Tavake Fusimalohi, left employment with TBC many years ago, has sent the accounting staff of TBC on a search for the alleged missing millions; while a former manager, 'Elenoa 'Amanaki has come out on national television and challenged the veracity of 'Ahongalu's statement.

Thursday 10 March 2016
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A primary school teacher who admitted five counts of indecent assault on boys under the age of 12, in humiliating assaults and violations using bananas, was sentenced to a total of one year and 10 months in jail, with one year suspended.

Wednesday 9 March 2016
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Samuela Holani (22) was sentenced to four-years and nine months imprisonment for the rape of a woman at home in Nuku'alofa, in July last year. "A woman is entitled to expect she is safe in her house from predatory sexual offending,” said the judge in passing sentence.

Wednesday 9 March 2016
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The hottest day in Tonga's recorded history was 35.5C at Niuafo’ou on February 1 this year, when a long heatwave was experienced during the month prior to Cyclone Winston reaching Tonga.
Wednesday 9 March 2016
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Residents in Tonga's low lying coastal areas may experience flooding on Friday and Saturday, March 11-12, as a high tide of over 1.85 meters is expected.

Wednesday 9 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa's Central Business district was buzzing with visitors looking for something to do on Wednesday, 9 March with the arrival of hundreds of passengers onboard the P&O's Pacific Aria. The cruise ship arrived from Noumea in the morning, left Nuku’alofa later in the day for Neiafu.

Tuesday 8 March 2016
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Tonga Police fronted by its women officers held its first Open Day to mark International Women’s Day 2016, today 8 March, connecting with youth and encouraging students to look at a professional career in policing.
