A police investigation continues into the suspected homicide of a shopkeeper at Halaleva. The body of Dao Zin He (31) has been released to his family who were arranging for his return to China.
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Tuesday 1 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Tuesday 1 April 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Amelia Fa'otusia (18), a Tongan Student studying at the University of Waikato, has been awarded the New Zealand Development Pacific Scholarship for Highest Academic Achiever in 2013.

Monday 31 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eleven families in four Hihifo villages are receiving help from the Red Cross after their homes were affected by flood waters caused by heavy rainfall last week, March 24 – 25.

Friday 28 March 2014
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Nadi, Fiji
Fiji is a lap ahead of Tonga when it comes to export initiative. A Fijian business was able to successfully secure an export of 13 tonnes of frozen vegetables, fruits, root crops and fish for the United States last week.

Thursday 27 March 2014
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Brisbane, Australia
A charity campaign “Donate 21” is currently underway in Australia to raise money for a young Tongan woman, Viola Kavapele Maka (24) from Lapaha, Tongatapu who has a life threatening heart condition.

Wednesday 26 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Under-20’s Rugby team will participate in the 2014 Junior World Rugby Trophy (JWRT) tournament to be held in Hong Kong in two weeks’ time.

Thursday 20 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A new office building to house both the Tonga Print Ltd and the Tonga Post Ltd at Vaololoa was officially opened by the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano yesterday evening, 19 March.

Thursday 20 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s Court of Appeal 2014 Session is set to be held from March 31 to April 11 in Nuku’alofa. Tonga's former Chief Justice Sir Gordon Ward will return as a new judge to join the Court of Appeal.

Thursday 20 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 42-year-old man from Halaleva has been charged with making counterfeit currency after police seized $10 pa‘anga counterfeit notes amounting to $150 on March 19.

Thursday 20 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The trial of five policemen charged with manslaughter in relation to death of New Zealand police officer Kali Fungavaka is now set to be held on April 8 to May 9, 2014.

Thursday 20 March 2014
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Canberra, Australia
Tonga A were outplayed by Argentinian side, the Pampas 47 – 20 yesterday March 19 in Sydney, Australia. Tonga A scored three tries while the Pampas scored seven tries.

Thursday 20 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand immigration is encouraging Tongan citizens who wish to immigrate to New Zealand, to register in a ballot next month so that they will be considered for a grant of residence.

Thursday 20 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men accused of housebreaking after they entered a woman’s home posing as police officers were found guilty on March 19, and will be sentenced on April 17, at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.

Tuesday 18 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hundreds of rugby balls and more than a thousand pairs of rugby shorts, and other rugby kit has been donated to Tongatapu Secondary Schools and over a hundred rugby balls were given to school children in Ha’apai by a Dunedin business Leslie Rugby last week.

Monday 17 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A former senior Tongan Immigration officer and a woman co-accused were jailed today in relation to the attempted forgery of two Tongan blank passports by a Supreme Court judge who said that corrupt scams goes the heart and impugn the integrity and security of Tonga’s passport regime and machinery of border control - which has the potential to bring Tonga into disrepute in the eyes of foreign countries.

Monday 17 March 2014
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San Francisco, USA
Sammisano Joshua Talai 'Otuhiva, a five-month old baby boy from San Francisco who has Tongan and Samoan parents, is being recognized as the largest baby ever born in the American state of California.

Friday 14 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Ministry of Commerce, Tourism and Labour has announced greater fuel prices for March-April 2014, to be effective from Sunday February 16.

Friday 14 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two policemen charged with manslaughter in relation to the death of ‘Inoke Pepa (20) in 2012 will appear on April 1, at the Nuku‘alofa Supreme Court.

Friday 14 March 2014
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Sydney, Australia
Tonga A defeated the Waratahs A team (NSW Gen Blue) 29 – 21 in Sydney, Australia yesterday March 13.

Thursday 13 March 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
“Hardship” is the new word describing poverty in the Pacific Islands, where “the label of poverty is considered culturally inappropriate,” according to a report released by the World Bank this week, that highlights the increasing concerns over the vulnerability of many people living in its 11 member countries.
