Tevita Taulanga Tupou (22) had a year added to his current three-years sentence for his most recent offences of serious housebreaking and theft of Tongan mats and other items valued at $14,100 from a church in Ma'ufanga.
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Friday 14 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 8 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Jailed offender Siosaia Hungalu (27) was sentenced to three-years imprisonment for the housebreaking and theft of Tongan mats, valued at around $13,900 pa'anga, from a residence in Kolofo’ou. He is serving time for other offences.
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Thursday 11 April 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are investigating two reported break-ins at homes in Tongatapu, where Tongan valuables and cash were stolen earlier this month.
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Wednesday 24 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A break in at a home in Ma’ufanga targeted valuable Tongan mats worth more than $3,000 pa'anga on October 15.
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Wednesday 3 October 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A robbery at a home in Hala’ovave in Tongatapu targeted valuable Tongan mats and other handicrafts.
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Friday 27 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three robberies at various homes in Tongatapu have targeted valuable Tongan mats, stolen by thieves who are still on the loose.
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Monday 21 January 2013
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga is losing the people who hold in-depth knowledge of traditional arts, and without them the techniques for preparing and presenting Koloa are largely forgotten, say Tongan women who took time last week to learn from a master of Tongan crafts. Photos by Finau Fonua.
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