A man and a woman in their 30s were arrested in relation to the seizure of 24.92 grams of methamphetamine and cannabis in a car at Veitongo in Tongatapu, over the weekend.
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Monday 20 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Tuesday 5 July 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Titali To’ia (37) is the man charged in the death of Netane Nimo (26) from a road accident on Taufa‘ahau Road, Veitongo on Saturday night, 18 June.

Tuesday 21 June 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Netane Nimo (26) is the driver who died from the road accident on Taufa‘ahau Road at Veitongo on Saturday night, 18 June. This is the fourth road fatality so far for the year.

Tuesday 21 June 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 26-year-old man died on Saturday night, 18 June from a road accident on Taufa‘ahau Road at Veitongo. This is the fourth road death in Tonga this year.

Wednesday 16 June 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Fale’one Sitiveni Hafoka (23) was sentenced to one-year eight-months imprisonment for causing serious bodily harm to a 20-year-old victim, whom he injured with a coward's punch to the face, breaking his jaw. He underwent surgery to have his teeth removed and his jaws aligned with wire.

Wednesday 9 September 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two visitors from New Zealand have started collecting rubbish left scattered on Tongatapu beaches this month. They remove bag loads of dirty diapers and other waste, so the beaches are “all clean and safe for everyone to use and enjoy,” and to protect marine life.

Monday 4 May 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 31-year-old man was found dead at a home in Veitongo on Saturday night, May 2. Police suspect this is a suicide case.

Tuesday 11 June 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 35-year-old woman has been charged with bodily harm after she allegedly stabbed her husband with a knife, during a domestic dispute on June 5 at Veitongo.

Friday 2 November 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A male accused has been arrested in relation to the shooting of two men during a confrontation at a bush allotment at Veitongo on October 21.

Tuesday 25 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The alleged male shooter in two petrol station shootings in Fanga and Veitongo on September 5 was further remanded in custody, while his two co-accused, his elder brother and a teenage girl were released on bail.

Monday 10 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men and a teenage girl accused in the armed robbery shootings at two petrol stations in Fanga and Veitongo, were further remanded in police custody to appear on Monday, September 24 at Fasi Magistrate's Court in Nuku'alofa. Another female accused was released.

Thursday 6 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The four accused in the armed robbery shootings at two petrol stations in Fanga and Veitongo remain in Tonga Police custody to appear at the Fasi Magistrate’s Court on Monday, September 10.

Wednesday 5 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men and two women, including a man accused of shooting and injuring two people during armed robberies at petrol stations in Fanga and Veitongo on Tongatapu early this morning, were arrested by Tonga Police.

Friday 6 April 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Moli Vakalahi (51) has been named by Police as the pedestrian who died on Tuesday night, April 3 after he was hit by a vehicle, while walking on the side of Taufa’ahau Road at Veitongo.

Wednesday 4 April 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 51-year-old man from Folaha died on Tuesday night, April 3 after he was hit by a vehicle, while walking on the side of Taufa’ahau Road at Veitongo.

Wednesday 26 July 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 70-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter by negligence for the death of an eight-year-old boy, whom he allegedly ran over with his van while reversing at a bush allotment in Veitongo on Tuesday, July 25.

Monday 15 August 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A one-year old baby boy who fell from the back of an open van during a collision, died from his injuries on Sunday morning 14 August at Vaiola Hospital. The baby's parents and the driver of the other vehicle, a BMW, remain in a critical condition in hospital.

Thursday 31 March 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The death of a young man who fell out of a breadfruit tree was accidental, the Tonga Police today confirmed today.

Wednesday 3 February 2016
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Tongan domestic football club, Veitonga FC competed in a regional club qualifying competition in the Cook Islands last week held from January 26-30.

Wednesday 16 October 2013
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Niumataevalu Talanoa Lelei (47), from the village of Malapo was the man whose skeletal remains were discovered at a remote bush area in Veitongo on the southern coast of central Tongatapu in June 25.
