Tonga's international trade in plant-based products is made easier with MAFF's recent roll-out of an “ePhyto system” that allows exporters and farmers to electronically obtain phytosanitary certificates from overseas biosecurity authorities. It will see a gradual migration from paper documents over to the digital-based “ePhyto” certificates.
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Tuesday 17 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Friday 13 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police arrested a 33-year-old man from Tatakamotonga on Tuesday, 10 January 2023, for possession and supply of illicit drugs, after intercepting the suspect on a public road between Holonga and Pelehake.

Friday 13 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Acting Vice Chancellor of USP, Dr Giulio Masasso Tu'ikolongahau Paunga has returned to Tonga and will be based at the Tonga Campus of the University of the South Pacific for a while. He is visiting the USP Centre in Vava'u today.

Thursday 12 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s first National University will open on 27 January, the Prime Minister Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni announced yesterday, January 11. Tonga needs to urgently increase its training opportunities to replace many skilled Tongans who have left to work overseas, the first press conference for 2023 at St George Building, was told.

Sunday 8 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After the Tongan Parliament was told that its 2022 proceedings would not close as planned on 8 December, and that its session would continue, 'twas clear just before Christmas, that all through the House not an MP was stirring... From the House, by Pesi Fonua.

Thursday 5 January 2023
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Timaru, New Zealand
Father of two, Lionati Fotofili (44) went missing while fishing at the Ōpihi River mouth in New Zealand last week. Tongan-born Lionati was the pastor of Timaru’s Church of Tonga.

Wednesday 4 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A cash donation amounting to over $1.23 million given by Australians, was officially presented to Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku, by Princess Angelika Latufuipeka Tuku'aho this morning.

Monday 2 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tatafu Moeaki, Tonga's former Minister of Finance was appointed by government on 20 December 2022 as the new Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga.

Monday 2 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A man from Ha'asini has been arrested and charged in relation to a hit-and-run fatality at Nualei in November 2022.

Monday 2 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
'Atata Islanders have begun relocating to the village of Masilamea on Tongatapu. Their new home is a neighbourhood of 22 houses located at the edge of the village. At least three families have moved in since the housing project was officially opened on December 20.

Sunday 1 January 2023
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Wellington, New Zealand
Twenty four Pasifika in New Zealand have been recognised in the country's New Year's honours, among 183 recipients named yesterday. They are drawn from the arts and media, business, health, education, sport, voluntary work, science and technology. A Tongan, Sefita Hao’uli, was named as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to Tongan and Pacific communities.

Saturday 31 December 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An accident at 'Eua on 22 December was not “a reckless hit and run” because the driver had stopped and assisted in conveying the injured teen to hospital, said Tonga Police, who have corrected their initial statement about the accident, after an investigation revealed why the driver had left the scene.
Tuesday 27 December 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A man who died from falling off the cliff at the Hufangalupe Lookout, Vaini, has been named as Mr Huákau Tutuíla from Hoi village, aged 35 years.

Tuesday 27 December 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A teenager who was struck by a vehicle on a road in 'Eua last week sustained injuries to his face and chest, Tonga Police reported today. They have arrested a 71-year-old driver on charges related to a reckless hit-and-run accident.

Saturday 24 December 2022
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Suva, Fiji
Hon. Sitiveni Rabuka (74), was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Fiji this afternoon, after narrowly winning a secret ballot in parliament, getting 28 votes to the incumbent Frank Bainimarama's 27.

Saturday 24 December 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u will celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays in ‘Eua.
Friday 23 December 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The annual Tonga Police operation for the Christmas and New Year holidays started on 22 Decemberand will run to 4 January, 2023 aimed to prevent crimes and ensure public safety.

Friday 23 December 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The body of Talanoa Leakona Lemoto (35) was released to his family for his funeral, after his post-mortem examination was completed on Wednesday, 21 December.

Thursday 22 December 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mr. Michael Cokanasiga of Fiji has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for Ministry of Revenue and Customs for four-years.

Thursday 22 December 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 51-year-old woman, who was a front passenger in a car that crashed into an electric pole at Kolonga on eastern Tongatapu, died at Vaiola Hospital on Sunday, 18 December. The driver remains in a critical condition.
