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Saturday 26 November 2022

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Pacific Resilience Project (PREP) was presented by Tonga government officials to visiting World Bank (WB) delegates this week, as Tonga seeks more initiatives and assistance to strengthen natural disaster resilience.
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Saturday 26 November 2022

Suva, Fiji
Tonga for the first time, attended the 2022 Korea International Cooperation Conference on Oceans and Fisheries (KICCOF), at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Suva, Fiji, from 23-24 November.  
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Friday 25 November 2022

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Parliament went into a closed session when it opened on Wednesday, after a three-weeks break, and there was no broadcasting of the morning’s proceedings. So what was parliament doing on the morning of November 23? From the House by Pesi Fonua.
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Friday 25 November 2022

Trinidad and Tobago
Kilisitina Moala from Tonga made an impression at the meeting of Commonwealth Youth Parliamentarians held in the Trinidad and Tobago parliament on 23 November, when she delivered “a weeping lament that her homeland was sinking”.
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Friday 25 November 2022

Australia
People born in Tonga were 80 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than other Australians during the Delta outbreak last year, a new analysis by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows.
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Thursday 24 November 2022

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan-made products and services were displayed by local groups, businesses and some Government Ministries, during a three-day Tonga Trade Fair 2022, that opened on 24 November, in Nuku'alofa.
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Thursday 24 November 2022

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Shonte To’a and Tilila Hifo will join the ACT Brumbies as part of six players selected to join the Australian Super W clubs in 2023, on initial one-season contracts.
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Thursday 24 November 2022

Brisbane, Australia
Tonga men’s and Papua New Guinea women’s have won the 2022 Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge, in Brisbane, Australia, with Tonga and Papua New Guinea Men’s to represent Oceania at the 2023 World Rugby Challenger Series.
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Thursday 24 November 2022

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A substantial tobacco smuggling operation from Tonga to New Zealand, that allegedly amounted to around $1.8 million in evaded tobacco excise, was intercepted in an investigation by New Zealand Customs.
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Thursday 24 November 2022

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The construction of a NZD $1.6 million Tonga Pharmaceutical Facility at Veitongo is on target to be completed by March 2023.
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Wednesday 23 November 2022

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Efforts made by schools to promote healthy living were recognised with the presentation of awards today. The 'Apiako Ma'a Lahi 2022 accreditations recognised primary, middle schools, and high schools who have established vegetable gardens and healthy eating programs.
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Tuesday 22 November 2022

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls, Christine Clarke CSC is making her first visit Tonga this week, after taking up the position in January. She will meet a range of stakeholders in the public and private sector to discuss shared priorities for progressing gender equality and women’s empowerment.
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Tuesday 22 November 2022

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s national netball team Tala has taken Tonga Netball to 8th place in the world netball rankings, a historic achievement for the winning team which was previously ranked 9th. The team are expected to visit Tonga on 3-13 December.
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Tuesday 22 November 2022

Auckland, New Zealand
A survey by New Zealand and UK vessels, which was led by New Zealand's National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), has been completed following the eruption in January 2022.  
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Tuesday 22 November 2022

Ha'afeva, Ha'apai
The small island of Ha’afeva in Ha’apai received a shipment of building materials on 21 November, for the construction of four houses as part of a Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai tsunami house construction project.
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Monday 21 November 2022

A 29-year-old man, who was found injured by the side of the road at Nualei on Sunday morning, has died. Tonga Police this evening, called for the public to come forward and report any information they may have regarding the matter.
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Monday 21 November 2022

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Australian heavyweight boxing champion, Justis Huni (23) who is of Tongan descent, is visiting Tonga for the first time to support and raise awareness of the sport among youths.
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Monday 21 November 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two men were jailed for possession of methamphetamine and drug utensil, after they were arrested under a tree in Nukunuku. A third co-accused received suspended sentence.
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Monday 21 November 2022

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Siaosi Brown (22) was sentenced to 18-months imprisonment for possession of 222.69 grams of cannabis seized at a home in Fanga.
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Monday 21 November 2022

Sharm El-Sheikh, Eqypt
The Pacific Climate Change Centre (PCCC) highlighted efforts to support the Pacific to access climate innovative solutions. The exhibition saw 400 registrants and 640 virtual exhibition booth visits at the Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion, in Egypt, held as a side event at the COP27 meetings of the parties on climate change.
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