Tongan born Australian politician, Elizabeth Falemaka Kikkert of the Australian Liberal Party (Liberal), spoke in Tongan during an address to the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on Wednesday.
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Friday 15 September 2017
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Canberra, Australia
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Friday 15 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 26-year-old man was arrested for possession of 17 cannabis seeds and a few homebrew beer bottles at a home in Kolonga, on September 13.
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Friday 15 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 33-year-old man was arrested on September 14, the latest in four arrests made in relation to the theft of tools that belonged to an Australian team of heart surgeons on August 30.
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Thursday 14 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tokaikolo Church (Siasi Tokaikolo ‘ia Kalaisi) has failed to claim ownership over church buildings used by a dissenting congregation in Kolomotu’a. The Tokaikolo Church was seeking control over the property because the Kolomotu’a congregation and their minister had joined a breakaway church called the Mo’ui Fo’ou Fellowship (Mo’ui Fo’ou ‘ia Kalaisi). The property includes the land where the church buildings stand.
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Thursday 14 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A male suspect was arrested by police for allegedly beating up and robbing a 32-year-old man of Asian origin on September 5, at Pea. Police are seeking a second man who was involved.
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Thursday 14 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police are looking for seven cows that were stolen from a plantation at Nualei in Tongatapu on 25 August.
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Thursday 14 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A brand new aviation security x-ray and radio communications equipment was handed over to Tonga Airports Limited staff today, 14 September, at Fua’amotu Airport, by New Zealand High Commissioner to Tonga, HE Sarah Walsh.
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Thursday 14 September 2017
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Santiago, Chile
Marine life in the Easter Island (Rapa Nui) waters, especially endemic species, should start thriving after the Chilean government declared it a marine protected area on 11 September. The protected area, one of the largest in the world, is around 740,000 square kilometers, roughly the size of Chile.
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Thursday 14 September 2017
New York, USA
“Leadership,” in this case, doesn’t necessarily mean an individual positioned at the top of a government or business hierarchy. Rather, it is defined by actions aimed at improving a community’s wellbeing, and it can come from anyone. We have seen firsthand how the presence of a diverse set of engaged leaders at all levels – educators, parents, students, policymakers, advocates, and others – can make or break efforts by a community or country to maximize opportunities to improve its education system. By Wendy Kopp and Dzingai Mutumbuka
Thursday 14 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 52-year-old man is remanded in police custody for grievous bodily harm after he allegedly hit his wife on the foot with an iron bar on Saturday, September 9.
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Thursday 14 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 143 government primary school students at Kolonga on Tongatapu were happy to receive school materials, reading books, sports gear donated by visiting students from Kohia Terrace School in Auckland. The visiting New Zealand students included Talia Vea and Lipoi Tupou.
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Wednesday 13 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The small town of Kuroshio in Japan, has donated 50 school bags to Mu’a Government Primary School (GPS) presented by Mr Kazuya Azechi in a ceremony held on 25 August. Kuroshio has formed a connected with Tonga through the students.
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Tuesday 12 September 2017
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Apia, Samoa
A deal worth US$205,000 for Tongan Caribbean Pine power poles was signed last week in Apia, between American Samoa and Aotearoa-Tonga Forest Products Ltd, a former Tonga Government public enterprise.
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Tuesday 12 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tongan-American band called "13 Crowns" has released its debut single “Grateful” yesterday. The band is made up of seven siblings, the eldest of 13 children of Haini Wolfgramm, bassist of iconic band "The Jets".
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Tuesday 12 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With just two-months to go before Tongans head to the polls on 16 November, there are now around 57,000 plus voters who have registered, according to a provisional electoral roll published last week. This is a jump from the 51,447 voters in the last election.
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Tuesday 12 September 2017
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Apia, Samoa
An agreement to achieve universal health coverage and address non-communicable diseases in the Pacific region was signed by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Pacific Community (SPC) on 8 September in Apia, Samoa.
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Monday 11 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Samoa and the Pacific Games Council signed the 2019 Pacific Games Host Agreement in Apia this afternoon, 11 September 2017.
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Monday 11 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police today confirmed they are treating the death of Kevini Maka (22) whose body was recovered from a waterway next to Popua Park as a homicide.
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Monday 11 September 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Liahona High School celebrated its 70th birthday on 7 September, with activities that emphasized healthy living.
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Monday 11 September 2017
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Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
An audio recording of the 2014 courtroom shooting of Siale Angilau (of Tongan descent) has been published in Utah. In the dramatic 3-minute long audio recording, at least four gunshots can be heard as Angilau was shot by a U.S. marshal, after he charged towards a witness during a federal racketeering trial aimed at the Tongan Crip Gang.
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