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A ‘Walk for Life' walkathon raised 10,000TOP with over a hundred people walking from Teufaiva Stadium to ‘Apifo’oou College, on Tongatapu last Saturday morning. The funds were presented to the Takataka Gym at Teufaiva Stadium to support its stroke rehabilitation work.

Investigations will determine the cause of a major fire that broke out at Loumaile Lodge, a large derelict building in the Nuku'alofa Central Business District, on Wednesday evening.

The Prime Minister's Office has referred one of its employees to the Public Service Commission for disciplinary action after police confirmed the staff member’s arrest in connection with the possession of illicit drug utensils, officials said today.

Japan’s Minister of Defence, Shinjiro Koizumi, called for collective action to “safeguard the Pacific as the ocean of peace” as he opened the 3rd Japan Pacific Islands Defense Ministers Dialogue (JPIDD) in Tokyo on 23 February. The meeting brought together representatives from 28 countries, including defence ministers from Tonga, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and other Pacific Island Countries (PICs), as well as partner nations and ASEAN member states.

The Tonga Police Maritime has suspended its search and rescue operation for a man reported missing at sea after no new information was uncovered following the rescue of his two companions last Wednesday, 18 February.

Due to a lack of funding and sponsorship, Moana Pasifika has canceled this year’s Round Nine fixture against the Chiefs in Tonga, initially scheduled to take place on 11 April, at Teufaiva Stadium.

The Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery is set to launch its first Pacific Strategy this week at the 2nd Pacific Peoples Fono in the Community, hosted by The Cause Collective in Manukau, New Zealand.

The United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will visit Hawaii, Tonga and two other Pacific Islands countries, Fiji, and Samoa for high-level meetings from February 22 to March 2, 2026.

Lord Ve’ehala, President of the Tonga Football Association, and General Secretary Lui ‘Aho received an equipment grant of 160 footballs from TASANOC CEO Netina Vea and Australian volunteer Yi Yi.