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1. Kuo fakahü mai ki he Potungäue MEIDECC 'a é 'Oku fakamalumalu ai e Va'a Fakamatata'ea, Ma'u'anga Ivi, Ma'u'anga Fakamatala, ‘Ofisi Tokangaekina 'a e Ngaahi Fakatamaki Fakaenatula, 'Ätakai, Feliuliuaki 'o e 'Ea pea mo e Fetu'utaki, ha Lipooti Fakafuofua 'o e ngaahi uesia ki he 'Ätakai (or EIA report) ki he Polöseki 'oku ‘iloa ko e Tonga 1. Kuo fakahü mai ki he Potungäue MEIDECC 'a é 'Oku fakamalumalu ai e Va'a Fakamatata'ea, Ma'u'anga Ivi, Ma'u'anga Fakamatala, ‘Ofisi Tokangaekina 'a e Ngaahi Fakatamaki Fakaenatula, 'Ätakai, Feliuliuaki 'o e 'Ea pea mo e Fetu'utaki, ha Lipooti Fakafuofua 'o e ngaahi uesia ki he 'Ätakai (or EIA report) ki he Polöseki 'oku ‘iloa ko e Tonga Climate Resilient Project. Ko e ngäue ko ‘eni ko hono fakalelei'i pea mo toe fakamalohi'i ange e ngaahi matäfanga 'o Talafo'ou lele ai ki Nukuleka, fakafuofua ko e kilomita e 2-3 pea pehé ki he matäfanga to Manuka lele ai ki Kolonga ta ia 'oku fakafuofua ko ha kilomita 'e 2. 'Oku fakaafe'i atu heni 'a e kakai 'o e fonua ke fakahoko mai ha nau faka'eke'eke ki he fakaikiiki to e lipooti ni, 'a ia ko e Polöseki EIA fika 189/2024 - 25.

With an AUD 10 million investment from the Australian government, Tonga is strengthening its disaster preparedness, response, and recovery systems through the official signing of the Tala Kei Kapa: Prepare, Respond, Recover humanitarian investment.

The Tongan Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals against conviction and sentence brought by former Member of Parliament Vatau Hui, upholding his convictions for indecent assault and common assault against a woman. “In some ways it is an aggravating factor that the appellant was a Member of Parliament; he is someone who ought to have set an example in law-abiding conduct as a leader of the community,” the judgment said.

Over the next two days students and job seekers will have the opportunity to interact directly with employers, TVET providers, businesses, and government exhibitors at the Tonga Career Expo 2026, a two days joint initiative between Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development, and TVET, in association with the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industries, at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall, in Nuku’alofa

Gold Coast centre Jojo Fifita (23) has thrived under the tutelage of coach Josh Hannay as he enters the frame for a Queensland debut in State of Origin. With Melbourne winger Xavier Coates injured and Maroons regular Valentine Holmes out of form for St George Illawarra, an opportunity has emerged for Fifita ahead of the Origin series opener in Sydney, Australia, on May 27.

The surge in the trafficking, availability and use of methamphetamine across Pacific Island countries is explosive, fuelling an escalating epidemic of HIV, and undermining human, national and regional security, says a new paper from the Pacific Security College released today. The paper proposes a cross-sector regional summit in 2027 to shape coordinated responses to the escalating methamphetamine crisis across the Pacific.

A total of 60 cases of Dengue fever have been confirmed across Tonga, an increase of 2 cases since the last report, the Ministry of health reported today (Sit rep#19) 12 May 2026.

For farmer Nafetalai Makaui from Houma, improvements to Tonga’s watermelon export pathway have translated into practical changes on the ground. Working with Nishi Trading under a PHAMA Plus-supported fertigation pilot, he increased production on a one-acre plot from 8 tonnes to 21 tonnes, enough to fill a 20-foot shipping container. “The watermelons are sweeter now because we’re keeping the soil consistently moist,” Makaui said. “Before, we relied on rain, and it just wasn’t consistent enough.”

The Tonga Energy Commission (the Commission) has approved an increase to the electricity tariff, effective from 1 May 2026. The Regulated Tariff will increase from 89.58 seniti per kilowatt-hour (seniti/kWh) to 121.63. seniti/kWh, an increase of 35.8%. The increase is the direct result of a significant rise in the global price of diesel fuel.