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KlickEx Pacific and SPBD Microfinance, following their successful 12-month partnership facilitating money transfers to Samoa, today announced an expansion of their services to Tonga, which will allow Tongans living in New Zealand and Australia to send money home easily and securely.

Haisini Fonohema (37) was jailed for charges including possession of 1.08 grams of methamphetamine and assaulting an undercover police officer who was arresting him in Ha’alalo. His co-offender, Sosaia Palei (39) received a suspended sentence.

Tonga Netball named 16 players for trials to select an Under-21 National team that's set to join the World Youth Cup (NWYC) Oceania Qualifiers in September in the Cook Islands.

Tonga’s National Football team, the Tu’ulalupe, is set to compete at the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Oceania), at Western Samoa in September. A squad of 32 players is announced.

New Zealand–born Tongan tenor, Manase Latu was named as one of five top finalists for the 2024 Lexus Song Quest, Aotearoa - New Zealands’s premier opera singing competition. The finalists were announced last night, 28 July, following two semi-final concerts on 27-28 July, at St Andrew’s on The Terrace in Wellington.

Team Tonga joined the grand opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on Friday, 26 July, and were onboard one of the 85 boats carrying 6,800 athletes 6km along the River Seine towards the Eiffel Tower. Flagbearers were swimmer, Alan Uhi, and boxer, Fe'ofa'aki 'Epenisa. Alan and Fe'ofa'aki completed their competitions during the weekend, while Noelani Day and Maleselo Fukofuka will have their heats on 3 August.

Tongan swimmer Noelani Day (21), a two-time Olympian, is set to compete in the women’s 50m freestyle heat at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Games. “Representing your nation is one of the greatest things that you can do, so for me, it's a really big blessing," said Noelani, who hails from Holonga, Tongatapu, and trains in California.

Nikolai Foliaki will captain the ‘Ikale Tahi in this Friday’s match against the Queensland Reds at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku’alofa (26 July). Ben Tameifuna, who captained the previous two games, will not be playing. Meanwhile, Manutala’aho Huni-Po’ese will captain the Tonga Women's rugby team.

‘Oku ‘i Tonga ni ai ‘a e ongo timi tangata mo fefine ‘a e Reds ‘a Kuinisilani ke va’inga mo e ‘Ikale Tahi mo e Lofa ‘i he Falaite ko ‘eni. ‘Oku lele uike kakato mo e ngaahi polokalama fakamalohisino mo e fakataha mo e ngaahi komiunitī ‘o kau ai mo e ngaahi ako ke fakataukei e faiako sipoti’, kakai fefine ‘i he sipoti,’ mo e ‘a’ahi ki he ngaahi ako’anga. ‘Oku ngaue fakataha ‘a e ‘Akapulu ‘Iunioni ‘a Tonga, ‘Akapulu ‘a ‘Aositelelia, timi Reds ‘a Kuinisilani mo e Polokalama Sipoti PacificAus – ko e polokalama sipoti ‘a e Pule’anga ‘Aositelelia ki hono fakalakalaka ‘a e sipoti ‘i he Pasifiki – ke ‘omi ‘a e ngaahi tesi ‘akapulu fakahisitolia ni ki Tonga ni. - HE Brek Batley, High Commissioner of Australia to Tonga.