Six men arrested with cannabis and firearms have been charged after the execution of multiple search warrants at three different locations in Tongatapu.
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Friday 9 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 9 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 17-year-old boy was rescued by Tonga Police after he reportedly jumped into the ocean and drifted some 600 metres from the coastline at Fua’amotu this morning, March 9.
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Friday 9 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s Parliament is up and running this week thanks to support from parliaments throughout the Pacific region, including Australia, New Zealand and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), after Tropical Cyclone Gita destroyed its century old building and technical equipment last month.
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Friday 9 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has publicly scolded the Minister of Police and Fire Services, Hon. Mateni Tapueluelu, for making false allegations against Police Commissioner Stephen Caldwell.
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Friday 9 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Opinion by Rev Dr Ma'afu Palu of the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga.
Friday 9 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
More aid is being distributed to those affected by Tropical Cyclone Gita, not only by the major aid agencies, but other businesses, such as the South Pacific Business Development SPBD Microfinance Tonga, are joining in the relief effort. Over 750 relief kits have been handed out with more given out this week.
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Thursday 8 March 2018
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Cardiff, Wales
Tongan born Welsh Number 8, Taulupe Faletau, will captain Wales against Italy this weekend in the Six Nations Championship. The 27-year-old has 70 caps for Wales and is widely considered to be the best Number 8 in the world.
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Thursday 8 March 2018
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Thirteen athletes in six sports have been announced to represent Tonga at the XXI Commonwealth Games next month 4 – 15 April in Gold Coast, Australia.
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Wednesday 7 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Rt. Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, who was in Nuku’alofa today, has committed $7 million dollars to assist schools to fix roofs that were damaged by Tropical Cyclone Gita last month.
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Wednesday 7 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
There have been six alleged murders in Tonga since February 4. The latest occurred on Sunday 4 March when a 24-year-old man died after he was stabbed during a fight at Fangaloto.
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Tuesday 6 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
After a rush by the Tonga Government to hold a parliament session yesterday 5 March in order to address the urgent needs of the country, it was decided that Parliament will have a two-day break as the Kingdom receives New Zealand’s Prime Minister Hon. Jacinda Ardern who arrives tonight for a one-day visit. Parliament will resume on Thursday 8 March.
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Tuesday 6 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mate Ma’a Tonga’s star playmaker Ata Hingano has been signed on a two-year deal by the Canberra raiders after he was released by the New Zealand Warriors a week ago.
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Tuesday 6 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A local Chinese company joined the thousands of people who helped clean up Tonga after Tropical Cyclone Gita thrashed Tongatapu and ‘Eua last month. Using a small mobile crane, eight staff from the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) removed a huge satellite dish that was laying across Tupoulahi Road.
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Tuesday 6 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 21-year-old man who allegedly stabbed another during a drunken brawl at Fangaloto, has been charged with murder on March 5.
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Tuesday 6 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today 6 March officially announced diplomat Ms Tiffany Babington as New Zealand’s new High Commissioner to Tonga.
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Tuesday 6 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Aisake Lavelua (36) the passenger in a vehicle that crashed into a power pole at Fo’ui in the weekend, passed away at Vaiola Hospital on Monday night, March 5.
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Monday 5 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The two teenage boys aged 17 and 15 who were charged with the murder of a Chinese couple at Matafonua, are revealed to have been escaped prisoners.
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Monday 5 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Key areas of Tonga’s seabed approaching the harbor of Nuku’alofa, is being mapped by state-of-the-art multibeam sonar equipment chartered by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) to update nautical charts and publications. According to UKHO, accurate and up-to-date charts for safer navigation may boost Tonga's blue economy.
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Monday 5 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 24-year-old man died on Sunday, March 4 after he was allegedly stabbed during a drunken brawl at Fangaloto.
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Monday 5 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A male driver and his front seat passenger are in Vaiola Hospital after being seriously injured in a road crash at Fo’ui on Sunday morning, March 4.
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