‘Akosita Havili Lavulavu (31) is the new Vava'u no. 16 People’s Representative to the Tonga Legislative Assembly winning a By-election with 39.4% of the votes yesterday, Thursday 14 July. There was an 69% turnout of registered voters.
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Friday 15 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 15 July 2016
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ko e palopalema fakatu’utamaki taha ‘o e me’a ko e mafai he ‘oku mu’aki ‘a e kui fakamolale hono tefito, ‘o akafia ai ‘a e fakasosiale, ki ha taha na’e ‘ikai mateuteu lelei ki hono ngaue’aki. Mo’oni e lau, “ko e toe to e ki lalo ‘e taha”. – ‘Inoke Fotu Hu’akau.
Thursday 14 July 2016
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Honiara, Solomon Islands
The new Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) Leaders Summit which ended in Honiara this week, had included civil society organisations as decision makers in regional matters, said the PIANGO chairman Drew Havea, of Tonga.
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Thursday 14 July 2016
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Kansas, USA
A young US born Tongan, 'Ainise Havili (20) has been nominated by the University of Kansas for the “Big 12 Athlete of the Year Award” selected from 12 universities in five states. Raised in Texas, 'Ainise, the daughter of Tongan immigrants Moses and Mele Havili, is a star volleyball player and a member of the 2016 United States College Volleyball team.
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Thursday 14 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Fire and Emergency Services firemen were pumped up with their two new fire trucks and fire fighting equipment worth about $100,000 donated by the South Australian Metropolitan Fire Services today.
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Thursday 14 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tatafu Moeaki, the Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Finance and National Planning has resigned from the Civil Service before the end of his contract.
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Thursday 14 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A petition to King Tupou VI from the Public Service Association (PSA) was submitted on Tuesday, 12 July, as the PSA continues to push for defering the implementation of new civil salary structures. The petition was signed by 476 public servants.
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Thursday 14 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Human remains found in a bush area of Tongatapu yesterday have been identified as 'Alekisio Taufatahi Kautai (55), a man who lived by himself at Lapaha, Tonga Police today confirmed today.
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Wednesday 13 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police are appealing for information that might help to identify the remains of a man, believed to be aged in his 40's, discovered this afternoon, Wednesday 13 July 2016, at Lapaha in Eastern Tongatapu.
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Wednesday 13 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The by-election to decide the seat for Vava’u 16 in the Tonga Legislative Assembly will be held tomorrow Thursday, 14 July contested by four candidates, including one woman.
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Wednesday 13 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Police have released the name of ‘Unaloto ‘Eli (22) who died after he was hit by a vehicle on Taufa’ahau Road in Pea, early Saturday morning, 9 July.
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Wednesday 13 July 2016
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Obituary. Elizabeth Bott Spillius, a distinguished psychoanalyst and anthropologist who, through a chance friendship with Queen Sālote, made a valuable contribution to studies of Tongan society, has died in London on July 4 at the age of 92 years, after an illness.
Tuesday 12 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Consider the Tongan pillars of love, respect, humility, reciprocation and patriotism Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala urged a gathering of parliamentary staff from 10 Pacific Islands, as he opened the 47th Annual Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference held from July 11-14 at the Fa'onelua Centre in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 12 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Royal Agricultural, Fisheries and Tonga Made Show 2016 will be held on July 27 to August 13 in six islands under a theme, ‘Food Security for happy and healthy Tongans.’.
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Tuesday 12 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Viliami Lea’aetoa is the winner of this year’s TCC Open Golf Championship event after a thrilling finish when he edged out Digicel’s Ronan McGrane by 2 shots last Saturday.
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Tuesday 12 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Rear Admiral John Martin, New Zealand Chief of Navy is in Tonga this week on a bilateral visit that includes meeting King Tupou Vi and touring Masefield Navy Base and Taliai Army Camp.
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Tuesday 12 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 54-year-old man has been charged with indecently assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Kolonga, Tongatapu. He is expected to appear at the Magistrate’s Court in Mu’a on Wednesday, 13 July.
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Tuesday 12 July 2016
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Worcester, United Kingdom
Australian-Tongan athlete, Mo'onia Gerrard has been appointed as the new head coach of the Worcester Servern Stars, an English professional netball club participating in the UK based Netball Super League Tournament.
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Tuesday 12 July 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A leading police officer, Acting Deputy Commissioner Sālote Grewe Tonga (61) who retired after 42-years of service with Tonga Police, was farewelled in a parade on Friday, 8 July and lauded for her strong character and deep values that made her a role model in her career. "Sālote treated everyone from all walks of life with respect," said Commissioner Stephen Caldwell.
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Monday 11 July 2016
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Apia, Samoa
Tonga’s Under-17 Men’s Soccer team defeated American Samoa by two points to zero in their final game of the OFC U-17 Preliminary Tournament last Friday July 8 in Apia, Samoa.
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