In a ground-breaking achievement for Tonga, the Tonga Wrestling Federation (TWF) marked its debut at the Oceania Wrestling Championship in Australia this year. The historic moment unfolded with Langi Sateki putting his name down in Tongan sports history as the nation's first international medallist in wrestling.
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Friday 17 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 17 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Winner of the 2023 National Soroban Competition was Vahe Hahake 1 taking First Place and Best Overall Result for the year. A total of 240 students from across Tonga participated in the competition for primary schools from different districts, held on 16 November, hosted by Apifo’ou College at the Sir Sofele Kakala and Bishop Patelesio Finau Hall.
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Friday 17 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In Tonga, the price for petroleum will decrease starting from Monday, 20 November 2023.
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Friday 17 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Australian Government’s Partnerships for Social Protection (P4SP) program held a disability-inclusive social protection training with more than 45 National Disability Stakeholders including government officials, faith-based institutions, and services providers participants, on 15 November, at Dr. Moulton Hall, Nuku'alofa.
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Friday 17 November 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mal has moved away from Tongan waters. Tonga Met reported that the cyclone system located to the southwest of Tonga had weakened to a low pressure, yesterday and will no longer directly affect Tonga. Previous gale warnings for Tele-ki-Tonga and Tele-ki-Tokelau coastal waters have since been downgraded to strong wind warnings.
Friday 17 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The USS Pearl Harbor hosted a tour for Tonga's press yesterday 16 November, providing an in depth look into the 25-year-old Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, berthed in Nuku'alofa - the final stop of its Pacific tour before it returns to Hawaii.
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Wednesday 15 November 2023
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Auckland, New Zealand
Pacific immunologist Chris Puli’uvea was thrilled to win the prestigious Cranwell Medal 2023 for excellence in science communication during the COVID pandemic. Tongan-born, Puli’uvea received the New Zealand Association of Scientists’ award, alongside fellow academic researcher, virologist Dr Natalie Netzler, on Tuesday in Auckland.
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Wednesday 15 November 2023
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Honiara, Solomon Islands
Australia is supporting Solomon Islands to host a safe and successful 2023 Pacific Games through a $17 million Pacific Games Partnership and additional personnel deployments, made at the request of the Solomon Islands Government.
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Wednesday 15 November 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A gale warning and small craft advisory remain in force for Tele-ki-Tonga and Tele-ki-Tokelau coastal waters, as Tropical Cyclone Mal moves to the south of Fiji and and moves toward southern Tongan waters. A strong wind warning and small craft advisory remains in force for Tongatapu and 'Eua coastal waters, stated the Fua'amotu Tropical Cyclone Centre advisory at 1:00pm today, Wednesday 15 November.
Tuesday 14 November 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
United Kingdom Minister of State for Indo-Pacific, Rt. Hon. Anne-Marie Trevelyan arrived in Tonga last night, for her first ministerial visit since the British High Commission in Tonga re-opened in 2020. Minister Trevelyan participated in the 52nd Pacific Island Forum Dialogue Partners Day, last week, in Rarotonga. “It was a really effective meeting,” she said.
Tuesday 14 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Pacific Partnership exercise has returned to Tonga after a decade, marking the largest annual multinational mission in the Indo-Pacific. With nearly 1500 personnel from Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the mission focuses on disaster response, public health, and civic preparedness.
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Tuesday 14 November 2023
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Honiara, Solomon Islands
A team of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel, accompanied by two Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 helicopters, has landed in Honiara to assist the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) as the nation gets ready to host the 17th Pacific Games.
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Monday 13 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's national sports team “Timi Tonga” for the 17th Pacific Games began arriving in Honiara, Solomon Islands, today, six days ahead of the official opening there on Sunday 19 November.
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Monday 13 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Joe Lynch, a firefighter from Paradise Valley, Arizona, with his daughter Aiyana Lynch, visited Tonga to donate equipment to the Tonga Fire and Emergency Services, in Tongatapu.
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Monday 13 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The funeral service for a leading Tongan farmer and exporter Pousima Alexander Tamaha Afeaki (61), who died last week, in Wellington, New Zealand, will be held on Friday, 17 November, at the Catholic Church in Tofoa, Tongatapu, his family confirmed.
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Sunday 12 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A large scale Tonga Police and Fire investigation is underway today, Sunday 12 November, following a major fire in the Nuku'alofa CBD in the early hours of this morning that may, possibly, be linked to a robbery.
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Friday 10 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A team of NRL talent agents from a New Zealand sports management agency, is currently in Tongatapu, meeting and attending training with students from different secondary schools. During their short visit, two students from Tupou College Toloa were offered Rugby League scholarships to study and play in New Zealand. Among the five-member talent scouts is Tonga’s only accredited NRL player agent, Amon Ta’akimoeaka.
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Friday 10 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The cruise ship, Pacific Explorer, docked at Vuna Wharf in Nuku’alofa this morning, with over 2,500 passengers.
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Friday 10 November 2023
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands
The Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku met with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Rt Honourable Patricia Baroness Scotland on Monday 6 November, in Rarotonga. He acknowledged the Commonwealth’s continued and proactive support to Tonga. He also met and held discussions with other Pacific leaders and partners.
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Friday 10 November 2023
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Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Ahead of the signing of the Samoa Agreement in Apia next week Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku met with the Secretary General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) HE Mr. Georges Rebelo Chikoti, in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The Samoa Agreement to be signed by the European Union and its Member States, and the 79 Member States of OACPS, on 15 November 2023 in Samoa, is the first comprehensive partnership agreement between the OACPS and EU to be signed in the Pacific.
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