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BSP Tonga, BSP Financial Group Limited, the South Pacific’s International Bank, on 2 April 2025  proudly unveiled its revitalised brand identity. The brand’s stylised Kundu symbolises the strength of connection, shared heritage, and unity across diverse island nations and reinforces BSP’s strong connection to the communities it serves across Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific.

The TongaHealth Secondary Schools Athletic Sports Competition for 2025 kicked off at Teufaiva Stadium  in Nuku'alofa today, 8 April 2025 The stadium was filled with colour as student athletes from different schools in Tongatapu and the outer islands gathered, to march in the opening ceremony.

New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Rt. Hon. Winston Peters will be leading a Pacific Mission to Tonga this week. This mission will include a cross-party delegation of approximately 40 members, including three Cabinet Ministers, Parliament Members, and other officials.

Salesi Fa’aoa (33) was found guilty of receiving stolen timber valued at around $35,572 from T Construction Company, in a judgement in the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa, on 26 March. Two co-accused also pleaded guilty. Lord Chief Justice Bishop also ordered a police inquiry into Fa’aoa's allegations of police misconduct.

A power tariff increase of 8.31 seniti per kWh (kilowatt hour) approved by Energy Commission came into effect on 1 April 2025. This is a 9.29% Increase from the last quarter (Jan – Mar 2025) when the power tariff was 89.47seniti per kWh. The new electricity tariff for Tonga is therefore 97.78 seniti per kWh. Totongi ‘uhila ‘o kamata ‘i he ‘Aho 1 ‘Epeleli 2025: Kuo tali ‘e he kau Komisiona Ma’u’anga Ivi ke fakahoko atu ‘a e hiki ‘a e totongi ‘uhila ‘aki ‘a e seniti ‘e 8.31 ki he kWh.

Tapi Panuve (44) is serving seven months in prison for several charges including possession of 1.45 grams of methamphetamine in Longolongo last year. He was sentenced on 31 March in the Magistrate's Court in Fasi.

Mrs. Loupua Pahulu-Kuli, was appointed as the Chief Magistrate in Tonga, effective on Friday 28 March, becoming the first woman and the youngest appointee to hold the position.

‘Atunaisa Fa’uhiva (32) received a fully suspended sentence of 16 months imprisonment for the possession of a loaded .22 rifle, ammunition without a licence, and illicit drugs, including dried cannabis seeds, in Neiafu, Vava’u. The Lord Chief Justice emphasized that the courts in Tonga must prevent conduct that could lead to a surge in criminality involving lethal weapons.

Tevita Fetu’u (27) received a suspended sentence for causing serious bodily harm when he fractured a 25-year-old man’s jaw in an assault at a bar in Vava’u. The judge ordered that for the next 12 months he must not enter licensed premises or a bar and must not during that period drink in public. He advised the accused to give up alcohol altogether because “it seems you are unable to control yourself.”