A search and rescue operation for two missing fishermen from Hihifo, Niuatoputapu, was suspended by Tonga Police on Sunday, 11 October after their capsized fishing boat was found.
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Monday 12 October 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 8 October 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A mother from Lapaha has been charged with a domestic violence offence in an incident involving her 4-month old baby daughter on 4 October in Lapaha.
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Wednesday 7 October 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A search and rescue operation is underway to find two fishermen from Hihifo, Niuatoputapu who has been reported missing since leaving on a fishing trip early Tuesday morning, 6 October.
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Tuesday 6 October 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two drivers were admitted to hospital and eight passengers injured when a bus and van collided at Pea this morning, Tuesday, 6 October.
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Monday 28 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 24-year-old male teacher at a Government Primary School in Tongatapu has been charged with multiple counts of assault and indecent assault of six young male students on 14 September.
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Monday 28 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 19-year-old male passenger died early Saturday morning, 26 September, after the vehicle he was travelling in crashed on Vuna Road in Nuku’alofa.
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Wednesday 16 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Samuela Hafoka (33) has been charged with possession of cannabis, an illicit drug, that he allegedly tried to smuggle into cells at the Central Police Station.
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Wednesday 16 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 58-year-old man died after being hit by a car outside Tufumahina Residence at Pea around 10:00pm on Tuesday, 15 September.
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Friday 11 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mikaele Tonga was awarded the Baton of Honour during a passing out graduation ceremony for 29 probationary constables of the Tonga Police Recruit Wing 43 on Thursday, 10 September at the Police Headquarters in Longolongo. Photos by Sia Adams
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Thursday 10 September 2015
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Two men aged in their 20s from Ha’ano have been charged with assault in relation to the alleged beating of a 12-year-old boy with a piece of timber and a machete on 29 August in Ha’ano, Ha’apai.
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Wednesday 9 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police have not arrested any suspect in relation to a shooting, which injured at a petrol station attendant in Ma’ufanga last Friday morning, 4 September.
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Wednesday 9 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two youths have been charged with disturbance in relation to a school brawl that broke out on Friday, 4 September at the bus station in Nuku’alofa.
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Monday 7 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Police reported two accidental deaths on Saturday, 5 September that included a diver who died from decompression while diving in Tongatapu, and a man who fell from a van.
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Monday 7 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 37-year-old man is in hospital after a masked man shot him in the thigh during an armed hold-up at a petrol station in Ma’ufanga early Friday morning, 4 September.
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Thursday 3 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Supreme Court decision on whether or not People's Representative, Mateni Tapueluelu, will lose his parliamentary seat, will be made on 12-13 November, Lord Chief Justice O. G. Paulsen, stated yesterday September 2.
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Tuesday 1 September 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 12-year-old boy from Ha'ano was allegedly beaten up several times with a piece of timber and a machete. Ha'apai Police expect to arrest two male suspects in relation to the incident on the small island of Ha’ano.
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Friday 28 August 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two masked men armed with a machete and a stick seized over $500 pa’anga from a petrol station at Fua’amotu before fleeing on Thursday, 27 August.
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Thursday 27 August 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 40-year-old man has been charged with the assault of his five-year-old daughter whom he allegedly whipped with a belt leaving bruises on her back on Sunday, 23 August in Nukunuku, Tongatapu. The child has been removed from the home under a protection order.
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Thursday 27 August 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 52-year-old husband has been charged with bodily harm for a violent domestic assault when he allegedly threw boiling water on his wife, who remains hospitalized with severe burns.
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Thursday 20 August 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 20-year-old man from Leimatu’a has been charged with reckless driving causing death in a road crash in Neiafu on Thursday, 19 August.
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