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Monday 2 December 2024
Brisbane, Australia
Friday 2 August 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
KlickEx Pacific and SPBD Microfinance, following their successful 12-month partnership facilitating money transfers to Samoa, today announced an expansion of their services to Tonga, which will allow Tongans living in New Zealand and Australia to send money home easily and securely.
Thursday 25 July 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Oku ‘i Tonga ni ai ‘a e ongo timi tangata mo fefine ‘a e Reds ‘a Kuinisilani ke va’inga mo e ‘Ikale Tahi mo e Lofa ‘i he Falaite ko ‘eni. ‘Oku lele uike kakato mo e ngaahi polokalama fakamalohisino mo e fakataha mo e ngaahi komiunitī ‘o kau ai mo e ngaahi ako ke fakataukei e faiako sipoti’, kakai fefine ‘i he sipoti,’ mo e ‘a’ahi ki he ngaahi ako’anga. ‘Oku ngaue fakataha ‘a e ‘Akapulu ‘Iunioni ‘a Tonga, ‘Akapulu ‘a ‘Aositelelia, timi Reds ‘a Kuinisilani mo e Polokalama Sipoti PacificAus – ko e polokalama sipoti ‘a e Pule’anga ‘Aositelelia ki hono fakalakalaka ‘a e sipoti ‘i he Pasifiki – ke ‘omi ‘a e ngaahi tesi ‘akapulu fakahisitolia ni ki Tonga ni. - HE Brek Batley, High Commissioner of Australia to Tonga.
Wednesday 24 July 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Queensland Reds men’s and women’s teams are in town to play the ‘Ikale Tahi and the Lofa teams this Friday 26 July. There is also a week of high-performance activities and community engagements including coaching clinics, women in rugby leadership sessions, and community school visits. Tonga Rugby Union, Rugby Australia, the Queensland Reds and PacificAus Sports – the Australian Government’s flagship sports diplomacy initiative in the Pacific – have come together to bring a historic rugby tour to the beautiful shores of Tonga. HE Brek Batley, High Commissioner of Australia to Tonga.
Friday 19 April 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Written Speech delivered by H.E. Ambassador Liu Weimin upon arrival in Tonga: It is a great pleasure for me to serve as the ninth Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of Tonga, which is known as the "Island of Friendship and Love". I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to friends from all walks of life who have long been caring about and supporting the development of China-Tonga relationship. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1998, China-Tonga relations have maintained steadfast momentum.
Thursday 18 April 2024
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Lea Tohi 'a 'Amipasitoa Liu Weimin he'ene tu'uta mai. 'Oku fakafiefia mo'oni kiate au 'a 'eku hoko ko e 'Amipasitoa pe Talafekau Mafai Kakato hono hiva (9) 'o e Lepapulika 'o e Kakai 'o Siaina ki he Pule'anga 'o Tonga, 'a ia 'oku 'iloa ko e 'Otumotu Anga'ofa. Ko e fonua faka'ofo'ofa 'a Tonga, ko e mata'itofe ia 'o e Pasifikí, mo hono hisitolia koloa'ia, 'ātakai faka'ofo'ofa, mo e kakai anga'ofa. Talu e fokotu'u e vā fakatipilometika 'o Siaina mo Tonga 'i he 1998, mo e fakalakalaka aipē kimu'a.
Tuesday 21 November 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
BSP Tonga Ltd. welcomed to the Kingdom of Tonga – their Group CEO Mark T. Robinson on his inaugural visit, accompanied by his wife Mrs Lesley Robinson and BSP General Manager of Pacific Operations, MaryAnn Lameko-Vaai.
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.
Saturday 16 September 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Na’e tokoni lahi ‘a e Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘a Tongaˊ ki he Pule’anga ‘I hono foaki atu ‘a e sieke pa’anga ‘e $14.2 miliona ki he Palemia Le’ole’oˊ Hon. Samiu Vaipulu pea mo e Minisitā Pa’anga Hon. Tiofilusi Tiueti he’enau Fakataha Lahi Fakata’u ‘o e 2023, na’e fakahoko he ‘aho Falaite 15 Sepitema.
Saturday 16 September 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A cheque for $14.2 million was presented by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga to the Tonga Government on Friday 15 September, as part of the Bank's profit distribution for the financial year ended 30 June 2023. This year’s audited financial statement of the Bank confirmed a historical net profit of $20.4 million, and 70% of this was paid to government. The income was generated through investment of foreign reserves.
Thursday 14 September 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
SPBD Tonga Microfinance celebrated the achievements of female entrepreneurs associated with SPBD in 'Eua, and also introduced a new partnership through the SPBD White Goods Financing Loan Program, on 11 September. SPBD General Manager, Mrs Finelanuatoutai Tu’ipulotu, said the collaboration would make it easier for SPBD women to access high-quality and affordable white goods and appliances in 'Eua.
Saturday 17 June 2023
Apia, Samoa
KlickEx Pacific and SPBD have announced a partnership to enable more Samoans abroad to send money home from New Zealand and Australia. The new money transfer service will commence on July 1, 2023, and will provide an online portal for money transfers from abroad.
Tuesday 2 May 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
South Pacific Business Development (SPBD Tonga) Microfinance announced its new business partnership with the Vava’u Shopping Centre #2 on its White Good Financing Loan Program in Vava’u, signed on 21 April 2023 by Mrs Finelanuatoutai Tu’ipulotu and Mr Kong Hao Lin in Neiafu Vava’u.
Friday 17 March 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Oku hoko he ta‘uʹ ni ‘a e ta‘u ‘e 25 ‘o e fengāue‘aki faka-tipilometika ‘a Siaina mo Tonga. ‘I he malumalu ‘o e tataki ‘a e ongo taki ‘o e ongo fonuaʹ ni pea mo e ngāue fakataha ‘a e kakai ‘o Siaina mo e kakai ‘o Tonga, kuo malava ai ke pukepuke ‘e Siaina mo Tonga ‘ena fengāue’aki vaofi ‘i ha tu’unga lelei mo fakalakalaka. Ko ‘ena fengāue‘aki lelei ‘oku ho‘ata mei ai ha ngaahi lelei ‘one ‘omai ai ha ngaahi lelei ‘oku ta‘e malava ke fa’alaua ki he kakai ‘o Tonga pea ‘ikai ke ngata ai ka ‘oku ne toe ‘omai foki ‘a e ma‘uma‘uluta, nonga mo e malu fakafeitu‘u.
Friday 17 March 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Tonga. Over the past quarter of a century, under the guidance of the leaders of both countries, and with the joint efforts of the Chinese people and the Tongan peoples, China-Tonga relations have maintained a good momentum of sound and stable development. The mutually beneficial cooperation has yielded fruitful results, bringing tangible benefits to the Tongan people and making positive contributions to regional peace and stability.
Friday 27 January 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
On Australia Day we reflect on our nation’s history and celebrate its achievements and all its people, including the 33,000 Australians that identify as having Tongan ancestry. Australia’s identity is complex; in addition to our first nations heritage and our British and European history, laws and systems of government, we are a country of people from more than 270 ancestries. - Statement from the Australian High Commission in Tonga.
Tuesday 25 October 2022
Matatoa, Tofoa
A special event today marks the official opening of Tonga’s first ever large-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) by the Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku. The two Battery Energy Storage systems are deliverables of the Tonga Renewable Energy Project (TREP) located at the Popua Power Station and at Matatoa, Tofoa. The project, worth a total of $16.7 million USD, is jointly funded by the Asian Development Bank, Green Climate Fund, and the Government of Australia, and implemented by Tonga Power Limited with assistance from the Government of Tonga.
Wednesday 19 October 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
This week South Pacific Defence Ministers and senior military leaders came together in Tonga for what was a vital meeting. Australia will be there as a partner and a friend, as together we confront common threats to our collective security, including climate change, transnational crime, cyber-attacks and natural disasters. I’ll be working with the Defence Ministers right across the region to boost our defence cooperation, to find more opportunities for our servicemen and women to work alongside each other in a spirit of partnership, so that our forces become more capable and more interoperable. - The Hon Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia.
Tuesday 20 September 2022
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Through her long reign, Queen Elizabeth became a part of our lives. How many lives did she touch without realising? Every day since her sad passing, Tongan friends here have told me stories of meeting Queen Elizabeth or seeing her on visits to Tonga or New Zealand or Australia, and I have been struck again how much of a family we are in the Commonwealth, with so much shared history and so much in common. - British High Commissioner in Tonga.
Tuesday 23 August 2022
Neiafu, Vava'u
A team of scientists is undertaking coastal marine surveys in Tongan waters to evaluate impacts to coral reefs and fisheries following the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai eruption in January 2022. Special Management Areas (SMAs) and aquaculture areas are of prime concern. With support from the Waitt Institute, the research vessel, “Plan b”, will arrive in Tongatapu today, 23 August, and conducting surveys until 5 September.