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Friday 21 November 2025 9:58pm
China : HM King Tupou VI will make a one-week state visit this week to China from November 21 to 27, at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. -
Friday 21 November 2025 9:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two fire trucks donated by the Government of Australia were presented to Tonga Fire & Emergency Services (TFES) on 18 November. -
Friday 21 November 2025 9:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A USD$10 million grant to support Tonga Government revenue management was received through the Ministry of Finance, from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). -
Thursday 20 November 2025 11:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A poor turnout saw less than 50% of registered voters casting ballots today in Tonga's General Election. They have returned ten out of 17 incumbents, and elected six newcomers, including one woman, to enter parliament, with one former representative regaining a seat. The Prime Minister Hon. Dr 'Aisake Valu 'Eke retained his Tongatapu 5 seat with 72.93% of votes in his constituency – the highest polling candidate. -
Thursday 20 November 2025 6:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After a slow day, polling stations closed across Tonga at 4:00pm. Tonight, as ballots are counted, the people await the outcome of the “quietest” General Election in memory. -
Thursday 20 November 2025 1:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven incumbent nobles were returned, joined by two new MPs, in the nine Noble's Representatives seats in the Tonga Legislative Assembly for a four year term. -
Wednesday 19 November 2025 11:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Nuku, has been eliminated from the Noble's candidates for Tonga’s General Election, "due to pending legal matters,” the Electoral Supervisor Pita Vuki said today. The final tally of registered Tongan voters closed at 64,707 but only Tongans present in the country can vote for the People’s Representatives in tomorrow’s General Election. Vuki is hoping that turnout will improve on the 2021 election when only 61% of voters turned out. -
Tuesday 18 November 2025 9:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Electoral Commission in Tonga shared the allocated locations for polling booths today, ahead of the general election on Thursday, 20 November. There are also special polling places in each island group for constituents who are regisered on other islands. -
Monday 17 November 2025 10:10pm
Nuku’alofa, Tonga : A special shipment carrying 50,000 litres of petroleum - enough for one day’s supply on Tongatapu - is expected to arrive in Nuku’alofa on Wednesday - a day ahead of Thursday’s General Election - and bring relief to a severe shortage of petrol that has fettered the capital for the last week. The Prime Minister Hon. Dr 'Aisake Eke said Tonga's two main suppliers, TotalEnergies and Pacific Energy, were collaborating on distribution efforts to ease queues at service stations.
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Monday 17 November 2025 6:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There are eleven public holidays set for 2026 in Tonga, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has confirmed today. Most of the public holidays will be observed on the date of occurance. Premium content -
Monday 17 November 2025 6:40pm
Geneva, Switzerland : November 17 marked the first World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day – mandated by the World Health Assembly – a historic milestone in global efforts to end a preventable cancer. This day of action...highlights a critical opportunity: cervical cancer – the fourth most common cancer in women – claims over 350 000 lives each year, yet it is a disease that we have the tools to eliminate. -WHO -
Saturday 15 November 2025 11:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new water supply system for the Hangai Tokelau settlement in Tokomololo was handed overrun 14 November, by the Acting Ambassador of Japan to Tonga, H.E. Mr. Daishouji Toshiyuki. Premium content -
Saturday 15 November 2025 11:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over 3,400 senior students throughout Tonga are sitting their national exams, including Form 5 students who have been brought back into the Tonga School Certificate (TSC) national examination. Premium content -
Thursday 13 November 2025 10:46pm
Washington DC, USA : Tonga’s economy expanded by 2.7 percent in FY2025, supported by robust reconstruction activity, strong remittance inflows, a rebound in tourism, and stronger-than-expected grants inflows, the International Monetary Fund reported on 10 November, after concluding its Article IV consultation with Tonga. “The outlook is favourable but subject to significant risks.” Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2025 8:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The purchase of a new transport incubator for the Paediatric Ward at Vaiola Hospital in Nuku’alofa, supported by the Tanoa Hotel with a donation of $60,000, will significantly enhance neonatal care in Tonga. It can be transported by plane, offering crucial assistance for premature emergency cases arriving from the outer islands. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2025 8:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A petroleum shortage in Tongatapu yesterday, caused a rush on bowsers many of which are now awaiting resupply, expected at the end of the month. It was the fourth rush on bowsers in the last two months. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2025 7:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Speedcuber, Rosabella Pepa (14) was named Tonga’s first national title holder at an inaugural National Rubik’s Cube competition in Nuku'alofa. Seventeen participants included 11 foreign nationals from Europe, Singapore, United States, Australia and New Zealand. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 November 2025 3:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In Tonga, six to seven cervical cancer deaths are recorded annually, caused by the Human papillomavirus infection (HPV). Awareness and early vaccination can protect girls but, at the moment, only 62% of Tonga's eligible girls are vaccinated. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 November 2025 9:28am
Honolulu, Hawaii : A new study led by researchers at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa published on 6 November in Nature Communications is the first-of-its-kind to show that waste discharged from deep-sea mining operations in the Pacific’s biodiverse Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) could disrupt marine life in the midwater “twilight zone. -
Friday 7 November 2025 10:20pm
Doha, Qatar : The Minister for Health, Hon. Dr 'Ana 'Akau'ola, reaffirmed Tonga's commitment to inclusive and sustainable social development at the Second World Summit for Social Development, this week, 5 November, in Doha, Qatar.
