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Tuesday 26 May 2026 2:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 36-year-old man has been sentenced to one year and nine months imprisonment after breaking into a woman’s home at night, indecently assaulting her and injuring her during a struggle. -
Tuesday 26 May 2026 2:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Puke man who admitted possessing unlicensed ammunition and a firearm has received a fully suspended nine-month prison sentence following a Supreme Court ruling in Nuku’alofa. -
Monday 25 May 2026 10:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 42-year-old man was sentenced to five years and eight months imprisonment for serious housebreaking and theft, after a late-night home invasion at Sopu, where the victim was threatened with a knife and robbed around $6,000 paʻanga in cash and valuables. His sentence included drugs offences. -
Monday 25 May 2026 9:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The crew of a United States Coast Guard vessel worked with Tongan partners and made port calls in Nuku'alofa and Vava’u, Tonga, as part of their first Operation Blue Pacific patrol, which commenced in April. -
Monday 25 May 2026 9:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven people, including two couples, were arrested in separate Tonga Police operations conducted into alleged illicit drug activities in Lomalinita, Mapelu, and Sia'atoutai on Tongatapu, recently. -
Monday 25 May 2026 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Under-12 football tournament for boys and girls teams competing in grassroots matches, a sporting initiative aimed at early skills development for the players, was held at Veitongo on Saturday 23 May 2026. -
Monday 25 May 2026 5:54pm
Auckland, New Zealand : More than NZD $1 million in new funding is available to support more Māori and Pasifika young people into engineering and technology careers. The Mātātā Initiative, part of the Engineering New Zealand Foundation, is seeking expressions of interest for programmes that help young people pursue four-year engineering or technology degrees. The funding round will cover 2027–2029. -
Monday 25 May 2026 5:51pm
Suva, Fiji : Pacific youth are being invited to help shape the region’s climate agenda ahead of the COP31 in Türkiye, through a series of talanoa dialogues commencing in Suva, Fiji, on 2 June. -
Monday 25 May 2026 5:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Samiuela Vao has been appointed the new Supervisor of Elections and CEO for Tonga Electoral Commission, effective from 8 May 2026. -
Saturday 23 May 2026 11:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Secondary schools rugby season fever drew crowds to watch fierce competition returning to the fields on Friday 22 May. -
Saturday 23 May 2026 11:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government Middle School 9’s rugby league competition has officially kicked off across Tonga, with young players displaying determination and emerging talent during opening matches on Friday, 22 May 2026. -
Saturday 23 May 2026 10:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Secondary Schools Netball Competition has opened with a strong turnout of about 14 schools at Lavengamalie Christian College in Nuku’alofa, on Friday, 22 May 2026. -
Friday 22 May 2026 11:42pm
Darwin,Australia : Tonga's young track and field athletes continued their strong showing at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin, with several medal-winning performances across sprint, hurdles and field events, day four. Eighteen-year-old athlete 'Ofa Tuifua broke the Tongan Open Record in the women’s 400m hurdles, clocking 1 minute 6.39 seconds to claim silver in the under-20 final.
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Friday 22 May 2026 11:35pm
Sydney, Australia : Tonga’s bodybuilding team brought home 19 medals from the 2026 IFBB Australasian Championships in Sydney and recognition as the Best Supporting South Pacific Team. The championships, held in Sydney on May 17, served as a qualifying event for the Mr and Mrs Universe competition in Thailand. Premium content -
Friday 22 May 2026 10:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 40-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, both from Mataika Tongatapu, have been arrested in Police drug operations. Premium content -
Thursday 21 May 2026 8:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 101st University of the South Pacific (USP) Council Meeting was officially opened today by the Prince Regent, HRH Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala, at ‘Api Mataka, Ministry of Education, in Nuku’alofa, with a call for principled leadership to guide the region’s future. Premium content -
Thursday 21 May 2026 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific trade leaders gathering in Nuku’alofa have been urged to ensure regional trade agreements deliver meaningful benefits for the people most vulnerable to economic hardship, as the 10th Meeting of the PACER Plus Joint Committee opened today, 21 May 2026. Premium content -
Thursday 21 May 2026 12:44pm
Geneva, Switzerland : The Kingdom of Tonga has reaffirmed its commitment to global cooperation in digital health, climate-resilient health systems, and stronger primary care during its national statement, presented by Minister of Health, Hon. Hu’akavameiliku, at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva. Premium content -
Thursday 21 May 2026 12:12pm
Melbourne, Australia : A humpback whale has travelled a distance further than 15,100 kilometres, in a record for longest proven migration by the species. By Duncan Murray/AAP Premium content -
Wednesday 20 May 2026 2:43pm
Suva, Fiji : The growing threat of illicit drugs in the Pacific has gathered policing leaders in Fiji in an unprecedented “Pacific Transnational Crime Summit” to address the drugs crisis in the Pacific. It comes as 17 tonnes of illicit drugs, mostly cocaine, has been seized by local and international law enforcement in the Pacific region since January. Premium content
