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Friday 19 December 2025 7:07pm
Brisbane, Australia : A young chess player, Donald Tonutonu, scored a win and a draw for Tonga at the Oceania Youth Chess Championship in Brisbane, Australia this week.
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Friday 19 December 2025 7:03pm
Suva, Fiji : Fiji is facing one of the fastest growing HIV epidemics in the world, with 1,226 HIV cases recorded in the first half of 2025 alone. A new study by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) reports that the reuse of needles and syringes for drug use, puts people at high risk of HIV, viral hepatitis, and other injection-related infections. Methamphetamine was the most commonly injected drug. Premium content -
Friday 19 December 2025 12:12am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI has appointed Lord Fakafanua (40) as the 20th Prime Minister of Tonga. The Royal Warrant of Appointment was presented during a private audience attended by the Prime Minister's family and his parliamentary supporters, at the Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa, this afternoon, 18 December 2025. Lord Fakafanua told reporters that he hoped to have his new Cabinet sworn in before Christmas. Premium content -
Wednesday 17 December 2025 10:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Supporters of the outgoing Prime Minister Hon. Dr. 'Aisake Eke failed to convince their fellow People's Representatives to keep the premiership within their table on Monday. The election of the new Prime Minister from the Noble's table proved a marked shift in alliances, with Dr Eke's own deputy, Dr. Taniela Fusimalohi, publicly declaring support for the rival candidate, Lord Fakafanua, along with close allies of Eke's predecessor PM, Hon. Hu'akavameiliku (PR Tongatapu 3). Premium content -
Wednesday 17 December 2025 8:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Piisi Finau (31) was found guilty on four counts that included dangerous driving, when he crashed a Range Rover into a power pole causing the deaths of two of his passengers and injuring another two, at Nualei in 2022. Premium content -
Wednesday 17 December 2025 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Laulea Beach in Fatumu, an area known for its strong currents, has been “strictly closed” to the public by the Tonga Police, effective today, 17 December 2025, until after the New Year's holiday. Police Deputy Commissioner, Halatoa Taufa, told Matangi Tonga today, this measure aims to prevent drownings during the holiday season, following the death of a 40-year-old male last month. Premium content -
Tuesday 16 December 2025 11:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Meteorological Services issued their final advice for TD03 at 9:00am, Wednesday 17 December 2025, stating: “The potential for this system to develop into a Tropical Cyclone is very low and no direct threat to Tonga.” The depression was located about 1220km west of Niuafo'ou at 8:00am today. -
Tuesday 16 December 2025 10:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Christopher Tupe (20) is serving one year and four months in prison for causing grievous bodily harm, when he attacked a 25-year-old complainant with a machete, after a fist fight at a bar in ‘Eua earlier this year. Premium content -
Monday 15 December 2025 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The top seats in Tonga's Legislative Assembly and government, were secured by the King's Nobles today. The Prime Minister Designate, as well as the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, are all landed nobility, chosen during today's special meeting of the elected members of the House. Premium content -
Monday 15 December 2025 4:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Fakafanua (40), who entered parliament in 2009 as a Noble’s Representative, has served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga since 2017. Today's ballot in the House was secret, but the numbers suggest that the Noble PM Designate attracted the support of at least seven of the People's Representatives. Premium content -
Monday 15 December 2025 11:11am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Fakafanua has been declared as the new Prime Minister of Tonga after taking 16 votes (out of 26 cast by elected members) in the Tonga Legislative Assembly today. He defeated one other nominee the caretaker Prime Minister Hon. Dr 'Alsake Eke, who has served one year as PM. Premium content -
Monday 15 December 2025 9:51am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two new additional annual scholarships for Tonga’s high-achieving students were announced by the Australian High Commissioner, H.E. Brek Batley, during celebrations marking 55 years of diplomatic relations between Australia and the Kingdom of Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 12 December 2025 8:08pm
: Alfonso Manoa ‘i Loto Iraq Fahamokioa was named the Best Recruit overall and Top in Field Training at HMAF’s 76th Basic Recruit Intake Passing Parade Ceremony today, 12 December, at Taliai Camp in Fua’amotu. Premium content -
Friday 12 December 2025 7:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The last minute postponement of a national child protection policy launch this week is frustrating a women's rights advocate and Director of Women and Children's Crisis Center (WCCC) ‘Ofa Guttenbeil-Likiliki, who fears the policy endorsed by Cabinet in October, may now be rescinded, after new submissions were presented to Cabinet today. Premium content -
Friday 12 December 2025 7:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two written nominations of candidates for Prime Minister Designate were received before the deadline at 4:30pm today, the Chief Clerk of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga confirmed this evening. The names will be disclosed on Monday when elected representatives meet to choose the next Prime Minister. Premium content -
Friday 12 December 2025 7:09pm
Seoul, South Korea : Tonga's Foreign Minister, HRH Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala attended the 6th Korea-Pacific Islands Foreign Ministers Meeting held this week, 8-9 December, in Seoul, South Korea. Premium content -
Friday 12 December 2025 3:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On Monday, Interim Speaker Lord Tangi 'o Vaonukonuka, will preside over the election of Tonga's new Prime Minister by the 26 new Members of Parliament, at 10:00 am in the Parliament Chamber in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 11 December 2025 11:17pm
Manila, Philippines : A USD$80 million grant to finance transformational infrastructure upgrades on Tongatapu including the construction of the Fanga'uta Lagoon Bridge, has been approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) through its Tonga SECURE Proiect, which will be the largest development partner-financed project undertaken in Tonga’s history, with the Government of Tonga providing $25 million in counterpart financing. Premium content -
Thursday 11 December 2025 11:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan-designed King’s Baton for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games was revealed in Nuku'alofa this week, ready for Tonga to take its turn in the worldwide relay, which leads up the Games opening in July. The relay is associated with a global Clean Ocean Inititiative, which starts next week on Tongatapu. Premium content -
Thursday 11 December 2025 8:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In New Zealand, Dr. Linda Palavi received her doctoral degree in Population Health from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, this week. Palavi’s family comes from the villages of Kolofo’ou and Kolomotu’a in Nuku’alofa, Tongatapu. Premium content
