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Tuesday 6 August 2024 7:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's local telephone and internet service providers, Tonga Telecommunications Corporation (TCC) and Digicel are using satellite links to restore their services to the two outer islands groups, with hopes that the domestic submarine fibre optic cable might be fixed in the next few weeks. The cable ship CS Lodbrog is expected to arrive in Tongan waters on Wednesday.
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Monday 5 August 2024 11:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Stray dogs are being rounded up in Nuku'alofa this week, ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting here at the end of August. Assisted by Tonga Police and volunteers, a team of vets from Animal Fiji has commenced a “Trap Neuter & Return” program around the designated hotel accommodation and conference areas. The neutering is expected to make the dogs less aggressive and less likely to roam and fight. Premium content -
Monday 5 August 2024 11:07pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand–born Tongan tenor, Manase Latu was runner-up in the 2024 Lexus Song Quest, Aotearoa, New Zealand’s premier opera singing competition. Manase was selected from a pool of 29 top-quality applications for the song quest competition. Premium content -
Sunday 4 August 2024 3:07pm
Paris, France : Team Tonga swimmer, Noelani Day, and sprinter, Maleselo Fukofuka, completed their events on Saturday 3 August, at the Paris24 Olympics. Noelani finished third in her heat, in the 50m Women's Freestyle at the Paris Aquatics Centre, while Maleselo recorded a personal best time in the Men's 100m sprint at the Stade de France. Tonga's four Olympians have all now completed their events at Paris24. Premium content -
Saturday 3 August 2024 8:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The proportion of women in business leadership has mostly remained steady since 2021, in Tonga, where men still hold over four out of every five board director positions, and the number of boards with no women directors at all has increased, from 22% in 2021 to 31% in 2024, according to a new report published by the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB’s) Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI). Premium content -
Friday 2 August 2024 10:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Hinemoana II, a traditional voyaging canoe, with an all-female crew, docked at the Inter-island Ferry Terminal in Nuku’alofa this evening, 2 August 2024, after a 10 days voyage from New Zealand. Premium content -
Friday 2 August 2024 7:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two young Tongan researchers in Auckland have teamed up to take on two major health issues facing Pacific and Māori people - rheumatic fever and gout. Postdoctoral research fellows Dr. Siobhan Tu’akoi and Dr. Samuela 'Ofanoa launched their research projects this year in South Auckland communities, funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand. Premium content -
Friday 2 August 2024 1:22pm
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 1 August 2024 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific border security needs to be strengthened against criminal networks who use the Pacific as a conduit for the transhipment of hard drugs into the markets of New Zealand and Australia. This was a key challenge that Cook Islands Prime Minister, Mark Brown, urged Pacific heads of Customs to address, at the 26th Annual Oceania Customs Organisation (OCO) Conference, on 29 July, in Rarotonga. Premium content -
Thursday 1 August 2024 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Haisini Fonohema (37) was jailed for charges including possession of 1.08 grams of methamphetamine and assaulting an undercover police officer who was arresting him in Ha’alalo. His co-offender, Sosaia Palei (39) received a suspended sentence. Premium content -
Thursday 1 August 2024 1:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Alcatel's cable ship CS Lodbrog is set to arrive in Tonga on Tuesday, 6 August, after a delay in Fiji for over a week, due to an issue with its right hand propeller. Premium content -
Thursday 1 August 2024 9:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Netball named 16 players for trials to select an Under-21 National team that's set to join the World Youth Cup (NWYC) Oceania Qualifiers in September in the Cook Islands. -
Tuesday 30 July 2024 11:56pm
Paris, France : Fe'ofa'aki 'Epenisa, Tonga's first female Olympic boxer, competed in the Women's 60kg Preliminary round on 27 July in the Olympic Games, at the Rolland Garros in Paris, France. Alan Koti Lopeti Uhi swam in the first Heat of the men's 100m Backstroke on 28 July, at the Paris La Defense Arena. Photos: Casey Sims-ONOC. -
Tuesday 30 July 2024 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s National Football team, the Tu’ulalupe, is set to compete at the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (Oceania), at Western Samoa in September. A squad of 32 players is announced. -
Tuesday 30 July 2024 7:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Legislative Assembly of Tonga will reconvene on Thursday, 1 August, after a month long adjournment since 26 June, following the passing of the 2024/2025 Budget Estimates. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2024 7:42pm
Welllington, New Zealand : New Zealand–born Tongan tenor, Manase Latu was named as one of five top finalists for the 2024 Lexus Song Quest, Aotearoa - New Zealands’s premier opera singing competition. The finalists were announced last night, 28 July, following two semi-final concerts on 27-28 July, at St Andrew’s on The Terrace in Wellington. Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2024 2:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Queensland Reds defeated Tonga’s Women’s team, the Lofa (65-0) at Teufaiva Stadium on Friday 26 July 2024 . Premium content -
Monday 29 July 2024 1:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Team Tonga joined the grand opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics on Friday, 26 July, and were onboard one of the 85 boats carrying 6,800 athletes 6km along the River Seine towards the Eiffel Tower. Flagbearers were swimmer, Alan Uhi, and boxer, Fe'ofa'aki 'Epenisa. Alan and Fe'ofa'aki completed their competitions during the weekend, while Noelani Day and Maleselo Fukofuka will have their heats on 3 August. Premium content -
Friday 26 July 2024 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The damage assessment on Tonga's domestic submarine fibre-optic cable will be delayed by at least a week, while the repair ship has stopped in Fiji, Tonga Cable Ltd said today. The ship was supposed to depart yesterday and arrive in Tonga today to assess the damage to the cable that blacked out on 29 June. Premium content -
Friday 26 July 2024 3:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan swimmer Noelani Day (21), a two-time Olympian, is set to compete in the women’s 50m freestyle heat at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Games. “Representing your nation is one of the greatest things that you can do, so for me, it's a really big blessing," said Noelani, who hails from Holonga, Tongatapu, and trains in California.
