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Monday 17 June 2024 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new community hall was handed over to the village of ‘Atata Si’i today, 17 June 2024, by Mr Takeju Ogata, President of the Nippon Foundation, a private and non-profit grant-making organization from Tokyo Japan, that is funding three halls for displaced communities.
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Monday 17 June 2024 7:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's netball team, the Tala, secured their title as the Pacific Netball Champions 2024, after defeating the Fiji Pearls (72-58) in Brisbane, Australia on 15 June 2024. Premium content -
Monday 17 June 2024 3:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A diving accident claimed the life of a promising young athlete, JJ Rice (18), at Faleloa, Ha'apai, on Saturday 15 June. JJ had recently returned to Ha'apai after competing in the "2024 Formula Kite World Championships" in Hyères in the South of France, where he represented Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 17 June 2024 2:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 31 year old male from Sopu was seriously injured when he was hit by a vehicle on Salote Road, Kolomotu'a, at about 12:50am on Sunday, 16 June. Tonga Police said the suspect, who was driving recklessly at high speed, had not been identified. Police have called for the public to contact them with any information that might assist their investigation. Premium content -
Saturday 15 June 2024 11:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A child sex offender was sentenced to 24 years imprisonment by the Supreme Court of Tonga, after the 42 year old father pleaded guilty to six counts of sexual offences to three young female children. “The Courts have a duty to protect our children from sexual predators,” said the judge. Premium content -
Saturday 15 June 2024 9:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Appeal Court, in allowing an appeal by the Speaker to stop a judicial review of parliamentary procedure, recommended that the Rules of Procedure of the Tonga Legislative Assembly be amended if the practice of the use of circulars to pass substantial expenditures was to continue. Premium content -
Thursday 13 June 2024 10:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Red Cross Society (TRCS) and Ministry of Health will host a blood drive at the Digicel Square in Nuku'alofa CBD, tomorrow, Friday, at 10.00am to mark World Blood Donor Day and encourage voluntary donation of blood. "We want a diverse group of donors to join us, ensuring a reliable blood supply for everyone who needs it," stated TRCS. -
Thursday 13 June 2024 10:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fetu’utaha Sikalu (34) was jailed for charges including possession of 0.15 grams of methamphetamine seized at Ha’ateiho. While, his 22-year-old co-accused, Sefo Tonga received a suspended sentence for possession of drug utensils. Premium content -
Thursday 13 June 2024 5:57pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Twenty-five chaplains from New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Tonga and Papua New Guinea attended a week-long forum, at the Devonport Naval Base and RNZAF Base Auckland, Whenuapai, from 10-14 June. Premium content -
Thursday 13 June 2024 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : All Government secondary schools’ students Form 3 to form 5 will study for free in 2025, as proposed in the new budget plan for Education, for FY 2024-25, read by the Minister of Finance in Parliament yesterday, 12 June. Premium content -
Thursday 13 June 2024 2:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A draft budget of $899.2 million for the year 2024/25 was announced by the Government of Tonga, stating that it is the first balanced budget proposed by government to parliament since 2019/20. There will be no new domestic tax proposed for FY 2024/25. Civil Servants will receive a 5% Cost of Living allowance in July, in addition to the 5% COLA effective in January this year. Premium content -
Thursday 13 June 2024 1:28pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A new research on heart health care in New Zealand showed there are many longstanding barriers that continue to affect Pacific and Māori people with heart related conditions, hence a call to action to increase the Pacific and Māori health workforce. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 June 2024 11:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two road deaths in two car accidents on Tongatapu last week, are the first road deaths reported in Tonga for 2024. A passenger died when a car crashed at Malapo, and a driver died when his van crashed into a pole at Tatakamotonga. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 June 2024 10:53pm
Brisbane, Australia : The Talas were defeated (51-54) in a close game Tuesday night against Namibia during the second round of the Pacific Netball Series 2024, in Brisbane. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 June 2024 11:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Talas won their first match in the Pacific Netball Series 2024, after they defeated Australia’s First Nation team the ‘Black Swans’ (62-50) last night 10 June. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 June 2024 11:23pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands : A five-day workshop for Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) members, was held last week 3-7 June, aimed to boost fisheries officials negotiations skills. Key guest speakers included Professor David Freestone, Professor Martin Tsamenyi and the Director and Professor of Law at ANCORS, Professor Stuart Kaye, and others. Premium content -
Tuesday 11 June 2024 11:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Under a project designed for "Empowering young girls for economic resilience", a newly renovated sewing hub was launched at St Joseph’s Community College in Ha’apai yesterday, 10 June 2024. Premium content -
Monday 10 June 2024 11:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : University of Canterbury master’s student Tamara Stratton is transforming her academic research into practical solutions to enhance drinking water quality in Tonga. Stratton's project involves developing and testing bio-sand filters with coral sand from Tonga to determine their effectiveness and practicality. Premium content -
Monday 10 June 2024 11:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australian born Tongan-Wiradjuri hip-hop and RNB musician, Fiula Havili (16) has secured a spot as one of 166 finalists across 12 categories in the Global RE@CH Media Festival Competition, organised by a web-based youth network. -
Monday 10 June 2024 1:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fredrick Palefau was jailed for five years for armed robbery using a small axe and serious assault, with the intent to rob a 36-year-old female manager at a Fast Food restaurant at Fasi, in August last year. Premium content
