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  • Monday 14 May 2018 5:50pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Netball New Zealand and the Tonga Netball Association initiated the “NetGo Netball Program” with a launching ceremony at the Tokomololo Government Primary School last Wednesday 9 May 2018.
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  • Monday 14 May 2018 5:48pm


    London, England
    : ‘Ikale Tahi fullback Telusa Veainu was awarded Player of the Year by England’s Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) at a ceremony in London on 9 May.
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  • Monday 14 May 2018 5:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Mu’a Saints Rugby League team have won the Jason Taumalolo Cup after winning by a point in the last seconds in what was an intense match, 24-23 against Ha’ateiho Spartans at Toloa, Tongatapu, on Saturday, 12 May 2018.
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  • Friday 11 May 2018 4:53pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A classroom building for Takuilau College is being constructed with a USD$84,331 Japanese grant at Lapaha, after the old building was severely damaged by Tropical Gita in February.
  • Friday 11 May 2018 4:51pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 42-year-old man has been arrested after firing shots at occupants of a parked vehicle in Kolonga on May 10.
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  • Friday 11 May 2018 4:45pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A fifth biogas system for homes in Vava’u was launched in Longomapu on May 9 under a China Agricultural Assistance and Technical Cooperation Project between the Governments of China and Tonga.
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  • Friday 11 May 2018 4:41pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Digicel Tonga celebrated the 10th anniversary of its operation in Tonga, with a dinner at the Seaview Restaurant on Tuesday night, 8 May 2018 attended by Hon. Fanetupouvava’u Tu’ivakano.
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  • Friday 11 May 2018 4:39pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Swimmers from the Malolo Swim Club have won a total of 48 medals; 14 Gold, 10 Silver, and 14 Bronze, the highest amount to date at the Fiji LC Age Group National Swimming Championships in Suva, May 4 – 6.
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  • Thursday 10 May 2018 6:01pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : HM King Tupou VI bestowed honours of the Royal Military Order of Saint George to members of His Majesty’s Armed Forces and Tonga Police on May 4.
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  • Thursday 10 May 2018 5:55pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Two tourism operators in Vava'u, who are embroiled in a bitter lawsuit had their civil cases adjourned again to May 16, at the Magistrate’s Court in Neiafu.
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  • Thursday 10 May 2018 5:51pm


    Queensland, Australia
    : Tyron Senituli of Brisbane, broke the Australian powerlifting records for bench press and squat at the North Queensland Games last Saturday 5 May.
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  • Wednesday 9 May 2018 5:35pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Methamphetamine with an estimated street value of around $2 million pa’anga, was seized last night, May 8 in the departure lounge at Fua'amotu International Airport. The meth was in the possession of a 59-year-old Tongan national.
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  • Wednesday 9 May 2018 5:08pm


    New Plymouth, New Zealand
    : The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia has paved the way for the blessing of same sex relationships - but Anglican churches in Polynesia will all opt out - the Anglican Synod said in a statement today.
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  • Wednesday 9 May 2018 3:32pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 46-year-old man was found dead this morning, squashed between two cargo containers at the Queen Salote International Wharf.
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  • Wednesday 9 May 2018 12:39pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Meter, an organisation fighting child pornography on the internet has agreed to work closely with Tonga's domain registry, Tonic, after the domain administrator asserted that Tonga was unfairly vilified in the '2017 Meter Report on Pedophilia and Child Pornography' released in March. The report revealed that criminal pedophiles have secretly exploited a file-sharing website registered under Tonga's national domain name .TO. Tonic has revoked the domain name of a major offender.
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  • Tuesday 8 May 2018 6:07pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva said today that he did not give away the Polata'ane royal residence and land to the British Government.
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  • Tuesday 8 May 2018 5:51pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Losaline Ma'asi has been nominated by the Prime Minister to become the new Minister of Internal Affairs and replace an ousted Minister whom he fired in April, after fraud charges were laid against her.
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  • Tuesday 8 May 2018 5:27pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Children were beautifully dressed to celebrate Fakame or Children’s Sunday at Free Wesleyan Churches throughout Tonga on 6 May.
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  • Tuesday 8 May 2018 5:12pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 35-year-old man was arrested by the Police Drug Taskforce when he was found to be in possession of one pack of methamphetamine and 14 packs of cannabis that were ready to be distributed in Nuku’alofa yesterday, 7 May. A 27-year-old man was also arrested with a pack of cannabis.
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  • Tuesday 8 May 2018 5:09pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The New Zealand High Commissioner Tiffany Babington presented a NZ$7 million grant contribution to Kilisitina Tuaimei'api, the Acting Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Finance and National Planning last week, 4 May.
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