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Tuesday 6 February 2024 8:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-eight players have been named by Tonga Football in a ‘provisional list’, 18 of which will be chosen to represent the Kingdom in the upcoming Oceania Men's Football Confederation (OFC) Championship League. -
Tuesday 6 February 2024 11:11am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Rt. Hon. Winston Peters, is making an official visit to Tonga, arriving tonight, at Fua'amotu International Airport.
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Monday 5 February 2024 11:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : News today, that King Tupou VI has initiated steps to remove the portfolios from two government ministers, has raised more questions than answers. In the firing line are the Minister for His Majesty's Armed Forces, Hon. Hu'akavameiliku and the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Tourism, Hon. Fekitamoeloa 'Utoikamanu. Premium content -
Monday 5 February 2024 10:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A ‘China-Aid Wind Power’ project is set to begin in April this year for expected completion by October. Premium content -
Monday 5 February 2024 10:05pm
Yaren, Nauru : Miss Samoa, Moemoana Schwenke, was crowned Miss Pacific Islands 2024, on 3 February, in the Sports Centre of Nauru. Miss Samoa topped three categories and also won the People's Choice award. Premium content -
Monday 5 February 2024 9:55pm
Apia, Samoa : Tonga’s Mataliki soccer team will compete in the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament-Oceania Qualifier from 7-13 February. The team arrived in Apia, Samoa last week on 3 February, led by the TFA Chief of football and coach, Kilifi Uele. -
Monday 5 February 2024 4:11pm
New York, USA : Tonga becomes the 85th country to sign the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement to protect 2/3 of our ocean, or the Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction. Premium content -
Monday 5 February 2024 4:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia has provided a boost for Pacific’s women rugby with the establishment of Penina Pasifika rugby team, a mix of Tongan and Samoan young women. Premium content -
Monday 5 February 2024 4:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Luo Wopeng (25) was fined $700 to be paid within a month or face two months in prison for possession of arm (pistol) which is prohibited and ammunition without a license. Premium content -
Friday 2 February 2024 5:17pm
Melbourne, Australia : A team from Tonga's Ministry of Infrastructure is visiting the National Transport Research Organisations (NTRO), in NTRO headquarters in Port Melbourne, Australia, to discuss NTRO works and the future of road infrastructure, including airport, and wharves. Premium content -
Friday 2 February 2024 5:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Repeat offender, Sione Tu’ifua (35) from Kolofo’ou who is currently serving seven-years imprisonment for serious housebreaking, theft and arson received additional jail time for theft of a delivery truck and items at Ma’ufanga. Premium content -
Friday 2 February 2024 3:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Circular Economy System (Tonga CES) officially commissioned its project Biogas Laboratory on 1 February, 2024, at the Ministry of Agriculture Food & Forests, Ma’ufanga, Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 1 February 2024 6:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon. Dr Siale ‘Akau‘ola was officially appointed as Tonga's new Minister of Health yesterday afternoon, 31 January 2024 at a Ministerial Appointment, held at his home in Pahu, Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 1 February 2024 5:57pm
Wellington, New Zealand : In New Zealand, 10-year-old Tapaita Fonokalafi is one of eight finalists for the Little Miss Aotearoa contest 2024 that aims to foster self-confidence and promote community involvement and environmental consciousness. Premium content -
Thursday 1 February 2024 3:26pm
Canberra, Australia : Tonga is establishing diplomatic relations with Austria, through its Canberra mission. The Ambassador of Austria to Australia, HE Elisabeth Kögler was this week welcomed to Tonga's diplomatic office in Australia. Premium content -
Wednesday 31 January 2024 11:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tourists were spotted cycling around the CBD and coastal shorelines of Nuku’alofa on rented bicycles, after the Europa 2, the second cruise ship to Tongatapu for this year, docked at Vuna Wharf. Premium content -
Wednesday 31 January 2024 7:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The need for development planners to consider risks, was stressed at the annual National Planners Forum, that opened today, 31 January, 2024, hosted by the National Planning Division of the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Women's Division, at Fa'onelua Convention Center. Premium content -
Wednesday 31 January 2024 6:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A sleep-deprived, unlicensed driver, who nodded off at the wheel after refusing to hand over the driving to another, will go to prison for reckless driving causing the death of her aunt, a passenger, who was sleeping in the back of her car when it crashed into a power pole in eastern Tongatapu. Premium content -
Wednesday 31 January 2024 12:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A by-election to elect a new Parliamentary Representative for Vava’u 14 constituency, will be held on Thursday, 28 March, 2024 to fill a the seat vacated by Hon. Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, who resigned to take up a new role overseas. Premium content -
Wednesday 31 January 2024 12:39am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Queen Salote College has closed its boarding school for the academic year 2024, due to major renovations of their boarding houses, which is expected to start early in March. Premium content
