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Wednesday 29 January 2020 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 25-year-old woman was found dead at a home in Sopu on Tuesday evening, January 28.
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Wednesday 29 January 2020 4:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s official Foreign Reserves had risen slightly by $0.2m to $489.5m (equivalent to 7.8 months of imports cover), while annually, Foreign Reserves increased by $20.90m due to higher receipts of budget support, grants, and project funds from development partners, the Reserve Bank of Tonga stated on 21 January. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 January 2020 4:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than 100 girls and young women took part in a life skills program in Ha’apai and Tongatapu run by Talitha Project over the summer. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 January 2020 6:51pm
Wanaka, Otago : In his debut role as captain, David Havili (25) led the Canterbury Crusaders to a decisive 41 – 7 victory over the Otago Highlanders in a trial test in Wanaka, Otago, a week ahead of the first round of the 2020 Super Rugby season. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 January 2020 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : All inbound passengers to Tonga must complete a Health Customs Form to assess potential signs and symptoms to coronavirus, in a first travel advisory issued by the Ministry of Health. -
Tuesday 28 January 2020 6:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four people have been arrested and charged, in the seizure of more methamphetamine and cannabis at two different locations in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 January 2020 5:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The four men who were arrested with cocaine and cannabis at ‘Umusi on Saturday, January 25 remain in police custody. They will be named on their appearance in court on February 3. Premium content -
Monday 27 January 2020 10:41pm
Auckland, New Zealand : New Zealand Police believe that there are members of the public who are keeping silent on what they know about the shooting death of a Tongan woman Meliame Fisi’ihoi two weeks ago, and are urging them to speak out. Premium content -
Monday 27 January 2020 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Red Cross distributed Household Relief Kits to 24 Ha'apai families living in the most affected communities, after Tropical Cyclone Tino, which impacted Tonga on January 18. Premium content -
Monday 27 January 2020 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four men have been arrested in relation to the seizure of cocaine and cannabis at ‘Umusi on Saturday, January 25. Premium content -
Monday 27 January 2020 5:13pm
Brisbane, Australia : Two members of Brisbane’s Tongan Community received Local Heroes Australia Day Community Service Awards on January 26, at Oxley Bowls Club on Brisbane’s west side, for helping improve the lives of others and building community spirit. Premium content -
Monday 27 January 2020 3:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A health team was stationed today at Fua'amotu International Airport to monitor all incoming passengers, as Tonga takes precaution in response to the coronavirus outbreak in China. A Tongan sports teams, currently in China are reported to be safe and well, and will return to Tonga next week. Premium content -
Monday 27 January 2020 10:40am
Pennsylvania, USA : An entire city in China is essentially on lockdown this week as officials try to get a handle on the Coronavirus outbreak. A few cases have been identified in other countries. Here's what you need to know. -
Saturday 25 January 2020 12:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Met are seeing the likelihood for the onset of an El Nino event which brings a higher risk of Tropical Cyclones to Tonga. Less than a week after Severe Tropical Cyclone Tino another Tropical Depression (TD05F) has developed just east of the neighboring Samoa Islands, Tonga Met reported this morning. -
Friday 24 January 2020 6:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI opened a new Vava‘u Police Station in Neiafu on January 24, constructed with $1.3 million dollars assistance from the New Zealand and Australian Governments. At the ceremony, Police Commissioner Stephen Caldwell said the facility “strengthens our fight against drugs”, which is his number one priority. Premium content -
Friday 24 January 2020 6:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The illicit drugs case against Sione Filipe Jr is set to be called for the first time on February 6, at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Friday 24 January 2020 3:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Next year, on 4 January 2021, it will be a decade since Tonga's Democratisation Reform initiative was launched, on what turned out to be an inauspicious date. Although the reform was launched nine years ago, Tonga remains deeply uncertain on a number of issues that are fundamental to cementing the reform, such as the political structure and the economic system that we, as a nation, want to put into place to drive forward our Democratization Reform. By Pesi Fonua -
Thursday 23 January 2020 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial for Lord Tu’ivakano on charges relating to the issuance of Tongan passports starts on February 10, at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 23 January 2020 6:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Taniela Manu (25) was the driver from ‘Utulau who died after his vehicle crashed into a tree on Halaliku Road on January 21. His wife, who was a passenger in the vehicle, is in a stable condition at Vaiola Hospital in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 23 January 2020 4:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s national Men's and Women's teams secured silver and bronze medals at the the South Pacific Darts Championships (SPDC) in Niue, which concluded on Saturday 18 January after four days of hard competition. Premium content
