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Thursday 12 September 2019 10:31pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has extended New Zealand’s condolences following the death of Tonga’s Prime Minister, Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva, who passed away this morning in Auckland.
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Thursday 12 September 2019 7:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga Police Women’s Advisory Network conference, marked the 49th Anniversary of Women in Tonga Police this month. Today Tonga Police has two women Deputy Police Commissioners and 13 units head by women. Premium content -
Thursday 12 September 2019 12:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. 'Akilisi Pohiva died in the Auckland City Hospital at 9:00am this morning, the Acting Prime MInister Hon. Semisi Sika, announced on national radio at 6:40pm this evening. The Tongan Parliament this morning was deferred indefinitely by the Acting Speaker Lord Tu’ilakepa. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 September 2019 9:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tongan delegation attended the Guangdong 21st Century Maritime Silk Road International Expo 2019 at the Baiyun International Convention Center on August 23-26. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 September 2019 9:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of university students from Warrane College in Sydney have volunteered to help rebuild a community hall and Catholic chapel at Longolongo, that were destroyed by Cyclone Gita last year. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 September 2019 7:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Prime Minister, Hon Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva was medically evacuated to New Zealand this afternoon, September 11. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 September 2019 7:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An application by Lord Tu'ivakano to strike out several of the charges against him will be heard on October 9 at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 9 September 2019 11:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's popular radio service BroadCom Broadcasting FM 87.5 celebrated its 10th anniversary on September 6 at Tanoa Hotel. Premium content -
Monday 9 September 2019 9:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi have two weeks to drastically improve their form, after a disappointing 92 – 7 loss against the All Blacks, before they face their first World Cup adversary England on 22 September. -
Friday 6 September 2019 6:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga National Rugby League Board (TNRLB) confirmed at a press conference in Nuku’alofa this afternoon Mate Ma’a Tonga Coach Kristian Woolf was let go on Wednesday 4 September. Mate Ma’a Tonga with Kristian Woolf as coach reached the semi-finals at the Rugby League World Cup in 2017, the highest achievement ever reached by a Tongan Rugby League Team. -
Friday 6 September 2019 6:46pm
Hamilton, New Zealand : Siale Piutau will lead Tonga's World Cup team against the All Blacks at the FMG Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand tomorrow 7 September. Premium content -
Thursday 5 September 2019 7:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Front Row Against Violence, a new program which targets youth and sports to ensure girls are empowered and have equal access to opportunities, was launched on September 5 in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 5 September 2019 7:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven people, including a suspended police officer, have been arrested after 20.85 grams of methamphetamine, two grams of cocaine were seized by Police from Ngele’ia and ‘Anana in Tongatapu on September 3. Premium content -
Thursday 5 September 2019 7:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s defence force rugby team, the Ngaahau Koula, will join nine countries in the International Defence Rugby Competition (IRDC) held in Tokyo, Japan from 11 to 24 September 2019. Premium content -
Thursday 5 September 2019 4:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Ha‘atafu women’s group yesterday showed off their income earning activities, including agricultural produce, handicrafts, and fine mats, to a visiting advisory group interested in the advancement of Pacific women. Premium content -
Thursday 5 September 2019 4:44pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands : A surveillance operation over 18.4 million square kms of the South Pacific Ocean to detect, deter, report and apprehend potential illegal, unregulated or unreported (IUU) fishing activities last month did not locate any infringements. The operation concluded over 90 days at sea with 272 vessels sighted and 126 boardings at sea and in port, as well as 137 hours of air surveillance. Premium content -
Thursday 5 September 2019 4:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dr Siaosi Pakola Maeakafa, the International Officer for the Lavengamalie Institute of Technology, has been elected as a member of the Council for the Commercial Education Society of Australia (CESA) on 8 April 2019. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 September 2019 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police seized 4,847 live bullets, allegedly smuggled, at a location in Ma’ufanga, as well as illicit drugs from other locations, during a police operation from August 30 to September 1, in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 September 2019 5:56pm
Suva, Fiji : Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General, Dame Meg Taylor, has called for urgent action to end increasing violence in West Papua (Tanah Papua) along with a human rights investigation in a statement released on 2 September. Her message has been welcomed by a member-led network of global civil society organisations, the Pacific network of the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC). Premium content -
Monday 2 September 2019 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pangi Puloka was acquitted of possession of the illicit drug, methamphetamine due to insufficient evidence, in Supreme Court ruling on August 29. Premium content
