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Wednesday 5 September 2018 1:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga can better fight its NCD crisis by removing tax on chicken meat and putting new tax on local tobacco, while ensuring stronger price control, monitoring, and enforcement, a new World Bank study recommends.1 comment -
Wednesday 5 September 2018 12:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The NRL announced yesterday that fixtures have been set for Mate Ma’a Tonga to play both Australia and New Zealand. Mate Ma'a Tonga are scheduled to face Australia on 20 October at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland. The announcement comes after weeks of speculation.
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Wednesday 5 September 2018 12:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Shots were fired at two petrol stations in Fanga and Veitongo early this morning, during two separate armed robberies. One person was reported injured. Premium content -
Wednesday 5 September 2018 11:18am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Prosecutions for illicit drugs in Tonga may be in jeopardy, a judge has warned, after discharging a man charged with possession of methamphetamine, due to the prosecution's failure to admit analyst evidence, at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on August 29. Hon. Mr Justice Cato said new legislation is urgently required in Tonga regarding analyst evidence of drug identity or there will be serious consequences for law enforcement and the health of Tongans.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 4 September 2018 9:33pm
New Zealand : New Zealanders of Tongan descent will celebrate their heritage this week in the annual “Tongan Language Week” (Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga). Over 60,000 New Zealanders identified themselves as Tongans in New Zealand’s most recent census. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 September 2018 8:13pm
Los Angeles, United States : Dinah Jane last week collected Youtube’s prestigious Diamond Play Button Award in Los Angeles, California. She received the award on behalf of her band Fifth Harmony. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 September 2018 8:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga and China’s relationship appears to be on a high, according to speakers at a 'Welcome-back Reception' for 64 delegates from the Ministries of Education and Tonga Assets Management Association Ltd, who recently attended seminars in China with their Chinese counterparts.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 4 September 2018 8:11pm
Yaren, Nauru : The mobilization of $5.3 million pa’anga (EUR 2 million) was endorsed by the European Union on September 4 in Nauru to support Tonga's recovery efforts, after the severe damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Gita in February this year. Premium content -
Tuesday 4 September 2018 8:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ioane Moala (46) is the man who died from serious injuries after being assaulted allegedly during a drunken brawl in Neiafu on Saturday night, September 1. Premium content -
Monday 3 September 2018 11:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over 20% of smokers in Tonga have shifted to consuming the local hand-rolled tobacco, tapaka Tonga, because it is not taxed and cheaper, following a tax increase on manufactured cigarettes, according to a new study by the World Bank. Premium content -
Monday 3 September 2018 11:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 43-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter by negligence in relation to the death of a 46-year-old man, he allegedly assaulted during a brawl in Neiafu on Saturday night, September 1. Premium content -
Monday 3 September 2018 11:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia’s new Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has appointed South Australia senator Anne Ruston as Assistant Minister for International Development and the Pacific. She replaces the outspoken Concetta Fierravanti-Wells who resigned on 21 August following a leadership spilt in Australia’s ruling Liberal Party. Premium content -
Monday 3 September 2018 11:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pouono ‘Aisake (28) appeared at the Fasi Magistrate’s Court on Monday, September 3 on charges related to injuring a Senior Police Constable with a machete last month. Premium content -
Friday 31 August 2018 6:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Running a business in Tonga is a struggle, but persistence is a key to survival, agreed three New Zealand-Tongan business owners at a breakfast panel organized by the New Zealand Tonga Business Council at the Tanoa Hotel, today Friday, August 31. They noted that the voice of the private sector has weakened over the years. Premium content -
Friday 31 August 2018 6:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A commitment to promote trade and entrepreneurship between Tonga and New Zealand was formalised when the New Zealand Tonga Business Council (NZTBC) and Tonga’s Ministry of Commerce, Consumer, Trade, Innovation and Labour signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the residence of the New Zealand High Commissioner in Nuku’alofa on 29 August. Premium content -
Friday 31 August 2018 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 28-year-old man who injured a Senior Police Constable when he hit him on the head with a machete remains in custody to appear at the Fasi Magistrate’s Court on Monday, September 3. Premium content -
Friday 31 August 2018 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister, Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva is leading Tonga’s delegation to the 49th Pacific Islands Forum Meeting held in Nauru from September 3-6. Premium content -
Thursday 30 August 2018 9:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three new buses were donated by the Government of Japan to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to promote sports and transport athletes to sports competitions and events. Present at the handover today was the Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva, sporting a big lump on his forehead, after he was injured in a fall at the weekend. Premium content -
Thursday 30 August 2018 7:46pm
Christchurch, New Zealand : ANZ Premiership netballer Temalisi Fakahokotau (23), was awarded team player of the year by her Christchurch based club, the Mainland Tactix. Premium content -
Thursday 30 August 2018 6:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five male students have been charged with disturbance in relation to a school brawl that broke out at the bus station in Nuku’alofa on Wednesday, August 29. Premium content
