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Friday 5 May 2023 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and The Queen Consort will be an historic event not only for the United Kingdom but also for the fourteen Realms, the UK Overseas Territories including our fellow Polynesian entity Pitcairn, and also for Commonwealth member-countries such as the Kingdom of Tonga. On 4 May, Her Royal Highness Princess Salote Mafile‘o Pilolevu Tuita and Lord Tuita graced a Coronation Party hosted by the British High Commission in Nuku‘alofa, together with two hundred guests, to mark the upcoming event. - BHC. -
Thursday 4 May 2023 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Local journalists and special guests gathered on 3 May to commemorate the 30th anniversary World Press Freedom Day hosted by the Media Association Tonga (MAT) in Nuku'alofa.
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Thursday 4 May 2023 6:06pm
Wellington, New Zealand : Associate Professor Dianne Sika-Paotonu of Tongan descent from the University of Otago won the 2022 NZ Prime Minister’s Science Communication Prize - the first time for a Pacific scientist to receive the award. Premium content -
Thursday 4 May 2023 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rajh Kumar (33) received a suspended sentence for attempting to destroy evidence, namely methamphetamine, during a road drug bust by Police at Haveluloto in 2021. Premium content -
Thursday 4 May 2023 5:40pm
Apia, Samoa : Tonga A lost their first game at the Pacific Challenge 2023, after a strong performance from the host Samoa with a score of 69-7 at Apia Park on 3 May. Premium content -
Thursday 4 May 2023 5:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 29-year-old man was sentenced to two-years six-months imprisonment for causing serious bodily harm to his wife in a brutal attack using three weapons, on Tongatapu in 2022, after he became infuriated with gossip about his wife on Facebook. The judge said it was in the worst category of cases involving domestic violence that had come before the court. Premium content -
Thursday 4 May 2023 5:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two engineers from Tonga Power Ltd. completed a regional training on Hybrid Power Generation System in Fiji. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 May 2023 8:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Heilala Festival 2023 including the popular Miss Heilala Pageant returns in Nuku'alofa from 26 June to 7 July, after a three-years hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 May 2023 8:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lemoto Manu (35) a prisoner, died of suicide at Hu'atolitoli Prison on 19 April on Tongatapu, Tonga Prison stated. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 May 2023 7:50pm
Canberra, Australia : Tonga Police attended a Pacific Forensic Working Group meeting consisting of 11 forensic police leaders across the Pacific in Canberra last week. Premium content -
Wednesday 3 May 2023 7:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A team from the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change and Resilience program to assist Tonga’s disaster resilience information and enhance community awareness on the harmful impact of climate change. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 May 2023 9:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A International Civil Aviation Security Audit Program started on 1 May in Nuku'alofa to promote security through continuous auditing and monitoring of Tonga’s Aviation Security performance. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 May 2023 8:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga 7s has qualified for the HSBC Sevens Series playoffs in London on 20-21 May. -
Tuesday 2 May 2023 8:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A two-year-old passenger died when the vehicle she was in crashed into a tree on the side of a road at Navutoka, eastern Tongatapu on Saturday evening, 29 April. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 May 2023 8:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kaufana Maile (36) was sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment for possession of illicit drugs including 2.12 grams of methamphetamine at a home in Hala’ovave, in 2022. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 May 2023 8:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An “Essentials of Humanitarian Practice” course is underway in Nuku’alofa this week. The course is aimed to provide 27 participants with an understanding of the complexity of the international relief system when responding to disasters and conflict-induced emergencies. Premium content -
Tuesday 2 May 2023 8:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : South Pacific Business Development (SPBD Tonga) Microfinance announced its new business partnership with the Vava’u Shopping Centre #2 on its White Good Financing Loan Program in Vava’u, signed on 21 April 2023 by Mrs Finelanuatoutai Tu’ipulotu and Mr Kong Hao Lin in Neiafu Vava’u. -
Tuesday 2 May 2023 11:57am
Gold Coast, Australia : Tonga’s national netball team, the undefeated Tala took over Malawi 41-54 in an electrifying match to win the PacificAus Sports Netball Series 2023 on 29 April, in Australia. -
Monday 1 May 2023 9:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u will be attending the Coronation of King Charles III and the Queen Camilla in London on Saturday, 6 May. Premium content -
Monday 1 May 2023 8:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Princess Fusipala Hospital in Ha'apai received new medical equipment during a handover event by the Ministry of Health, on 29 April. Premium content
