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Monday 16 June 2025 10:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Maamafo’ou Movete (32) is serving four and half years’ imprisonment for multiple charges, including possession of 17.31 grams of methamphetamine and supplying others with 11.88 grams of methamphetamine last year. His 20-year-old co-accused received a suspended sentence.
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Monday 16 June 2025 8:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Na'e me'a 'a e Tama Pilinisi Kalauni Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala mo e Pilinisesi Kalauni Sinaitakala, Pālemia 'o Tonga Hon. Dr 'Aisake Valu Eke mo e kau fakaafe tokolahi 'i he polokalama na'e fokotu'utu'u 'e he 'Ofisi 'o e Talafekau lahi 'o Pilitānia ki Tonga ni ke faka'ilonjga'i 'aki 'a e 'aho fakahifo 'o King Salesi III, ‘i he efiafi Pulelulu 11 ‘o Sune. -
Monday 16 June 2025 7:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The British High Commission in Tonga celebrated the official Birthday of HM King Charles III on 11 June with a reception attended by Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala and Crown Princess Sinaitakala, the Prime Minister Hon. Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke and other guests. -
Saturday 14 June 2025 7:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : To fight a growing problem of organised crime in the region, a Pacific Anti-Corruption Strategy is urgently needed, says a new report, that suggests New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific countries work together. Tonga gets multiple mentions in the report, released this week by a New Zealand Ministerial Advisory Group on Transnational, Serious and Organised Crime. Premium content -
Friday 13 June 2025 8:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fatafehi Tomasi (22) is serving 10 months imprisonment for injuring a passenger, while driving under the influence of alcohol . When his loaded car crashed into another vehicle, after a night out in a bar in the Nuku'alofa CBD, he fled the scene. Premium content -
Friday 13 June 2025 8:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Ofa Tokelau obtained $17,000 pa’anga by false pretences from a complainant who thought she was ordering a vehicle from Japan, which never arrived. Justice Paul Garlick found the scammer guilty of a false pretences charge on 6 June in the Supreme Court, Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 12 June 2025 11:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Heilala Week 2025 is set to begin on 27 June, when the contestants for the Miss Heilala Pageant will be introduced at the opening ceremony. At their orientation, the contestants will draw their order of appearance and pre-pageant interview topics. Premium content -
Thursday 12 June 2025 11:40pm
Nuku’alofa : A 27-year-old man from 'Anana was arrested for possession of illicit drugs and drugs utensils, in a police operation yesterday, 11 June. Premium content -
Thursday 12 June 2025 11:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seteone Mu’asika (26) is serving six months imprisonment for causing serious bodily harm, when he struck a 17 year old on the back with a machete, in an alcohol-fuelled attack at Lapaha in July last year. A co-accused, who escaped, has not been caught by Police. The Chief Justice said the Court must do all it can to stamp out the increasing use of machetes during disagreements. Premium content -
Thursday 12 June 2025 10:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia is boosting its support for a healthy Tonga with additional budget support of TOP7.8 million (AUD5 million) to help upgrade health clinics across Tonga. The new funding was agreed today at the Mu’a Health Centre between the Prime Minister, the Hon Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke and Australia’s High Commissioner to Tonga, HE Mr Brek Batley. Premium content -
Thursday 12 June 2025 10:29am
Nice, France : Pacific leaders have issued a unified call for urgent global action to protect the world’s largest tuna production region from the accelerating impacts of climate change. This message was reinforced at the 3rd UN Oceans Conference in Nice, France during a side event on Tuesday, 10 June, co-hosted by the Government of Niue and the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). -
Thursday 12 June 2025 12:49am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An increasing number of Tongan civil servants have been exiting government work since 2022, with 861 vacancies recorded in 2025, the Budget Statement for 2025/26 reveals. Higher pay on donor funded projects and migration are cited as two factors in the trend. While acknowledging the economic benefits of remittances, the government said a pressing concern is the "brain drain" phenomenon. Premium content -
Wednesday 11 June 2025 6:58pm
Christchurch, New Zealand : Over 90 countries will participate in the eighth international Adaptation Future (AF2025) event, to be held in Ōtautahi Christchurch, from 13-16 October. The world's largest and most important climate adaptation event, will be co-hosted by United Nations’ World Adaptation Science Programme and the University of Canterbury, and will have a particular emphasis on issues for the Pacific and Indigenous people. -
Tuesday 10 June 2025 10:44pm
Nice, France : Tonga has reasserted its commitment to protecting marine life and advocating for the legal and ethical recognition of whales as fellow beings of the ocean, to mark World Oceans Day. HRH Princess Angelika Latufuipeka Tuku’aho represented the kingdom at the Launch of “I’m a Person Too” Campaign at UNESCO Ocean Literacy Pavilion in Nice, France yesterday, 9 June. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 June 2025 10:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Ministry of Finance has received the largest allocation in the 2025-26 budget, amounting to $241.6 million, which is 23% of the total funds. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 June 2025 10:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Former All Black midfielder, Ngani Laumape was signed to Moana Pasifika for the 2026 and 2027 Rugby Pacific seasons. Ngani Laumape who was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, descends from the villages of Nukuhetulu and Folaha in Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 June 2025 1:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A government negotiation to increase the supply of fish to the Tongan domestic market through a stop-gap arrangement with Chinese and Japanese fishing fleets, met with opposition in the House last week. PM Hon. Dr ‘Aisake Eke, said that the imports are needed while Government is waiting for delivery of three new vessels from China, next year. Premium content -
Monday 9 June 2025 10:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fine Tevita Fifita (31) and Vaivevea Mafi (45) are serving life imprisonment after being found guilty on charges that included the unlawful importation of 1157.4 grams of methamphetamine, concealed inside a crate in a container shipped from the United States of America in 2023. Premium content -
Monday 9 June 2025 7:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Red Cross Society is calling on the public to donate blood this Friday, 13 June, during a Blood Drive held at its headquarters in Nuku’alofa, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. This year’s theme for World Blood Donor Day is: “Give blood, give hope: together we save lives”. Premium content -
Monday 9 June 2025 7:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Forty-two individuals were arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) and public intoxication, during a Tonga Police weekend operation. Premium content
