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Wednesday 30 July 2025 8:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A tsunami warning is now in force for Tonga. An earlier alert was upgraded to a warning in the 7:00pm and 8:00pm bulletins issued by the National Tsunami Warning Centre in Tongatapu. Tonga Meteorological Service advised that the estimated times of arrival of the initial tsunami wave to the Niuas, Vava’u, Ha’apai, Tongatapu and ‘Eua coastline at about 10:00pm -11:00pm tonight Local Time. Actual arrival times may differ and the initial wave may not be the largest. Forecasts are for a possible 30 cm to 1 metre rise in sea level above the tide. -
Wednesday 30 July 2025 4:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tsunami Alert is now in force for all of Tonga, issued by the National Tsunami Warning Centre at 3:25 pm today. Tsunami evacuation sirens are sounding in Nuku'alofa. Tonga Meteorological Service estimates the threat from a tsunami wave to Tonga's northern coastlines starts from about 10pm tonight and Nuku'alofa at about 11pm. A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering tsunami warnings and evacuation alerts across the Pacific region. "Public who are in the tsunami threat area are advised to prepare to evacuate." -
Wednesday 30 July 2025 5:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s National U16 women’s football team, Young Mataliki will compete in OFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2025 in Samoa from 1-14 August. -
Tuesday 29 July 2025 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Scammers who targeted a Tongan Public Enterprise have succeeded in taking $270,000 panga, Tonga's Minister of Public Enterprises, Hon. Piveni Piukala has revealed. -
Tuesday 29 July 2025 5:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A man and a woman from Halaleva in Tongatapu were arrested yesterday during a police investigation into housebreaking and the theft of Tongan koloa valued at $20,300 pa'anga. The accused remain in police custody and were scheduled to appear in court on 4 August 2025. -
Monday 28 July 2025 7:03pm
Alofi, Niue : After 20 years of negotiations, Fisheries Ministers unanimously endorsed the agreement on proportional allocation of South Pacific Albacore (SPA) among FFA Members, during the 24th Forum Fisheries Committee Ministerial in Niue last week. -
Monday 28 July 2025 6:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An arsonist, Taniela Matangi (38) will serve seven years imprisonment, for serious housebreaking and stealing tapa and mats from a church minister's home in Longolongo. The charges included serious arson after he set fire to a bedroom at the home. Three others were jailed for receiving the stolen property. -
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The suspension of Lulutai Airline’s engineering licence on 19 July was due to a "misunderstanding between the Civil Aviation Office and Lulutai regarding the hangar.” the Acting Prime Minister, Dr. Taniela Fusimalohi, told a media briefing today. MPE Minister Piukala said he received multiple complaints from whale watching companies, businesses, private individuals, and also Ministers over the suspension of flights to outer islands for several days earlier this week.
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Saturday 26 July 2025 12:03am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An informal educational program for young adults, called ‘Family Life Education Out of School’ was launched in Nuku'alofa today, 25 July 2025. The program delivered by the Talitha Project in partnership with UNFPA, aims to help young people learn how to make better decisions. Premium content -
Friday 25 July 2025 11:36pm
Washington D.C., U.S.A : A former US mormon missionary, who served in Tonga, was arrested yesterday, 24 July, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on charges related to the exploitation of minors who had been entrusted to his care. A U.S. Department of Justice investigation so far has identified 14 minor victims throughout Tonga in offending that began in 2017. William James Purdy of West Valley, Utah, was arrested by Tonga Police in October 2022 but fled the kingdom before his scheduled trial. Premium content -
Thursday 24 July 2025 9:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In its first-ever ruling on climate, the International Court of Justice (the “World Court”) makes it clear that States have an obligation to protect the environment from greenhouse gas emissions and act with due diligence and cooperation to fulfill this obligation. The legal initiative taken by Vanuatu to the ICJ was inspired by its youth. "This is a victory for our planet, for climate justice and for the power of young people to make a difference," said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. -
Thursday 24 July 2025 4:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “Good governance is a gift we pass on to our children, like a precious family heirloom, leaving them a nation built on a strong foundation,” said the Head of the Commonwealth’s Rule of Law Section, Dr. Elizabeth Macharia, in Nuku'alofa, Tonga yesterday, at the opening of the Latimer House Dialogues for Tonga's executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 July 2025 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Royal Tonga Police Band won best ‘Overall Performance’ in the first-ever Pacific Police Band Tattoo, held in Papua New Guinea yesterday, 22 July 2025. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 July 2025 4:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Aisea Pese Havea (42) is serving one year and eight months in prison for cultivation of cannabis plants seized at a home in Ha’ateiho by police officers, who were led there by a student who was reported to be in possession at Tonga College. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 July 2025 1:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lulutai Airlines Y12 and Twin Otter aircraft flights to Ha'apai and other islands resumed, under a temporary lifting of a suspension by the Civil Aviation Office today, 23 July. However, the lifting of the 3-day old suspension is provisional and the compliance will be closely monitored, the Civil Aviation Office noted. -
Tuesday 22 July 2025 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Civil Aviation Office announced via Facebook this morning, its suspension of the Lulutai Airlines Ltd's Part 145 Maintenance Certificate, stating it was due to "confirmed breaches of the Civil Aviation Rules." Premium content -
Tuesday 22 July 2025 10:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Ministry of Health is pushing to increase HPV vaccination coverage this week, particularly in Tongatapu, where health officials have noted community resistance. This initiative aims for long-term cervical cancer prevention. Currently, the national HPV vaccination coverage stands at 57%, and the ministry aims to get 80% coverage by the end of the year. Adolescent girls aged 10 to 14 years, who are the primary recipients of the HPV vaccine. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 July 2025 10:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Kei’aloha Langi (31) and Viliami Pongi (42) were jailed for charges including serious housebreaking and theft of goods worth $20,440 from a business in Veitongo. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 July 2025 10:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tevita Lui’s claim to evict Saralee Soakai from his tax allotment in Toula, Vava’u was dismissed after a Land Court judge ruled that a Tenancy Agreement remains in force until 2055, and there was no breach in the agreement. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 July 2025 12:07am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Commonwealth delegation will visit Tonga to host a high-level dialogue for members of the executive, legislature, and judiciary on the Latimer House Principles, from 23 to 24 July. Premium content
