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Tuesday 24 February 2015 6:34pm
Apia, Samoa : Regional experts meeting in Apia, Samoa, have recognised the vital role of local agriculture in food security and resilience to climate change.
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Tuesday 24 February 2015 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Fijian nationals have been arrested by police for an attempted robbery at a Chinese shop in Pahu on Friday night, February 20. Premium content -
Monday 23 February 2015 8:54pm
Falun, Sweden : Makeleta Piukala Stephan has become Tonga’s first representative to compete at the World Skiing Championships in Falun, Sweden. Premium content -
Monday 23 February 2015 8:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The window of a Tonga Police car was smashed allegedly by students who threw rocks when police arrived to break up two large groups of students who were about to fight at the bus station on Saturday, February 21. Premium content -
Monday 23 February 2015 8:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Election petitions against two Vava’u People’s Representatives for alleged bribery and corrupt practices will be mentioned on Friday, March 6 at the Nuku’alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Monday 23 February 2015 7:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Legislative Assembly will convene on Monday, March 16 and sit for nearly two-weeks. Premium content -
Monday 23 February 2015 3:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s discriminatory laws against women do not have to be changed before Tonga ratifies CEDAW - the international convention that is recognised globally as the most important human rights treaty for women. This week strong recommendations are being made to a parliamentary standing committee and then to Cabinet to sign the 33 year old convention, in what will be a landmark decision for Tonga’s international reputation and its women. by Mary Lyn Fonua. -
Monday 23 February 2015 3:40pm
Las Vegas, USA : Tongan handicrafts were showcased at the Las Vegas Rugby Sevens competition two weeks ago, February 13-15 in a promotion organised by the Tongan Handicrafts and Cultural Tourism Support Programme (HCTSP). Premium content -
Friday 20 February 2015 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-eight small new houses reconstructed after Tropical Cyclone Ian devastated Ha'apai over a year ago have been completed and handed over to owners on Friday, February 20. Premium content -
Friday 20 February 2015 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane arrived in Tonga today to further strengthen relations between Tonga and Japan. Premium content -
Friday 20 February 2015 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police have arrested a 59-year-old man from Vava’u for obtaining goods by false pretences after allegedly tricking people into giving them their products to be sold under his false company. Premium content -
Thursday 19 February 2015 10:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Korean missionaries have improved the quality of life for Tonga’s most severely crippled people. The couple Rev. ‘Amanaki In-Kwon Kim (57) and his wife ‘Ofa Jeong-Seok Kim (53) run the Mango Tree Centre, a Nuku'alofa based rehabilitation centre that provides free physiotherapy and counselling to disabled people and their families in Tonga. By Finau Fonua2 comments -
Thursday 19 February 2015 7:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's over all Public Debt at the end of January 2015 stood at $392.6 million pa‘anga or 48.4% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to financial statistics released by the Ministry of Finance this week. Premium content -
Thursday 19 February 2015 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The upgrade to Lupepau'u Airport for proposed international direct flights to Vava'u has begun with the installation of a security x-ray machine while discussion is underway on who will provide that service.2 comments Premium content -
Thursday 19 February 2015 5:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With below average rainfall expected over the next three-months, drought warnings remain in force for the whole of the Tonga group, and the public is advised to use water wisely and collect as much rainwater as possible during the current peak of the rainy season. However, the El Nino warning previously in force for Tonga has now been downgraded to an El Nino watch. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 February 2015 6:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : During his final day in Tonga today, Hon Murray McCully travelled to Ha'apai to visit affected schools and infrastructure destroyed by Tropical Cyclone Ian last year. Premium content -
Wednesday 18 February 2015 6:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Rotary Club of Nuku’alofa raised $8,000 pa'anga to fund its various projects, during a Valentine Charity Ball on February 14, at Kahana Lagoon Resort. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 February 2015 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand will release about NZ$10.5 million in New Zealand aid grant to Tonga that has been withheld since 2013, the New Zealand Foreign Minister, Hon. Murray McCully announced in Nuku'alofa yesterday, 16 February, after the government had grounded its controversial MA60 aircraft.2 comments -
Tuesday 17 February 2015 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In two important engagements in Rome, Tonga's King Tupou VI addressed delegates at the opening of the 38th Session of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on Monday February 16, and later in the day had an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Premium content -
Tuesday 17 February 2015 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four men were arrested on Monday, February 16 for an armed robbery at a Chinese Shop on Tu’i Road in Neiafu, after they fled with more than $5,000 cash. Premium content
