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  • Friday 16 December 2016 6:35pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A Fijian, Manoa Kamikamica was announced today as the new Country Head ANZ Tonga.
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  • Friday 16 December 2016 6:32pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : With 16 road deaths recorded in Tonga so far this year, a Road Safety Campaign was launched by Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala on 13 December aimed to reduce road accidents and deaths.
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  • Friday 16 December 2016 6:22pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : People on the small island of Mo’unga’one in Ha’apai are receiving assistance from FINPAC, a four-year regional project that has provided a new boat, and installed a multi-purpose siren to improve warning of natural disasters.
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  • Friday 16 December 2016 6:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Sioseti Koluse (30s) drowned on Wednesday, December 14 when he tried to save a 13-year-old boy who was being sucked into a hole on a fringing reef, while swimming at Fotua Beach in Kala’au, Tongatapu.
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  • Thursday 15 December 2016 8:02pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The new domestic air service of the Tonga Airways that was scheduled to start next week has been cancelled after it failed to win Ministerial approval, Samiu Vaipulu, Chairman of the Tonga Airways confirmed this afternoon, 15 December.
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  • Thursday 15 December 2016 7:43pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga Airports Ltd. has declared a $2 million pa'anga Annual Dividend for 2015-16, payable to its shareholder, the Government of Tonga, its highest-ever dividend pay out.
  • Thursday 15 December 2016 6:55pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : December is the wedding season in Tonga and today Thursday, December 15 recorded one of the busiest days for nuptials for the year, when 31 marriages were registered in Nuku’alofa.
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  • Thursday 15 December 2016 6:47pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A man aged in his 30s drowned on Wednesday, December 14 when he tried to save a 13-year-old boy who was being sucked into a hole on a fringing reef, while swimming at Fotua Beach in Kala’au, Tongatapu, during a camping trip by LDS youth of Te'ekiu.
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  • Thursday 15 December 2016 6:42pm

    : A nine-year-old boy drowned while swimming at a causeway from Tu'anekivale to Holeva at around 8:00pm on Wednesday, December 14.
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  • Thursday 15 December 2016 6:05pm


    Sydney, Australia
    : The NRL has announced that Mate Ma'a Tonga front-rower Andrew Fifita, who currently plays for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, was issued a breach of notice with five days to respond. The notice comes after months of controversy surrounding Andrew Fifita's public support for a friend currently serving a 10-year jail sentence for manslaughter. Local reports state that Fifita is likely to receive a fine rather than a suspension.
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  • Thursday 15 December 2016 3:08pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : There is no tsunami threat for Tonga following a magnitude 5.2 earthquake located 74km south of 'Eua at 2:18pm, according to a Tonga Met advisory issued at 2:30pm (+14hrs UTC).
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  • Wednesday 14 December 2016 8:08pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Three women have been recruited as new Chief Executive Officers by the Public Service Commission for a period of four-years.
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  • Wednesday 14 December 2016 8:04pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Viliami Kupu (21), who was arrested and charged with the brutal assault of a 58-year old grandmother at Pahu, on Thursday, November 17 is detained until 2017.
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  • Wednesday 14 December 2016 10:19am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : ‘Aisea Taumoepeau became Tonga’s first Ombudsman on 2 December after HM King Tupou VI in Privy Council consented to the Commissioner for Public Relations (Amendment) Act 2016 on 24 November.
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  • Tuesday 13 December 2016 11:01pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A father and son from 'Eua, missing at sea in a small boat since Saturday, were rescued this afternoon by the HMAF VOEA Pangai, after being located in an aerial search conduced by a RNZAF (Royal New Zealand Air Force) P3K2 Orion today.
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  • Tuesday 13 December 2016 5:52pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A young Tongan Santa Claus in full suit and snowy white beard, visited sick children in Vaiola Hospital's Paediatric Ward today and handed out presents with a friendly smile.
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  • Tuesday 13 December 2016 5:42pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The largest of four cruise ships visiting the capital this week, the Radiance of the Seas today brought 2250 passengers to visit Nuku’alofa, with some choosing to visit and experience Tongan culture at Ancient Tonga Cultural Tours in Fangaloto, while others brought Christmas buzz to the Central Business District.
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  • Monday 12 December 2016 5:17pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Economic forecasts show that while the Tongan economy is expected to grow by 3.1 % in the current financial year up to 30 June 2017, it will not maintain that growth rate.
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  • Monday 12 December 2016 5:07pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A father (40) and teenage son (14) from ‘Ohonua went missing on Saturday, December 10 on a fishing trip, after their small boat reportedly suffered engine failure on their way to Fa’iana, a shoal situated north of the outer island.
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  • Monday 12 December 2016 5:05pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A 22-year-old Tongan man is expected to appear at the Mu’a Magistrate’s Court this week on charges including drunkenness and disorderly behavior allegedly committed, on a Virgin Blue flight from New Zealand on Thursday night, December 8.
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