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Tuesday 10 June 2014 9:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 33-year-old woman has been charged with stabbing two sisters in the early morning of Saturday, May 10 in central Nuku’alofa.
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Tuesday 10 June 2014 9:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tourism Tonga has appointed a new marketing manager, Jenny-Lee Stefas from Australia. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 June 2014 9:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s annual Heilala Festival is set to begin in Nuku’alofa on June 30 with events to July 12 under a theme ‘My Kingdom, My Home’. Premium content -
Tuesday 10 June 2014 9:36am
Suva, Fiji : Development partners are being asked to channel Aid for Trade resources through a regional trade and development facility that now has ten Pacific Islands as signatories. Premium content -
Monday 9 June 2014 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi succeeded in disappointing a packed Apia Park stadium after pulling off a draw against a highly favoured Manu Samoa in the opening match of the Pacific Nations cup on Saturday June 7. Premium content -
Saturday 7 June 2014 5:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The death of Kali Fungavaka was a tragedy for everyone, the Police Commissioner Grant O'Fee said, after hearing the verdict in the manslaughter trial of the five arresting officers at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court yesterday, June 6.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 6 June 2014 2:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi will face Manu Samoa in their home ground Apia tomorrow, June 7. Premium content -
Friday 6 June 2014 2:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police Inspector Kelepi Hala’ufia and Police Constable Salesi Maile were this morning convicted of manslaughter for the death of New Zealand Police officer Kali Fungavaka in Nuku’alofa in 2012. They are remanded in custody for sentencing. Premium content -
Thursday 5 June 2014 7:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI in opening the 2014 Legislative Assembly of Tonga today, stressed that economic growth should remain the focus of attention in Tonga's efforts to improve its economic and social standards. Premium content -
Thursday 5 June 2014 3:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of Tongatapu secondary and tertiary school students with lively brass bands marched through central Nuku'alofa this morning, June 5 to mark the opening of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga 2014 Session. Photos by Linny Folau and Caroline Manu. Premium content -
Thursday 5 June 2014 2:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 2014 World Health Organisation (WHO) report on binge drinking has stated that 12% of Tongan males over the age of 15 years are “heavy episodic drinkers” (binge drinkers). -
Wednesday 4 June 2014 6:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The New Zealand Prime Minister John Key visited the Nuku’alofa Government Primary School and the Tonga Village Network Upgrade Project site at Ha'avakatolo this afternoon. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 June 2014 2:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Visiting Tonga, New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key this morning pledged around $2 million assistance to upgrade Tonga’s Teufaiva Stadium for the 2019 Pacific Games. New Zealand has also committed another $5 million towards the reconstruction of schools in Ha’apai that were destroyed by Tropical Cyclone Ian.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 3 June 2014 8:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI will open the last session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga for the 2010-14 term on Thursday, June 5. The General Election is set for November 27 this year. Premium content -
Tuesday 3 June 2014 8:21pm
Palmerston North, New Zealand : Dr Lesieli Pelesikoti Tongati‘o of Palmerston North, has been awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in recognition of her contributions to the education of Pacific Islanders in New Zealand, in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list. Premium content -
Friday 30 May 2014 8:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is the world’s most overweight country, according to a study published yesterday by a well-known medical journal, The Lancet. Premium content -
Friday 30 May 2014 7:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A jury today found Semisi Kalisitiane Manu not guilty of manslaughter, but convicted him on an alternative charge of grievous bodily harm in relation to Kali Fungavaka’s death. Premium content -
Thursday 29 May 2014 10:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Closing submissions from counsel in the jury-trial into the death of Kali Fungavaka was completed today with final direction from the judge expected tomorrow May 30, before the jury retires to deliberate on a verdict. Premium content -
Thursday 29 May 2014 10:17pm
Washington DC, USA : The World Bank on 29 May approved a US$12 million in grants and low-interest credits for the reconstruction and repair of hundreds of homes in Ha'apai, and to restore critical community facilities like markets, health centers and schools that were badly damaged by Tropical Cyclone Ian. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 May 2014 9:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A foreign fishing vessel boarded by the Tonga Navy’s VOEA Neiafu patrol boat last week, was apprehended after failing to produce its original fishing license in Tonga, was later released on Monday, May 26. Premium content
