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Friday 31 January 2014 10:15am
Noumea, New Caledonia : Dr Colin Tukuitonga is the new Director-General of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) based in Noumea, New Caledonia effective on January 23.
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Friday 31 January 2014 10:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A direction on the Tongan Supreme Court on how to process a civil case that was brought by the former Attorney General, John Cauchi against the Kingdom of Tonga is expected to be announced today, Friday, January 31. The trial by jury was halted in November because the failure of all concerned to sufficiently prepare for the trial had left the court and the jury in an "impossible position," the Chief Justice has stated. Premium content -
Friday 31 January 2014 10:05am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vanilla promises to be a major source of revenue for Vava'u growers and their families, who are being encouraged to recover neglected plantations and plant new vines. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 January 2014 10:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The reconstruction of destroyed homes in the Ha'apai group by Cyclone Ian on 11 January, stepped up another gear this week, with the arrival in Pangai, Lifuka island of the Minister of Land and Natural Resources, Lord Ma'afu and 30 staff. The team will start working to determine land-boundaries and land-ownership. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 January 2014 10:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A solar power project proposal submitted by Tonga High School has won $100,000 (USD) funding from the Zayed Future Energy Prizes for 2014 presented in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on January 20. Premium content -
Wednesday 29 January 2014 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is China’s close friend and trustworthy partner in the Pacific islands region, the Chinese Ambassador to Tonga HE Mr Huang Huaguang said on January 28, and announced the Chinese government's cash offer of $600,000 (USD) to assist relief efforts in Ha’apai.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 29 January 2014 12:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Living in small tents superheated by the mid-summer sun, while going through the trauma of the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Ian, is the reality of life for families in the Ha'apai Group who are relying on outside assistance, after loosing all on the afternoon of January 11. A survey team has estimated that by mid-February the food crops would be used up in all the districts of Kauvai Ha’ano, Lifuka, Foa and ‘Uiha, which were badly damaged. Photos courtesy Mana'ia Halafihi. Premium content -
Monday 27 January 2014 6:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand is providing an extra $370,000 to assist relief efforts in Ha’apai including sending over technicians to help repair the electricity network. The announcement brings New Zealand’s support for the cyclone response to $2.27 million. Premium content -
Monday 27 January 2014 6:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 19-year-old woman who fell from the back of a van at Lapaha, was the first road death for 2014, and one of four accidental deaths in Tonga last week. Tonga Police also confirmed that two young girls had died in Tongatapu - one from drowning and one from serious injuries, while a diver in Ha'apai had died from decompression. Premium content -
Monday 27 January 2014 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Heleni Vi, a former Westpac Bank of Tonga employee, who has been charged with 16 counts including theft of more than $8,000 pa’anga was released on bail today after appearing at the Nuku'alofa Magistrate’s Court.1 comment Premium content -
Saturday 25 January 2014 8:45pm
Sydney, Australia : Tonga will be the first to receive an immediate payout of US$1.27 million under the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Pilot towards the recovery in Ha'apai from Cyclone Ian, the World Bank announced on January 23. Premium content -
Saturday 25 January 2014 8:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Friendly Islands Triathlon FIT was represented at the Auckland 7.3 Ironman, Asia-Pacific Championship at the Auckland Viaduct by Kantaro Oishi and Takeshi Igarashi on 19 January. Premium content -
Friday 24 January 2014 9:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Terrified and huddled together inside two church halls, the entire population of tiny Mo‘unga‘one Island – around 100 people, endured the destruction of their village by Cyclone Ian during the afternoon of Saturday January 11. Premium content -
Friday 24 January 2014 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The MS Silver Whisperer from the United States arrived in Nuku'alofa on January 24, 2014 on a few-hours visit, the first of 14 cruise ships expected to visit Tonga this year. Premium content -
Thursday 23 January 2014 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga A's first match in this year’s 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup is against Samoa A in Sydney on March 4. Premium content -
Thursday 23 January 2014 2:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand is providing a further $1.4 million to help Tonga recover from Tropical Cyclone Ian, Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully announced on January 22. The contribution will cover resources needed to reconnect power to villages including on smaller outer islands. Premium content -
Thursday 23 January 2014 2:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Red Cross is doing “fantastic work in helping Tonga get back on its feet,” said Westpac-Tonga's country head Dennis Quayle, whose staff is assisting in the the cyclone recovery effort. Premium content -
Thursday 23 January 2014 12:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A suspended Police Constable Valeliano Manu (33) and two foreign nationals, Chinchiu Liu (aka Kevin Liu) (31), and ShiQing Lin (32) were jailed on January 21 for over five years for importing over 2 kilos of the controlled chemical pseudoephedrine. A fourth man was jailed for possession. The case involved the importation and possession of a cold remedy known as “contac NT”. Premium content -
Thursday 23 January 2014 11:15am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An electoral and civic education programme held in Nuku'alofa last week was aimed at boosting the institutional capacity of Tonga to undertake elections. Premium content -
Wednesday 22 January 2014 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Akilisi Pohiva's private criminal prosecutions against Princess Pilolevu, Tongasat, and two other respondents, suffered from several fundamental flaws, Tonga's Chief Justice Scott stated in dismissing an appeal to have the cases heard in the Supreme Court.2 comments Premium content
