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Wednesday 22 January 2014 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five significant Tongan patrimonial artifacts are expected to fetch around 19,000 Euros ($50,000 pa'anga) when they are auctioned in Brussels, on Friday January 24, for an unnamed private owner. While critics of the sale say the objects are an invaluable part of Tonga's cultural heritage and should not leave the kingdom to be sold in Europe.
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Wednesday 22 January 2014 11:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Electric power has been restored to over 100 homes and shops in Ha‘apai's main town Pangai, Ha'apai. However, Tonga Power Ltd's CEO John Van Brink has estimated it will cost around $5 million pa'anga to rebuild a more cyclone resistant power network on the island group, and the work will take a few months. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 January 2014 11:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is reported to have officially recognized the independence of Kosovo, according to a post made by Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi on a Facebook social media page this month. However, there has been no official statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 January 2014 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Development Bank (TDB) has deferred loan repayments, and waived interest charges and fees for its customers from Ha'apai for three months, in response to the destruction caused by Cyclone Ian. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 January 2014 4:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has announced that he will resign from his post as commander of the Fijian army next month, on February 28. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 January 2014 4:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 270 emergency response kits stored in Tonga by the Rotary club were sent to Ha’apai last weekend to aid residents in their recovery from Cyclone Ian. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 January 2014 12:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old woman and a former Westpac Bank of Tonga employee, who was deported from New Zealand on Saturday, January 18, has been charged with three counts including theft of more than $8,000 pa’anga last year. Police expects to lay more charges. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 January 2014 12:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An 18-year-old man has been charged in relation to the theft of around $19,010 worth of goods from the Matafonua Lodge in Foa, Ha’apai, after Tropical Cycolone Ian destroyed the property on January 11. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 January 2014 12:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Japan will provide emergency relief goods including water tanks to assist relief efforts in Ha’apai following Tropical Cyclone Ian's destruction. Premium content -
Monday 20 January 2014 5:00pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : A nine-year-old boy suffering from suspected appendicitis, and another woman patient, were evacuated from Ha‘apai yesterday, Sunday, by a French aircraft. Lemoto Latu of Fotuha‘a underwent emergency surgery soon after his arrival at Vaiola Hospital. Premium content -
Monday 20 January 2014 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of Nuku‘alofa business people have started a “Help Ha‘apai Fund” to raise funds for helping families rebuild after Cyclone Ian. Premium content -
Saturday 18 January 2014 10:45pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Under a joint operation by the armed forces of Tonga, New Zealand and France, tons of New Zealand gifted cyclone relief supplies have been ferried overnight to Pangai and also by three flights made by a French CASA aircraft to Lifuka today, in a major effort to supply drinking water, shelter and other goods to the areas that were devasted by Cyclone Ian on January 11. Premium content -
Friday 17 January 2014 8:45pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Eleven months from now, in November 2014 Tongans will go to the polls to elect new members of parliament. As Tongans are preparing to pick their teams to find solutions to Tonga's many problems, it is important to look at some of the immediate challenges that are confronting Tonga’s More-Democratically-Elected Government (MDE). Editor's Comment, by Pesi Fonua,1 comment -
Friday 17 January 2014 5:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ANZ Tonga bank today donated $15,000 pa’anga to the Tonga Red Cross to assist with the relief efforts in Ha’apai following the devastation left by Tropical Cyclone Ian On January 11. Premium content -
Friday 17 January 2014 4:30pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s 19 man training team has been announced for the Wellington 7’s tournament. Premium content -
Friday 17 January 2014 4:15pm
Nuku‘alofa, Tonga : Ha‘apai tourism faciliities suffered an estimated $1.6 million pa‘anga damage in Cyclone Ian but there have been no reports of any injured visitors, Tonga's Ministry of Commerce, Tourism & Labour reported today. Premium content -
Friday 17 January 2014 11:15am
Wellington, New Zealand : A Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules delivering relief supplies for Ha‘apai arrived at Fua‘amotu International Airport early this afternoon, following a request for assistance by the Tonga Government. Today’s commitment brings New Zealand’s support to Tonga since Tropical Cyclone Ian struck last week to $500,000 (NZD). Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Thursday 16 January 2014 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three men have been charged with housebreaking and theft of around $19,010 worth of goods from Matafonua Lodge in Foa, Ha‘apai, a day after Tropical Cyclone Ian battered the island on January 11. Premium content -
Thursday 16 January 2014 5:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a swift response after Cyclone Ian cut off communications in Ha‘apai on Saturday, Digicel-Tonga Ltd. has put in place temporary solutions to get its mobile phone network restored in Ha'apai. Assisted by Chathams Pacific, Digicel-Tonga chartered six flights to Ha‘apai over the last three-days to get their crew and relief workers over as rapidly as possible.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 16 January 2014 5:30pm
Dublin, Ireland : The International Rugby Board has decided to suspend funding to the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU) until key reforms are made. Premium content
