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Friday 23 December 2016 4:09pm
: Over $70,000 (USD) has been raised for the Mataele family in East Palo Alto, California after their 14-year-old son Aisea Mataele underwent emergency surgery for a mystery illness and tragically passed away on Tuesday December 20, five days before Christmas.
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Thursday 22 December 2016 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga-China Student Alumni Association was formally launched by Prince Ata on December 21 at the Kahana Restaurant in Nuku'alofa, with a dinner for Tongan alumni who studied in China. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 December 2016 5:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An upgraded water supply system was handed to Nukuleka village on eastern Tongatapu on Tuesday, December 20 enabling its 250 residents to now have access to a reliable water supply system from the Government of Japan. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 December 2016 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Supreme Court of Tonga has ruled that the Minister of Tourism and Infrastructure Hon. Semisi Sika acted mistakenly and unlawfully when he terminated the appointments of five Board directors of the Tonga Tourism Authority on 17 June this year. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2016 6:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A renewable energy project to upgrade existing power distribution grid in Vava’u and 'Eua, to be completed by the end 2019, will get an additional USD$5 million from the Asian Development Bank. Half of the amount is a loan and the other half is a grant. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2016 5:51pm
Rakiraki, Fiji : Heavy flooding in Fiji has prompted over 1,400 residents to move to local Evacuation Centres. The flooding comes after a week of constant rain which has caused landslides and shut down roads. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2016 5:23pm
Auckland, New Zealand : New Zealand's former Prime Minister John Key presented awards to nine Pacific Islander students in Auckland yesterday, December 19. Among the recipients were students of Tongan heritage Roneima Teumohenga and Emma Takataka. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2016 5:06pm
Auckland. New Zealand : Mary-Kate Fonua (18) was last week awarded the 2016 YWCA Auckland Future Leader of the Year. Mary-Kate immigrated with her family from Tonga to New Zealand in 2008. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2016 5:03pm
Apia, Samoa : Multi-million grants for three new projects have been approved by the Green Climate Fund for Pacific Islands, including Tonga, to assist with the impact of climate change. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 December 2016 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Stephen Bohne (74) had died from a heart attack when he was found on the deck of his yacht 'Eagle Wings' in Neiafu on Wednesday, December 14, Tonga Police confirmed today. Premium content -
Monday 19 December 2016 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A talent competition for the International Human Rights Day 2016 theme, "Stand Up for Someone's Rights Today", was held last week in Nuku'alofa as part of a 16-days of activism campaign to end gender-based violence. 'Onakoula Lasike (16) from Nukunuku won $500 for her poem entitled 'What’s my Crime?'. Premium content -
Monday 19 December 2016 6:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around 2000 Chinese tourists visited Nuku’alofa on Friday, December 16, on an Italian cruise ship Costa Atlantica, which began its journey from China. They are the largest group of Chinese tourists to arrive since visa waivers were introduced this year. Premium content -
Monday 19 December 2016 5:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 74-year-old-man, an American citizen, was found dead on the deck of his yacht 'Eagle Wings' in Neiafu on Wednesday, December 14. Premium content -
Monday 19 December 2016 4:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : China has committed to provide financial assistance to construct a new Tonga High School Sports Complex for the 2019 Pacific Games, and construction is expected to start soon. The amount of the Chinese funding and the cost of the project has not been released. Premium content -
Monday 19 December 2016 4:51pm
Perth, Australia : A Perth family have publicly expressed their gratitude to retired UFC fighter Soa Palelei for attempting to save their nine-year-old boy, Tyreez Mundroina, who collapsed during a basketball game. Premium content -
Sunday 18 December 2016 3:11pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Israel Folau and Manu Vatuvei are helping to tackle suicide in New Zealand, by hosting talks about depression as part of a "Road to Redemption" tour around the country this week. Premium content -
Sunday 18 December 2016 3:00pm
Nasinu, Fiji : A former coach of Tonga's national rugby 7s team, Etuate Waqa (54) who died on December 7, was buried on Friday December 16 in Nasinu, Fiji. Premium content -
Friday 16 December 2016 7:17pm
Cancun Mexico : Tonga is among Pacific Islands countries that have identified important marine areas that are ecologically or biologically significant, and Vava'u is one area that has sites that need protecting. “There is an urgent need for follow-up activities to manage and mitigate threats on 22 sites identified as priorities. Seven of these sites are awaiting to be gazetted as conservation areas, with different levels of protection,” said Tonga's representative at the global biodiversity conference (CBD COP13) in Cancun, Mexico this week. Premium content -
Friday 16 December 2016 6:52pm
Suva, Fiji : Fiji U20s narrowly defeated Tonga U20s 18 - 13 last weekend in Suva, winning the U20 Oceania Rugby Championship. Tonga were dissallowed a try in the last five minutes of the match after the referee ruled a forward pass. The try would have given Tonga a dramatic victory. Premium content -
Friday 16 December 2016 6:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A construction worker who reportedly fell off a ladder while painting St George's Palace in the Central Business District sustained head injuries and was flown to New Zealand for medical treatment this week. Premium content
