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Monday 20 July 2015 7:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Visitors to Tonga increased significantly in June-July during the Coronation and other events with the 9508 arrivals in June up 38% on May. Photos by Peter Poulsen2 commentsPremium content
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Monday 20 July 2015 6:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific Ministers for Meteorology, meeting in Nuku'alofa this week to consider the resilience of Pacific communities to extreme weather events, heard that the Pacific Islands region can expect an increase in the intensity of extreme weather - posing critical challenges to our safety, security and existence.1 commentPremium content
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Friday 17 July 2015 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Members of Parliament, Lord Fusitu’a and Mateni Tapueluelu will represent Tonga at an Anti-Corruption Workshop for Pacific Parliamentarians to be held in Nadi, Fiji from 20-21 July.1 commentPremium content
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Friday 17 July 2015 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fire razed a home in Fasi moe Afi this afternoon. No casualties were reported.Premium content
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Friday 17 July 2015 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ten civil servants have graduated from a training program to develop the skills of Tonga's public servants and to improve service delivery and efficiency.1 commentPremium content
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Friday 17 July 2015 5:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two young men from ‘Ahau who died at Vaiola Hospital early Saturday morning, 11 July were suffering from pneumonia, Tonga Police said today.Premium content
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Thursday 16 July 2015 3:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The price of petrol and diesel for Tonga increases for July-August, while kerosene price drops starting today, 16 July.Premium content
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Thursday 16 July 2015 3:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The ‘Ikale Tahi team to meet the Flying Fiji on Satuday, was announced this morning, 16 July, in Suva, Fiji.Premium content
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Thursday 16 July 2015 3:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A seven-year-old boy who was sleeping at home alone, died in a house fire last night at Haveluliku in Tongatapu.1 commentPremium content
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Wednesday 15 July 2015 8:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The economies of 14 developing member countries in the Pacific are expected to be unstable during 2015-2016, according to Pacific Economic Monitor Midyear Review, launched by the Asian Development Bank in Suva today, 15 July.Premium content
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Wednesday 15 July 2015 6:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Attorney General’s office is waiting on the Supreme Court Registry to confirm evidence on whether or not the People’s Representative for Tongatapu No. 4, Mateni Tapueluelu, had an outstanding debt on the date of his electoral candidacy registration.1 commentPremium content
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Wednesday 15 July 2015 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is one of 14 Pacific Island countries that is expected to benefit from a new project aimed to provide nationally tailored information on seasonal climate prediction and improve climate services. The three year project was launched in Nuku'alofa this week.Premium content
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Wednesday 15 July 2015 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A trial to hear an election petition filed against Hon ‘Etuate Lavulavu for alleged illegal practices that was to start this month has been deferred pending his appeal against a ruling by the Chief Justice not to have a jury trial.Premium content
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Tuesday 14 July 2015 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Bank South Pacific (BSP) a Papua New Guinean bank has taken over the operations of the Westpac Bank of Tonga.Premium content
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Tuesday 14 July 2015 5:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Coronation Royal Agricultural Show is expected to be opened by King Tupou VI on 5 August in Niuatoputapu, a national event that follows after the coronation celebrations wrapped up on 7 July in Nuku’alofa.Premium content
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Tuesday 14 July 2015 4:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sioeli ‘Aholelei Finau (24) a soldier with His Majesty’s Armed Forces is the victim who died after he was allegedly stabbed with a knife during an incident in the Central Business District on Saturday night, 11 July.Premium content
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Monday 13 July 2015 5:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga finally got all its athletes to the Pacific Games 2015 in Papua New Guinea today, when the remaining 35 who were stranded in Nandi since Saturday, 11 July secured seats on a flight to Port Moresby this morning.Premium content
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Monday 13 July 2015 4:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a 24-year-old man who was allegedly stabbed with a knife in the chest on Saturday night 11 July, at the Nuku'alofa Central Business District.1 commentPremium content
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Monday 13 July 2015 4:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The bodies of two friends who drowned at a beach in Veitongo on Saturday 11 July when one tried to save the other in strong currents - have been recovered.1 commentPremium content
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Monday 13 July 2015 4:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A small float parade held on Saturday morning 11 July was led by the new Miss Heilala Brittne Fuimaono (21) riding on a convertible, and joined by only a few of the contestants in the Miss Heilala Pageant 2015. Photos by Linny Folau and Peter Poulsen.Premium content