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Tuesday 20 May 2025 12:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A cross-appeal by former government Ministers, ‘Etuate and ‘Akosita Lavulavu, challenging a Supreme Court judge's ruling that the Audit Office did not unlawfully uplift documents from the 'Unuaki 'o Tonga Royal Institute, was dismissed by the Appeal Court last week, in the latest of a long winding legal battle, which has resulted in the constant delay of their re-trial.
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Tuesday 20 May 2025 11:09am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : His Majesty King Tupou VI will officially open the 2025 session of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga on Friday, 23 May. Schools will march for the occasion. Premium content -
Monday 19 May 2025 10:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three newly renovated and highly upgraded operating theatres for Vaiola Hospital were commissioned today, 19 May, in Nuku'alofa. This project, which will will ensure improved surgical outcomes for the Tongan community, was financially supported by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in partnership with the Plymouth Brethren Church, the Rotary Club, and the Ministry of Health. Premium content -
Monday 19 May 2025 9:51pm
Canberrra, Australia : Australia's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, will travel to the Republic of Fiji, the Kingdom of Tonga and the Republic of Vanuatu this week, accompanied by the Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite MP, Assistant Minister for Immigration, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade on his first visit. Premium content -
Monday 19 May 2025 6:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fifteen new dengue fever cases were reported with positive rapid tests, which brings the total cumulative cases to 756 in Tonga today, 19 May. Premium content -
Monday 19 May 2025 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Motekiai Taufahema (48) was jailed for three years after being found guilty of two offences that included causing serious bodily harm, when he threw a machete injuring a man in a confrontation outside his home in Navutoka. Police also found drugs utensils inside the home. The Lord Chief Justice stated that this incident was entirely of the defendant’s own making. He has a record for serious violence. Premium content -
Monday 19 May 2025 4:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pesanimo Lolohea is serving one year in prison for causing serious bodily harm to another man in an act of violence using a gun and then a spade. Premium content -
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Ngaue and Salesi Fa’aoa were sentenced to imprisonment for charges that included theft and receiving stolen timber valued at $35,572 from a builder’s warehouse. Their co-accused, Steve Koloamatangi received a suspended sentence. Premium content -
Sunday 18 May 2025 10:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Solomone Kauvaka (29) is serving 18 months imprisonment for two charges of common assault and serious causing bodily harm to a six year old boy, when he threw him against a wall injuring his head, in what the judge said was “an inexcusable cruel and brutal attack on a defenceless vulnerable child,” in July last year. Premium content -
Sunday 18 May 2025 10:14pm
Sydney, Australia : Fakatapu kihe Hau ‘o e ‘Otu-Tonga mo e Fale ‘o Ha’amoheofo, Sea moe Fale Alea ‘o Tonga, Hou’eiki Nopele mo e Tauhi Fonua, Palēmia mo e Pule’anga pea ki he Tonga kotoa. Fakamolemole kae toe ‘oatu mu’a ha faka-talanoa ko e kapikapi pē kihe fakakaukau na’e ‘oatu kimu’aa, ‘o e fakalelei kuopau ke fakakakato ki he Fa’ungapule hotau Fonua kae toki sia’a ha’atau ungangāue. - ‘Inoke Fotu Huakau -
Friday 16 May 2025 8:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The development of the private sector is the primary focus of Tonga's new budget, the Prime Minister Hon. Dr 'Aisake Eke said today. His Cabinet has finalized the budget for 2025-2026, to be presented to the Legislative Assembly next week. Premium content -
Friday 16 May 2025 8:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tu’ipulotu Palu received 12 months suspended sentence for two charges that included discharging a firearm with the intent to intimidate a group of noisy youths. He was drunk when he fired the 12-gauge shotgun. The judge, in considering that Palu is the sole carer for his son, stated, “It is all too often the case that the families of offenders suffer as much, if not more than the offenders.” Premium content -
Friday 16 May 2025 7:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Afimeimo’unga Hola, who assaulted two rugby officials at a rugby game, where his team was losing, was sentenced to two years six months imprisonment, which was fully suspended. “What you did in a burst of temper has thrown away all the good work that you had been doing and the confidence and trust which others placed on you," the Lord Chief Justice Bishop said in sentencing him on 2 May in the Supreme Court, Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 16 May 2025 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Irvin Fukofuka (30) will be sentenced in June on two charges of possession of 13.52 grams of methamphetamine and utensils seized in a drug deal raided by Police in Houma in May last year. Premium content -
Friday 16 May 2025 7:08pm
Doha, Qatar : Tonga's head of mission to the United Arab Emirates, HE Ambassador Hon. 'Akauola presented his Letters of Credence, to the Deputy Emir of the State of Qatar, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar, this month. Premium content -
Friday 16 May 2025 2:33am
Cambridge-MA, USA : When you look at a building, you can see its walls, windows, and decorative flourishes but not the hidden structure that holds everything together. Yet during an earthquake, or after years of strain, that unseen framework can suddenly collapse. The same is true of the fragile political structures that support much of the developing world. By Ricardo Hausmann -
Thursday 15 May 2025 11:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a brief message on the closing of Parliament today, King Tupou VI emphasized the values of good character in government, and reminded Tongans of the sacrifices made by Tonga, together with its allies – “the countries that valued freedom” in the world wars of the last century. The King said it is important to learn from history to prevent this generation repeating past mistakes. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 May 2025 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of ten officers from Tonga Police departed on Saturday, 10 May, for Brisbane Australia, embarking on a four-week training program that is accredited by the United Nations. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 May 2025 5:51pm
Alofi, Niue : Fisheries officials and delegates from the members of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), are gathering this week at the Millenium Hall in Alofi, Niue, for the 138th Forum Fisheries Committee (FFC) Annual Officials Meeting. The five-day meeting offers an important opportunity for members to shape the direction of sustainable tuna fisheries management in the Pacific region. Premium content -
Tuesday 13 May 2025 5:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new Commissioner of Tonga Police, Geoff Turner was officially sworn into office yesterday, 12 May, at the Tonga Police Headquarters, in Nuku'alofa. Premium content
