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Tuesday 7 March 2017 3:05pm
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea : Papua New Guineans are mourning the passing of popular radio presenter and media personality, Roger Hau'ofa. The 73-year-old, originally from Tonga, passed away over the weekend due to kidney failure. Roger is the brother of a Tongan writer, the late 'Epeli Hau'ofa.
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Monday 6 March 2017 8:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga A rugby squad is on its way to Suva, Fiji to participate in the World Rugby Pacific Challenge 2017 in Suva, Fiji. Premium content -
Monday 6 March 2017 8:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A heavy rain and flash flooding warning has been issued by Tonga’s Meteorology Department for Tongatapu, ‘Eua, Vava’u and Ha’apai at 1:00pm today. Residents in low-lying areas are warned to be alert for possible flash flooding over Monday night and Tuesday. Premium content -
Monday 6 March 2017 8:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Court of Appeal 2017 session will hear six appeals from March 9-10, at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa with judgments to be delivered on Thursday, March 16. Premium content -
Monday 6 March 2017 2:59pm
California, USA : A 39-year-old woman in the US, Zoranna Mapapalangi (reportedly of Tongan ethnicity), has been sentenced to 6 years imprisonment by a Californian court for the robbery and elder abuse of a 75-year-old woman. Zoranna was sentenced last Tuesday, March 28. Premium content -
Monday 6 March 2017 1:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Minister of Finance, Hon. Dr ‘Aisake Eke was fired yesterday, a Sunday, by Prime Minister, Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva. The Minister of Finance says one of the reasons he was asked to resign was because he abstained from voting on the motion for a Vote of No Confidence in the Prime Minister on February 27. Premium content -
Sunday 5 March 2017 9:07pm
Suva, Fiji : The 2017 World Rugby Pacific Challenge tournament will kick-off this Friday in Suva, Fiji. Tonga A will play the hosts, the Fiji Warriors. Junior Japan will take on Samoa A on the same day. Premium content -
Sunday 5 March 2017 5:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Prime Minister Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva disputed parliament’s right to process the motion for a Vote of No Confidence in him, telling the Tongan media that the "Leader [PM] has the final say", during a press conference he called on Friday, 3 March, at the Epworth Hall, Nuku'alofa. By Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 3 March 2017 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Queen Victoria cruise ship was a terrific sight as it berthed at Vuna Wharf in Nuku’alofa today Friday, March 3 after arriving with 2700 passengers and crew from French Polynesia. Premium content -
Friday 3 March 2017 6:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Civil aviation authorities from China and New Zealand and the Pacific Islands looked at how to strengthen civil aviation safety in Tonga, at their meeting from February 15-17, in Nuku'alofa. There was also a push for direct China-Tonga flights. Premium content -
Friday 3 March 2017 5:57pm
Suva, Fiji : Cyber security capacity in the Pacific islands region is one concern of a working group that aims to speed up development of Information and Communications (ICT) in the Pacific. Premium content -
Friday 3 March 2017 1:35pm
Antarctic Peninsula : A huge crack on the Antarctic Peninsula, across the Larsen C ice shelf, set to break free an enormous iceberg six times larger than Tonga’s combined landmass, is being monitored by scientists at Project MIDAS, an Antarctic research group. The crack is more than 100 miles in length and 1,500 feet across and the ice mass could break free within the next few months. The loss of the ice shelf, which acts as a barrier to the flow of land ice, can cause ice to move faster into the ocean contributing to a faster rise of global sea levels. Premium content -
Thursday 2 March 2017 8:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2016-2017 proceedings of the Tongan Parliament had a “soft”, and very brief closing ceremony this morning. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Thursday 2 March 2017 8:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Carl Sanft has become the Honorary Consul-General of Switzerland to the Kingdom of Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 2 March 2017 8:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nearly half a million pa’anga was committed by the Government of Japan on 27 February, to fund three projects aimed to improve the quality of life of people from the grassroots level, and includes the upgrading of a technical course classroom building at Tonga College, installing a flake ice machine with water tanks for ‘Uiha and Felemea in Ha'apai and two new ambulances for 'Eua and Ha'apai. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 March 2017 8:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Royal Catafalque was carried by bearers rotated from about 1000 men - the 'Kau Fata', drawn from the Free Wesleyan Church and relatives of the Queen Mother, under the charge of the traditional Royal Undertakers - the Nima Tapu. Photos by Pesi Fonua, Linny Folau and Peter Poulsen Premium content -
Wednesday 1 March 2017 5:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Queen Mother, the late Queen Halaevalu Mata’aho, consort of Tupou IV, was laid to rest at the Royal Tombs, Mala'ekula in what is a very quiet capital, Nuku'alofa this afternoon. Photos by Pesi Fonua, Linny Folau and Peter Poulsen. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 March 2017 4:48pm
Nelson, New Zealand : Tongans living in the New Zealand town of Nelson have established a community trust to serve Tongans living in the area. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 February 2017 8:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Luckily, the rain held off as the Royal cortege arrived in Nuku'alofa and made its way to the Royal Palace, where HM the late Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho lies tonight. Photos by Linny Folau and Peter Poulsen.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 28 February 2017 7:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There was surreal quietness and sadness at the Fua'amotu International Airport and in Nuku'alofa, after the RNAF Hercules touched down at about 1:05 pm this afternoon, carrying the casket of the late Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata’aho (90) from Auckland. By Linny Folau.1 comment Premium content
