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Thursday 20 December 2012 5:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The construction of Vava'u's first solar power plant to be built with a US$5 million grant from the Government of Abu Dhabi is on target for completion by October 2013. When the plant comes into operation it will provide 13 percent of the annual energy demands of Vava'u, while saving up to 180,000 litres of diesel fuel annually to reduce the cost of electricity.
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Thursday 20 December 2012 5:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga Secondary School Leadership Program that aims at developing leadership and capacity skills of Tonga Secondary School principals will run for five years under an Australian Aid funded project that was launched in April. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 December 2012 5:23pm
Kanokupolu, Tonga : A 400 metre fishing net left abandoned in the Kanokupolu Lagoon last week was a recipe for disaster. What was, not so many years back, a sustaining pristine lagoon environment, live with corals and teeming with tropical marine life has been broken up, over-fished and depleted. Fishing laws and their enforcement need to be reviewed. Shane Egan. -
Wednesday 19 December 2012 1:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thousands of old car bodies stockpiled in Nuku'alofa's Pili Quarry will be crushed and baled for export over the next month, thanks to an initiative by a Tongan businesswoman, 'Ofa Tu'ikolovatu and her husband, whose recycling company has hired a $4 million crushing and baling machine and shipped it to Tonga for the work.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 19 December 2012 12:00pm
London, United Kingdom : Climate change financing can unlock opportunities for small island states to help stem the tide of destruction through adaptation and mitigation. The problem is not the availability of finance but the ability of small states to access that finance. How does a country with a foreign ministry of eight staff cope with the demands of a climate change fund staffed by 80 or 800? - Kamalesh Sharma. -
Wednesday 19 December 2012 10:58am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku'alofa's downtown Reload Bar opened a new upstairs lounge bar extension on December 13 ready for the holiday season. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 December 2012 3:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Takeshi Igarashi, of the Friendly Islands Triathlon (FIT) won the 2nd Pacific Islands Triathlon Championship, held at the National Sailing Centre, Suva, Fiji on Saturday, December 8. Premium content -
Monday 17 December 2012 7:39pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : HRH Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala opened a new Vaipua Bridge in Vava'u on Friday 14 December. The bridge was reconstructed with a T$10 million grant from China. Premium content -
Monday 17 December 2012 7:12pm
Tokyo, Japan : HE Ms Tania Tupou Tonga's first resident Ambassador to Japan presented her credentials to Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on 11 December, after starting in her new post at the Government of Tonga's new embassy located at Minato-ku in Tokyo, on 1 October. . Premium content -
Monday 17 December 2012 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An appeal by Lord Tu'ilakepa, a former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, against a Magistrate's ruling to hold separate Preliminary Inquiries for his arms and drugs charges will be heard on 30 January, 2013. Premium content -
Monday 17 December 2012 1:27pm
Fua'amotu, Tonga : A strong wind warning remains in force for Vava'u, Ha'apai and Tongatapu coastal waters this morning, 17 December, as Severe Tropical Cyclone Evan (cat. 4) located near Fiji moves to the southwest. Premium content -
Saturday 15 December 2012 10:46pm
Fua'amotu, Tonga : A tropical cyclone gale warning remains in force for Niuafo'ou, as Severe Tropical Cyclone Evan moves north of the Niuas tonight, on southwest track toward the Fiji Islands. Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 10 for Tonga, issued from Fua'amotu, 10:00pm, 15 December 2012. Premium content -
Saturday 15 December 2012 5:25pm
Fua'amotu, Tonga : A tropical cyclone alert remains in force for Niuafo'ou. Tropical Cyclone Advisory Number 8 for Tonga on severe Tropical Cyclone Evan issued from Fua'amotu Tropical Cyclone Warning Center at 12:45pm 15 December 2012. Premium content -
Saturday 15 December 2012 5:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Tonga has retained ownership of the Janfull International Dateline Hotel on November 30 after it was placed under liquidation to be put up for sale. Premium content -
Saturday 15 December 2012 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kilifi Nau (52) of Ma'ufanga has been further remanded in police custody after he was charged with the murder of his 25-year-old female partner at his home on December 13. Premium content -
Thursday 13 December 2012 6:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 52 year old Ma'ufanga man was charged with the murder of his 25 year old female partner at his home this morning. Premium content -
Thursday 13 December 2012 6:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HRH Princess Latufuipeka Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia, was in Nuku'alofa today and visited the Women's Affairs Division, on a fact finding mission to see how she might assist in the development of women's group in Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 13 December 2012 6:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vaipua Bridge which provides a vital short cut to Neiafu for the people living in the western district of Vava'u will be opened on Friday 14 December by Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala. Premium content -
Thursday 13 December 2012 12:11am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tailulu's Netball Teams won three categories of the inaugural Te Tau Lava National Netball tournament on Saturday 8 December. This is the second win for the netball champions after taking home the Mo'onia Cup earlier this month. Premium content -
Thursday 13 December 2012 12:01am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Visiting Tonga, Senator Louise Pratt of Western Australia, presented new uniforms to Tonga Police officers at the Police Headquarter in Longlongo today. This is part of a Tonga Police Development Program funded by a Tri-Partite Development Agreement between Tonga, Australia and New Zealand. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content
