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Wednesday 9 March 2016 6:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Residents in Tonga's low lying coastal areas may experience flooding on Friday and Saturday, March 11-12, as a high tide of over 1.85 meters is expected.
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Wednesday 9 March 2016 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nuku'alofa's Central Business district was buzzing with visitors looking for something to do on Wednesday, 9 March with the arrival of hundreds of passengers onboard the P&O's Pacific Aria. The cruise ship arrived from Noumea in the morning, left Nuku’alofa later in the day for Neiafu. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 March 2016 8:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police fronted by its women officers held its first Open Day to mark International Women’s Day 2016, today 8 March, connecting with youth and encouraging students to look at a professional career in policing.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 8 March 2016 5:35pm
Pangai, Ha'apai : A multi-million dollar project to restore Ha’apai’s electricity network, after it was wrecked by Tropical Cyclone Ian in early 2014, was completed recently. Tonga Power Ltd reported that Cyclone Ian left 971 customers without electricity, and damaged 90% of the network lines, 65% of transformers, and a generator. The rebuilding project provided equal opportunity for women and men in the workforce. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2016 4:50pm
Suva, Fiji : The Tonga A team to play against the Junior Japan at the opening of the 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge on Tuesday 8 March in Suva, was announced today. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2016 2:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is looking to lift labour standards by becoming the 187th member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) this year, effective from 24 February 2016. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2016 2:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is to pay an unspecified amount to the family of the late Kali Fungavaka who was killed in Tonga in 2012 while in police custody, after a deed of settlement was reached by the Crown and the estate of the late Kali Fungavaka who was killed in Tonga in 2012, after a Supreme Court declaration on Thursday, 3 March in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2016 1:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s 'Aloma Johansson is one of several women on the new Oceania Rugby Board, one of six regional associations of World Rugby and representing 16 Member Unions to promote the growth of rugby in the region. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2016 11:04am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kau Kalisitiane, na’e ‘ikai fakamaalohi’i ‘ehe ‘Otua fakatupu ‘o mamanii ‘a ‘Atama mo ‘Ivi kena talangata’a, he Na’ane faka’ataa pee ke na fili pea ko e konga koula mo’oni‘eni ke tau puke ke ma’u ‘aupito, ‘o ‘oua na’a faifai pea tau ta’e tokanga’i lelei.1 comment -
Friday 4 March 2016 5:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : We are all accountable every time every time a woman or girl is a target of violence - and raising awareness is important to ensure equal protection under the law and equitable access to justice, stated a briefing for local journalists on Thursday, 3 March in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 4 March 2016 4:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s first sports journalists association, the Friendly Islands Sports Journalists Association (FISJA) was officially formed in Nuku’alofa on 2 March. Premium content -
Friday 4 March 2016 4:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than half a million pa’anga was committed by the Government of Japan to fund the upgrade of school classrooms at Vaololoa and Veitonga, as well as a water supply system for Navutoka, in Tongatapu on Thursday, 3 March. Premium content -
Friday 4 March 2016 4:00pm
Queenstown, New Zealand : Tonga’s King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u were in Queenstown, New Zealand, this week to attend the 60th birthday party of Louise Waterhouse, the Sydney-based honorary consul for Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 3 March 2016 6:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is leading the way in business leadership training for women. Fifteen professional women in Tonga completed a "Women's Business Leadership Program" conducted by the Asian Development Bank, and were presented with certificates on Wednesday, 2 March at Davina House. Premium content -
Thursday 3 March 2016 12:23pm
Neiafu, Vava'u : Tourism in Vava'u is seeing a revival with the Vava’u Tourism Association holding its first AGM in several years and electing new officers. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 March 2016 3:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Development Bank plans to launch new commercial services this month, including foreign exchange and internet banking, as part of a three year expansion programme that began in 2014. Premium content -
Wednesday 2 March 2016 12:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fakaofo ‘a e me’a ‘oku hokoo he ‘oku ‘kehe ‘a e ngutuu mei he tuhuu’ ‘i he fakahoko fatongia ‘a e UN ki he ngaahi fonua memipaa, tautautefito ki he totonu ‘a e tangataa. Tonga, tau ako lelei mei he me’a ni.1 comment -
Tuesday 1 March 2016 8:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pita Nikolas Taufatofua is the first Tongan to qualify for the Rio Olympic in August after he won a gold medal in the Taekwondo Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on Saturday, 27 February. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 March 2016 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga A team for the World Rugby Pacific Challenge in Suva, Fiji on March 8-21 was announced today by Tonga Rugby Union. Premium content -
Tuesday 1 March 2016 3:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On 29 February, Tongatapu produced all of Tonga’s 2016 Leap Year babies, with the arrivals of four boys and five girls, known as "leaplings" because they will have their real birthday only every four years. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content
