You are here
Breaking news
Pages
-
Saturday 12 March 2011 3:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 6.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Tonga at 2:19 pm this afternoon, centred 106 km (65miles) South East of Hihifo, Niuatoputapu.
Premium content -
Saturday 12 March 2011 12:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The people of Niuatoputapu in the north of Tonga fled to higher ground on their small isolated island last night, fearing another tsunami, when a warning was issued around 10 pm after the Japan March 11 earthquake triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami event. Premium content -
Saturday 12 March 2011 11:07am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Strong currents and a swelling of the sea level was observed along the Nuku'alofa foreshore at 8:15 am this morning, over an hour after NOAA recorded a sea level rise of 0.37m or 1.2 feet at Nuku'alofa at 17:51GMT (6:51am local time). Premium content -
Saturday 12 March 2011 9:05am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's low-lying Ha'apai islands experienced some coastal flooding early this morning, with police reporting water coming through sea front houses at Pangai but causing no substantial damage, while boat owners reported unusual drops in coastal sea levels at Foa Island. Premium content -
Saturday 12 March 2011 5:31am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongans are on alert this morning as the estimated time of arrival at 5:00 am of a tsunami wave generated by the Japan earthquake on March 11 has passed. The low tide this morning is at 6:16am. Premium content -
Friday 11 March 2011 8:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A widespread tsunami warning is in effect for the South Pacific islands, including Tonga, tonight following a magnitude 8.9 earthquake near the east coast of Honshu, Japan this evening. Estimated initial tsunami wave arrival times for Tonga local time 5:05 am Saturday 12 March. Tsunami Bulletin Number 4 issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre NOAA Premium content -
Friday 11 March 2011 6:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia's Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Hon. Richard Marles, visited Tonga on March 11 and affirmed Australia's support would continue under Tonga's new government. Premium content -
Friday 11 March 2011 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Police Commissioner Chris Kelley was one of the first six members of the Tonga Police who received their new Tonga Police Identification cards and badges from the Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs, Hon. Richard Marles on Friday, March 11. Premium content -
Friday 11 March 2011 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : THE brother of Vaefetu'u Mahe (22) whose body was one of only two recovered after the sinking of the MV Princess Ashika in his evidence on March 10, said he identified his sister's body at the Vaiola Hospital mortuary following its recovery on August 6, 2009. Premium content -
Thursday 10 March 2011 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A decision on whether the price of electricity will go up or not will not be known until April 6, said the Chief Executive Officer of Tonga Power Ltd, Peter McGill. Premium content -
Thursday 10 March 2011 4:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A jury found a 34-year-old shipping clerk not guilty on five counts of embezzling just over $10,000 from Dateline Shipping Co in 2007, in a verdict delivered this afternoon at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 10 March 2011 1:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : With an aim of eradicating Sexual and Gender Based Violence in the Pacific, a regional group is currently in Nuku'alofa on a three-day fact finding mission. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2011 11:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The cancellation of the filming in Vava'u of the TV Reality Show, "Survivor" at the end of February because the organisers could not secure hotel accommodation, has sent a shock wave through Tonga's tourist Industry. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2011 11:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Surviving crew member Benjamin Tupou who was on watch duty on the bridge from 8pm to when the MV Princess Ashika sank just before midnight on August 5, 2009, said that he woke up at 7:40pm that night to find water inside the cabin and some of his fellow crew member were bailing it out. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2011 9:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 28 years old male teacher at the Matahau Government Primary School has been fined $100 for assaulting an eight-year-old pupil. The pupil reported the teacher to the police after he was assaulted for a second time. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2011 1:10pm
Port Vila, Vanuatu : Transparency Vanuatu TV calls on the Prime Minister to sanction Iauko without delay, and calls on the Police to ensure that the publishers criminal charge against Minister Iauko does not join the many other complaints that have simply been swept under the carpet like the assaults of Mark Neil Jones by Christopher Emelle family and Jackson Noal, the latter now being a senior executive in the Police. - Transparency Vanuatu. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2011 11:51am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Women need to work together, to meet and to network, and to review women's progress, Hon. Frederica Fatafehi Lapaha Tuita told a large gathering of women for the International Women's Day Centenary celebration held at the Queen Salote College Hall in Nuku'alofa on March 8. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 March 2011 8:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three grants for the education of girls and young women were launched by the Westpac Bank of Tonga yesterday to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the International Women's Day on March 8. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2011 10:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two former employees at the Forum Travel office in Nuku'alofa pleaded not guilty to the theft and embezzlement of over $300,000 pa'anga when they appeared at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa on Friday, March 4. Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2011 9:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three teenagers who admitted crimes that included theft of cash and goods worth over $160,000 pa'anga from members of the U-16 Oceania Australian Football League team in December last year, are to be sentenced on April 8, 2011 at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa. Premium content
