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Tuesday 6 May 2025 9:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A one-day salary deduction will be applied to Members of Parliament who did not notify the House of their absence during the roll call on Monday morning, 5 May, the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, Lord Fakafanua, announced.
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Monday 5 May 2025 8:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Continued volcanic steam emissions and discolouration around the Home Reef volcano, are shown clearly in a Sentinel-2 satellite image on Thursday, 1 May, Tonga Geological Services reported today. "The ongoing lava effusion within the vent and intermittent explosive activity are likely to persist." -
Monday 5 May 2025 8:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Business owner Kisione Tu'ipulotu To’aho (41), whose company imported and sold vehicles, is serving 20 months imprisonment for two counts of obtaining $29,600 by false pretences when he scammed customers in two separate incidents. Premium content -
Monday 5 May 2025 8:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-two new dengue fever cases were reported with positive rapid tests today, bringing up the total cumulative of dengue fever cases to 647. Vava’u has 301 confirmed cases, Tongatapu 286 cases, ‘Eua 58 cases, and Ha'apai two cases. Premium content -
Monday 5 May 2025 8:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lulutai’s Y12 aircraft will be returning to service this week, following the reinstatement of its certificate of airworthiness by the Pacific Aviation Safety Office (PASO) and Tonga's Civil Aviation Division (CAD). Premium content -
Monday 5 May 2025 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 74-year-old man was found dead at his residence in Masilamea Tongatapu last week, 1 May. Tonga Police said he had died from a medical event. Premium content -
Saturday 3 May 2025 7:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Papua New Guinea defeated Tonga (5-2), in their first game into the OFC U-16 tournament that kicked off at Teufaiva Stadium, in Nuku’alofa today. Premium content -
Friday 2 May 2025 9:56pm
Sydney, Australia : Koia ai, ‘oku ou poupou kakato kihe fakakaukau kuo fiema’u ‘a Tonga ke fakava’e ha ‘Epoki Fo’ou kihe talanoa Faka-Politikale, ko e Politikale ‘o e Ngāue. Na’a tau ‘osi a’u kihe tūkunga faka-politikale ko ‘eni ‘ihe pālemia ‘a Tungi (Tupou IV) pea ‘e malava ketau toe a’u kiha kuonga pehee. Koe Fili ‘o e 2025, ko e ‘uluaki faingamālie ia ke fakava’e ‘ae ‘epoki fo’ou koeni.... - Inoke Fotu Hu’akau -
Friday 2 May 2025 8:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “If you are literate in technology, especially digital technology, you are looking at a better future,” the Deputy PM Hon. Taniela Fusimalohi, said in opening the second Tonga National ICT Expo 2025 today, at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall in Nuku’alofa, hosted and funded by Tonga Women in ICT (TWICT) and the Australian Government. Premium content -
Friday 2 May 2025 4:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A pathology report has confirmed that no foul play was involved in the death of a Korean man (40) who died in his hotel room in Nuku'alofa, on 18 April, Tonga Police reported Premium content -
Friday 2 May 2025 4:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A third death from Dengue Fever in Tonga was reported by the Ministry of Health today. An eight year old boy from Tongatapu is the latest victim of the virus that is spread by mosquitoes. All District Officers on Tongatapu were called to a meeting of the Ministry of Health today. From next week onwards they will start village inspections and a cleanup campaign targeting mosquito breeding sites. Most cases came from Ma'ufanga – including Houmakelikao, Popua, and Fangaloto. If the situation worsens the Minister of Health will declare this an emergency and mass gatherings may be restricted. -
Thursday 1 May 2025 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Under 16 Men's football team will face three countries including, American Samoa, PNG and Vanuatu in the OFC U-16 tournament, qualifiers stage at Teufaiva Stadium on Saturday, 3 May 2025. Premium content -
Thursday 1 May 2025 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new Supreme Court Judge, Hon. Justice Paul Garlick KC, was welcomed by members of the Tonga Law Society and law practitioners today, 1 May, at the Supreme Court in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 1 May 2025 5:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Siaosi Helu (37) caused serious bodily harm to Tupou Fotu’aika (65) when he hit him on the head using a machete at his home in Kolofo'ou. A ruling in the Fasi Magistrate’s Court on 29 April found him guilty of the offence committed in 2022. Premium content -
Thursday 1 May 2025 4:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its Constitution on 4 November with a week-long celebration, that will also recognise the 55th anniversary of Tonga's diplomatic ties with Australia and New Zealand, and the 10th anniversary of the reign of King Tupou VI. Premium content -
Thursday 1 May 2025 11:52am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Minister of Health, Dr. Ana Akau‘ola, has pledged to enhance medical emergency preparedness at Fua’amotu International Airport. This commitment comes in response to criticism regarding the airport's inadequate medical response when an outgoing passenger recently collapsed in critical condition after passing through the departures security screening. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 April 2025 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Commander Geoff Turner from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in Canberra is expected to be appointed as Tonga’s new Police Commissioner, with his swearing-in ceremony set for Monday, 12 May. Meanwhile, Police Commissioner Shane McLennan is nearing the end of his 3-year term with Tonga Police, with his Marching Out Parade scheduled for Friday, 9 May. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 April 2025 4:40pm
New York, USA : Tonga’s Prime Minister and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum, Hon. Dr ‘Aisake Eke, and the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Mr. Baron Waqa, met with the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres on 28 April in New York, to reaffirm the Pacific Islands Forum’s collective priorities and ambitions on critical global issues, including climate action, sustainable development, and economic development. Premium content -
Wednesday 30 April 2025 4:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tomorrow, 1 May, retail prices for petrol, kerosene and diesel will decrease by 10 seniti/litre in Tongatapu, as approved by the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA). Premium content -
Tuesday 29 April 2025 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Satellite images of Tonga's Home Reef volcano, taken on 26 April, showed volcanic steam and discolorations around and from the volcano, the Tonga Geological Services reported today. Premium content
