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Tuesday 13 December 2022 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Five thousand pairs of footwear from the Aotearoa Tonga Relief Committee will be distributed to key schools that were affected in the volcanic eruption and tsunamis, on 15 January.
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Tuesday 13 December 2022 5:39pm
Brisbane, Australia : Tonga’s Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources is learning from the Queensland experience of flooding, water management, and land use planning to avoid hazards and to control where people live. The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Lord Tu‘i‘afitu met experts at the Queensland Department of Resources (QDOR) in Brisbane on December 9 2022, at the conclusion of a visit to Australia. Premium content -
Monday 12 December 2022 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police are appealing to the public to help find a missing man named Talanoa Leakona Lemoto (35). He was last seen on 7 December, and was driving an orange Honda Fit - C24480. -
Monday 12 December 2022 7:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ryan Vakaahi (29) was sentenced to three-years four-months imprisonment for causing bodily harm, when he shot another man on his thigh with a .22 rifle at 'Anana. Premium content -
Sunday 11 December 2022 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Safe and Resilient Schools Project (TSRSP), worth around US$28.2 million, was launched on Friday by Prime Minister, Hon. Hu'akavameiliku in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Sunday 11 December 2022 6:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Kingdom of Tonga became the first Pacific Islands Country and Territories (PICTs) under the United Nations Fiji multi-country Office to officially sign the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2023-2027 on December 7, 2022 in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2022 11:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The working relationship between the Tongan Parliament and Government became stranded as members of parliament engaged in a debate over a Petition from the Tonga National Construction Inc., urging Parliament to increase the budget estimation provided by the government’s Project Management Unit for the Tsunami House Reconstruction Project. The House thought they were running out of time as they were expecting to close their session on 8 December, but that was not to be. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2022 10:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 2022 Dux of Tonga High School and Head Girl, Malia Mafi, received her awards during the government secondary school’s prize giving ceremony on 9 December. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2022 9:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Live and Learn Environmental Education programme was awarded US$1.5 million to provide 11,000 children and 2,900 households with access to improved Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene systems in four Pacific Islands. The funding was announced by USAID at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre, Nuku'alofa on 7 December. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2022 8:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The development of swimming and other water sports in Tonga was discussed by Prime Hon. Hu’akavameiliku and the FINA President, Captain Husain Al-Musallam, who visited Nuku'alofa for a few hours, on 8 December. -
Friday 9 December 2022 7:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hydrographic equipment was presented to His Majesty’s Armed Forces, by Hon. Pat Conroy, under Australia’s Defence partnership with Tonga on 8 December. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2022 6:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Alcohol misuse has contributed to several road deaths in Tonga. Now, new alcohol breathalyzer devices presented to Tonga Police in December will help frontline officers to detect and remove more drunk drivers and maintain safety on roads. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2022 5:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new pre-built laboratory to test COVID-19, opened at Vaiola Hospital, on 7 December, will also have the capacity to detect priority pathogens such as influenza and dengue. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2022 4:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In reaffirming Australia's commitment to Tonga's economic recovery, an additional budget support of AUD30 million was signed by its Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Hon. Pat Conroy, during his visit to Nuku'alofa this week. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2022 1:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : King Tupou VI commissioned Tonga’s new 6.9MW solar power plant at Fualu on 7 December, which will assist Government's plans to reduce the country's reliance on imported fossil fuels. The Sunergise Tongatapu Solar Plant is the largest of its kind in the South Pacific Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2022 9:35am
Canberra, Australia : On a visit to Australia this week, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Lord Tu'i'afitu, visited Geoscience Australia and extended Tonga's gratitude to staff, who responded to the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption on 15 January. They have a shared interest in improving the monitoring and understanding of geohazards, as the January eruption generated a tsunami that reached Australia. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2022 12:30am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s champion National Netball Team, Tala received a joyous welcome, after arriving in Tonga on Saturday night 3 December, to connect with Tongans, celebrate their win and hold a 'Tala Fou ki 'Api Camp and Tour'. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 December 2022 4:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Australia’s Pacific Support Vessel, Australian Defence Vessel Reliant is in Tonga this week, after arriving on 5 December in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 December 2022 11:10am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Koionia Latu ‘Ekuasi (32) was sentenced to three-years imprisonment for forgery and obtaining over $20,000 pa'anga by false pretences, when she misused money for her sister's wedding. Three other charges related to a separate fake car dealer business scam, where the offending was a planned financial criminal enterprise, orchestrated over a period of at least 15-months and bilked money from three separate victims. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 December 2022 11:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Under 20 was defeated by Samoa 8-5 in the second and final match of the 2022 Oceania Rugby Under 20 Trophy held at Teufaiva Stadium, on 3 December. Premium content
