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Thursday 10 March 2022 10:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Small boats donated by New Zealand billionaire Graeme Hart and Tongan Olympian Pita Taufatofua Jr were presented to representatives of some of the tsunami affected communities on March 9 at Vuna Wharf, Nuku'alofa.
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Thursday 10 March 2022 10:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Households in tsunami damaged Kanokupolu village, have received a donation of 55 rubbish bins valued at $16,000, from the Talitha Project, to help in the clean-up operations. Premium content -
Thursday 10 March 2022 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There will be no more national examinations for Form 5 students in Tonga starting from this year, confirmed Prime Minister Hon H’uakavameiliku (Siaosi Sovaleni) at a press conference yesterday, 9 March. Premium content -
Thursday 10 March 2022 9:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Timote ‘Aho’atu (44) was sentenced to two-years nine-months imprisonment for causing grievous bodily harm to Siaosi Na'a, whom he shot with a pistol in 2021. The judge said the law required the accused to complain to the police if he felt that the victim had unfairly and unlawfully done him wrong. "That law stops you and prohibits you from punishing or killing that person who has wronged you.” Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2022 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand will contribute $9 million pa’anga to support the improvement of water supply and sanitation for Tonga's most vulnerable households, in a project to deliver 1500 watertanks and 400 latrines. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2022 6:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fiji Water valued at FJD$40,503 for communities severely affected by the volcanic eruption and tsunamis was donated by the Fiji Water Co. and Neptune Pacific Direct through their agent Transam Tonga Ltd. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2022 6:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 203 people were repatriated from Australia and New Zealand, arriving in Tonga yesterday, March 8. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2022 6:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A donation of FJD$38,000 from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat and Pacific Island countries towards Tonga’s recovery efforts from the volcanic eruption and tsunamis, was received on March 8. Premium content -
Wednesday 9 March 2022 11:29am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 51-year-old man has been charged with the murder of his twin sister, whom he allegedly stabbed in Falaleu, Vava'u on Saturday, March 5. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 March 2022 3:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The disaster stricken island of Nomuka on March 5 received a visit from the Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku, who was flown to the island on a Australian Defence Force Chinook helicopter with Australia's High Commissioner, HE Rachael Moore. Premium content -
Tuesday 8 March 2022 3:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Former All Blacks, Charles Piutau and UK rugby communities have donated a total of £45,850 GBP (estimated TOP$136,000) to support disaster relief efforts through Friends of Tonga (FoT), an affiliate of the Civil Society Forum of Tonga (CSFT). Premium content -
Monday 7 March 2022 5:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : There is a moderate 50% chance for at least one severe Tropical Cyclone for Tonga during the remainder of the Tropical Cyclone season from March to April 2022, said Tonga Met in an updated outlook. -
Monday 7 March 2022 5:43pm
Abu Dhabi, UAE : Tonga's National Day was marked at the Expo 2020 in Dubai on March 4 with a special event that included cultural performances. Premium content -
Adrienne L. Kaeppler 1935-2022 – an inspiring journey of discovery into Tongan culture, art, societyMonday 7 March 2022 3:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : It was with profound sadness, that we learned of the death in Washington D.C. of the eminent scholar and great friend of Tonga, Adrienne L. Kaeppler (86), this weekend. Vava'u Press Ltd, publishers of Matangi Tonga Online, were privileged to have worked with Adrienne over the last 35 years. An American research anthropologist and writer, known for her books devoted to the culture of Tonga and Hawaii, Adrienne brought to the English-speaking world important insights into Polynesian cultures, especially Tonga, Hawaii and Rapa Nui, and also Asian dance, in a body of scientific work written over five decades. Her insights were also greatly appreciated by the people and cultures she worked with. - MLF. -
Friday 4 March 2022 7:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Another 70 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the last 24-hours in Tonga (between Thursday Mar. 3 and Friday Mar. 4) as the number of active cases continues to rise. Lockdown restrictions are continuing but will be eased further, with liquor-licensed shops allowed to open, and a few outdoor sports may play. Premium content -
Friday 4 March 2022 7:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two women, including a 41-year-old police officer, were found guilty on a joint charge of advertising a pyramid scheme, where people who invested money did not receive the return promised. They will be sentenced on May 3 at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court. Premium content -
Friday 4 March 2022 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 38-year-old man was acquitted on two charges of serious indecent assault on a teenager committed in Tongatapu in 2021. The judge did not believe the evidence of the complainant. Premium content -
Thursday 3 March 2022 11:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga now has 342 active COVID-19 cases, the Minister for Health, Hon Dr Saia Piukala confirmed today, March 3. There were 290 new cases reported between Feb. 25 and Mar. 3. Premium content -
Thursday 3 March 2022 10:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Families who lost their houses in the tsunamis on January 15, will be assisted by government to rebuild homes. A groundbreaking ceremony to start the “Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Volcanic Eruption Tsunami Recovery Project” was held on February 28 at Patangata and Sopu on the coast of the capital. Premium content -
Thursday 3 March 2022 8:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A total of 174 repatriated passengers, were released from the Tanoa Hotel quarantine on Tuesday, March 1, after testing negative to COVID-19. Dr Reynold ‘Ofanoa said those arriving on the next repatriation flights, who would like to quarantine in their own homes can write a letter to the Ministry of Health, who will inspect the homes before approvals. Premium content
