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Monday 29 March 2021 5:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An online portal containing the government’s work on climate change was launched at a workshop last Friday, 26 March.
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Friday 26 March 2021 6:01pm
Auckland, New Zealand : New York Times reporting: New Zealand’s Parliament on Wednesday unanimously approved legislation that would give couples who suffer a miscarriage or stillbirth three days of paid leave, putting the country in the vanguard of those providing such benefits. The measure is expected to become law in the coming weeks. Premium content -
Friday 26 March 2021 5:19pm
Dublin, Ireland : Two new Pacific Islands potential super rugby teams, the Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika, will be supported by World Rugby from 2022. Premium content -
Friday 26 March 2021 4:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In light of recent media reports that the Courts are imposing more suspended sentences due to overcrowding in Tonga's prison system, the following clarification is provided for the information of the public and better understanding: 1. The Courts do not suspend sentences because of prison overcrowding. 2. Provision of adequate prison facilities and related services is the responsibility of the Executive Government. 3. Upholding the rule of law and administering justice in the Kingdom is the responsibility of the Judiciary and the Courts. .... Michael Whitten QC, Lord Chief Justice of the Kingdom of Tonga. -
Friday 26 March 2021 4:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new Head Coach for the ‘Ikale Tahi will now be announced “probably next Wednesday”, confirmed Tonga Rugby Union CEO Peter Harding today. Premium content -
Friday 26 March 2021 9:45am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A government department at a workshop with journalists yesterday, has requested to partner with the media to promote government messages. The department seems to be faced with the challenge of not getting their key messages across to the public. Premium content -
Thursday 25 March 2021 10:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Minister of Health said she was shocked by a report on adolescent unplanned pregnancy in Tonga, launched today, “because I did not know that young girls can take their own lives because they find out they are pregnant. ...We cannot continue that into the future!” The country report presented recommendations for long-term changes that need to happen. Premium content -
Thursday 25 March 2021 10:14pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Five time New Zealand discus champion, Siositina Hakeai, of Tongan heritage, is eyeing to break the world record in her new sport of heavy weight lifting. Premium content -
Thursday 25 March 2021 1:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Bank South Pacific Tonga Limited made a net profit after income tax of $9.881 million pa'anga for the year ending 31 December 2020, the Directors declared in a key disclosure statement summary today. This compared to a profit of $11.155 million in 2019. Net Operating Income declined during the year 2020 under COVID-19 restrictions. -
Wednesday 24 March 2021 7:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The World Rugby Ltd., last week approved the release of two-thirds of its financial contribution to the Tripartite Agreement with the Tonga Government and the Tonga Rugby Union. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 March 2021 7:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 167 passengers repatriated from Australia and Fiji on 3 March tested negative to CoViD-19 in their final round of testing yesterday, 23 March, confirmed Ministry of Health Acting CEO, Dr Reynold ‘Ofanoa today. Premium content -
Wednesday 24 March 2021 6:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga steps up its war against drugs with a new Tonga Police College Training Block commissioned by King Tupou VI at an official ceremony yesterday, 23 March at Longolongo. Police Commissioner Stephen Caldwell said illicit drugs are a key security challenge for the country, along with COVID-19 and climate change, and there was a commitment for an additional 100 police officers. At the ceremony the King invested the Commissioner and his wife with Royal Orders of the Crown. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 March 2021 8:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The United States Peace Corps celebrated its 60th anniversary of worldwide friendship and service, at an event in Nuku'alofa on March 22. By Eleanor Gee Premium content -
Tuesday 23 March 2021 7:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three repatriation flights to Tonga are now expected to arrive on March 31 and April 1. The flights will be from Auckland, Brisbane and Fiji. Premium content -
Tuesday 23 March 2021 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A two-day training course for Maritime Radio Operators was held last week in Vava’u at the new Vavau Emergency Coordination Centre, which as opened on March 17. The course to certify operators included participants from government ministries and the community. Premium content -
Monday 22 March 2021 5:24pm
Suva, Fiji : A Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment study will be conducted in 15 Pacific Island countries, including Tonga to provide a snapshot of their primary school students’ grasp of basic literacy and numeracy skills. -
Monday 22 March 2021 5:20pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Mother and daughter artists, Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows and Tui Emma Gillies are currently exhibiting their artwork ‘Voyagers: The Niu World’ at the Tautai Pacific Arts Trust, in Auckland. Premium content -
Monday 22 March 2021 5:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old man from Lapaha is being hospitalised from injuries sustained from an alleged machete attack at Lapaha on Sunday morning, March 21. Premium content -
Saturday 20 March 2021 6:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The current overcrowding of the Hu’atolitoli Prison and its psychiatric facility is a major concern for Tonga’s Prison Commissioner, Semisi Tapueluelu, the psychiatrist Mapa Puloka, and the courts. More and more convicted criminals are being given suspended sentences because there is simply not anywhere to incarcerate them. By Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Friday 19 March 2021 5:20pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand is providing support to Papua New Guinea following a surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths, the New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has announced. A New Zealand Defence Force flight is scheduled to deliver PPE from Auckland to Port Moresby on Saturday. By today, 19 March, PNG has reported 2479 cases with 31 deaths.
