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Monday 9 March 2020 12:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A second and final batch of samples taken from a suspected COVID-19 case in Tonga on Saturday has been sent to New Zealand for testing. This is after the first test, sent to Australia last week was found to be negative.
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Monday 9 March 2020 10:12am
Auckland, New Zealand : Due to increased uncertainty in the Covid-19 outbreak, Air New Zealand has reduced its capacity across domestic and international routes, including a 26% reduction in Asia. Pacific Islands will experience capacity reductions of 6% through June. The airline's shareholders were told today that the financial impact on earnings will be more significant than previously estimated. The airline has implemented hiring freezes and capital expenditure deferrals. Premium content -
Sunday 8 March 2020 9:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's national treasure the Fanga’uta Lagoon Catchment, home to 64 per cent of the population of Tongatapu, is seriously polluted and remains unhealthy because of long-term mismanagement, neglect and blatant disregard of laws that were designed to protect it. Although a healthy lagoon is able to clean itself, Fanga‘uta Lagoon is receiving levels of pollutants that far exceed what it can assimilate. -
Sunday 8 March 2020 11:10am
London, United Kingdom : A Commonwealth gathering has called for an end to gender inequality by 2030 so every girl can have the same opportunities as boys. Despite decades of activism and reforms, only six countries in the world give women and men equal rights to work in their law books – an increase from none about 10 years ago. -
Sunday 8 March 2020 10:40am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On International Women’s Day, the South Pacific Business Development (SPBD) Microfinance Network honours its female clients and female staff for their hard work, drive, and determination. “Our members want to improve their lives and their families’ lives. They want healthier housing, better nutrition, and better education for their children...and they have to rely on their own resourcefulness,” says SPBD General Manager Fine Tu’ipulotu, who is proud to help them succeed. -
Saturday 7 March 2020 3:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Samples, taken from a suspected coronavirus COVID-19 case in Tonga this week, arrived in Australia yesterday and are on their way to a Melbourne laboratory for testing. Premium content -
Friday 6 March 2020 9:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven men and a woman were arrested on charges of illicit drugs possession at different locations in Tongtapu on March 4. Premium content -
Friday 6 March 2020 8:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Crown has dropped six charges of bribery and money laundering against Lord Tu'ivakano, in relation to the issuance of Tongan passports to Chinese nationals. The jury trial proceeds next week on three remaining charges against the former Prime Minister. Premium content -
Friday 6 March 2020 5:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Health officials are urging sick people, including Tongans, who are planning to visit Tonga, to stay away while they are ill. The plea comes after a 21-year-old Tongan woman travelled while sick with the flu from Sydney to Tonga on Monday, 2 March, and is now suspected of having COVID-19. Premium content -
Thursday 5 March 2020 6:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : More than 10 suspected COVID-19 cases across the Pacific who have had samples tested have come back negative confirmed Dr Yutaro Setoya from the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Tonga. This does not include Tonga's suspected COVID-19 case sample, which is still being tested. Premium content -
Thursday 5 March 2020 4:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HRH Princess Salote Mafile'o Pilolevu Tuita thanked the Chinese Government for its efforts in helping 51 Tongan athletes return from China to Tonga via a third country following the coronavirus outbreak. Premium content -
Thursday 5 March 2020 10:00am
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand is jointly funding the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Pacific regional coronavirus response plan, in partnership with Australia, in response to requests for assistance from Pacific island countries, and providing $1 million to the WHO in Suva to support their Pacific Action Plan for COVID-19 preparedness and response. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 March 2020 9:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old Tongan woman who returned from Sydney on Monday, March 2 is Tonga’s first suspected case of coronavirus (COVID-19). Samples are being sent to New Zealand for confirmation, and that may take three days. -
Wednesday 4 March 2020 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tu’ivakano has pleaded guilty this morning, March 4 to possession of an arm without a license. He will be sentenced on a later date. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 March 2020 7:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tu’ivakano has denied offences made against him relating to the issuance of Tongan passports to Chinese nationals, when he gave evidence as the first witness for defense, on March 3. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 March 2020 6:59pm
Otago, New Zealand : Tongan born academic, Dr Losa Moata‘ane, has been appointed to the role of Associate Dean Pacific at Otago University’s Division of Sciences in Dunedin, New Zealand.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 4 March 2020 6:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s ambitious goal to achieve 50% renewable energy this year has been moved to 2021, confirmed Tonga Power Ltd (TPL) at a stakeholder seminar on 28 February. However, TPL is also exploring a more aggressive plan to try and achieve the target by the end of this year. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 March 2020 5:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Independent think tank, the Royal Oceania Institute (ROI), announced 10 new board members on 3 March. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 March 2020 12:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mr Semisi Panuve has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer for Tonga Cable Limited (TCL) effective from 2 March. Premium content -
Wednesday 4 March 2020 12:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When Dr Duke Mataka became Tonga’s Ophthalmologist in 2018, he filled a post that had been vacant for a decade following the departure of Dr Afu Taumoepeau. Last year alone they carried out 500 operations, mainly cataract treatments. Premium content
