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Monday 11 June 2018 5:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 59th birthday of HM King Tupou VI will be celebrated in Ha’apai next month. The King was born on 12 July, 1959.
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Monday 11 June 2018 5:07pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A headstone was unveiled on Jonah Lomu’s grave in Auckland today at the Manukau Memorial Gardens. Lomu passed away on 18 November 2015, less than month after he witnessed New Zealand win the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2018 2:46pm
London, UK : Britain's Kensington Palace has announced that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will be visiting Tonga and Fiji during their October tour to Australia and New Zealand. Premium content -
Monday 11 June 2018 10:12am
Seoul, Korea : Has North Korea’s ruler, Kim Jong-un, made a strategic decision to trade away his nuclear program, or is he just engaged in another round of deceptive diplomacy, pretending that he will denuclearize in exchange for material benefits for his impoverished country? There are of course no guarantees that Donald Trump’s upcoming summit with the North Korean leader will succeed. What is clear is that successful denuclearization will require a combination of bold political decisions. By Yoon Young-Kwan. -
Sunday 10 June 2018 7:06pm
Suva, Fiji : The ‘Ikale Tahi were defeated by Georgia 16 – 15 in the opening round of the Pacific Nations Cup in Suva, Fiji on Saturday 9 June. Georgia's swarming defense frustrated the ‘Ikale Tahi throughout the match, and regularly forced Tonga's backline into lateral movements. Premium content -
Friday 8 June 2018 9:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is finding it difficult to manage illegal dumping of rubbish, including plastic bags, in Nuku'alofa, as it celebrated World Environment Day on 5 June with the worldwide theme "Beat Plastic Pollution". Filimone Lapao’o, the Tonga goverment's Senior Environmentalist, said after Cyclone Gita, the amount of rubbish at Sopu increased so much that his department cannot manage it properly. By Eleanor Gee. -
Friday 8 June 2018 8:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva was accused of "dictatorial and blatant, political interference with sport” by Lord Tupou, President of the Executive Board of TASANOC on June 6, who warned the PM that if he continued to interfere and dissolves TASANOC it may result in Tonga's suspension from the Olympic movement. Premium content -
Friday 8 June 2018 7:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : William Clive Edwards won an appeal to dismiss a Magistrate's ruling over an unsuccessful 2012 defamation action he brought against the Kele'a and its publishers. The Lord Chief Justice on June 6 in granting Edwards's appeal said the Kele'a allegations were false and it was no excuse for 'Akilisi Pohiva to write one thing while saying that he meant to refer to something else. Premium content -
Thursday 7 June 2018 8:42pm
Hamilton, Canada : In many parts of the world, there are simply no more conventional freshwater resources available to meet growing demand. Beyond limiting economic development, the lack of sufficient freshwater resources threatens the wellbeing of billions of people by causing conflict, social unrest, and migration. The only way to address this challenge is by radically rethinking water-resource planning and management in a way that emphasizes the creative exploitation of unconventional water sources. By Manzoor Qadir and Vladimir Smakhtin -
Thursday 7 June 2018 7:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two men received imprisonment sentences on May 29 at the Supreme Court, after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis that included seeds found to have been germinating, possibly for cultivation. Premium content -
Thursday 7 June 2018 7:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four men were sentenced to prison for the cultivation and possession of 3894 cannabis plants at a substantial plantation in Matahau on May 4, 2017. Mr Justice Cato also noted that the Tongan courts are experiencing an increased number of drug prosecutions1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 7 June 2018 7:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s champion rugby league club, the Mu’a Saints, travelled to Samoa last week where they defeated the Apia Barracudas to win the inaugural “Polynesian Club Championship” on 2 June. Premium content -
Thursday 7 June 2018 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police have released the name of Niutoni Langilangi (48) from Kolonga, the Chief Engineer of the MV Tongiaki, whose body was recovered at sea in the Neiafu harbour, Vava’u on June 5. Premium content -
Thursday 7 June 2018 7:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Toutai Kefu has named the 'Ikale Tahi team to play Georgia in the opening round of the 2018 Pacific Nations Cup this Saturday 9 June in Suva, Fiji. Premium content -
Thursday 7 June 2018 2:07pm
Apia, Samoa : The Australian Government has signed an AU$12 million-dollar agreement with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) last week, to provide continuous support to sustainable development programs in the Pacific region. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 June 2018 7:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The deaths of four dead whales that were washed up on the shores of ‘Atā Island last month is being investigated by Tonga Police, who suspect the whales were shot. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 June 2018 7:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Falanisi Taufa (16) was named as the victim of a car crash on Sunday June 3 at Fungamisi, Vava’u. Premium content -
Wednesday 6 June 2018 7:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The body of the Chief Engineer of the MV Tongiaki was recovered at sea in the Neiafu Harbour, Vava'u, yesterday June 5. The man's name has not been released by Tonga Police and the Friendly Island Shipping Agency (FISA) while an investigation into his death is underway. He was 48 years old from Kolonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 June 2018 10:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's parliament were reminded to watch their grammar and correct their spelling when they prepared an 11 paragraph letter of response to HM King Tupou VI on Tuesday morning, 5 June. The King is in New Zealand. Premium content -
Tuesday 5 June 2018 9:48pm
Suva, Fiji : Fiji’s leader of the opposition Sodelpa Party, Sitiveni Rabuka, a former coup leader and former Fiji Prime Minister, has been charged by anti-corruption officials relating to an alleged anomaly in his financial declarations for 2016 –17, ahead of Fiji’s upcoming general elections due to be held this year. Premium content
