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Tuesday 4 November 2025 8:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hundreds of primary and secondary students marched through central Nuku'alofa to the Royal Palace today, 4 November, to mark the final day of the celebrations of the Sesquicentennial Celebrations of the Constitution of Tonga.
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Tuesday 4 November 2025 5:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI led the groundbreaking of the new Tonga Legislative Assembly building today, 4 November, at the Talangaholo Royal Estate, at Pea, Tongatapu. This NZD$32 million project, jointly funded by the New Zealand and Australian governments, is expected to be completed by 2027. Premium content -
Monday 3 November 2025 9:37pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Looking ahead, it is important to identify the areas in our electoral system and constitutional arrangement that might need attention in the future. It is important that a way is found to ensure future constitution-makers are enabled to make changes to the Constitution and Electoral Laws, as they see fit. For instance, if a decision was made to further democratise the Constitution, how could that be done? What would be the scope and depth of such an exercise? Could the present system of electorate-based voting be improved so that there is a balance between partisan obligations and national priorities? Some mechanism, too, must be found so that overseas Tongans can vote. And is “first-past-the-post” the most suitable electoral system for Tonga? - By Malakai Koloamatangi -
Monday 3 November 2025 3:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In celebration of the 150th Year of the Tonga Constitution, a float parade led by government ministries, diplomatic corps, and foreigners living in Tonga, brought festivities and energy to Nuku'alofa this morning, 3 November. Premium content -
Monday 3 November 2025 2:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kalapau Hala Mauikisikisi from Kolomotu'a won $10,000 for best cultural singing group in celebration of the 150 years of the Tongan Constitution, on Saturday, 1 November, at the Patelesio Finau and Sir Sofele Kakala Hall, ‘Apifo’ou College. Premium content -
Saturday 1 November 2025 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s national netball team, the Tala, hosted their first home game at the Tonga High School Stadium in Nuku’alofa, last night, 31 October 2025. Premium content -
Friday 31 October 2025 6:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI this morning commissioned the upgraded Queen Salote International Wharf, marking the first day of five days of celebrations commemorating 150 years of Tonga’s Constitution. Premium content -
Friday 31 October 2025 1:40pm
Auckland, New Zealand : On behalf of the Pacific Island Nations, PACIFIC JUSTICE humbly requests your support for our petition calling for equality, respect, and dignity in how Pacific peoples are treated by New Zealand Immigration. Please support our petition before it closes on 7 November by scanning the QR code.- Anae Arthur Anae. -
Friday 31 October 2025 11:57am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Advanced aerial and street imagery of Tongatapu and Ha’apai, to be collected in the coming weeks, is expected to provide ultra-high-resolution data that will enhance several services provided by government ministries as well as NGOs. -
Thursday 30 October 2025 10:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ursula Primrose Havili (34) is serving one year’s imprisonment after being found guilty on numerous counts of obtaining $52,550 by false pretences from six customers that she would order their vehicles from Japan, in a web of deception. Premium content -
Thursday 30 October 2025 10:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Repeat offender, Siosaia Lata Funaki, is serving five years and five months, in prison after pleading guilty to three counts that included theft of meat from a business in Ma’ufanga and armed robbery of a foreigner, who was punched in the mouth before his iPhone and money were stolen. Premium content -
Thursday 30 October 2025 1:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will launch a five-day celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Tonga Constitution tomorrow, 31 October in Nuku'alofa. An official programme of events through to Tuesday 4 November 2025, was released by the Prime Minister’s Office today. -
Thursday 30 October 2025 10:59am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Round 3 of the Rugby League Pacific Championship Cup will see Tonga XIII take on the New Zealand Kiwis at Eden Park in Auckland, on Sunday, 2 November 2025. -
Tuesday 28 October 2025 9:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM Queen Nanasipau’u received the Tongan National Netball team, the Tala, at the Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa today, 28 October, ahead of their first home netball game set to begin this week against the Australian Pathway team, who arrive in Tonga on Thursday, 30 October. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 October 2025 9:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new evacuation and community hall for the island of ‘Eueiki and renovated kitchen facilities for Tupou College, Toloa, will be constructed under Japan's Grant Assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Project (GGP),with funding for the two projects totalling over USD $260,000. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 October 2025 9:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An upgraded fumigation facility for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Forests (MAFF) will strengthen Tonga’s horticulture exports by helping exporters meet international standards for their export produce. Premium content -
Tuesday 28 October 2025 1:40am
London, United Kingdom : Unless rescinded, Donald Trump’s executive order greenlighting deep-sea mining in direct violation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea will almost certainly unleash a lawless gold rush among major powers. Beyond the clear environmental risks, the scope for armed conflict is obvious. The first flash point will be the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a six million km2 area in the Pacific with billions of tons of polymetallic nodules containing nickel, cobalt, and other valuable minerals at a depth of up to 4,000 meters. - Guy Standing -
Tuesday 28 October 2025 1:12am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A national workshop to strengthen Tonga’s legal and technical capabilities in maritime boundaries and extended continental shelf (ECS) work was opened at Vava’u on Monday, 20 October 2025. Premium content -
Saturday 25 October 2025 12:18am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga XIII formally known as Mate Ma’a Tonga is set to take on the Toa Samoa in a highly anticipated match at Suncorp Stadium in Australia this Sunday, 26 October 2025. Premium content -
Thursday 23 October 2025 10:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI today reminded voters that, "Economically, there is much to do in the near future, so vote wisely in this coming election.” The royal address read to the House concluded the 2021-2025 parliamentary term ahead of the general election to be held in November. Premium content
