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Monday 12 December 2016 4:52pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Kiwi-Samoan boxer Joseph Parker (24) became a world champion after he defeated Andy Ruiz by majority decision on Saturday night. The win makes Parker the first Pacific Islander in history to win a world heavyweight championship belt.1 comment
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Friday 9 December 2016 7:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) and World Rugby officials visited Tonga earlier this week to assess whether the Teufaiva Stadium and medical facilities are adequate to host Welsh players on their tour of the South Pacific in 2017. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2016 6:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has become the 166th member state of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) this month. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2016 6:17pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Over half a million pa’anga to finance the upgrade of water supply systems for rural villages in Tongatapu was committed by the Government of Japan on Thursday, December 8. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2016 6:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The high cost of travel for tourists to the region is an enemy of the Tourism Industry in the South Pacific Islands, reports the December 2016 issue of the 'Pacific Economic Monitor', published by the Asian Development Bank. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2016 12:59pm
Cancun, Mexico : Biodiversity conservation in Tonga and Fiji is vital for the development of its tourism sectors and must be managed properly to sustain the natural habitat, while providing a livelihood to communities. The importance of preserving biodiversity was made clear at this month’s High Level Roundtable discussions of the Thirteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP13) in Cancun, Mexico. Premium content -
Friday 9 December 2016 12:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police have called off the search for Saimone Vaea (3) who is presumed to have drowned after falling overboard from a small boat in Ha’afeva early Saturday morning, December 3. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2016 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Tonga has formally submitted an extradition request to the United States Government for the return of Dean Jay Fletcher (54) to be tried in Nuku’alofa to face a charge of murdering his wife in July this year in Neiafu, Vava'u. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2016 6:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Christmas is coming to Nuku'alofa next week when four cruise ships will visit the capital, bringing thousands of visitors from December 12-16. Premium content -
Thursday 8 December 2016 3:07pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Uaine Fa Jnr. (aka Junior Fa) remembers defeating New Zealand’s champion fighter Joseph Parker back in 2012, in a qualifying amateur boxing competition for the London Olympics. Four years since that encounter, Fa is confident he can beat Parker again as a professional. In the meantime, this Saturday, Fa has an undercard bout at the Parker-Ruiz WBO heavyweight title event at the Vector Arena, Auckland. Interview by Finau Fonua. -
Wednesday 7 December 2016 6:11pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Wearing colourful floral leis, as well as garlands of sugary lollies more than 300 graduates from three Government Post Secondary and Higher Education Institutes received their certificates and diplomas today, December 7, during a Combined Awards Ceremony, at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 December 2016 5:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Move over Taekwondo, Pita Taufatofua is transitioning to another ‘cooler’ sport, cross-country skiing. Famously known as Tonga’s bare chested flag bearer at the Rio Olympics, the taekwondo athlete is taking up skiing in a bid to represent Tonga at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 December 2016 5:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Elizabeth Kite from Tonga is one of 60 young people selected across the Commonwealth to receive the prestigious Queen’s Young Leaders Award from HM Queen Elizabeth II at a ceremony in London next year. Premium content -
Wednesday 7 December 2016 5:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A three-year old boy who fell overboard from a small boat in Ha’afeva early Saturday morning, December 3 remains missing at sea, and presumed drowned. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 December 2016 6:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Queen Nanasipau'u officiated at the ground-breaking ceremony today for the construction of a new 2 MW solar farm at Matatoa, Tofoa – the largest to be built in Tonga. The privately-funded $10 million pa'anga development by Zhuhai Singyes Green Building Technology Ltd. from Guangdong, China, is expected to be completed by June 2017. The company's investment in Tonga solar power generation is based on a long-term agreement to sell all the power they generate to Tonga Power Ltd. Premium content -
Tuesday 6 December 2016 3:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Manitasi Leger says he was the first Tongan representative to attend the Commonwealth Youth Parliament when it was held in Brisbane, Australia in 2005, and Tonga had another representative, Kerry Lepa, attend in 2012, before Elizabeth Kite was nominated in 2016.2 comments Premium content -
Monday 5 December 2016 11:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police in Ha'apai are searching for the body of a three year old boy, one of two children who fell overboard from a small boat in Ha'afeva, on Saturday December 3. Premium content -
Monday 5 December 2016 11:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : On a little stage in Nuku’alofa, a powerful resonating message has emerged from a small group of young performers who, in raising awareness of climate change, are urging everyone to take heed of the imminent danger. Premium content -
Monday 5 December 2016 9:26pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key surprised his country today by announcing his resignation after eight years as PM. He said he would back his deputy Bill English as the new leader of the National Party which is to meet on December 12 to decide on a new party leader and prime minister. Premium content -
Sunday 4 December 2016 12:31pm
Apia, Samoa : Miss Fiji, Anne Christine Dunn, was crowned Miss Pacific Islands at the 2016 pageant on Friday night in Apia, Samoa. Miss American Samoa, Antonina Lilomaiava, was the 1st runner up to the crown. Miss Tonga, Laura Lauti, won the prize for Miss Photogenic. Premium content
