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Monday 24 October 2016 7:37am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's parliament last week appeared to be rehearsing how to prepare, present, and to process a Vote of No Confidence in a Prime Minister and his Cabinet. From the House by Pesi Fonua.
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Friday 21 October 2016 6:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Women's Sevens Team for next month's Oceania Sevens Championship in Fiji was named today, captained by 'Eseta Vi. The team received training shirts and equipment from a local sponsor TCC. Premium content -
Friday 21 October 2016 6:10pm
Rarotonga, Cook Islands : The 26th Council of Ministers of Tourism Meeting encouraged members to continue partnership in the spirit of regionalism and pursue the sustainable development of the tourism sector as it is an important source of employment and economic development for the region. Premium content -
Friday 21 October 2016 6:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Roys Gita is the 30-year-old year old Indonesian fisherman who drowned on a Friday night September 30, after falling into the sea at Tu’imatamoana Wharf in Ma’ufanga. An inquest ruled there was no foul play. Premium content -
Friday 21 October 2016 6:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Vanisi Tulahe (39) has been named as the fisherman from Ma'ufanga who has remained missing at sea in Vava'u waters since Tuesday. It is believed that he fell overboard from a local fishing vessel, the FV Kelly. Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2016 5:43pm
Nadi, Fiji : A US$7.5 million Regional Disaster Resilience project, under a partnership between Russia and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) was launched on 17 October in Nadi. The Regional Disaster Resilience in the Pacific Small Island Developing States (RESPAC) Project will cover 14 countries including Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2016 5:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 39-year-old fisherman from Ma'ufanga was reported missing at sea from a local fishing vessel the Kelly, on Tuesday, October 18, when it was located about 56 nautical miles NW of Vava’u in rough seas. Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2016 4:36pm
California, USA : Antone Thomas Pedras also known as Chris Pedras (64) appeared in a United States District Court, Central California District on 3 October charged with federal investment fraud after being extradited from Tonga on 28 September, escorted by three U.S Marshals. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 October 2016 8:58pm
Long Beach, California : American pro golfer Tony Finau has opened up about his Pacific heritage and is commited to helping and motivating others in the United States who also come from humble backgrounds. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 October 2016 6:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Drawings of peace by local primary school children at the Ocean of Light International School in Hofoa today joined 'Colours for Peace, a travelling international exhibition which has collected over 9000 drawings from 200 primary and nursery schools in more than 80 countries around the world. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 October 2016 5:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A black-out at the Fua’amotu International Airport runway at 6.33pm yesterday evening disrupted international air services between Tonga, New Zealand and Australia. Two commercial scheduled flights were unable to land, and another private medical evacuation flight was delayed until this morning. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 October 2016 1:40pm
Auckland, New Zealand : A 26-year old man of Tongan heritage, Gustav Otto Sanft, has been charged with manslaughter by a New Zealand court after his two-year old daughter Amokura Daniels-Sanft was found dead with a gunshot wound at their home in the Auckland suburb of Mangere earlier this year June 2. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 October 2016 7:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A revelation that the Treasury transferred money to a bank account of the former Auditor General, now a Cabinet Minister Hon. Pohiva Tu'ionetoa, who still owed government more than $6000 was hotly debated in the Tongan Parliament yesterday, 17 October. From the House by Pesi Fonua Premium content -
Tuesday 18 October 2016 7:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of seven Georgians have been shifted by Tonga Police from accomodation in Tofoa to an undisclosed place over the weekend. Tonga Police said they had reasons to move the group which they could not yet disclose. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 October 2016 7:05pm
Suva, Fiji : Ending extreme poverty is possible, says the World Bank after announcing its commitment for a poverty free world by 2030 as it observed the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October. Victoria Kwakwa, World Bank Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, visited Fiji to mark the occasion Premium content -
Tuesday 18 October 2016 6:58pm
Queensland, Australia : Australian-Tongan boxer Willie “Wildbill” Nasio has successfully defended his Australian Heavyweight Title after beating an experienced fighter Hunter Sam who retired in the fourth round of the championship bout earlier this month October 7, in Broadbeach, Queensland. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 October 2016 11:15am
Kigali, Rwanda : An important agreement to an amendment in the Montreal Protocol was signed by almost 200 countries last week in Kigali, Rwanda, to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) usage and production, which could stop a 0.5 °C rise in temperature by the end of the century. Premium content -
Monday 17 October 2016 8:47pm
Perth, Australia : Soa “The Hulk” Palelei completed a 24-hour fitness challenge on an exercise machine, helping to raise over $15,000 (AUD) for the annual Perth Telethon in Western Australia over the weekend. Premium content -
Friday 14 October 2016 8:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The proud owner of a new $70,000 Toyota Hilux is Dr Lia Latu Maka, who won the ANZ Pacific Mega Campaign II and was presented with her new vehicle today at the Nuku’alofa Branch of the ANZ Bank Tonga. Premium content -
Friday 14 October 2016 8:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga will be competing in this year’s exciting Oceania Sevens Championship in Fiji from November 11-12, which will include both the Olympic Gold Medal winners in the Men’s and Women’s Sevens, namely Fiji and Australia. Premium content
