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Friday 17 November 2023 3:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Australian Government’s Partnerships for Social Protection (P4SP) program held a disability-inclusive social protection training with more than 45 National Disability Stakeholders including government officials, faith-based institutions, and services providers participants, on 15 November, at Dr. Moulton Hall, Nuku'alofa.
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Friday 17 November 2023 3:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mal has moved away from Tongan waters. Tonga Met reported that the cyclone system located to the southwest of Tonga had weakened to a low pressure, yesterday and will no longer directly affect Tonga. Previous gale warnings for Tele-ki-Tonga and Tele-ki-Tokelau coastal waters have since been downgraded to strong wind warnings. -
Friday 17 November 2023 2:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The USS Pearl Harbor hosted a tour for Tonga's press yesterday 16 November, providing an in depth look into the 25-year-old Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, berthed in Nuku'alofa - the final stop of its Pacific tour before it returns to Hawaii. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 November 2023 10:55pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Pacific immunologist Chris Puli’uvea was thrilled to win the prestigious Cranwell Medal 2023 for excellence in science communication during the COVID pandemic. Tongan-born, Puli’uvea received the New Zealand Association of Scientists’ award, alongside fellow academic researcher, virologist Dr Natalie Netzler, on Tuesday in Auckland. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 November 2023 10:06pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands : Australia is supporting Solomon Islands to host a safe and successful 2023 Pacific Games through a $17 million Pacific Games Partnership and additional personnel deployments, made at the request of the Solomon Islands Government. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 November 2023 2:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A gale warning and small craft advisory remain in force for Tele-ki-Tonga and Tele-ki-Tokelau coastal waters, as Tropical Cyclone Mal moves to the south of Fiji and and moves toward southern Tongan waters. A strong wind warning and small craft advisory remains in force for Tongatapu and 'Eua coastal waters, stated the Fua'amotu Tropical Cyclone Centre advisory at 1:00pm today, Wednesday 15 November. -
Tuesday 14 November 2023 10:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : United Kingdom Minister of State for Indo-Pacific, Rt. Hon. Anne-Marie Trevelyan arrived in Tonga last night, for her first ministerial visit since the British High Commission in Tonga re-opened in 2020. Minister Trevelyan participated in the 52nd Pacific Island Forum Dialogue Partners Day, last week, in Rarotonga. “It was a really effective meeting,” she said. -
Tuesday 14 November 2023 4:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific Partnership exercise has returned to Tonga after a decade, marking the largest annual multinational mission in the Indo-Pacific. With nearly 1500 personnel from Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States, the mission focuses on disaster response, public health, and civic preparedness. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 November 2023 4:27pm
Honiara, Solomon Islands : A team of New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel, accompanied by two Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 helicopters, has landed in Honiara to assist the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) as the nation gets ready to host the 17th Pacific Games. Premium content -
Monday 13 November 2023 11:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's national sports team “Timi Tonga” for the 17th Pacific Games began arriving in Honiara, Solomon Islands, today, six days ahead of the official opening there on Sunday 19 November. Premium content -
Monday 13 November 2023 11:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Joe Lynch, a firefighter from Paradise Valley, Arizona, with his daughter Aiyana Lynch, visited Tonga to donate equipment to the Tonga Fire and Emergency Services, in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Monday 13 November 2023 10:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The funeral service for a leading Tongan farmer and exporter Pousima Alexander Tamaha Afeaki (61), who died last week, in Wellington, New Zealand, will be held on Friday, 17 November, at the Catholic Church in Tofoa, Tongatapu, his family confirmed. Premium content -
Sunday 12 November 2023 3:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A large scale Tonga Police and Fire investigation is underway today, Sunday 12 November, following a major fire in the Nuku'alofa CBD in the early hours of this morning that may, possibly, be linked to a robbery. Premium content -
Friday 10 November 2023 11:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A team of NRL talent agents from a New Zealand sports management agency, is currently in Tongatapu, meeting and attending training with students from different secondary schools. During their short visit, two students from Tupou College Toloa were offered Rugby League scholarships to study and play in New Zealand. Among the five-member talent scouts is Tonga’s only accredited NRL player agent, Amon Ta’akimoeaka. Premium content -
Friday 10 November 2023 10:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The cruise ship, Pacific Explorer, docked at Vuna Wharf in Nuku’alofa this morning, with over 2,500 passengers. Premium content -
Friday 10 November 2023 10:45pm
Rarotonga, Cook Islands : The Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku met with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Rt Honourable Patricia Baroness Scotland on Monday 6 November, in Rarotonga. He acknowledged the Commonwealth’s continued and proactive support to Tonga. He also met and held discussions with other Pacific leaders and partners. Premium content -
Friday 10 November 2023 10:26pm
Rarotonga, Cook Islands : Ahead of the signing of the Samoa Agreement in Apia next week Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku met with the Secretary General of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) HE Mr. Georges Rebelo Chikoti, in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. The Samoa Agreement to be signed by the European Union and its Member States, and the 79 Member States of OACPS, on 15 November 2023 in Samoa, is the first comprehensive partnership agreement between the OACPS and EU to be signed in the Pacific. Premium content -
Thursday 9 November 2023 8:59pm
Wellington, New Zealand : The latest deployment of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) P-8A Poseidon to a multinational fisheries operation has identified 74 fishing vessels in a vast search area in the EEZs of 14 Pacific Islands countries, including Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 9 November 2023 8:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The quality of Tonga's water supplies will come into focus next week, when stakeholders come together for a workshop to look at water supply and sanitation management. The Water Safety Planning process will result in a Quality Risk Assessment for the Nuku’alofa Water Supply System. At a second workshop, the Ministry of Health and ADB, will present findings from a recent pilot study on Village Water Supply systems in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Thursday 9 November 2023 7:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eleven athletes will join the Tonga Athletics Team to attend the Pacific Games 2023 in Solomon Islands later this month. The five men and six women athletes come from Tonga, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. The Pacific Games also serves as an Olympic qualifier for Paris in 2024. Premium content
