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Wednesday 10 August 2016 6:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Rain has not dampened celebrations in Nuku'alofa from August 8-14 to commemorate the Centennial of the establishment of the Tonga Nuku’alofa Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, attended by thousands of visiting church members from abroad and locally from Tonga - the world's "most-Mormon country". Photos by Linny Folau.
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Wednesday 10 August 2016 4:35pm
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil : Brazilians have fallen in love with Pita Taufatofua ever since he made his entrance bare chested and glistening with oil at the Rio Olympics opening ceremony as Tonga’s flag bearer last Friday night (Brazilian time). His fans are so smitten with the good looking 32 year old that a facebook page set up in Rio inviting Brazilians to travel to Tonga after the Olympics in support of Pita has gained over 22k followers, the majority women.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 10 August 2016 6:38am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's recurve archer, Karoline Lusitania Tatafu, was matched against #2 ranked Korean archer Hyejin Chang, this morning in the Women's Individual 1 /32 Eliminations at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. Lusi shot nine arrows scoring 61 to Chang's 82, with Chang reaching the required six match points after three sets to end the match. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 August 2016 10:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Public Service Association PSA on 8 August applied to the Tonga Supreme Court for an injunction to stop government from implementing a new salary structure that was introduced on 1 July 2016. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 August 2016 10:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : From running barefoot on a grass field at school sports competitions in Tonga to running on the track at the Rio Olympics, Taina Halasima is living the dream. Only 18 years old, Taina is happy and excited to compete in the 100m sprints against the best in the world in Rio. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 August 2016 5:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Police are looking for a burglar who was reported to have broken into one of the homes situated inside the New Zealand High Commissioner’s compound in broad daylight on Monday, 8 August at Popua. It is one of a spate of burglaries reported in the area. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 August 2016 12:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s recurve archer Hans Arne Jensen (18) gave a creditable performance this morning (Tonga time) when he was matched against a top-ranked archer, Sjef Van Den Berg (21) of the Netherlands in the Men’s Individual 70m archery contest at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. Jensen challenged Van Den Berg in five rounds of close contest with 129 match points to Van den Berg’s 133. Premium content -
Tuesday 9 August 2016 11:17am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's grounded MA60 aircraft is expected to resume its domestic air service this week, operated by Real Tonga, Tevita Palu, the airline’s CEO told Matangi Tonga yesterday, 8 August. However, it is still not clear whether or not the aircraft has been certified by an internationally recognized certification authority. Premium content -
Monday 8 August 2016 5:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 113 people were arrested and charged with drinking in public places, drunk driving and disorderly conduct in the second weekend of 'Operation Safe Streets' from August 5-7, run by Tonga Police in Tongatapu. Premium content -
Monday 8 August 2016 5:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : 'Eua held the second to last Royal Agricultural, Fisheries and Tonga Made Show 2016 opened by King Tupou VI on Saturday, 6 August. The show concludes in Tongatapu this weekend. Premium content -
Monday 8 August 2016 5:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A $2.5 million pa’anga contract for the renovation and extension of the Central Police station in Nuku’alofa was signed on Monday 8 August, and the work is expected to start later this month. Premium content -
Sunday 7 August 2016 5:45pm
: Two Tongan Olympic archers, competing as individuals, received their rankings in the ranking rounds on Friday and Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Hans Arne Jensen was ranked 61 out of 64 archers and Karoline Lusitania Tatafu was ranked 63 out of 64 archers. This means they will be matched against top ranked Olympic archers in the Olympic Archery 1/ 32 elimination rounds on August 8-9 (Tuesday and Wednesday, Tonga time). Premium content -
Sunday 7 August 2016 4:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan swimmer Amini Tuitavake Fonua (26) came fifth in Heat 1 with a time of 1:06.40 in the 100 metres Men's Breaststroke event at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday August 6. The best 8 of 46 swimmers will go through to the next phase. No one from Amini's heat will go through to the Olympic final. Premium content -
Saturday 6 August 2016 9:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Olympic flag bearer Pita Taufatofua became an instant internet sensation when he walked into the Opening Ceremony of the Rio Olympics today [noon-4:00pm Tonga time] dressed like a Tongan dancer glistening with oil. Pita's attracted a lot of attention for Tonga and also for his sport Taekwondo. After this he's sure to win some modelling contracts as the hottest man today in a town that's known for its appreciation of the body beautiful. Here's what Twitter and the news media are talking about:1 comment Premium content -
Friday 5 August 2016 9:09pm
Wellington, New Zealand : Four players of Tongan heritage in the Wellington Hurricanes are set to face the Johannesburg Lions in the 2016 Super Rugby final at Westpac Stadium in Wellington tomorrow night Saturday August 6. Loni ‘Uhila, Vaea Fifita, Willis Halaholo and Ngani Laumape are all fantastic, says their manager. Premium content -
Friday 5 August 2016 6:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Naturally gifted runner, Siueni Filimone (21), loved music growing up but when his teachers saw his talent on the track, he was chosen year after year to represent his primary and secondary schools at interschool sporting competitions eventually winning his way to representing Tonga at international events and now at Rio Olympics. Premium content -
Friday 5 August 2016 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Irene Prescott (22) looks at how far she has come to get to the Rio Olympics and sees her efforts not as sacrifice. “To me it is not really a sacrifice but a way of life and I hope to inspire all the young people in Tonga to choose a healthy lifestyle and strive to reach their personal goals,” she says. Premium content -
Friday 5 August 2016 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 56-year-old Canadian woman who was found dead in a yacht in Vava’u last month was buried at 'Ahomatafolau Cemetery in Neiafu on Friday, 29 July after a post mortem examination was completed in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 4 August 2016 6:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Vote of No Confidence against the Prime Minister has not been filed with Tonga's Parliament. "We have not received a notice or motion for Vote of No Confidence," the Clerk of the Tongan Legislative Assembly, Ms Gloria Pole’o confirmed this morning, 4 August. Premium content -
Thursday 4 August 2016 5:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : "I aim to perform up to my best, I can't control my opponent but I can control how I perform and hopefully that’s enough to get through a few matches,” said Arne Jensen (18) who is representing Tonga at the Rio Olympics in archery. Premium content
