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Thursday 23 June 2016 8:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Urgent and stronger action to fight non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Pacific region is the key message to come out of the NCD summit, attended by over 120 high-level delegates around the Pacific region and international development partners, this week in Nuku’alofa.
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Thursday 23 June 2016 5:37pm
New York, USA : Tonga's Visesio Siasau will have his huge black tapa cloth exhibited at ORA Gallery in New York City from July 6-28. -
Thursday 23 June 2016 5:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New water supply systems for the villages of Vaipoa, Hihifo and Falehau on the remote island of Niuatoputapu were commissioned on Wednesday, 22 June. Premium content -
Thursday 23 June 2016 4:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 10-year-old boy was killed on Monday, 20 June on Taufa'ahau Road at Pea, when he was hit by a car, whose driver is alleged to have fallen asleep. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 7:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Thousands of Tupou College ex-students proudly marched through central Nuku'alofa this morning, 21 June to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Free Wesleyan Church's All Boys Secondary School. Tomorrow, Wednesday June 22, is a special public holiday for the Tupou College Sesquicentennial Commemorative Service. Photos by Linny Folau Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 7:09pm
Suva, Fiji : A Pacific Resilience Program, (PREP) which comprises of a number of projects aimed to strengthen Pacific Island countries resilience to natural disasters and climate change was launched today, 21 June in Fiji. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 7:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four candidates, including one woman, have registered to contest the seat of Vava’u 16 in the Tonga Legislative Assembly in a By-Election to be held on 14 July. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 2:57pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Heavyweight boxer Nailini Helu, a Tongan born New Zealander, won her second professional fight against Sarah Long by unanimous decision in New Zealand last Saturday and is now the leading contender for the New Zealand title. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 June 2016 11:19am
Facebook : Sesika Vea says: Privatising the 'Eua forest for 50 years for a measly $9m and then what? -
Monday 20 June 2016 8:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The new Secretary General for the United Nations in 2017 has to be able to help the UN step up to the challenges, and women have to be part of the solutions, says the UNDP head, Helen Clark, who left Tonga today at the end of a Pacific islands visit. Premium content -
Monday 20 June 2016 6:04pm
Suva, Fiji : Faster response to disaster-impacted areas will rely on new software, which was released for training at Fiji’s Ministry of Agriculture in Suva, on 25 May. The software, part of a global initiative by UNOCHA, will be used across the Pacific and in Fiji to reduce the impact of disaster on agriculture and food security. Premium content -
Monday 20 June 2016 5:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 26-year-old woman died after allegedly falling from a moving vehicle driven by her husband (27) on Friday night, 17 June, near Telekava cemetery in Kolomotu’a. Premium content -
Monday 20 June 2016 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 21-year-old man was found dead from a gunshot wound at a plantation in Ha'akame, Tongatapu on Saturday morning, 18 June, in a suspected suicide. Premium content -
Monday 20 June 2016 3:42pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific is on the global frontlines of the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases and the time has come for action with deadlines to reverse the crisis without delay, regional leaders heard at the opening of the Pacific Non-Communicable Diseases Summit in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, this morning. Premium content -
Monday 20 June 2016 7:14am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The United Nations Development Program Administrator Helen Clark arrived in Tonga on Saturday and will deliver the keynote address at the inaugural Pacific Non Communicable Diseases Summit in Nuku'alofa this morning. The NCD Summit (20-22 June) will be opened by King Tupou VI. Premium content -
Sunday 19 June 2016 7:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The debt-burdened Tonga Forest Products Ltd. was in big trouble and being propped up by government, Hon. Poasi Tei, the Minister for Public Enterprises, told the Tongan Parliament on Thursday, 16 June. He said they had signed an agreement for a Maori company to take over and settle the loans. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Sunday 19 June 2016 7:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Maori Trust from New Zealand has been granted leases over the ‘Eua Forest Reserve, and at least 50 years control over a former public enterprise Tonga Forest Products Ltd, the Tonga government announced on June 17. Premium content -
Friday 17 June 2016 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chinese visitors whose visit to Tonga is organised by a local tourist operator will be the only ones eligible for a 30-days visa free stay in the country, the Prime Minister, Hon. ‘Akilisi Pohiva told the Tongan parliament on Wednesday, 15 June. From the House, by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 17 June 2016 5:59pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Celebrations began today in Nuku’alofa to mark Tupou College’s 150th Anniversary, with cultural dancing by schools as the first of many events for the Sesquicentennial to run from June 17-24. Photos by Linny Folau. Premium content -
Friday 17 June 2016 5:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Students from Lapaha Government Primary School won the 2016 Chant Competition to mark the "family month" of May, hosted by the Women and Children Crisis Center this afternoon, at Digicel Square in the CBD. Premium content
