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Tuesday 20 January 2015 5:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two cruise ships are expected to dock into Nuku’alofa on February 24 with a total of 3,500 passengers and crew. They are among the 16 cruise ships arrivals expected for 2015.1 comment
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Tuesday 20 January 2015 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The European Union today committed a $2.3 million pa’anga grant to boost the restoration of the power network damaged by Tropical Cyclone Ian in Ha’apai over a year ago.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 20 January 2015 4:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Election petitions filed against two elected Vava'u People's Representatives to Parliament for alleged bribery are coming up at the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court.2 comments Premium content -
Tuesday 20 January 2015 4:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The current session of the Legislative Assembly is expected to continue at 2:00pm on Wednesday 21 January after the reply to the address by King Tupou VI is delivered.2 comments Premium content -
Monday 19 January 2015 5:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lord Tu'iha'ateiho's case for possession of a .22 semi-automatic pistol without a licence four-years ago was given a final adjournment to 27 February, after it was set for counsel to make their sentencing submissions today. Premium content -
Monday 19 January 2015 3:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva was sworn in this morning as the Prime Minister of Tonga during the first sitting of the Legislative Assembly 2015-18 session, at Parliament House.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 19 January 2015 2:22pm
Pago Pago, American Samoa : The Tonga U17’s continue to be outclassed at the Under-17 Oceania Football Championship (OFC) in American Samoa. The team suffered their worst defeat yesterday at the hands of Tahiti, losing 13 – 0. Premium content -
Monday 19 January 2015 2:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A geological survey of the volcanic activity between Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha'apai over the weekend found that while ash eruptions are continuing, the activity appears to be less than in previous days and a lot less than in previous weeks. -
Friday 16 January 2015 10:50pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 39-year-old man is in custody for allegedly stabbing his 45-year-old uncle during an argument over a piece of land at Fatai on Wednesday, 14 January. Premium content -
Friday 16 January 2015 10:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Police are appealing to the public for any information regarding the death of a 16-year-old boy on Sunday, 11 January at Vaiola Hospital, after he was found severely injured on the side of the road in Lapaha. Premium content -
Friday 16 January 2015 9:57pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The completion of a second phase of development of the Tapuhia Landfill, costing $2.7 million pa'anga, was marked with a handing-over ceremony at Tapuhia rubbish dump on January 13. Premium content -
Friday 16 January 2015 2:03am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Continuous eruptions are creating a new island between Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha’apai, 65 km from Nuku'alofa, Tonga's Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources reports. “The eruption of ash and tephra continues, but in recent days the ash has been limited to low elevations,” their fourth advisory stated on January 15. Premium content -
Thursday 15 January 2015 11:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Nature played with the sea and the sky over Tonga this week as an algae bloom turned the seas frothy white, chocolate and red, while the sun shone through a champagne sky - captured on camera at Kanokupolu Beach this morning. -
Thursday 15 January 2015 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A colourful float parade led by Princess Latufuipeka Tuku’aho today brightened up the capital as part of a Pea Community Week program. Premium content -
Thursday 15 January 2015 5:20pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The under-17 Tongan men’s football team was no match for the Solomon Islands, and were defeated ten points to one at the 2015 Oceania Football Confederation U-17 (OFC) Championship yesterday in American Samoa. Premium content -
Thursday 15 January 2015 4:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a speech taking just over a minute, Tonga's King Tupou VI sent his best wishes to members of parliament at this morning's opening of the first session of Tonga's Legislative Assembly following the General Election.1 comment Premium content -
Thursday 15 January 2015 3:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Fua'amotu International Airport was expected to process a record number of passengers today as International and domestic flights have resumed, following disruption to flights caused by rising ash from a continuing volcanic eruption in Hunga Ha‘apai to the north west of Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 15 January 2015 3:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sydney resident, 26 year-old Ulu Tu‘ipulotu is being called the heaviest man in Australia. His official weight, a whopping 337 kilograms. Ulu could also possibly be the heaviest Tongan in the world. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 January 2015 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Huge cuts in fuel prices have been announced for the next month effective from Friday January 16, the Tonga Ministry of Commerce, Tourism & Labour announced today, January 14. Premium content -
Wednesday 14 January 2015 9:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sau‘iluma Guttenbeil who was found guilty of manslaughter for the death of her husband after running him over with her vehicle in Neiafu in 2012, has received a suspended sentence.1 comment Premium content
