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  • Wednesday 22 April 2015 6:19pm


    Nadi, Fiji
    : A three days Regional Seminar on Telecommunications Services for Pacific Island countries concluded in Nadi, Fiji today, 22 April.
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  • Wednesday 22 April 2015 6:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Sea Princess cruise ship visited Nuku’alofa today with more than 2000 passengers and crew on board.
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  • Wednesday 22 April 2015 5:49pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A National Geographic Expedition group that arrived in Vava“u by a private jet, visited ‘Ene’io Botanical Garden in Tu’anekivale for the first time on 17 April with a second visit planned for September this year.
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  • Wednesday 22 April 2015 5:36pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A Supreme Court judge will deliver his verdict on Monday, 27 April in the trial of two policemen charged with manslaughter in the death of a 20-year-old man in 2012.
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  • Tuesday 21 April 2015 5:48pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tongatapu’s Free Wesleyan Church Schools dominated the medals tally for 19 competing schools in the 91st Inter Collegiate Athletics Competition, official results confirmed today. Tupou High School had the most medals and Tupou College had the most golds.
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  • Monday 20 April 2015 6:16pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The 91st Inter Collegiate Athletics Competition ended on Friday, 17 April with a colourful march after three-days of hot competition at Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium. Unofficial results showed Tupou College on top with 27 gold medals. Photos by Linny Folau.
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  • Monday 20 April 2015 6:00pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Prime Minister Hon ‘Akilisi Pohiva is currently in New Zealand on a five-day leave for family matters that will include getting a routine medical check up.
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  • Monday 20 April 2015 4:33pm


    Canberra, Australia
    : Tongans from Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra came together for an inaugural regional church service of the Siasi Konisitutone Tau‘ataina ‘o Tonga in Canberra on Sunday April 12. Photos by Lui Tonga
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  • Sunday 19 April 2015 9:04pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has encouraged the Tongan government “to start taking concrete steps for implementing CEDAW,” the Tonga Prime Minister's Office said in a statement last week.
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  • Saturday 18 April 2015 6:54pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Ko ha’a me’avale pe kainaga-‘o e-fonua, ‘a e taupotu taha ia ki lalo ‘i he fokotu’utu’u fakaha’a tukufakaholo ‘e tolu ‘o e sosaieti Tonga. -Sione Tu’itupou Fotu
  • Friday 17 April 2015 6:57pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga College won $1,000 first prize in a cheering competition for the International Women’s Day at the finals of the 2015 Inter College Sports Competition that ended on April 17, at Teufaiva Stadium.
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  • Friday 17 April 2015 6:20pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Stephen Parry, the President of the Australian Senate visited Tonga Police on 17 April as part of an official visit to observe Australian funded aid projects in Tonga.
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  • Friday 17 April 2015 6:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The price of petrol and diesel for Tonga increases for April-May 2015 by a few seniti, while the kerosene price drops starting 16 April.
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  • Friday 17 April 2015 6:12pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Sione ‘Uhila Liava‘a has been appointed Chairman of the Public Service Commission for four-years starting 10 April.
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  • Friday 17 April 2015 12:21pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Bullying and mob violence have no place in any civilised society, a judge said yesterday in sending three former Tupou College students to lengthy prison terms for their part in a violent attack on a home in Tofoa that severely injured a young man on 18 July 2013.
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  • Friday 17 April 2015 11:41am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A trial date has been set for July 13-31 this year to hear an election petition filed against Hon 'Etuate Lavulavu the Minister for Infrastructure and Vava'u No.16 People's Representative to Parliament for alleged illegal practices.
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  • Thursday 16 April 2015 12:40am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Scattered showers over Nuku’alofa today did not dampen the spirits of hundreds of students who gathered at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium for the 91st Inter-Collegiate Athletics Competition.
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  • Wednesday 15 April 2015 12:59am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The World Bank has warned Tonga of large fiscal risks which are lurking in the horizon, “the repayment of its two external loans, the financing of the 2019 South Pacific Games, and the periodic large public servant wage demands.”
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  • Wednesday 15 April 2015 12:51am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Over $2000 in prizes are being offered for a cheering competition to be held during the 2015 Inter-College Athletic Competition on April 15-17, to raise awareness on women's issues.
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  • Tuesday 14 April 2015 7:03am


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga’s sole domestic carrier Real Tonga today added extra weekly flights to Vava'u on a chartered ATR72-600 aircraft from Fiji Airways as demand for the season increases.
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