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Wednesday 19 July 2023 10:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Registration for the 2023 Pacific Access Category ballot, which opens on 1 August ,will enable people from Pacific Islands, including Tonga the chance to obtain resident visas in New Zealand.
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Wednesday 19 July 2023 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tonga Red Cross Society Household Recovery Assistance project will provide cash assistance up to 5% to build new homes for some families affected by the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption and tsunamis in 2022. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 July 2023 10:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : USP Tonga won the cyber security incident response challenge, known as ‘Capture the Flag’, which was held by Tonga's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Australia, as part of Tonga’s Cyber Resilience Week. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 July 2023 10:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New school bags for 2,500 students in Tongan primary schools were distributed today, 19 July. A further 5,000 bags will be distributed at a later day, from a gift made by a friendship association in Guangdong, China. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 July 2023 10:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seventeen hundred years before the dawn of the Viking Age in Europe, the first Polynesians crossed the western flank of the Polynesian triangle to settle in Tonga. Thus began the final chapter in the human settlement of the globe. A newly released book, ‘The Birth of Polynesia: An Archaeological Journey Through the Kingdom of Tonga’, documents this story. The author David V. Burley, is currently visiting Tonga. -
Tuesday 18 July 2023 5:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan retail prices for all petroleum products remain unchanged except for Kerosene as compared to the price for June – July 2023, effective from today 18 July 2023, advised the Tonga Competent Authority (TCA). Meanwhile, LPG gas prices for Tongatapu and Vava'u will increase slightly. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 July 2023 12:25am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Technical Working Group for combating trafficking in persons and vulnerable migrants in Tonga met in a workshop on 12 July in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 July 2023 12:16am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A group of students and teachers from Newington College of Sydney, Australia visited Tupou College from 6-13 July. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 July 2023 12:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An inaugural Korea-Tonga Business Roundtable, with the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industries Inc. held on Friday, 14 July, at the Fa'onelua Convention Centre, Nuku'alofa, “demonstrated the shared commitment of both nations to strengthen bilateral ties and foster economic growth,” the TCCI said in a statement. Premium content -
Saturday 15 July 2023 1:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Royal Agricultural, Fisheries, Tourism and Trade Show for Ha'apai showcased a fine display of women's weaving, and an abundant supply of food and fish on 13 July. King Tupou VI accompanied by Queen Nanasipau’u officiated the event. Premium content -
Saturday 15 July 2023 1:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An El Niño alert for Tonga was issued by the Meteorology Department, on 14 July, as forecasts show there is a 70% chance of El Niño forming this year. The likely impacts on Tonga will include cooler nights, less rainfall over the next 6-12 months, and more tropical cyclones in the next cyclone season from 1 November 2023 to 30 April 2024. -
Friday 14 July 2023 8:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A big exciting win for 'Ikale Tahi over Australia A, lifted the spirits of Tongan fans this afternoon at Teufaiva Stadium in Nuku'alofa, with the final score Tonga 27 Australia A 21. Premium content -
Friday 14 July 2023 11:00am
Washington D.C., U.S.A : As critical talks on deeply-contested deep-sea mining continue in Jamaica this week, scientists fear the impacts of mining the seabed on the marine environment and wider climate, says the National Geographic Society Pristine Seas programme in a statement today. Premium content -
Friday 14 July 2023 10:33am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kapelieli Militoni Lanumata won the Tongatapu 10 By-Election with 870 votes and secured his seat in the Legislative Assembly of Tonga in yesterday's by-election when 2,261 voters turned out to vote for five candidates. Premium content -
Thursday 13 July 2023 5:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 'Ikale Tahi Head Coach, Toutai Kefu expressed extreme confidence in the boys and their game plan for tomorrow's match against Australia A at Teufaiva Stadium, during a Press Conference with the Tongan Media. Premium content -
Thursday 13 July 2023 5:18pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Australia A players visited Tonga High School on 13 July, and met young rugby players. Premium content -
Thursday 13 July 2023 5:09pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Repairs on the domestic submarine cable system connecting Tongatapu to Ha’apai and Vava’u were completed and back in service on Wednesday night, 12 July, after it was destroyed by the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcanic eruption in January 2022. Over 108 kilometers of cable was used for the repair. Premium content -
Thursday 13 July 2023 2:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan netball players Viviena Hafoka and Seilala Sikuvea are currently at Bond University, Australia, as part of PacificAus Sports and Netball Australia high performance program, where, among other firsts they have done a crash course into elite-level strength and conditioning. Premium content -
Wednesday 12 July 2023 10:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chinese diplomats in the Pacific are critical of a decision by the Japanese government to dispose of nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant accident by discharging it into the sea. They rejected the conclusions of a report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 4 July. -
Wednesday 12 July 2023 9:00pm
Suva, Fiji : Civil society groups in the Pacific Islands have collectively expressed concern that Japan is proceeding with its plan to discharge over a million tonnes of ALPS treated radioactive waste water into the Pacific Ocean, starting this year.
