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Thursday 27 March 2014 5:45pm
Brisbane, Australia : A charity campaign “Donate 21” is currently underway in Australia to raise money for a young Tongan woman, Viola Kavapele Maka (24) from Lapaha, Tongatapu who has a life threatening heart condition.
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Thursday 27 March 2014 5:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Chinese State leader, Mr Wang Jiarui and a delegation arrived in Tonga this morning, 27 March on a two-days goodwill visit. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 March 2014 8:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament Whole House Committee passed the Nurse Bill on 26 March, to allow practiced nurses to prescribe medication for patients.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 26 March 2014 7:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twelve-men, identified as Liahona High School ex-students and students have been charged in connection with a school fight in Nuku’alofa on March 6. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 March 2014 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The owner of a Chinese food Restaurant in Nuku'alofa was arrested and charged with the processing of sea-cucumbers without a license. Premium content -
Wednesday 26 March 2014 7:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Under-20’s Rugby team will participate in the 2014 Junior World Rugby Trophy (JWRT) tournament to be held in Hong Kong in two weeks’ time. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 March 2014 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 66-year-old man is on trial in the Nuku'alofa Supreme Court charged with attacking his nephew (39) with a machete, while trying to settle a dispute over an unpaid bill at the family bakery at Ma'ufanga on 15 February 2011. Premium content -
Tuesday 25 March 2014 4:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sanitation coverage in the Pacific has shown only limited improvement since 1990 and open defecation is still widely practiced in Kiribati (37%) and the Solomon Islands (18%). Almost every day a Solomon Islander dies from a water, sanitation and hygiene related illness. By Dr. Karen Allen, UNICEF Pacific Representative Premium content -
Monday 24 March 2014 7:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Tupou College student has been charged with attempted murder, in relation to a violent attack of a home at Tofoa last year, 2013. Premium content -
Monday 24 March 2014 6:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The public swimming pool situated on the Nuku'alofa seafront at Popua is expected to remain close to the public indefinitely, according to Ports Authority Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 24 March 2014 4:45pm
Sydney, Australia : The Fiji Warriors thrashed Tonga A 54 – 21 yesterday March 23 in Sydney, Australia. Premium content -
Saturday 22 March 2014 9:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An E-Disaster Early Warning System that will trigger tsunami warnings from Tonga's Meteorological Center to and early warning loud speakers system in the villages of Kanokupolu and Kolovai was commissioned on March 20. Premium content -
Saturday 22 March 2014 9:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is urging Pacific Island countries to produce more locally grown non-processed foods instead of relying on unhealthy imported processed foods. -
Friday 21 March 2014 4:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is weeding out corruption from its development projects, barring any firm or individual it believes is cheating development projects. Premium content -
Thursday 20 March 2014 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new office building to house both the Tonga Print Ltd and the Tonga Post Ltd at Vaololoa was officially opened by the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano yesterday evening, 19 March. Premium content -
Thursday 20 March 2014 10:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Court of Appeal 2014 Session is set to be held from March 31 to April 11 in Nuku’alofa. Tonga's former Chief Justice Sir Gordon Ward will return as a new judge to join the Court of Appeal. Premium content -
Thursday 20 March 2014 10:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 42-year-old man from Halaleva has been charged with making counterfeit currency after police seized $10 pa‘anga counterfeit notes amounting to $150 on March 19. Premium content -
Thursday 20 March 2014 10:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The trial of five policemen charged with manslaughter in relation to death of New Zealand police officer Kali Fungavaka is now set to be held on April 8 to May 9, 2014. Premium content -
Thursday 20 March 2014 10:15pm
Canberra, Australia : Tonga A were outplayed by Argentinian side, the Pampas 47 – 20 yesterday March 19 in Sydney, Australia. Tonga A scored three tries while the Pampas scored seven tries. Premium content -
Thursday 20 March 2014 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand immigration is encouraging Tongan citizens who wish to immigrate to New Zealand, to register in a ballot next month so that they will be considered for a grant of residence. Premium content
