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Wednesday 22 May 2013 2:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Pacific Nations Cup will commence this Saturday May 25, with the ‘Ikale Tahi taking on Japan’s “Brave Blossoms” in Yokohama, Japan.
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Tuesday 21 May 2013 10:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Dagmar Dyck, a celebrated Auckland artist of Tongan heritage is exhibiting her latest work in Wellington's Solander Gallery until June 15, 2013. The exhibition “Between the Lines…” combines the energies and colours of a modern Pacific landscape with the subtlety of customary tradition. Premium content -
Tuesday 21 May 2013 9:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : An increasing number of Tonga's youth are found to have diabetes, a disease that is incurable, and many of them have contracted diabetes because they eat the wrong foods. A Tonga Youth Diabetes Study Report 2013, released last week recommends a national screening of youths for the disease along with a national awareness campaign. Premium content -
Monday 20 May 2013 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga first 11kW wind turbine is ready to be commissioned for operation in June after its construction was completed on 16 May 2013 at Nakolo in Tongatapu.1 comment Premium content -
Monday 20 May 2013 5:28pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : In a first photo, a new heir to the the Tongan throne, the new baby Prince Taufa'ahau Manumataongo Tuku'aho is being held by his mother Princess Sinaitakala (at left) Premium content -
Sunday 19 May 2013 3:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Chief Justice has refused an application by a former Prime Minister Lord Sevele and a former Minister of Transport Paul Karalus, for a judicial review of a report of a special parliamentary committee, because he did not find that the Supreme Court had any jurisdiction to review the internal proceedings of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. The applicants were claiming that their reputations were damaged by a report of the parliamentary committee. Premium content -
Friday 17 May 2013 2:04pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's upcoming high speed broadband capacity welcomed in Nuku'alofa this morning when the Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano opened the Tonga National Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Day at the Queen Memorial Hall in Nuku'alofa. Matangi Tonga Online is working at a booth in the Hall and as you are reading this article your location is shown as a dot on a world map. Premium content -
Thursday 16 May 2013 7:14pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Diabetes cannot be cured, Tonga's King Tupou VI said today and expressed concern that an increasing number of youth are being diagnosed with the disease in Tonga. Premium content -
Thursday 16 May 2013 1:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two policemen and another man who are accused of the manslaughter of a New Zealand police officer Kali Fungavaka, who died from injuries received in police custody in 2012, made their first appearance at the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa before Mr Justice Charles Cato this morning, who will hear two appeals on June 24 before a trial date is set. Premium content -
Thursday 16 May 2013 12:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A plan to upgrade the Tonga campus of the University of the South Pacific was welcomed by Tonga's Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano, when he opened the 76th Meeting of the USP Council in Nuku'alofa on May 15. Premium content -
Wednesday 15 May 2013 10:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has a high level of vulnerability to climate hazards and over the next five years will start planning to be better prepared to cope with the increased risks of climate change. Tonga is one of only three Pacific countries chosen to pilot a Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) under a global climate change initiative. By Linny Folau Premium content -
Wednesday 15 May 2013 4:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's prices of Petrol, Kerosene and Diesel will drop from May 16 in after the government approved lower prices from mid-May to mid-June. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 May 2013 10:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A beautiful picture of Tonga's 'Eua Island seen from space on a clear day was posted by astronaut Chris Hadfield in his twitter account recently. -
Tuesday 14 May 2013 5:52pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The 76th University of the South Pacific Council meeting to be held in Nuku'alofa on May 15-16, is expected to discuss the Fiji Crimes Decree and its liabilities for council members. The council's two days deliberation will also look at the university's Strategic Plan for the next six years, which includes development of an additional 14 acres of land for the USP in Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 May 2013 5:40pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Under 20’s rugby team is preparing for the upcoming Junior World Rugby Trophy tournament starting in Temuco, Chile on May 28. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 May 2013 4:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three cars were stolen from the Nuku'alofa area early on Saturday May 11, in separate incidents, and a driver was admitted to hospital with serious injuries after one of the stolen vehicles crashed, Tonga Police reported.1 comment Premium content -
Tuesday 14 May 2013 3:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Consultations on Tonga's Employment Relations Bill 2013 have been extended to 31 May 2013, and a revised bill is expected to go to parliament in August. Premium content -
Monday 13 May 2013 4:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A mother of five, Siunipa Nimo (45), won a business award on May 10 for improving her small homemade baking business using the South Pacific Business Development Microfinance program. Premium content -
Monday 13 May 2013 4:45pm
London, United Kingdom : The Tongan Sevens team has failed to qualify as a “Core Team” for the 2013-14 Sevens World Series.2 comments Premium content -
Friday 10 May 2013 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The United States Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus said security and stability in the Pacific is important to the United States, reflected in an ongoing strong commitment that would see them put more emphasis and more of their assets into the region. By Linny Folau.1 comment Premium content
