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  • Thursday 3 October 2024 10:13pm
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    'Ohonua, 'Eua
    : A new government centre is being built at a cost of around $1.7 million pa'anga, in ‘Ohonua, ‘Eua, under the government's recovery plans following the tsunami damage there during the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai eruption of January 2022.
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  • Thursday 3 October 2024 10:08pm
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    Auckland, New Zealand
    : As Niue celebrates its 50 years of self-government, the Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa, Centre for Pacific and Global Health will host its first Niue Research Symposium at Te Tai Tonga, South Auckland campus.
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  • Wednesday 2 October 2024 6:49pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : An off-duty police officer, ‘Ifalemi Mala’efo’ou (31) died in a car crash at about 12:40am this morning, on Vuna Road, in Nuku'alofa. He lived at Sia’atoutai and was married with three children.
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  • Wednesday 2 October 2024 6:34pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A magnitude 6.8 earthquake, that was felt in Neiafu at 9:05am today, 2 October 2024, posed no tsunami threat, Tonga Meteorological Service advised soon after the event.
  • Wednesday 2 October 2024 3:57pm
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    Auckland, New Zealand
    : A study by Tongan-raised Victoria Ongolea and Auckland University Professor Carla Houkamau, showed that for Tongans living in New Zealand, wealth could not be measured by bank balance alone.
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  • Tuesday 1 October 2024 8:15pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Competent Authority with its ADO Fuel Price for quarter June through September 2024 decreased by 4.5%. The new tariff of $0.9169 per kWh is decrease from $0.9603 per kWh, and in diesel prices is decrease from $2.2438 per litre in June 2024 to $2.0913 per litre during quarter July through September 2024. --- Ko e ngaahi totongi lolo (ADO Fuel price) mei he Pule Fē’unga ki he kuata Sune ki Sepitema ‘o e 2024 na’e holo ‘aki ‘a e peseti ‘e 4.5%. Ko e totongi ‘uhila fo’ou ko e $0.9169 ki he kWh ne holo ia mei he $0.9603 ki he kWh ‘o e kuata Sune. - Energy Commission.
  • Tuesday 1 October 2024 7:49pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The opening of the 31st Annual Pacific Power Association (PPA) Conference and Trade Exhibition attracted over 200 people from across the Pacific, to the gathering at the Falemasiva Hall at Havelu in Tonga today, 1 October 2024.
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  • Tuesday 1 October 2024 7:43pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tevita Matangi was found guilty of two charges of causing grievous bodily harm to Mateaki Hafoka (29) and Sikuvea Fifita (26), when he attacked them during a drunken altercation at Talau in Vava’u in October, 2023.
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  • Tuesday 1 October 2024 7:31pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Early detection of breast cancer through self-examination and mammograms will increase the percentage of survivors, Tonga Breast Cancer Society (TBCS) stated in the launching of the breast cancer awareness month today, 1 October, with theme “Early Detection Saves Lives.”
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  • Monday 30 September 2024 10:32pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A shortage of workers has caused frequent delays for the building of 14 tsunami relief houses at Ta’anga in ‘Eua, at the resettlement area for some of the tsunami-affected families from Mango, Ha’apai. It is hoped that the homes that were set to be completed by May 2024 will be completed before Christmas.
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  • Monday 30 September 2024 10:27pm
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Tonga's taekwondo fighters, Atiola Vitapa (16) and Taufa Naufaho (17) have arrived in Chuncheon, South Korea, to compete at the 2024 World Taekwondo Junior Championships.
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  • Monday 30 September 2024 1:23pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A man in Tonga who received a rental car, that was allegedly stolen by his former wife in New South Wales in Australia and shipped to Tonga, was found guilty on one count each of money laundering and receiving stolen property. Siosio Malohi Vea (40) will be sentenced in November by the Supreme Court in Nuku'alofa.
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  • Friday 27 September 2024 7:55pm
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    New York, USA
    : A high-level plenary meeting on “Addressing the existential threats posed by Sea-level rise” was attended by Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku and MEIDECC Minister, Hon. Fekitamoeloa 'Utoikamanu at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 25 September.
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  • Friday 27 September 2024 7:40pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Vaka Lau’i was ordered to vacate a town allotment situated at Leimatu’a, Vava‘u, known as ‘Keeni Uluakimana’, because his occupation of the land was unlawful, the Land Court ordered. Justice Tupou said the defendant could not rely on the estate holder's son's permission to occupy the land, as the son was not the estate holder.
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  • Friday 27 September 2024 4:42pm


    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Samiu Langa’oi (42) was jailed for four months, for the destruction of evidence, when he crushed a cannabis plant from a bucket outside his house, and unlawful possession of drugs utensil in Leimatu’a, Vava’u.
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  • Friday 27 September 2024 4:35pm
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    Suva, Fiji
    : Financing agreements to extend the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) for an additional four years have been signed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the governments of Australia, New Zealand and the United States, the European Investment Bank, the European Union, the Japan International Cooperation Agency, and the World Bank Group, at the PRIF Management Committee Meeting that was held on Wednesday in Suva. The PRIF will be based in Suva.
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  • Thursday 26 September 2024 10:20am
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : The Free Church of Tonga (Siasi ‘o Tonga Tauataina) held their annual September roll call (Tali ui Sepitema) for the women of the church, at Falemasiva Hall in Havelu on 25 September 2024.
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  • Thursday 26 September 2024 9:59am
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : Young Tongans have an important role to play as champions of renewable energy and climate action. More than 80 youth representatives from various agencies and communities took part in a three-day Youth Capacity Building Workshop on Renewable Energy and Climate Finance, earlier this month, in Nuku'alofa.
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  • Thursday 26 September 2024 9:47am
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    New York, USA
    : The climate change crisis has worsened conditions in the Pacific Islands, threatening lives, livelihood, and security its people, said PM Hon. Hu’akavameiliku, in his statement as Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), on Monday, 23 September, during the UN General Assembly Summit of the Future, in New York.
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  • Thursday 26 September 2024 9:41am
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    Nuku'alofa, Tonga
    : A police officer has been suspended due to serious allegations of involvement in fraud, Tonga Police reported today.
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