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Tuesday 14 August 2012 10:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Zheng He, a training ship of the Navy of China's People's Liberation Army arrived in Nuku'alofa on August 11 on a four day friendly visit, on its second trip to Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 14 August 2012 7:09pm
Tofua, Ha'apai : A wild boar chase by kava growers living on Tonga's volcanic island of Tofua yesterday may have led to the cancellation of an international flight to Tonga today, after smoke was spotted near the island and mistaken for a volcanic eruption Premium content -
Tuesday 14 August 2012 8:43am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Vuna Wharf reconstructed at a cost of TOP$30 million is ready to be handed over to the Government of Tonga today, August 14, but no date has been set for when it will open for business. Premium content -
Tuesday 14 August 2012 8:34am
Pangai, Ha'apai : A Pangai Community Police Station in Ha'apai, renovated at a cost of over half a million pa'anga was officially opened by the Governor of Ha'apai, Lord Tu'iha'angana, on August 2. Premium content -
Saturday 11 August 2012 2:47pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two Ha'apai divers who have sighted the remains of an old ship wreck in Tonga's Ha'apai islands could not confirm yesterday whether or not the age of the wreck had been identified by experts in Britain, but they believe that it might be the Port au Prince. Premium content -
Thursday 9 August 2012 9:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new National Head Coach for Tonga's national rugby team, the 'Ikale Tahi will be announced next week, 'Epeli Taione, the chairman of the Tonga Rugby Union said this morning, August 9. Premium content -
Thursday 9 August 2012 12:21pm
Bangkok, Thailand : Unacceptable physical abuse is causing long-term damage to the lives and futures of far too many children in East Asia and the Pacific, according to a report released by UNICEF, August 8. Premium content -
Thursday 9 August 2012 11:42am
Brisbane, Australia : Frothy volcanic rock called pumice, thrown out by Tongan eruptions in 2006, transported around 80 species of marine creatures to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Premium content -
Wednesday 8 August 2012 10:45pm
Yeosu, South Korea : Tonga's National Day was celebrated at the Expo 2012 Yeosu, South Korea with the hoisting of the Tongan flag and the playing of the national anthem at the Expo Hall on August 6. Premium content -
Wednesday 8 August 2012 10:26pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Communications costs in Tonga are under pressure as the Tonga Government aims to collect more than $10 million pa'anga revenue from the communications and public enterprises sector in the current financial year.1 comment Premium content -
Wednesday 8 August 2012 8:22pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Surgeons in the Pacific Islands are limited in resources but they should be proud of what they are able to achieve, the 11th Pacific Islands Surgeons Association Conference heard at the opening of the biennial conference being held in Tonga from August 7-10. Premium content -
Tuesday 7 August 2012 9:43pm
Houma, Tongatapu : When Valerie Adams won a Silver Medal for New Zealand in the women's shot-put at the London Olympics this morning, her extended family at her mother's native village of Houma, in Tongatapu was cheering with pride. -
Tuesday 7 August 2012 12:30pm
Auckland, New Zealand : After one of the largest recent La Niña periods on record, which caused drought in the Pacific Island countries of Tuvalu and Tokelau, the Pacific Ocean is returning to a near normal state. - The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research NIWA. Premium content -
Monday 6 August 2012 11:21pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fourteen line Ministries under a restructured government came into being in July, with the Prime Minister currently acting as the Minister for Police and for Defence. Premium content -
Monday 6 August 2012 11:15pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : China will this month officially handover the Nuku'alofa Central Business District Project, financed with a TOP$118 million loan to the Government of Tonga. Premium content -
Monday 6 August 2012 6:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Manase Afuha'amango won the Mr Tonga 2012-13 title at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall, Nuku'alofa on Saturday night, August 3.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 3 August 2012 6:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga has reversed its decision to close the fishing of sea cucumbers for three years and re-opened in June with 10 licenses issued bringing the government some short term cash in licensing fees, but against the best advice of its fisheries experts who warn that closure is the best option for managing the sea cucumber stock sustainably. Premium content -
Friday 3 August 2012 6:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The United States has stepped up its commitment to work with its Pacific Island partners with the second visit to the region by the US Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Kurt M. Campbell, and the Pacific Fleet Commander, Admiral Cecil Haney, with an interagency delegation. Premium content -
Thursday 2 August 2012 9:41pm
Lautoka, Fiji : The Tongan Women's Sevens team will face off against the top teams in the region in their bid to secure a qualification spot, at the Oceania Women's Sevens Championship on August 3.3 comments Premium content -
Thursday 2 August 2012 9:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan parliament was in an uproar this afternoon as members who supported a Motion for a Vote of No Confidence in the Prime Minister were given the floor to counter the written response of the Prime Minister that had been read to the parliament over the previous five days of sitting. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content
