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Tuesday 7 February 2023 9:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 17-year-old youth who sustained serious injuries when he was hit by a vehicle, while he was crossing Taufa'ahau Road at Nualei, on 1 February has been discharged from Vaiola Hospital. The accused driver of the vehicle is expected to appear at the Magistrate's Court on 13 February.
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Monday 6 February 2023 5:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A prominent scholar and Tongan politician Dr Sitiveni Halapua (73) has passed away in New Zealand on 29 January. The House observed one minute of silence in respect of the former Tongatapu 3 People's Representative, after it was announced at the start of this morning’s session, 6 February. The Halapua Family said the funeral will be held on 14 February at Māngere, Auckland. Premium content -
Monday 6 February 2023 5:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's first Ombudsman, ‘Aisea Taumoepeau SC is set to retire from the role on 18 February, after nine-years of service. Premium content -
Friday 3 February 2023 9:55pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Australian Government is assisting Tonga in its domestic air connectivity by providing flights for the Tongatapu-Vava’u route until at least 30 June 2023 in a partnership with Fiji Airways, the Australian High Commission announced today 3, February.1 comment Premium content -
Friday 3 February 2023 9:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Manavahetau Fua’eiki (43) is serving a total sentence of three-years nine-months imprisonment for two separate cases, that included charges of serious housebreaking and theft of firearms, which he committed in 2021, while he was on a suspended sentence for drug offences. This suspended sentence was activated. Premium content -
Thursday 2 February 2023 9:05pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 17-year-old youth from Tatakamotonga sustained serious injuries when he was hit by a vehicle, while he was crossing Taufa'ahau Road at Nualei yesterday. Premium content -
Thursday 2 February 2023 8:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Reckless driving leading to death is a crime that sadly remains all too prevalent in Tonga and, in this case, resulted in the death of a 21-months old toddler, the Lord Chief Justice stressed in sentencing a 27-year-old driver to two and a half years in prison. Part of the sentence was suspended. Premium content -
Thursday 2 February 2023 8:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A Market Development Facility will be established in Tonga with an estimated value of activities worth around AU$3.8 million, in its initial four-year phase. Premium content -
Thursday 2 February 2023 8:10pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The newly established village, located west of Tonga has now been officially named ‘Atatā Si‘i on the estate of Prince Ata. Premium content -
Thursday 2 February 2023 3:08pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The House spent all day on Wednesday 1 February 2023, debating an Anti-Corruption Commissioner Amendment Bill 2023, one of two Bills that are in the House’s current working agenda. The amendment bill, which passed its third reading today, means that the Anti-Corruption Commissioner may be paid less than a Supreme Court judge and the salaries are no longer equal. From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 February 2023 10:16pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : New Zealand’s Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is currently on a four-days visit to Tonga, until 2 February. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 February 2023 10:02pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A prisoner, Motuku Kafalava (25), who is serving a life imprisonment sentence for murder, was sentenced to concurrent jail time, for possession of a substantial amount of methamphetamine. His 24-year-old co-accused, Latu Veamatahau got a lengthy jail term. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 February 2023 9:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Maamaloa Fangupo (28) was sentenced to two-years six-months imprisonment for serious causing bodily harm to another 28-year-old man, when he stabbed him multiple times, during a drink up in Ha’ateiho in 2022. Premium content -
Wednesday 1 February 2023 9:47pm
Suva, Fiji : Educational bodies in the Pacific Islands are aiming to work together to get the best education results for Pasifika students. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 January 2023 7:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Legislative Assembly of Tonga reconvened its first meeting for 2023 this morning, Tuesday, 31 January when one new MP was sworn in. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 January 2023 7:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Twenty-two houses are now standing at Masilamea (Atata Si’i) in the new settlement built for the displaced families of Atata. It’s been a year, two weeks and one day since the catastrophic tsunami destroyed their island village life on of January 15 2022. However, more than five houses are yet to have electricity and/or water supplies connected. Premium content -
Tuesday 31 January 2023 3:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s sole domestic air carrier, Lulutai Airways will be assisted by Fiji Airways this week, while its 34-seater Saab aircraft is undergoing urgent repairs that may take up to four months to complete. Premium content -
Monday 30 January 2023 11:51pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga is carrying out 1500-1700 COVID tests weekly, but only 62 positive cases were recorded last week, the Minister of Health said today, 30 January. The COVID-19 variants in Tonga are BA2 and BA5 and there have only been mild cases reported in Tonga over the past two-weeks. Premium content -
Monday 30 January 2023 5:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Zuiderdam is the second cruise to visit Nuku'alofa in 2023, arriving with more than 2000 passengers and crew at Vuna Wwharf, today 30 January. Premium content -
Monday 30 January 2023 5:23pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A teenager, Semisi Peleketi Vea was sentenced to three-years eight months imprisonment for causing grievous bodily harm to a 20-year-old man using a machete, in 2022. Premium content
