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Monday 28 November 2022 11:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga’s Under 20’s squad have named for their first 2022 Oceania Rugby Under 20’s Trophy match against the reigning champions, Samoa, at Teufaiva Stadium, Nuku'alofa, on 29 November.
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Monday 28 November 2022 11:02pm
Port Louis, Mauritius : Tongan delegates led by Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Samiu Kuita Vaipulu, attended the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting 2022, in Mauritius form 22-25 November. Premium content -
Monday 28 November 2022 10:57pm
Wellington, New Zealand : New Zealand’s smoking rate has fallen to a low of 8% of adults smoking daily, down from 9.4% a year ago, statistics released this month showed. The number of people smoking fell by 56,000. Premium content -
Monday 28 November 2022 10:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A public holiday, 'King Tupou I Day”' will be observed on Monday, 5 December in respect of the founder of the modern Kingdom of Tonga, King Siaosi Tupou I. Premium content -
Monday 28 November 2022 10:42pm
Wellington, New Zealand : Tongan Constable Uluaki Havea (Tonga Police) and his dog Cricket, were among nine teams graduating from the Pacific Detector Dog Programme, in Trentham, New Zealand, on November 24 and will bring their skills home to protect Tonga's borders. Their specialised training was facilitated under a partnership between New Zealand Police, New Zealand Customs Service and Pacific border and police agencies. Premium content -
Saturday 26 November 2022 1:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A 53-year-old man was arrested in his vehicle for selling illicit drugs, in which quantities of methamphetamine and cannabis were seized in a police raid at Popua on 24 November. Premium content -
Saturday 26 November 2022 1:36pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The annual Tonga-Australia Defence Cooperation Talks held in Canberra last week further strengthened defence cooperation and ties between the two countries. Premium content -
Saturday 26 November 2022 1:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Table Tennis Federation's Fiefia Business House competition was won by the Ministry of Finance Team, on 24 November. The competition provides a networking platform with mixed teams inclusive of participants with disabilities competing on an equal platform with their peers. Premium content -
Saturday 26 November 2022 1:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Pacific Resilience Project (PREP) was presented by Tonga government officials to visiting World Bank (WB) delegates this week, as Tonga seeks more initiatives and assistance to strengthen natural disaster resilience. Premium content -
Saturday 26 November 2022 1:09pm
Suva, Fiji : Tonga for the first time, attended the 2022 Korea International Cooperation Conference on Oceans and Fisheries (KICCOF), at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Suva, Fiji, from 23-24 November. Premium content -
Friday 25 November 2022 11:34pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tongan Parliament went into a closed session when it opened on Wednesday, after a three-weeks break, and there was no broadcasting of the morning’s proceedings. So what was parliament doing on the morning of November 23? From the House by Pesi Fonua. Premium content -
Friday 25 November 2022 3:23pm
Trinidad and Tobago : Kilisitina Moala from Tonga made an impression at the meeting of Commonwealth Youth Parliamentarians held in the Trinidad and Tobago parliament on 23 November, when she delivered “a weeping lament that her homeland was sinking”. Premium content -
Friday 25 November 2022 12:24am
Australia : People born in Tonga were 80 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than other Australians during the Delta outbreak last year, a new analysis by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows. Premium content -
Thursday 24 November 2022 9:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan-made products and services were displayed by local groups, businesses and some Government Ministries, during a three-day Tonga Trade Fair 2022, that opened on 24 November, in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 24 November 2022 9:53pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Shonte To’a and Tilila Hifo will join the ACT Brumbies as part of six players selected to join the Australian Super W clubs in 2023, on initial one-season contracts. Premium content -
Thursday 24 November 2022 9:51pm
Brisbane, Australia : Tonga men’s and Papua New Guinea women’s have won the 2022 Oceania Rugby Sevens Challenge, in Brisbane, Australia, with Tonga and Papua New Guinea Men’s to represent Oceania at the 2023 World Rugby Challenger Series. Premium content -
Thursday 24 November 2022 9:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A substantial tobacco smuggling operation from Tonga to New Zealand, that allegedly amounted to around $1.8 million in evaded tobacco excise, was intercepted in an investigation by New Zealand Customs. Premium content -
Thursday 24 November 2022 9:41pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The construction of a NZD $1.6 million Tonga Pharmaceutical Facility at Veitongo is on target to be completed by March 2023. Premium content -
Wednesday 23 November 2022 8:56pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Efforts made by schools to promote healthy living were recognised with the presentation of awards today. The 'Apiako Ma'a Lahi 2022 accreditations recognised primary, middle schools, and high schools who have established vegetable gardens and healthy eating programs. Premium content -
Tuesday 22 November 2022 10:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Australian Ambassador for Women and Girls, Christine Clarke CSC is making her first visit Tonga this week, after taking up the position in January. She will meet a range of stakeholders in the public and private sector to discuss shared priorities for progressing gender equality and women’s empowerment. Premium content
