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Thursday 29 September 2022 6:58am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : After two-years and six-months, Tonga has lifted most of its COVID-19 health restrictions, including that for international travel and the national curfew, effective from 27 September. The border has now fully re-opened, with a requirement for foreign adults to provide proof of vaccination before arrival.
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Wednesday 28 September 2022 6:24am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new studio building for Tonga Broadcasting Commission was commissioned by Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukalala, on the completion of a Nationwide Early Warning System Project (NEWS) on Tuesday, at Fasi-moe-Afi. The NEWS project, worth about USD30 million in total, funded by Japan, will strengthen Tonga’s capacity for risk management and its resilience against disasters through the improvement of three systems: Emergency Radio Communication System, Early Warning Sound Alert System and Medium Wave Radio Broadcasting System. Premium content -
Wednesday 28 September 2022 6:09am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A new island is forming in Tonga's western volcanic chain, during 17 days of the Home Reef effusive lava flow eruption, since Saturday 10 September. The Aviation Alert level was lowered to from Orange to Yellow on 27 September, while monitoring continues. Premium content -
Tuesday 27 September 2022 8:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Sione Taione (41) was sentenced to 17-months' imprisonment for the theft of meat boxes, to the value of $10,225 pa'anga, from a refrigerated container belonging to a store in Fasi. Premium content -
Tuesday 27 September 2022 8:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Learning how community-based sport committees can be better administered, Rugby League club representatives from Tongatapu took part in a Sports in Community Course last week. Men and women, coaches, committee members and volunteers learned what makes a successful sports club and to how to effectively organise and deliver an event. Premium content -
Monday 26 September 2022 7:57pm
New York, USA : The Kingdom of Tonga has formally established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Marshall Islands with the signing of a Joint Communiqué in New York by Tongan Prime Minister Hon Hu’akavameiliku, and President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, H.E. David Kabua, last week. Premium content -
Monday 26 September 2022 7:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two families have moved into their new houses constructed on Nomuka and Tungua in Ha’apai, after being displaced by the volcanic eruption and tsunami disasters of 15 January this year. The proud new homeowners are Sepeti Haikeni of Nomuka and Papaea Tau (76) of Tungua. Premium content -
Monday 26 September 2022 7:11pm
Pangai, Ha'apai : The Princess Fusipala Hospital in Ha'apai has a new medical incinerator, built under an AUD$2.1 million aid program that is improving medical waste management systems in Tonga. Premium content -
Saturday 24 September 2022 12:01am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two vital national plans for Tonga were launched during an Exhibition Day, concluding the National Climate Change Awareness Week, on 23 September in Nuku’alofa. Premium content -
Friday 23 September 2022 11:48pm
Auckland, New Zealand : The New Zealand Defence Force will in October welcome military women’s rugby teams from the Pacific and around the world, to compete in the inaugural International Defence Rugby Competition. Tonga will be among defence teams that will represent their countries and militaries at the tournament in Auckland, to be held at the College Rifles Rugby Club, Remuera. Premium content -
Friday 23 September 2022 11:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Online safety is a major concern in Tonga, especially with misuse of social media, such as spreading misinformation, abuse, bullying, fraud and fake pages, say Tonga Women in ICT, an NGO who are supported by government to increase awareness of these issues. Premium content -
Friday 23 September 2022 11:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Around 40,000 doses of the COVID-19 MRNA Moderna vaccine donated by the Government of Spain arrived in Tonga on 22 September. Premium content -
Friday 23 September 2022 3:35am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A fire razed a classroom building for Forms 1-3 at Niuafo’ou High School on Wednesday 21 September at around 3:00pm. Teachers and students used water to stop the fire from spreading to the nearby office, saving the computers and supplies. No-one was injured. Premium content -
Friday 23 September 2022 3:24am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Eight young Tongan “Greenpreneurs” and their green enterprises have been selected to join a new 2022 Pacific Green Entrepreneurs Network (PGEN) incubator program. Successful entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to participate in a business competition to secure grant seed fund capital of USD$5,000. Premium content -
Friday 23 September 2022 2:40am
Queensland, Australia : Women rugby players from Tonga, Papua New Guinea and Samoa are taking part in the world first women’s rugby combine program held this week in Gold Coast, Australia. The group have been mentored by a world class coaching group including Daryl Gibson (Fiji), Toutai Kefu (Tonga), Seilala Mapusua and Filoi Eneliko (Samoa), Paul Downes (Moana Pasifika) and Mere Moto (Fiji). Premium content -
Friday 23 September 2022 2:29am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The construction of a $NZ5.2 million Pacific Leadership Centre for Tonga at HMAF Masefield Naval Base has started, with a target for completion by the end of 2023. Premium content -
Friday 23 September 2022 2:24am
Nuku'alofa, : Tonga Police allege that alcohol was involved in the road accident where two people died in the early morning of 21 September on Taufa’ahau Road at Nualei. The deceased were the driver, a 28-year-old man from Veitongo, and a passenger a 19-year-old woman from Pātangata. Three people remain in hospital with serious injuries. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 September 2022 11:30pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Two people have died from a fatal road crash this morning, 21 September, on Taufa'ahau Road at Nualei. Three other passengers, who sustained serious injuries, remain in the Intensive Care at Vaiola Hospital. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 September 2022 11:22pm
Wellington, New Zealand : Registrations for the Pacific Access Category will reopen on 5 October to 4 November and enable people from Pacific Islands, including Tonga, the chance to obtain residence visas in New Zealand. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 September 2022 11:12pm
New York, USA : The Kingdom of Tonga has formally established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Bahrain, with the signing of a Joint Communiqué in New York on 19 September 2022 in New York. Premium content
