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Monday 24 October 2022 10:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Ma’ili Finau who pleaded guilty to importing two .22 rifles and not declaring them to Customs was discharged with conviction, at the Supreme Court. In making the discharge the Judge said he considered how the offence arose and also the defendant's good character.
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Monday 24 October 2022 2:45pm
Queensland, Australia : Tonga’s National Netball Team, the Tala, has won the 2022 PacificAus Sports Netball Series held last week on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Head Coach, Jaqua Pori-Makea-Simpson told Matangi Tonga today that having an undefeated year and getting a second series win is just a remarkable and proud moment. -
Saturday 22 October 2022 6:49pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Landing on Tonga’s newest island at Home Reef is prohibited for public safety, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources said today, in lifting the hazard zones for mariners sailing in the area. There has been no volcanic eruption detected in the last five days. Premium content -
Saturday 22 October 2022 2:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Pacific Island countries aim to strengthen their regional seismic network and find ways to improve their multi-hazard early warning systems in the South-West Pacific region, where about 30% of global seismicity is observed and 15% of deadly tsunamis are generated. The challenges were addressed at the 7th Annual Meeting of the Oceania Regional Seismic Network was held for the first time in Nuku’alofa, on 17-19 October, followed by the 7th Session of the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System Working Committee on 20-21 October. Premium content -
Saturday 22 October 2022 11:54am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Assessments have begun for the building of a dialysis centre in Nuku’alofa, with a ground breaking ceremony planned for the end of the year, the Prime Minister, Hon. Hu’akavameiliku, said on 20 October, in Nuku'alofa. It will go hand in hand with education for Tongans on the importance of healthy diets, in an effort to combat the crippling effects of diabetes on the community. Premium content -
Saturday 22 October 2022 11:36am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Teachers from throughout Tongatapu marched in a parade for World Teachers' Day in the Central Business District of Nuku'alofa on, 21 October, as part of a special program of activities. The Minister of Education said when students are in fear and in doubt, teachers are their driving force, standing by them with encouragement to continue excelling in their paths. Premium content -
Saturday 22 October 2022 9:19am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Football coaches and referees in Ha'apai attended an OFC Capacity Building workshop with a focus on Women’s Football, conducted by the Tonga Football Association for its stakeholders on 12-14 October. Premium content -
Saturday 22 October 2022 9:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A former senior civil servant and CEO of PASAI (NZ), Tiofilusi Tiueti was named as the new Minister for Finance and National Planning starting on 17 October. The Prime Minister announced the appointment on 20 October. Premium content -
Saturday 22 October 2022 9:00am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A former Senior Customs Officer, Paula Naitoko (68), was sentenced on 21 October to six-years imprisonment for importing a substantial amount of methamphetamine and firearms, concealed in a box from the United States in 2019. -
Saturday 22 October 2022 8:53am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ‘Okusitino Penisimani Tatafu (50) was sentenced this week to seven-years and eight-months imprisonment for possession of 249.74 grams of cocaine seized in Vava'u in 2021. A jury earlier found him guilty of carrying a significant amount of cocaine. The police drugs taskforce was waiting for the defendant in a hotel room where an informer said the buyer was staying. Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2022 9:06pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Three asphalt distributor trucks to assist Tonga's road construction works were handed over to the Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku from the Government of Japan, today, 20 October. Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2022 9:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The two-day South Pacific Defence Ministers meeting in Nuku'alofa concluded on 19 October, after key issues were discussed on shared security challenges, aiming to enhance coordination on regional defence issues. Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2022 8:45pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A prolific offender, ‘Okusitino Langi (49), who is serving a lengthy prison term for drug offences, received additional time for similar offending in prison, totalling nine-years imprisonment, after being sentenced on 14 October. The Lord Chief Justice said the circumstances of this offending were troubling. “For the defendant to have been able to possess and sell drugs in prison suggests real operational deficiencies in security within the prison.” Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2022 8:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Repeat offender Hateni Kaufusi (35) was sentenced to 34-months imprisonment for serious housebreaking and theft of tool shed items estimated at $11,840. His co-accused Kulikefu Vanisi (54) got a suspended sentence for abetment. Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2022 8:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Fifteen participants from the Tonga Red Cross Society received their recognition as Pacific First Aid Instructors, after completing a training course from 10-18 October in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Thursday 20 October 2022 8:19pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Mate Ma’a Tonga looks likely to make the quarter-finals of the Rugby League World, having narrowly defeated Papua New Guinea’s Kumuls by 24 to 18 in their first match. Premium content -
Wednesday 19 October 2022 11:11am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : This week South Pacific Defence Ministers and senior military leaders came together in Tonga for what was a vital meeting. Australia will be there as a partner and a friend, as together we confront common threats to our collective security, including climate change, transnational crime, cyber-attacks and natural disasters. I’ll be working with the Defence Ministers right across the region to boost our defence cooperation, to find more opportunities for our servicemen and women to work alongside each other in a spirit of partnership, so that our forces become more capable and more interoperable. - The Hon Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. -
Tuesday 18 October 2022 4:37pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Humanitarian Cash Transfers of $1.5 million pa'anga funding is expected to be distributed to support 3,000 beneficiaries from affected areas in Tongatapu, 'Eua and Ha'apai, to recover from the impacts of the recent natural disasters. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 October 2022 3:13pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku, this morning welcomed Defence Ministers and senior delegates from the region to discuss Pacific security challenges and build collective Pacific responses, at the seventh South Pacific Defence Ministers’ Meeting, to be held 18-19 October in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. Premium content -
Tuesday 18 October 2022 2:53pm
Queensland, Australia : Tonga’s National Netball Team, the Tala, has won two of its games at the PacificAus Sports Netball Series currently being held at the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. Premium content
