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Saturday 11 May 2024 8:22am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Limulaki Paluvai Davis (16), a competitive singles figure skater, is a member of the Houston Ice Theatre Skaters (HITS) Team who earned a world ranking last month in Europe. “She may have represented USA but she also represented Tonga very well,” said her proud dad, Mark Davis, in Texas.
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Friday 10 May 2024 10:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tonga Red Cross Society (TRCS) celebrated the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, today, 10 May, at its national headquarters in Nuku’alofa, inviting high school students in Tonga, to honour the work of humanitarian organizations around the world, and to encourage volunteerism. The theme for Red Cross societies in 2024 is "Keeping Humanity Alive." Free to view -
Friday 10 May 2024 10:19pm
Matatoa-Tofoa, Tonga : HM King Tupou VI cut a ribbon, to officially open a new school for the Siasi 'O Tonga (Church of Tonga) at Matatoa, Tongatapu today, 10 May 2024. Free to view -
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The newly appointed High Commissioner of Australia to Tonga, HE Mr. Brek Batley, paid his first courtesy call on the Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku, 9 May, at Prime Minister's Office, Nuku'alofa. Free to view -
Thursday 9 May 2024 10:27pm
Auckland, New Zealand : Dr Patelisio Na’a Patelisio graduated with a master of Public Health with first class honours, from the University of Auckland on 7 May 2024, for his research on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Pacific Children. Dr Patelisio's own post-traumatic stress following the volcanic eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai on 15 January 2022, inspired his masters research. Free to view -
Thursday 9 May 2024 10:00pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tonga Government is considering issuing Starlink a licence to offer broadband internet services in Tonga. The Prime Minister Hon. Hu'akavameiliku told a media briefing last week that Starlink had applied for a licence to operate in Tonga, and they were taking it into consideration. Free to view -
Thursday 9 May 2024 9:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tofua volcano activity continues with an increase in the number of daily events, from 6 events to 12 events, in the latest report by Tonga Geological Services issued at 6:30 am this morning, 9 May. Fluctuations in the ground thermal levels are currently low and approaching normal thermal levels in the last 24 hours. Free to view -
Wednesday 8 May 2024 10:12pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A dozen naval personnel from His Majesty’s Armed Forces learned how to fix outboard motors, in a workshop conducted by a Japanese team of trainers, who arrived in Tonga yesterday, 7 May 2024. Team leader, Cmdr. Murakoshi Masato of Japan’s Armed Forces, said they were passing on “lifesaving” information.
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Wednesday 8 May 2024 7:46pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tongan media representatives held discussions around the impacts of disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation faced by Pacific Island communities, at a workshop hosted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and Royal Oceania Institute (ROI) today, 8 May, at Tanoa Hotel, in Nuku'alofa. Premium content -
Wednesday 8 May 2024 7:29pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Tofua volcano has significantly decreased the number of events, from 13 events to six events for 24 hours up to 6:30 am this morning, 8 May. The latest event was recorded at 01:06 am local time this morning, 8 May 2024. Premium content
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Thursday 11 April 2024 11:26pm
Canberra, Australia : New evidence of one of the first cities in the Pacific shows they were established much earlier than previously thought, according to research from The Australian National University (ANU). The study used aerial laser scanning to map archaeological sites on the island of Tongatapu in Tonga. “Earth structures were being constructed in Tongatapu around AD 300 -- 700 years earlier than previously thought,” said the Lead author, PhD scholar Phillip Parton. Free to view
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Wednesday 1 May 2024 10:02pm
Vava'u, Tonga : On April 20, 2024, the Tonga Ministry of Fisheries made the official handover of 12 boats equipped with Yamaha 60hp engines, and navigational and safety equipment to 12 Vava'u Special Management Area (SMA) communities, as part of the transformative Pathway to Sustainable Oceans Project (Tongafish Pathway) embedded in the Ministry of Fisheries. Free to view -
Friday 19 April 2024 12:08am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Written Speech delivered by H.E. Ambassador Liu Weimin upon arrival in Tonga: It is a great pleasure for me to serve as the ninth Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to the Kingdom of Tonga, which is known as the "Island of Friendship and Love". I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to friends from all walks of life who have long been caring about and supporting the development of China-Tonga relationship. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1998, China-Tonga relations have maintained steadfast momentum. Free to view -
Thursday 18 April 2024 11:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Lea Tohi 'a 'Amipasitoa Liu Weimin he'ene tu'uta mai. 'Oku fakafiefia mo'oni kiate au 'a 'eku hoko ko e 'Amipasitoa pe Talafekau Mafai Kakato hono hiva (9) 'o e Lepapulika 'o e Kakai 'o Siaina ki he Pule'anga 'o Tonga, 'a ia 'oku 'iloa ko e 'Otumotu Anga'ofa. Ko e fonua faka'ofo'ofa 'a Tonga, ko e mata'itofe ia 'o e Pasifikí, mo hono hisitolia koloa'ia, 'ātakai faka'ofo'ofa, mo e kakai anga'ofa. Talu e fokotu'u e vā fakatipilometika 'o Siaina mo Tonga 'i he 1998, mo e fakalakalaka aipē kimu'a. Free to view -
Thursday 18 April 2024 11:01pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : ʻOku ʻoatu heni ʻa e fanongonongo ʻo e fakataha lahi fakataʻu ʻa e 2024 ʻa e ʻAkapulu ʻIunioni ‘o Tonga (TRU) ‘i he taimi 7 efiafi, ʻi he ʻaho Falaite 17 ʻo Me ki he Holo Mele Siuʻilikutapu ‘i Halaano. Fakatatau mo e Kupu 5 ʻo e *Konisitutone ‘o e ‘Akapulu ‘Iunioni mo e kau fakafofonga ʻoku fakatatau ki he’ene ha ʻi he Kupu 5.2.6 pea ʻoku fakaafeʻi ke nau kau ki ai. ʻI heʻene pehee, kuo pau ke maau pea me’au e ‘u me’a ku fiema’u ki he fakataha mo e ngaahi meʻa kotoa pe mo e ngaahi fanongonongo mo e ʻofisa pule ʻo e ‘Akapulu ‘Iunioni ʻi he ʻaho 10 ʻo Me, 2024. Free to view -
Thursday 18 April 2024 10:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Notice is hereby given of the convening of the 2024 Annual General Meetings of the Tonga Rugby Union (TRU) 7:00pm on Friday 17th May at Mele Siu’ilikutapu Hall, Halaano. In accordance with Clause 5 of the *TRU Constitution and eligible representatives under Clause 5.2.6 are invited to participate. All Nominations and Notices must be lodged with the Chief Executive Officer of the TRU by no later than 10th May, 2024. Free to view -
Tuesday 16 April 2024 11:37am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Kuo tuku atu ‘e he Pangikē Pule Fakafonua ‘o Tonga ́ ‘a ‘ene Fakamatala Tu‘utu‘uni Ngāue Fakapa‘anga ‘o Fepueli 2024 hili ‘a hono tali ‘e he Poate ‘a e kau Talēkita ́. Na’e fetō‘aki ‘a e hikihiki ‘i he totongi koloa fakalūkufua ́ ‘i he ta’u kuo hili ́ ka kuo holo ki he peseti ‘e 3.6 ‘i Fepueli 2024. Na’e pehē ‘e Kovana Moeaki, “neongo ‘a e holo ‘a e totongi koloa ́, ‘oku kei lahi pe ‘a e faingamalie ke toe mā’olunga ange ‘a e totongi koloa mei hikihiki e totongi e koloa fakalotofonua ́”. Free to view -
Tuesday 16 April 2024 11:32am
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) has released its Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) for February 2024 following its approval by the Board of Directors. Free to view
Tonga weather forecast from yr.no, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the NRK. See also Fua'amotu Weather Forecasting Center, Tonga, for latest local weather bulletin.