Nuku'alofa, 28 April 2016. H.E. Mr. Yukio Numata, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Kingdom of Tonga awarded winners of the 7th Japanese Speech Contest on Friday, 22 April at the St. Andrew’s School Hall. Honourable Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva, Prime Minister and Minister for Education and Training was present at the event.

27 April, 2016. Miss Anna Jane Vea will represent Tonga at commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in France in September.  The New Zealand sponsored trip to France is Miss Vea’s prize for winning a World War I essay competition run by the New Zealand High Commission.

23 'Epeleli 2016. Kuo malōlō tangata hiva, tame’alea mo fa’u hiva ‘iloa ‘i he Pasifiki ko Bill Sevesi ‘a ia na’e toe ‘iloa pe ko Wilfred Jeffs ‘i Aokalani Nu’usila ‘i he ‘aho Tokonaki ko hono 23 ‘o ‘Epeleli 2016.

Nuku'alofa, 23 'Epeleli 2016. Na’e tanupou ‘E He’ene ‘Afio Tupou VI ‘i he uike ni 'a e kamata’anga ‘o e poloseki ki hono fakalelei ‘a e Uafu Kuini Sālote ‘o fakataumu’a ki he fefolau’aki vaka tahi fakalotofonua.

TALI ‘E HE KAPINETI LIPOOTI ‘A E MA’U MAFAI VᾹHENGA, ‘ULUAKI LIPOOTI KI HE NGAAHI VᾹHENGA, SUNE 2014, MO E LIPOOTI HONO UA, SEPITEMA 2015

Nuku'alofa, 15 April 2016. ANZAC Day 2016 will be observed on Monday 25 April to commemorate servicemen and women from Tonga, Australia and New Zealand who fought and died in the interests of world peace.

Nuku'alofa, 14 April 2016. The New Zealand MP Ms. Jenny Salesa met today with local Tongan women to discuss and share her experience as a parliamentarian and a Tongan woman with a leadership role.

14 April 2016. Naval Captain Satisi Vunipola was officially retired from His Majesty’s Armed Forces after 39 years of military services.