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March 9, 2025, 8:04 pm |Pacific |No comments
9 March 2025. A Tongan family whose eldest son is seriously ill say they have been left broken as they fight an order for deportation.
Read moreMarch 9, 2025, 7:43 pm |Pacific |No comments
9 March 2025. The Pasifika Festival concluded its second and final day today at Western Springs Park in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, attracting large crowds to celebrate the vibrant culture of...
Read moreMarch 3, 2025, 2:08 pm |Pacific |No comments
3 March 2025. Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata'afa could face another leadership challenge this week after a second motion of no confidence was submitted against her, just one week...
Read moreMarch 2, 2025, 9:11 pm |Pacific |No comments
3 February 2025. The Marshall Islands and Palau joined Russia and the United States in voting Monday against a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly about Ukraine, which called...
Read moreFebruary 23, 2025, 4:42 pm |Pacific |No comments
23 February 2025. The Solomon Islands Minister of Home Affairs is considering fraud charges against the Samoan beauty pageant judge who is at the centre of controversy following the crowning...
Read moreFebruary 23, 2025, 4:33 pm |Pacific |No comments
23 February 2025. China will be able to establish a "significant strategic presence" in the Pacific following its new agreement with the Cook Islands, a security studies professor says.
Read moreFebruary 20, 2025, 10:00 am |Opinions |1 Comment
20 Fepueli 2024. 'Oku lolotonga fononga'ia atu 'eni 'e he Pule'anga fo'ou kuo fetongi ki ai 'a hono tataki 'o e fonua pea 'oku Palemia ai 'a 'Aisake Valu Eke...
Read moreFebruary 19, 2025, 10:23 pm |Health |No comments
19 February 2025. The Tongan government has declared a dengue fever outbreak in the Kingdom.
Read moreFebruary 14, 2025, 11:51 pm |Pacific |No comments
14 February 2025. The Samoan beauty pageant judge who was held up in the Solomon Islands earlier in the week has described the situation as "troubling and confusing" and is...
Read moreFebruary 11, 2025, 4:50 pm |Pacific |No comments
12 February 2025. Jotham Napat has been elected as the new prime minister of Vanuatu.
Read moreFebruary 8, 2025, 4:09 pm |Pacific |No comments
8 February 2025. Communities in Safata district, Samoa, whose livelihoods were impacted by maritime closures due to the sinking of the New Zealand navy vessel HMNZ Manawanui last year, have received a...
Read moreFebruary 6, 2025, 12:34 pm |Editor's View |No comments
Lau 'a e 'Etita - Mala'e politikale 'oku fiema'u e fakakaukau mo e loto lelei mo fa'a fakama'uma'u
Read moreFebruary 5, 2025, 2:21 pm |Education |No comments
6 Fepueli 2024. Kuo fokotu'u 'a Dr. Massaso paunga kene hoko koe fuofua Pule Lahi (Vice Chancellor) 'o e 'Univesiti Fakafonua 'a Tonga (TNU).
Read moreJanuary 31, 2025, 2:30 am |Pacific |No comments
31 January 2025. What does the executive order issued by US President Donald Trump to pause US development assistance mean for the Pacific?
Read moreJanuary 27, 2025, 11:58 pm |Pacific |No comments
27 January 2025. Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed New Zealand's aid for Kiribati is being reviewed after its President and Foreign Minister cancelled a meeting with him.
Read moreJanuary 24, 2025, 11:12 pm |Pacific |No comments
24 January 2025. The Prime Minister of Tonga and Chair of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Hon. Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke, met with the PIF Secretary General, Baron Waqa, on...
Read moreJanuary 23, 2025, 11:37 am |Opinions |No comments
23 January 2025. Research in Samoa and Tonga highlights an urgent need to improve mental health services in the Pacific, says University of Auckland Professor Sir Collin Tukuitonga.
Read moreJanuary 22, 2025, 11:50 am |Government |No comments
22 Sanuali 2025. Na'e fakahoko lelei hono fakanofo 'ehe 'Ene 'Afio Tupou VI 'a Dr. 'Aisake Valu Eke koe Palemia 'o Tonga 'i he pongipongi 'o e 'aho ni 'i...
Read moreJanuary 21, 2025, 10:16 pm |Government |No comments
21 Sanuali 2025. Kuo ma'u 'e he ongoongo ni ha fakamatala falala'anga 'oku 'amanaki fakanofo 'a e Palemia Fili 'o Tonga ki he lakanga Palemia 'e he 'Ene 'Afio 'a...
Read moreJanuary 7, 2025, 2:47 pm |Sports |No comments
7 January 2025. A rugby league player who was charged with rape, sexual assault and two counts of assault has fled to his home country of Papua New Guinea.
Read moreJanuary 5, 2025, 11:30 pm |Government |No comments
5 January 2025. Tonga's new Prime Minister won't be in power long enough to achieve much and is likely to be ousted by his predecessor at the 2025 general election...
Read moreJanuary 5, 2025, 11:09 pm |Government |No comments
5 Sanuali 2025. Kuo ma'u ha fakamatala falala'anga 'oku kei hokohoko atu pe 'a e le'ole'o 'a e Pule'anga fakataimi 'a ia 'oku Palemia Le'ole'o ai 'a Samiu Kuita Vaipulu...
Read moreDecember 29, 2024, 11:38 pm |Government |No comments
29 December 2024. 'Aisake Eke is the new prime minister of Tonga.
Read moreDecember 15, 2024, 11:06 pm |Government |No comments
15 December 2024. More than 50 policewomen participated in a three-day annual conference for the Tonga Police Women's Advisory Network (TPWAN) in Nuku'alofa this week.
Read moreDecember 9, 2024, 9:42 pm |Parliament |No comments
9 Tisema 2024. Na'e fakafisi 'i he ho'ata 'o e 'aho ni 'a e 'Eiki Palemia 'o Tonga Hon. Hu'akavameiliku mei hono lakanga koe Palemia 'o Tonga hili ia 'ene...
Read moreNovember 26, 2024, 4:42 pm |Opinions |No comments
26 Novema 2024. 'Oku hoko 'a e fili fakahaloto ke fakahifo 'a e Palemia ko e me'angaue neongo 'oku fakangofua 'e he Konisitutone mo e Lao ka 'oku ne uesia...
Read moreNovember 25, 2024, 8:34 pm |Parliament |No comments
25 Novema 2024. Kuo fakahu atu 'e he Fakafofonga Fale Alea Tongatapu 5 Dr. 'Aisake Valu Eke mo e toko 9 kehe 'o e kau Fakafofonga 'o e Fale Alea...
Read moreNovember 21, 2024, 10:46 am |Pacific |No comments
21 November 2024. Pacific Island nations need "substantial finance" to tackle climate change, the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) chief says.
Read moreNovember 16, 2024, 4:05 pm |Pacific |No comments
16 November 2024. The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus Ministerial Meeting was held yesterday, Friday 15 November, in Brisbane, Australia, marking the first in-person gathering of Ministers...
Read moreNovember 14, 2024, 12:27 am |Government |No comments
13 November 2024. The Honorable Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku of the Kingdom of Tonga delivered a powerful statement today at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations...
Read moreNovember 10, 2024, 10:19 pm |Sports |No comments
10 Novema 2024. Na'e 'ulungia 'i he efiafi 'o e 'aho ni 'a e Timi Mate Ma'a Tonga 'i he Kangaroos 'a 'Aositelia 'i he tau matu'aki malie mo'oni pea...
Read moreNovember 10, 2024, 10:16 pm |Sports |No comments
10 November 2024. The 'Ikale Tahi lost the plot in the last 20 minutes, giving away a 15-11 lead, losing 25-15 to Romania in Bucharest on Sunday morning (NZ Time).
Read moreNovember 8, 2024, 9:24 pm |Others |No comments
8 November 2024. Two men remain in hospital after a bus rolled onto its side near Rotorua, and an investigation is underway.
Read moreNovember 8, 2024, 9:16 pm |Pacific |No comments
8 November 2024. Former Fiji prime minister Frank Bainimarama has been released from prison, only six months into his 12 months sentence, the Fiji Corrections Service (FCS) said via a...
Read moreOctober 31, 2024, 3:40 pm |Pacific |No comments
31 October 2024. Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu has been elected as the new president of the country on Thursday, despite opposition from women's rights groups.
Read moreOctober 27, 2024, 10:44 pm |Pacific |No comments
27 October 2024. A Kanak leader from the Protestant Church of Kanaky New Caledonia, attending a Pacific solidarity forum in Aotearoa, says connecting with Pacific activists has given him the...
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