30 January, 2018. This week the prime minister 'Akilisi Pohiva accused unnamed senior officials of being corrupt and said many were slowing the implementation of policy and causing the government to be dysfunctional.
25 January, 2018. A women's rights advocate in Tonga says she hopes to allay community fears about ratifying international human rights conventions.
22 Sanuali, 2018. Neongo kuo ‘atā ‘a e Palēmia mei he Falemahaki Vaiola ka kuo mau ‘e he ongoongo ni ha fakamatala falala’anga ‘oku kei ‘i he tu’unga fakatu’utamaki pe ‘ene mo’ui mo ‘ene tu’u koia ki he kaha’u.
17 Sanuali, 2018. Kuo ma’u ‘e he ongoongo ni ‘a e fakamatala falala’anga 'oku ‘i ai ‘a e palani ‘a e Pule’anga kene fakatau ‘a e hotele Little India ‘a ia ‘oku tu’u ‘i he Hala Vuna ‘i he ve’e vai Salisali ‘i Sopu.
14 Sanuali, 2018. Kuo a’u ‘eni ‘a e tu’unga fakaloloma mo’oni ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e fonua ‘i he mahino mai ‘oku te’eki ke mahino ‘a e tu’unga mo’ui lelei ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e Palēmia pea ‘ikai ngata ai ‘oku mahino mai hono kei fakahoko ‘e he Pule’anga ‘a e ngaahi ngāue ‘oku ‘ikai muimui ia ki he lao mo e Konisitūtone ‘o e fonua.
5 Sanuali, 2017. ‘Oku fai ‘a e fifili ‘a e Kolomu Filihi ki he tu’unga ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e Fakafofonga Niua 17 Vatau Hui pehe ki he Fakafofonga Tongatapu 5 Losaline Ma’asi hili ‘a hono tukumai ‘e he ngaahi kautaha ongoongo ‘a e Kapineti fo’ou ‘a e Palēmia ‘Akilisi Pohiva.
20 December, 2017. A New Zealand based Tongan academic says the new Pohiva administration will need to be more collegial if it wants to be successful.