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Invasive Weeds – A growing problem!
27th January, 2023 Participants from four (4) Pacific Island Countries, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu, working together to safeguard food security, livelihoods and their well-being against harmful...
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Paula Pouvalu Ma’u is new Chief Secretary and Secretary to Cabinet
27th January, 2023 Experienced senior civil servant Mr Paula Pouvalu Ma’u has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary & Secretary to Cabinet at the Prime Minister’s Office effective today, Friday...
View ArticleCouple Arrested for Possession and Supply of Illicit Drugs
27th January, 2023 Tonga Police on Wednesday, 25 January 2023 arrested a couple, a 43-year-old husband and his 29-year-old wife from Veitongo along with a 24-year-old male from Ha’akame for possession...
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National Training on Producing and Using Gender Statistics to Monitor SDGs...
27th January, 2023 A week-long national training on Producing and Using Gender Statistics to Monitor Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Implement Pacific Roadmap concluded today at Tonga...
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Week-long training on High Frequency Radio wraps up
27th January, 2023 A week-long training on High Frequency (HF) Radio hosted by the Ministry of MEIDECC in collaboration with the Regional Emergency Telecommunication Cluster (ETC) and the United...
View ArticleParliament’s First Meeting for the Year 2023
30th January, 2023 TONGAN The Lord Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Lord Fakafanua, has called a meeting of Parliament to convene on Tuesday 31 January 2023. This is the Assembly’s first meeting in...
View ArticleFiji Link to assist Lulutai in providing local service as Government works on...
30th January, 2023 Fiji Airways, through its Pacific Link service, will assist Lulutai Airways in providing service to the outer island of Vava’u from today until Wednesday this week, as Government...
View ArticleOmbudsman Taumoepeau retires after 9 years of service
01st February, 2023 Tonga’s Ombudsman ‘Aisea Taumoepeau is set to retire from the role on February 18, after nine years of service. The Chief Ombudsman for New Zealand and 2nd Vice President of the...
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Australia Supports Domestic Connectivity with Lulutai
Joint Media Release 03rd February, 2023 The Australian Government today announced immediate support to the Government of Tonga in response to recent challenges to Lulutai’s aircraft and disruptions to...
View ArticleVisit to Tonga by Australia’s Head of the Office of The Pacific
03rd February, 2023 The Government of Tonga was pleased to welcome Australia’s Head of the Office of the Pacific, Mr Ewen McDonald. During his visit, Mr McDonald had the honour to meet with key...
View ArticleApplications for the 2023 Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships are NOW OPEN
The New Zealand High Commission is pleased to invite applications from Tongan citizens (not dual) for the 2023 Manaaki New Zealand Scholarships. Applications are for New Zealand and Pacific-based...
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Marine Spatial Planning Workshop moves in to implementation planning
13th February, 2023 Over a dozen participants across seven Government Ministries convened in Nuku’alofa for a planning workshop to implement Tonga’s Marine Spatial Plan, nation-wide. The Ocean7...
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Four People Arrested in Three Different Drug Raids
14th February, 2023 Police, within 24 hours, in three different raids, arrested four people for possession and supplying of illicit drugs. The first raid was on the evening of Thursday, 9 February 2023...
View ArticleStolen White Toyota Wish Car C37740 Found
Police investigations into the stolen white Toyota Wish Car C37740 last seen on Boxing Day last year at the roadside beside ANZ Bank in central Nuku’alofa have been successful. The vehicle, when found,...
View ArticleStakeholder consultations on the Draft Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Policy...
15th February, 2023 The Government of Tonga’s National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) in partnership with the World Bank commenced stakeholder consultations on the draft DRM Policy Framework in...
View ArticleTonga Power Limited Conducts Load Shedding Operations in Tongatapu
17th February 2023 TONGAN Tonga Power Limited (TPL) regrets to announce that due to the unexpected failure of two out of its seven gensets, the company is currently conducting emergency electricity...
View ArticleDFAT cyber team to help TCC respond to ransomware attack
20th February 2023 A cyber team from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) arrived in Tonga on Saturday, February 18 to assist with recovering and restoring Tonga Communications...
View ArticleTonga and Japan sign grant contract for three new project
20th February, 2023 Japanese Ambassador to Tonga H.E Mr MUNENAGA Kensaku and the Minister for Finance, Revenue and Customs Hon Tiofilusi Tiueti signed contracts for three new projects funded by the...
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CERT Tonga and CERT NZ co-host cybersecurity training for local IT personnel
22nd February, 2023 A three-day cybersecurity workshop on Incident Response Communications Framework, Digital Forensic Analysis and Communications training on Proactive and Reactive is currently...
View ArticleTonga Power Limited Completes Emergency Load Shedding Operations in Tongatapu
23rd February 2023 Tonga Power Limited (TPL) is pleased to announce that the technical issues that caused the unexpected failure of two out of its eight gensets have been resolved, and the company has...
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