13+ hour, 45+ min ago  (209+ words) Monday, May 18, 2026 - 12: 42 Backed by an AUD 10 million investment from the Australian government, Tonga is strengthening its disaster preparedness, response, and recovery systems through the official signing of the Tala Kei Kapa: Prepare, Respond, Recover humanitarian'investment. The official signing took place…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (436+ words) Friday, May 15, 2026 - 23: 30. "Updated on Friday, May 15, 2026 - 23: 31. A Tongan man serving life imprisonment for importing more than 3. 5 kilograms of methamphetamine from the United States has lost his appeal against conviction in Tonga's Court of"Appeal. Tohitongi Fetu'u was convicted in the…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (471+ words) Friday, May 15, 2026 - 14: 53 A 21-year-old Kolovai man has been sentenced to 15 months" imprisonment, fully suspended for two years, after admitting a serious assault that left a teenager with significant facial'injuries. In the Supreme Court at Nuku"alofa on 6 May, Sione Tai…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (273+ words) Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 21: 19. "Updated on Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 21: 39. Career Expo opened today at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall, in Nuku'alofa, under an initiative to encourage students and job seekers to think critically, ask questions, explore different career pathways and learn about the…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (347+ words) Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 09: 57. "Updated on Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 09: 59. PORT VILA'Last year, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered a legal opinion on climate change with a clarity of purpose not seen since the 2015 Paris agreement. It left no doubt that states have…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (414+ words) Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 15: 15. "Updated on Thursday, May 14, 2026 - 15: 17. Lord Chief Justice Malcolm Bishop KC sentenced Viliami Taukei'aho on 5 May 2026 after he was convicted at trial of causing serious bodily harm and common"assault. The charges arose from an incident on 1 February 2024 at…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago  (117+ words) Canberra, Australia: The surge in the trafficking, availability and use of methamphetamine across Pacific Island countries is explosive, fuelling an escalating epidemic of HIV, and undermining human, national and regional security, says a new paper from the Pacific Security College…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (515+ words) Monday, May 11, 2026 - 22: 05 For farmer Nafetalai Makaui from Houma, improvements to Tonga's watermelon export pathway have translated into practical changes on the ground. Working with Nishi Trading under a PHAMA Plus-supported fertigation pilot, he increased production on a one-acre plot from…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (97+ words) Saturday, May 9, 2026 - 12: 01 A 43-year-old mother of four from "Utulangivaka, Vava'u, has died following a multiple shooting at her'home. Her 43-year-old husband remains in Tonga Police custody as investigations continue into the domestic violence incident, on 7 May 2026, which resulted in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (453+ words) Thursday, May 7, 2026 - 22: 48. "Updated on Thursday, May 7, 2026 - 22: 59. The Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) Treaty has officially come into force, marking a major step for Pacific countries working together on climate resilience, clean energy, and community"adaptation. The Agreement to Establish the Pacific…...