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Haumole Olakau’atu, a rising Tongan rugby star
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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June 14, 2025
Manly Sea Eagles forward Haumole Olakau’atu is emerging as a key figure for Tonga as the Rugby World Cup approaches. The 25-year-old, born in Tonga and raised in Australia, has impressed with a standout 2023 season in the NRL. Known for his...
FR. FRANK BWALYA URGES PF TO CONDEMN TRIBAL REMARKS OVER REJECTED TONGA GOSPEL SONG AT FUNERAL GATHERING
Zambian Observer
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June 13, 2025
FR. FRANK BWALYA URGES PF TO CONDEMN TRIBAL REMARKS OVER REJECTED TONGA GOSPEL SONG AT FUNERAL GATHERING Lusaka, Thursday 12 June 2025 — United Party for National Development (UPND) Presidential Support System Director General for Media, Fr. Frank...
Trump administration considers adding 36 countries to travel ban list, includes Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
The New Zealand Herald
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June 15, 2025
The memo identified varied benchmarks that, in the administration’s estimation, these countries were failing to meet. Some countries had “no competent or co-operative central government authority to produce reliable identity documents or other...
PF cadres stops playing Tonga at Lungu’s funeral
Zambian Eye
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June 12, 2025
476 Views Patriotic Front (PF) cadres yesterday stopped playing of a Tonga song at former President Edgar Lungu’s funeral. This happened at the PF Secretariat just before party Secretary General Raphael Nakachinda was about to address them. The...
PF apologies for anti – Tonga songs
Zambian Eye
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June 13, 2025
321 Views …Continues Mourning The opposition PF has unreservedly apologized for the anti-Tonga songs remarks made by some its cadres. The PF says the fact that the remarks were made by some people clad in their regalia within the premises of the...
Unfurling Tongan identity: Spirituality and migration in Tongan art at King Street Station
International Examiner - Washington State
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June 13, 2025
Tapa (2020), by Benedicta Kongaika, Office of Art and Culture Sina exhibit, 2025. Photo by Dawn Dailey. Climbing up the stairs of King Street Station to enter the Office of Art and Culture, one is immediately struck by a giant work of art by...
Tui Nayau and Tui Lau Installation
Fijivillage
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Burebasaga confederacy paramount chief Ro Teimumu Kepa, former President and Tui Macuata Ratu Wiliame Katonivere and Tui Levuka Ratu Etonia Seru Rokotunaceva Burebasaga confederacy paramount chief Ro Teimumu Kepa, former President and Tui Macuata...
Fukofuka, Tonga’s Rugby‑League pioneer, laid to rest
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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June 13, 2025
Dr Viliami Fukofuka, a 77-year old scholar, politician and advocate for rugby league in Tonga who died on Monday was laid to rest today. Born 25 February 1948 in Tatakamotonga, Tongatapu, Fukofuka earned a Bachelor’s from Auckland University in...
PF thugs chanting anti- Tonga
Zambian Eye
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June 12, 2025
109 Views Our view: The tribalism exhibited by Cadres at the PF Secretariat yesterday is threatening the country’s unite and unacceptable to say the least. This to a large extent with thuggery costed PF elections in 2021. The Zambian Eye can bet...
Australia-Tonga $5M health deal signed
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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June 12, 2025
Prime Minister Hon. Dr. ‘Aisake Eke and Australian High Commissioner Brek Batley have signed a AUD$5 million health budget support pact. This agreement, finalised yesterday at Tatakamotonga Health Centre in Mu‘a, strengthens Tonga’s health...
Solo Sikoa’s new right hand man to debut in WWE; Tama Tonga replaced? - 3 ways Hikuleo can make his SmackDown debut this week
Sportskeeda
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June 13, 2025
The Bloodline storyline took a steep turn when Jacob Fatu shocked the WWE Universe and betrayed Solo Sikoa during the Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match earlier this week. The United States Champion made a statement by taking out Sikoa and then...
Afeaki’s emotional Fiji debut for Tonga XV
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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June 10, 2025
Tonga flanker Courtney Afeaki made her emotional debut in Fiji at Lawaqa Park on Friday. Tonga Women’s blindside flanker Courtney Afeaki, 22, ran onto the field at Lawaqa Park in Sigatoka, Fiji, marking her first match in her father’s homeland as...
Home Reef volcano (Tonga) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 4 June-10 June 2025 (Continuing Activity)
Volcano Discovery
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June 11, 2025
Wed, 11 Jun 2025, 14:00 | BY: VN The Tonga Geological Services reported that the eruption at Home Reef continued during 24 May-7 June. Satellite images from 27 May showed explosive activity with an ash-and-gas plume rising from an enlarged crater...
Manusina Samoa power past Tonga 64‑14 at Oceania Championship
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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June 11, 2025
Samoa’s Manusina thrashed Tonga 64‑14 in their opening Oceania Women’s Rugby Championship match on Tuesday in Sigatoka, Fiji. The Manusina stamped authority early, racing to a 33‑0 lead by half‑time as speed, structured play and dominant forwards...
Commerce Commission files charges against Ilaisaane Malupo of Nane Loans and alleges illegal lending targeting Tongan community
The New Zealand Herald
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June 12, 2025
“In order to keep up with payments, some borrowers resorted to selling their sentimental possessions or missing rent payments,” associate commissioner Joseph Liava’a said. “Often, these kinds of lenders are a last resort for people who are...
Charting a Resilient Future: Tonga Launches 2025–2030 Tourism Roadmap at National Forum
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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June 11, 2025
The Kingdom of Tonga has taken a bold step toward revitalizing its tourism industry with the successful hosting of the National Tourism Forum, held from March 13–14, 2025 at the Fa’onelua Conference Centre in Nuku’alofa. The forum focused on...
Life behind bars for meth smuggling in Tonga
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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June 11, 2025
The Supreme Court has imposed life sentences on two individuals for smuggling over 1.1kg of methamphetamine. Mr Fine Tevita Fifita, 31, and Ms Vaivevea Mafi, 45, were each sentenced to life imprisonment after the Supreme Court confirmed they...
Manusina beats Tonga and turns focus to Fiji
RNZ
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June 11, 2025
Photo: Oceania Rugby Samoa's women's national team, the Manusina, dominated their first game at the Oceania Women's Rugby Championship in Sigatoka, Fiji on Tuesday, with a big 64-14 win over Tonga. Captain Masuimatamaalii Tauasa Pauaraisa said...
Tukilamulamu Traditions: The Story behind Tonga’s True Vava’u Beauty Line
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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June 11, 2025
In the heart of Nuku’alofa, inside a shop filled with the rich scent of coconut oil, earthy tuitui, and calming sandalwood, you’ll find a little piece of Vava’u — bottled, blended, and beautifully handcrafted. This is TRUE VAVA’U IMPORTS &...
Fiji topples Tonga in Oceania Women’s Rugby opener
Islands Business
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June 11, 2025
Registrations are now open for the Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025, the region’s premier platform for collaboration on sustainable infrastructure development across the Pacific Islands. The conference will be held from 18–20 August 2025 at...