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WEBNuku'alofa, Tonga: The benefits and challenges of the temporary labour mobility programs to Australia and New Zealand was the topic of the Speaker’s second public debate held at Parliament House in Nuku’alofa on Friday, 4 October. While Tonga welcomes the income and social benefits brought by having over 5,000 workers overseas sending money home, the exodus of its prime workforce has led ...
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WEBFrom the Courts. Tuesday 1 October 2024 7:43pm. Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Tevita Matangi was found guilty of two charges of causing grievous bodily harm to Mateaki Hafoka (29) and Sikuvea Fifita (26), when he attacked them during a drunken altercation at Talau in Vava’u in October, 2023. Read more.
African tulip tree beetles to be reared in Tonga to control invasive ...
WEB19 hours ago · African leaf-mining beetles (Paradibolia coerulea) have been brought in to Tonga to control the growing invasive weed called the African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata). The tree is invading indigenous forests and arable land causing reductions in natural biodiversity and agricultural productivity. A total of 210 beetles were delivered ...
Pacific Labour Mobility: benefits and challenges for Tonga
WEB20 hours ago · The benefits and challenges of the temporary labour mobility programs to Australia and New Zealand was the topic of the Speaker’s second public debate held at Parliament House in Nuku’alofa on Friday, 4 October. While Tonga welcomes the income and social benefits brought by having over 5,000 workers overseas sending money home, the exodus of its prime workforce has led to a
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WEBFriday 27 September 2024 7:55pm. New York, USA : A high-level plenary meeting on “Addressing the existential threats posed by Sea-level rise” was attended by Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku and MEIDECC Minister, Hon. Fekitamoeloa 'Utoikamanu at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 25 September.
Tongan geologists observe stunning eruptions at Hunga
WEBMar 21, 2022 · By Mary Lyn Fonua. A team of Tongan geologists who went out to observe the Jan. 14 eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano witnessed spectacular explosions on the dangerous mission on Friday afternoon. “Yesterday there were massive explosives, thundering lightning within two miles away, …
New mammogram machine for early detection of breast cancer
WEB1 day ago · A new mammogram machine was commissioned today, 8 October, at Vaiola Hospital, which will detect early signs of breast cancer for women. The mammogram machine was purchased with just over AUD $200,000 through the development program of the Government of Australia. Medical Superintendent Dr. 'Ana 'Akau'ola urged all women of Tonga who are over ...
Scientists arrive at HTHH volcano to research cause of powerful ...
WEBMay 22, 2024 · An international group of scientists have arrived at the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai volcano this week, to conduct a month-long research to better understand the cause of the powerful 2022 eruption. NZ scientist Cornel de Ronde is leading the voyage onboard the research vessel R/V Tangaroa, from 15 May to 12 June. It will be the first voyage to HTHH to comprehensively map the
62 survivors from Mango Island evacuated safely to Tongatapu
WEBJan 25, 2022 · Photo: Eleanor Gee, Jan. 24 2022. By Linny Folau and Eleanor Gee. Sixty two survivors, including about 18 children and babies, evacuated from Mango Island, Ha'apai Group, were brought to Tongatapu on Saturday Jan. 22 by a Tongan navy patrol boat. The evacuees were picked up from Nomuka island on the VOEA Ngahau Koula, after being rescued from ...
Tonga National Rugby League Squads for 2024 Pacific Champs …
WEB2 days ago · Updated on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 - 18:13. The Tonga National Rugby League Men's and Women's Squads for the 2024 Pacific Championship Tournament were announced this morning in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. The tournament is expected to start on 18 October. Lord Fakafanua, Chairman of the Board of the Tonga Rugby League XIII, announced the squads: