Tonga

With Tonga police continuing a crackdown on alcohol related crime, there is a call for the country to consider restorative justice for first time offenders.

The Chinese government has agreed to fund a $US24.8 million sports complex at Tonga High School for the 2019 Pacific Games after signing an implementation agreement with the Tonga government last…

A commentator on Tongan affairs is giving strong backing to an Easter Weekend police blitz in the capital, Nuku'alofa, that led to dozens of arrests.

Travel for people from a Tongan village has been restricted after the discovery of typhoid there.

Tongan police arrested dozens of people in the capital Nuku'alofa over Easter as part of its ongoing clampdown on excessive drunkenness.

A woman with a long involvement in whale watching in Tonga's Vava'u is hoping there will be fewer boats licenced to provide the service this year.

Tonga has become the first Pacific island country to launch a website giving access to information on state-owned enterprises.

The head of the Tonga Broadcasting Commission has had her contract renewed, which has angered the Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva.

The Pacific Community has praised Tonga's Fekita 'Utoikamanu on her appointment to the United Nations.

More Pacific countries eligible for cash injections after major disasters under the latest developments under a Pacific disaster risk insurance facility.

Tongan, Samoan and Māori are among 11 new language courses to be offered at a university in Beijing.

Health authorities in Tonga have temporarily banned kava drinking in public halls to control an outbreak of typhoid.

Drainage work at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium is due to start this week after the arrival of a shipment of materials from New Zealand.

Tonga and China are poised to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the export of squash to the Chinese market later this year.

Fiji have made a strong start in their attempt at a three-peat at the Hong Kong Sevens.

Eleven Pacific nations have signed the Whale Declaration in Nuku'alofa in Tonga after a three day conference.

Reports from Tonga say the United States government is still considering the extradition of the yachtie Dean Jay Fletcher who's been charged with murdering his wife in Tonga.