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ASFF putting together a women’s national team ahead of OSC World Cup
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Football Federation (ASFF) is assembling a revitalized national women’s team ahead of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Women’s World Cup Qualifier, scheduled to kick off on November 28, 2025...
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Inaugural Forum Opens in Vava’u, Tonga to Champion Youth Leadership across the Region
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) officially launched the inaugural Pacific Youth Forum on Sustainable Tourism (PYFST) today in Vava’u, Tonga, with a powerful opening address by SPTO Chair Lady Adela Issachar Aru. The Forum marks a historic...
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Pacific Tourism Organisation Builds Local Capacity on Digital Marketing and Research in Vavaʻu, Tonga
The Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) has concluded a series of focused capacity-building workshops in Vavaʻu, Tonga, designed to strengthen digital marketing, branding, and research skills among local tourism stakeholders. The training supports...
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Pacific Community (SPC) governing meetings hosted by Kingdom of Tonga appointed new Director-General to lead the organisation
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The Pacific Community (SPC) and the Kingdom of Tonga were pleased to welcome government officials, regional leaders, and international partners to Nuku’alofa for the 55th meeting of the Committee of Representatives of Governments and...
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Reviving black tapa — traditionally reserved for Tongan royalty
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In 1953, Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in London, famously riding through the rain in an open carriage. This act, as many recall, “won the affection of the British...
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Bulldogs prop Hopoate to lead Tonga up front
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The National
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CANTERBURY Bulldogs prop forward and Tongan vice-captain Kalosipani Hopoate will lead her national side into battle against Cook Islands Moana in the Women’s Pacific Bowl Championships on Saturday at the Santos National Football Stadium, Port...
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'Teaching through culture': New tour explores Maungatautari with different lens
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“There are many tales that link moa back to Maungatautari. “The tour delves into the facets of the time of the moa, uncovers some of the mysteries while learning some of the practical skills of the hunt,” he said. Taylor said the extinction of the...
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Filipinos bound for Tonga intercepted in first Pacific trafficking attempt — BI
MANILA (DAILY TRIBUNE) — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) intercepted two Filipinos allegedly being trafficked to Tonga for illegal employment, marking the first recorded attempt involving the remote Pacific nation, the agency reported Sunday....
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Would these 5 in-demand football coaches leave their alma maters?
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Brent Key to Clark Lea, one question applies to several top potential coaching candidates: Would they leave their alma mater? If Florida can't land Lane Kiffin, Jeff Brohm would be great backup plan. Kalani Sitake is a great fit for BYU. That...
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‘Fit for a King’: Tonga’s NRL stars reconnect with heritage before Samoa showdown
The Tongan rugby league team’s Pacific Championships preparation turned into a celebration of heritage and pride. Players spent five days reconnecting with family, culture and community ahead of Sunday’s showdown with Samoa. From eating lobster...
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What happens when some of the NRL’s biggest stars spend a week in Tonga
“Addin Fonua-Blake went to the school he attended, so did Eli Katoa. Leka Halasima went back to the village where he was born, and [assistant coach] David Tangata-Toa visited the village where his father grew up,” Woolf said. “I went with Paul...
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New project launched to tackle maternal health, HIV, and gender-based violence in Fiji
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New project launched to tackle maternal health, HIV, and gender-based violence in Fiji Fiji has a Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 48.1 deaths per 100, 000 live births, a clear sign that critical gaps in sexual and reproductive health care still...
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New Patriots: Get to know Patriots free-agent standout Khyris Tonga
FOXBORO — The Patriots went on a free-agent splurge this offseason, but the signing of defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga went under the radar. The Patriots signed Tonga, 29, on the first day of the NFL’s open tampering period, and he didn’t quite...
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Tonga Government denies walking out during Israeli PM’s UN speech
The Tongan government has rejected as false reports circulating on social media that its delegation walked out during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations two weeks ago. The claims sparked backlash online,...
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Post-Covid Immigration To New Zealand By Nationality
Opinion – Keith Rankin Most immigrants arrive on non-residence visas, and then have to apply for permanent residence or other long-stay visas. An increasing proportion of New Zealand’s immigrants are foreign citizens. In the 2010s – especially the...
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Gathering at Anaheim City Hall celebrates Indigenous People’s Day
Virginia Carmelo, a third-generation Orange County resident, waited on the steps of Anaheim City Hall on Monday afternoon, Oct. 13, to celebrate with the city’s sixth annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day. While she waited, her children and grandchildren...
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Matangi Tonga founder Pesi Siale Fonua mourned after his death at 78
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Fonua and his wife, Mary, started the Vava’u Press Limited in 1979, initially as a quarterly magazine before transitioning to an online news service. Matangi Tonga Online is known as an independent news agency that “has no allegiance to...
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Eke leads Tonga push at World Bank–IMF talks
The Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Aisake Eke is heading the Kingdom’s delegation at the 2025 World Bank–IMF Annual Meetings. Meeting in Washington from 13 to 18 October, Tonga will press for support on climate resilience, debt relief and sustainable...
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Tributes pour in for Matangi Tonga founder Pesi Siale Fonua – ‘a steady voice of truth’
RNZ Pacific Pesi Siale Fonua, a veteran Pacific journalist and the publisher-editor of Tonga’s leading news website Matangi Tonga Online, has died at the age of 78. Fonua’s family announced his passing on Monday. “It is with profound sadness that...
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Veteran Journalist and Publisher of Matangi Tonga Online Passes Away
Pesi Siale Fonua, a veteran Pacific journalist and the publisher-editor of Tonga’s leading news website, Matangi Tonga Online, has died at the age of 78. Fonua’s family announced his passing on Monday. “It is with profound sadness that we announce...
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