DPM stressed holistic approach to address issues affecting agriculture
20th July, 2016 The Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Siaosi Sovaleni officially opened the Agricultural Policy, Research and Extension workshop at Davina House on Monday morning. The two-day workshop aimed...
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MEIDECC and Stakeholders move to draft new Meteorology Policy Framework and...
20th July 2016 “No sector is free from the influence of the weather and climate”. That was the Statement of the CEO for MEIDECC, Paula Ma’u at the opening of a one day consultation workshop with...
View ArticleJob vacancy at the Aotearoa Tonga Forest Products Ltd
Aotearoa Tonga Forest Products Ltd is seeking employees to work in their timber processing Operations in Mataliku, Tongatapu. Interested applicants should be physically fit, honest, willing to work...
View Article“My husband wants to join me too!”
21st July 2016 Along with a 180 other Tongans, Lesieli (name changed) signed up for “QUIT line” just a few weeks back. This helpline which assists and counsels people wanting to give up smoking,...
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Workshop on Building Legal Frameworks to Implement the Nagoya Protocol under...
21st July 2016 A workshop on building legal frameworks to implement the Nagoya Protocol is currently being held in Bali Indonesia, from the 18th until the 22nd of July 2016. The workshop is designed to...
View ArticleEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AOTEAROA TONGA FOREST PRODUCTS LTD – For interested...
Aotearoa Tonga Forest Products Ltd is seeking employees to work in their timber processing Operations in Mataliku, Tongatapu. Interested applicants should be physically fit, honest, willing to work...
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NZ Govt & MIT fund training for 543 students
21st July 2016 Two lecturers from Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) visited Nuku’alofa to train both high school teachers and tutors at Tonga Institute of Science and Technology (TIST) in building...
View ArticleNGOs and Private Sector Stakeholders joins to draft new Meteorology Policy...
21st July, 2016 District Officers, NGOs and Private Sectors joined MEIDECC on a consultation workshop to draft a new Meteorology Policy Framework and Legislation at the NEMO Conference Centre,...
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NZDF Personnel Lead Outreach Activities in Tongan Schools
22nd July 2016 About 40 New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel currently leading a multinational task group undertaking humanitarian projects in Tonga have led outreach activities at schools in one...
View ArticleFAO Director-General meets Tonga’s Agriculture Minister
22nd July, 2016 FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva met Tonga’s Minister for Agriculture, Food, Forestry and Fisheries, Hon. Semisi Tauelangi Fakahau, who was in Rome to attend the FAO’s...
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Tonga focuses on Agriculture as a significant sector to address developmental...
22nd July 2016 A series of significant events took place in the Kingdom of Tonga this week supported by the Pacific Community (SPC)’s European Union (EU) Intra-ACP Pacific Agriculture Policy Project...
View ArticleSolar Pump Project set target to eradicate the use of fuels by 2020
22nd July 2016 A project under MEIDECC’s Department of Energy has set a work program that by 2020 water pumps in Tonga will be solar powered and that few diesel based engines will be on standby. Solar...
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NZDF-Led Projects Boost Drought Resilience of Tongan Communities
25th July 2016 Tongan officials said community projects undertaken by a multinational task group led by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) were expected to reduce the vulnerability of remote...
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Motolo’i ‘o Fanga’uta Ke Malu’i ‘Etau Ngaahi Koloa Fakaenatula
25 Siulai 2016 ‘Oku fakahoko ‘i he uiké ni ‘a e ako ki hono motolo’i ‘o e Potutahi Fanga’uta ‘oku ‘iloa ko e P3-D Model (Participatory 3-D Model) ‘a ia ‘oku fakatahataha mai ki ai e kau Pule Fakavahe...
View ArticleThe Hon Prime Minister’s first official visit to New Zealand
27th July 2016 The Prime Minister of Tonga, Hon Samuela ‘Akilisi Pohiva will depart Tonga tomorrow Wednesday 27th of July 2016, on his first official visit to New Zealand. The highlight of this visit...
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Result of the Soroban Competition in Ha’apai
27th July 2016 The District Soroban Competition co-hosted annually by Embassy of Japan in the Kingdom of Tonga and the Ministry of Education and Training was held for Ha‘apai soroban students on...
View ArticleNurses and Doctors identify gaps to develop Tonga’s reproductive health
28th July 2016 Public health nurses, supervising nurses and doctors from outer islands and Tongatapu are at Fa’onelua Convention Centre in a weeklong meeting to review Tonga’s reproductive health....
View ArticleKe ‘iloi ngaahi matavaivai kae tupulaki tokangaekina mo’ui lelei famili
28 Siulai 2016 ‘Oku fakatahataha mai ki he Senita Fa’onelua ‘i he uike ni ‘a e kau neesi pule, toketa mo e kau ngaue ki he ngaahi Senitā kitu’a ‘a e Potungaue Mo’uí ke siofi e ngaahi fakahoko fatongia...
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PEN workshop equip health centres with guidelines to care for NCDs patients
29th July 2016 Community nurses, health officers and doctors from health centers in Tongatapu are learning the easier ways to apply health care to people suffering from NCDs in a two-day workshop at...
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Tonga Candidature Elected to the Legal and Technical Commission,...
1st August, 2016 On the 09th June 2016, the Government of the Kingdom of Tonga approved a delegation to represent the country at the 22nd Session of the International Seabed Authority. The 3 members of...
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