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Potent Pacific: Katoa and Luai have changed the game

Isaiya Katoa's coming of age at Tonga shows why the side should become a force to be feared, with a clear parallel to Jarome Luai's potent impact at Samoa.

AAP · Nov 8, 2024

Cup final biggest game in Tongan history: Fonua-Blake

The historical significance of Tonga's upcoming clash with Australia is not lost on superstar captain Addin Fonua-Blake.

AAP · Nov 7, 2024

Refs made error late in Kiwis' last-gasp loss to Tonga

New Zealand coach Stacey Jones has been told the on-field referee made an error late in his side's tight loss to Tonga at the Pacific Championships.

AAP · Nov 6, 2024

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How coach Woolf thought Taumalolo call was a prank

Tonga officials thought Jason Taumalolo was tipsy when he called to say he wanted to represent the nation in 2017 to save Test rugby league.

AAP · Nov 5, 2024

Tonga's Katoa is game's 'next great halfback': Meninga

After sealing Tonga's spot in the Pacific Championships final, Mal Meninga says Isaiya Katoa can go on and become a leading NRL halfback.

AAP · Nov 5, 2024

Tonne of Tongan muscle won't scare Aussies in Cup final

Numbers reveal a stark difference in size between the Australian and Tongan forward packs ahead of the Pacific Cup final.

AAP · Nov 4, 2024

Kangaroos ready to embrace red sea of Tongan fans

Australia's players say they are ready to feel like an away team in a State of Origin match against Tonga, preparing for a red sea of fans at CommBank Stadium.

AAP · Nov 3, 2024

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Tonga hold on to beat New Zealand in Auckland epic

Tonga have beaten New Zealand 25-24 to qualify for the Pacific Cup final against Australia, in one of the greatest Test matches played in the 21st century.

AAP · Nov 2, 2024

Man who identifies as Indigenous loses deportation spat

A man originally from Tonga, who was twice convicted of assault could still be deported despite claiming he identifies as an Indigenous Australian.

AAP · Nov 1, 2024

Koloamatangi out of Tonga's Pacific Champs Test with NZ

Keaon Koloamatangi won't play in Tonga's must-win Pacific Championships Test with New Zealand.

AAP · Oct 29, 2024

Pelite stars as Samoa keep World Cup hopes alive

Evania Pelite has starred in her first match since switching from Australia to Samoa, leading her side to a 30-16 win over arch-rivals Tonga in Fiji.

AAP · Oct 19, 2024

Meninga ponders changes to new-look Roos against Kiwis

Mal Meninga will toss up his selection options to face New Zealand after the Kangaroos shut out Tonga 18-0 to begin the Pacific Championships in Brisbane.

AAP · Oct 18, 2024

Kangaroos down Tonga in Pacific Championships victory

Australia have shut out Tonga 18-0 in Brisbane to deny the visitors a fairytale second straight win against the Kangaroos.

AAP · Oct 18, 2024

New-look Kangaroos can create own legacy: Yeo

First-time Kangaroos captain Isaah Yeo will lead a team featuring six debutants into battle against a confident Tonga to begin the Pacific Championships.

AAP · Oct 17, 2024

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AAP · Oct 16, 2024

Dearden defies early NRL horrors to face ultimate Test

Tom Dearden's career arc will take him back to Suncorp Stadium for a Test debut for Australia against a stacked Tongan side capable of repeating history.

AAP · Oct 15, 2024

No fear as Tonga eye back-to-back wins over Kangaroos

Jason Taumalolo believes his squad can "do special things too" as Tonga eye back-to-back defeats of the Kangaroos in a rematch five years in the making.

International Business Times · Oct 9, 2024

Pacific Island Nations Swamped By Global Drug Trade

A surge of drugs is engulfing the paradisal South Pacific, as cartels and triads use far-flung island nations to channel narcotics across the globe, top police and UN officials have told AFP. Pacific islands such as Fiji and Tonga sit at the crossroads of largely unpatrolled ocean-trafficking routes used to…

AAP · Oct 8, 2024

Penrith's Alamoti wins call-up to stacked Tongan squad

Coach Kristian Woolf is poised to hand Penrith's Paul Alamoti his maiden Tongan Test cap after he received a debut call-up for the Pacific Championships.

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AAP · Sep 22, 2024

Melbourne's Katoa switches Wallabies dream for league

Eli Katoa says he wanted to play for the Wallabies rather than the Melbourne Storm but took a chance on rugby league to support his family back in Tonga.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 13, 2024

‘We can’t even buy our own land’: the Tongan women pushing for change

Women are only permitted to lease land in the Pacific country as advocacy groups call for reform to the system

LiveScience · Sep 8, 2024

Tonga eruption that poured 150 metric megatons of water vapor into the stratosphere affected the atmosphere for years

A new study builds on previous research into the underwater volcano's effects on the climate.

AAP · Aug 30, 2024

Pacific First Nations people sound alarm on climate

A coalition of environmental and First Nations groups condemned Australia's addiction to fossil fuels during this week's Pacific summit in Tonga.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2024

Last-minute Taiwan drama and a policing plan: five things we learned at the Pacific Islands Forum

China’s representative demanded the scrapping of language about Taiwan in the final communique; Pacific countries will get a new multinational police unit

New Zealand's Maori King Tuheitia Dies At 69

Maori King Tuheitia's passing in Tonga mourned by Maori, Kiingitanga followers, and New Zealand, leaving a legacy of cultural preservation and unity.

AAP · Aug 30, 2024

NZ backs Pacific Policing, commits to climate finance

New Zealand Chris Luxon enjoyed a joyful end to his first Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, mobbed by Tongan students on a primary school visit.

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