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HM King Tupou VI welcomed Mate Ma'a Tonga to the Royal Palace today granting an audience followed by a luncheon, ahead of their match against Toa Samoa on Sunday, 26 October at Suncorp Stadium, in Brisbane Australia.

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King welcomes Mate Ma'a Tonga at Royal Palace ↗

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Tonga is hosting the Pacific Community's (SPC) 55th Meeting of the Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations (CRGA) and the 14 Conference of the Pacific's Community meeting this week, under the theme "Pasifiki: Rooted in heritage, honouring the past, united for a resilient future."

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SPC meetings open in Nuku'alofa: "United for a resilient future" ↗

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Jason Taumalolo will be leading the Tonga XIII team, better known as Mate Ma'a Tonga (MMT) on a visit to Tonga this week. The team is scheduled to arrive tomorrow afternoon, 14 October, at 3:25 pm.

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Jason Taumalolo leads Tonga XIII to visit Tonga this week ↗

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Tongan students at the University of the South Pacific graduated on Friday, with a colourful ceremony held at the Tonga High Stadium in Nuku’alofa. The graduate speaker, Miss Fuatino Tangitau recalled how students had overcome the challenges of covid lockdows and the HTHH eruption in pursuit of their degrees.

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USP graduate speaker congratulates graduates who overcame covid and HTHH challenges in pursuing degrees ↗

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A total of 71 candidates have registered for Tonga's general election in November, with all 17 incumbents standing, when registration closed yesterday, 9 October at 3:00 pm.

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71 candidates for Tonga's General Election ↗

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Fourteen nobles are standing for election to the nine noble's seats in the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. They vote among themselves. HSH Prince Kalaniuvalu Fotofili, the incumbent noble for the Niuas, was the sole candidate for the Niuas, and has therefore been declared elected by the Electoral Commission Office.

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14 nobles stand for seats in Legislature, Fotofili declared for Niuas ↗

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The registration for candidates running in the 2025 General Election in Tonga closed today, 9 October.

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Candidate registration closed today ↗

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The opening day of candidate registration for the general election saw a mix of new candidates and incumbent members in Tongatapu, running for the ten Tongatapu seats of the People's representatives in Tonga's Legislative Assembly.

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Candidates registration welcomes both new and familiar faces ↗

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