Tonga

Tonga's national beach soccer team will be making their international debut against Tahiti today at the Oceania nations cup in French Polynesia.

Tahiti and Solomon Islands have opened their accounts at the Oceania Beach Soccer Nations Cup in French Polynesia.

Andrew Fifita will miss Mate Ma'a Tonga's rematch against New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday after being suspended for three games at the NRL judiciary.

A senior official at Vaiola Hospital in Tonga estimates there could be more than 1,000 drug addicts in the country and the number may be growing, especially among youth.

Auckland's Mt Smart Stadium was turned into a sea of red yesterday afternoon as passionate Mate Ma'a Tonga Rugby League fans braved the rain for a chance to meet their heroes ahead of their match… Video

A Tongan programme to prevent diabetes-related blindness has received praise from the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust.

A key member of the inner circle of the Prime Minister's Office has suggested Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva may not finish his term due to ill health.

A former Samoan international, John Asiata, who was named in the Tongan rugby league squad ahead of next week's test against New Zealand, says it will be an honour to don the Mate Ma'a Tonga jersey.

Tonga's Supreme Court has dismissed a high profile drug case on the grounds that the accused is in ill health.

Tonga's finance minister says the government has a clear economic vision for the country, despite the king saying there did not appear to be one.

Tonga rugby league coach Krisitian Woolf has named five potential debutants in his 22 man squad for the upcoming international against New Zealand on 22 June.

There was an increase in the rate of arrests for drug possession and distribution over the first four months of the year in Tonga.

Samoa, Fiji and Tonga will take part in an international rugby double header in Auckland later this year as the Pacific teams fine-tune their preparations for the World Cup in Japan.