Sports • TongaMate Ma’a Tonga’s 40-year legacy lives on through generationsFrom the pioneers who first wore the red and white in 1986 to the players preparing for another RLWC, a reunion in NZ marks MMT’s place in Tongan identity.Elton Lonaratha JnrMon, 12 Oct
Sports • Cook Islands • TongaTonga’s women win the battle while Mennenga’s 40 goes unrewardedTonga beat the Cook Islands in an international rugby league fixture, while Miramar Rangers top the men’s football standings.PMN NewsMon, 12 Oct
Sports • Cook Islands • Tonga • Fiji • SāmoaPacific rugby league is closing the gap as the World Cup nears, says former Kiwis playerVeve Iosia 'Sia' Soliola says young Pasifika athletes need to see their worth beyond the field as the island nations build stronger teams and new pathways for the next generation.PMN NewsSat, 10 Oct
Pacific Region • TongaTonga community partnership wins global environmental award From saving food after the 2022 tsunami to installing rainwater, the partnership puts local people in charge of solutions. Khalia StrongFri, 09 Oct
Sports • TongaTongan wrestler eyes final shot at Olympic dream in Los AngelesAfter once giving up on the Games, Utah Mann is back chasing a place at the 2028 LA event. Elton Lonaratha JnrThu, 08 Oct
Sports • TongaTongan workers in line for jobs as FIFA-backed soccer turf takes shapeConstruction of kingdom’s first artificial football turf is due to start within weeks with locals promised jobs and skills development.Elton Lonaratha JnrThu, 08 Oct
Health • TongaPacific dialysis patient among cases behind $70m Health NZ debtThe Tongan man was granted a visa to continue treatment in Aotearoa as Te Whatu Ora tries to recover unpaid costs from visitors and migrants.Christine RovoiWed, 07 Oct
Pacific Region • TongaTonga uses anti-terror law for the first time to convict gang leaderAustralian deportee Eneasi Taumoefolau faces up to 25 years after a court found he helped establish a chapter of the outlaw motorcycle gang, Comancheros.Christine RovoiTue, 06 Oct
Sports • TongaFrom Tonga to a 161km ultra: Duane Harris takes on next big testAfter beating a 100km mountain race, the former US soldier is preparing for an even longer challenge that will push him beyond 24 hours on the trail.PMN NewsSat, 03 Oct
Pacific Region • TongaSolar power could bring safer water to 23 more remote communities Two remote islands in Vava'u are already producing drinking water from the sea, with a wider rollout now being discussed with the Tongan government.Christine RovoiWed, 30 Sep
