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Fijian winger Eroni Sau was suspended for five matches for his red card against Wales in Cardiff. Sau was sent off Sunday for striking the head of Johnny Williams with a swinging arm midway through the first half. Fiji was leading at the time. It eventually lost 38-23. Sau disagreed at his disciplinary hearing on Tuesday that he committed foul play,...

Tonga heads to the polls today for its general election, but citizens living abroad, including in Australia, won't be casting their vote. From a small radio studio in Sydney’s western suburbs, Inoke Fotu Hu'akau is spending his morning catching up on the latest news out of Tonga. He might’ve lived the past 25 years of his life in Australia thousands of...

While climate change and COVID-19 have dominated the news cycle, Tonga's battle with corruption and drug use are also front of mind for the kingdom's voters as they head to the polls. Tonga is a constitutional monarchy and this is just the fourth election since its political system underwent major reforms in 2010. The former king relinquished many of his powers,...

About 60,000 Tongan voters are able to vote in a new government today. They will be electing 17 People's Representatives for the 26-member legislature. The 33 noble families will elect their nine representatives from within their own ranks. There are 72 candidates standing, including 12 women. RNZ Pacific's correspondent in Tonga, Kalafi Moala, said a high voter turnout is expected. “There has been leading...

Survey of more than 6,000 people by Transparency International is the most comprehensive look at corruption in the Pacific region to date One in three people across the Pacific Islands region have paid a bribe when using a public service in the last year, while a quarter of people have been offered a bribe for their vote in the last...

By Iliesa Tora Tongan Supervisor of Elections Pita Viki has two simple message for all 62,253 eligible voters who are going to vote around Tonga from 9am on Thursday, November 18 – go to vote and make it count. Vuki, who has been the man in the middle of voting in Tonga over the last three general elections and local town...

The Fijian Drua, Super Rugby’s newest franchise, today welcomed aboard the Australian Government’s PacificAus Sports programme as a sponsor of the Club. The three-year sponsorship deal is a continuation of new sports partnerships between Australia and Fiji exemplifying the heart and spirit of vuvale between the two countries. Senator Zed Seselja, Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific, was in...

The Fijian Drua embark on their historic Super Rugby journey with an away match in Auckland against the Blues on 19 February 2022. The Super Rugby Pacific draw, which sees the inclusion of the Drua and fellow competition newcomers Moana Pasifika, was announced today by joint venture partners New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and Rugby Australia (RA). The 2022 fixtures see 14...

The Fijian Drua could yet play on home soil in the inaugural campaign in Super Rugby Pacific. The team was slated to play all their home games in Australia because of Covid-19 travel restrictions, while they bulk of the squad has already assembled at their base in Lennox Head in New South Wales for pre-season. The Drua will make their Super...