Western Force confirm cancellation of Fijian Drua trial
The Western Force have confirmed Sunday's trial against the Fijian Drua in Ballina has been cancelled.
The Force were expected to make the trip east...
Tonga eruption equivalent to hundreds of Hiroshimas: NASA
The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, NASA scientists have said, as survivors on Monday...
Forum SG launches Blue Pacific appeal for Tonga recovery
The Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Henry Puna has launched a fundraising appeal to help Tonga’s recovery from the 15 January eruption and tsunami.
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Pacific Islands Forum Members lend diplomatic support to Tongan Government’s recovery efforts at UN in New York
Pacific Island Forum (PIF) ambassadors to the United Nations gathered virtually on the 21st of January 2022 to pledge their governments’ solidarity and coordinate...
‘We must all stand and work for our country’, King Tupou VI tells Tonga
“The people that can withstand difficulties are those that stand together,” Tongan King Tupou VI said in an address to the nation that was...
European Union brings relief to victims of Tonga’s volcanic eruption and tsunami
In response to the violent eruption of an underwater volcano on January 15 near the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific, the European...
SES satellite service beams into Tonga
Digicel chooses SES for Tonga
By Dionisia Tabureguci
More communication services will be made available via satellite for Digicel Tonga's customers over the next few days,...
Pacific countries urged to stay alert and remain vigilant as cyclone season continues
Pacific populations have been urged to remain vigilant at all times and take heed of the correct information and warnings from their National Meteorological...
Former All Black Malakai Fekitoa still waits on news from mother as fundraiser hits $100k
Twenty-four test All Black Malakai Fekitoa has received some good news from tsunami-hit Tonga, but the agonising wait to hear from his mother goes...
Tonga struggles with ash, psychological trauma after eruption and tsunami
Families have stopped children playing outside as Tonga struggles to deal with ash and the psychological fallout of last week's volcanic eruption and tsunami,...
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that El Niño is intensifying the global climate crisis, with new forecasts showing hotter-than-normal conditions across nearly...
Strong El Niño ahead, UN weather agency warns
As much of the world faces grapples with above normal temperatures and major rainfall changes, the UN Meteorological Organisation (WMO) warned on Friday that...
Vanuatu Government maintains firm position on Matthew and Hunter
The Prime Minister Jotham Napat has reaffirmed Vanuatu’s position on the disputed Matthew and Hunter Islands, saying the country’s sovereignty remains non-negotiable.
He said Vanuatu...