Tonga turns back aid flight from Australia after positive Covid case discovered
Tonga has turned back an aid flight from Australia due to a positive Covid case on board, despite assurances from the Morrison government that...
Tongan government says 85 percent of population impacted by ash fall and tsunami after volcanic eruption
Tonga faces a long road to recovery, with most of the population affected by the violent eruption and tsunami that followed, and many areas...
UK aid heads to Tonga as Pacific nation continues the clean-up after eruption and tsunami
UK-funded aid is being sent to Tonga, almost a week after parts of the island nation were devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami.
The...
World Bank provides US$8 million to support Tonga’s volcano and Tsunami response
The World Bank has disbursed an initial US$8 million in emergency financing to support the Kingdom of Tonga's response and recovery following the devastating...
‘We had to mimic to everyone to run’: how Tonga’s volcano and tsunami disaster unfolded
Journalist Marian Kupu recounts the moment of the eruption and the panic that followed
By Kate Lyons
Tonga is used to natural disasters, but they have...
South Africa men clinch last-gasp gold and USA women triumph at the HSBC Spain Sevens in Málaga
The inaugural HSBC Spain Sevens provided a weekend to remember in Málaga as South Africa needed a late try to come out on top...
Honiara on lockdown for 60 hours
The Honiara Emergency Zone is in lockdown for 60 hours effective from 6pm last night to 6am Saturday 22 January 2022.
The Honiara Emergency Zone...
Six million voters for poll
It is expected that around six million eligible voters in Papua New Guinea will take part in this year’s general election, with an updated...
Samoa Cabinet approves medical transfer of former PM to New Zealand
The Samoa Cabinet has approved the medical transfer to New Zealand of opposition leader Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegoai.
A Cabinet minister said the former prime minister...
Vanuatu loses UN voting right
Vanuatu’s right to vote in the 193-member United Nations (UN) General Assembly has been suspended over unpaid dues.
It still owes VT90,000 to the UN.
This...
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Papua New Guinea Media Council President Neville Choi has been elected President of the Pacific Islands News Association (PINA),...
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