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,...
UN coordinator in Tonga: ‘Resources on the ground are not enough’
As news coverage of the eruption and tsunami that hit Tonga starts to fade away, the United Nations Coordination Specialist in the country has...
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...
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Pacific broadcasters unite in Auckland for regional conference
Media leaders, broadcasters and digital journalists from across the Pacific have gathered in Auckland today for the start of the week-long Pacific Broadcasting Cooperation...
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