Tonga News Archives

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: THE Prime Minister, Hon Dr Feleti Vaka'uta Sevele, officially opened the new administrative office for the Vaini District, Tongatapu yesterday evening, 29 October.

NUKU'ALOFA - A MODERATE earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 struck near northern Tonga on Thursday, seismologists said.

AN agreement for the New Zealand Government to give Tonga a TOP$250,000 granted for the establishment of a new Business Opportunity Support Scheme BOSS, was signed by the Tongan Prime Minister, Hon, Dr Feleti Sevele and the New Zealand High Commissioner HE Ms Christine Bogle on Monday, 26 October in Nuku'alofa. The grant will enable Tongan and New ...

A Royal Commission of Inquiry into the sinking of the Tongan ferry Princess Ashika with the loss of 75 people, is due to begin today.

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: By Pesi Fonua TONGA'S parliament discovered an elusive unity of purpose last month, when after months of frustrating debate over the direction of reform the House led by the Prime Minister decided almost to a man, that some set beliefs and traditions should be upheld and the Constitution should not be changed to allow Tongan ...

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: TONGA'S Squash Industry is targeting to export a total of 1,600 tonnes of squash to Japan and South Korea, a decrease from the 2,400 tonnes exported last year.

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: Mele 'Amanaki the President of the Tonga Women's Congress, who has been on a hunger protest during the past seven days, has started to drink water today, October 20.

Tonga does not have food insecurity or hunger but rather a problem of eating low-quality food, which causes a high rate of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and obesity, Prince Tu'ipelehake said in opening a display of Tongan food on October 16 for International World Food Day.

NZ Army engineers work to fill in a septic tank on the island of Niuatoputapu. [photo: RNZ Navy] Royal New Zealand Navy Amphibious Sealift Vessel the HMNZS CANTERBURY has this morning berthed at Apia to offload aid, vehicles and supplies for the Tsunami ravaged south coast.

RED Cross workers in Tonga and Samoa are working around the clock to provide tsunami victims and survivors with needed supplies after last week's disaster.

The HMNZS CANTERBURY has anchored west of the Tsunami-affected Tongan island of Niuatoputapu, and is currently operating the embarked No 6 SQN Seasprite helicopter and the ship's Zodiac Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat to move aid and supplies to the shore.

Pacific leaders are descending on Fiji for an urgent summit to resolve issues of what to do when a world leader is stuck in the rough, not diplomatically, but on the golf course.

" PALAU joined the rest of the world in conveying condolences to Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga which were recently devastated by a tsunami.

The Tongan proverbial saying "Si'isi'i kae femolimoli'i" provides context to the generous donation given by the Tongan government to the two Samoas to help with tsunami damage recovery.

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Prince Tungi presents a donation of TOP$100,000 to the Governor of American Samoa.

New Zealand Red Cross aid worker Carl Burr is flying to Tonga tomorrow to help deliver clean drinking water to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the Pacific last week.

Tonga's tsunami alert system was put to the test again as another major 8.0 quake rocked Vanuatu today, alarming neighbouring island states.

MOHAMMED FAHDA one of Australia's "Most Wanted People" who is accused of murder, was extradited to Australia on Monday, October 5 following his arrest in Tongatapu last week.

Tongan prisoners are serving their sentences extramurally after their prison was destroyed by last week's tsunami.

Critically injured Tongans whose island home Niuatoputapu was devastated by last week's tsunami continue to be flown 500km south to the main island of Tongatapu.

An aerial view of an earthquake-triggered landslide in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra, Wednesday's quake devastated a stretch of over 60 miles along the western coast of Sumatra island.

A service has been held in Tonga to remember the nine victims of last Wednesday's tsunami, Radio Tonga reported on Monday.

Jeff Waters reported this story on Friday, October 2, 2009 12:18:00 SHANE MCLEOD: In the Kingdom of Tonga, rescue workers are struggling with a lack of resources as the Government has revealed that at least 1,000 people are stranded on the northernmost island after the tsunami.

A rescue aircraft arrived on the Tongan island of Niuatoputapu in the remote northern Nuias group on Thursday evening after a tsunami destroyed villages and claimed the lives of nine people so far.

A strong, shallow earthquake struck off the coast of Tonga just after 2 o'clock this afternoon.

Australia will spend $1 million on aid to help the remote Tongan island of Niuatoputapu, which was devastated by the Pacific tsunami after a massive earthquake struck nearby Samoa.

While The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints determines what relief will be provided from Salt Lake City in the wake of this week's devastating earthquake and tsunami, local church leaders and members throughout the South Pacific are pitching in to provide immediate aid.

Another tragedy has struck in the South Pacific; a second 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Tonga.

Hawaii resident and American Samoa native Leata Solia talks to the AP while waiting for the first commercial flight to Pago Pago since Tuesday's devastating tsunami killed more than 150 people, including her sister.

Nuku'alofa , Tonga: EDITOR'S COMMENT By Pesi Fonua TENSION is mounting in the Tongan Parliament this week over the direction of the Political Reform that has been set in motion since the end of 2004.

Desperate tsunami survivors on a remote Tongan island have appealed for urgent aid - and comforting music - as they remained homeless and cut off from the outside world.