Tonga

The Northland Pasifika community in New Zealand is planning on sending three shipping containers to Tonga packed full of essential supplies before Christmas.

Just over a month since Tonga was struck by a violent one-in-a-thousand year disaster, it is still struggling to recover from the fallout of the devastating event.

The United Nations Pacific office is urging the international community to keep up the support to Tonga and help it build back stronger after the 15 January volcanic eruption and tsunami.

The unpacking of aid in Tonga has been made with easier with forklifts to help distribute much-needed supplies to families.

There are now a total of 108 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Tonga.

There are now 65 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Tonga as the Kingdom starts looking at rebuilding.

A massive aid effort for Tonga across New Zealand is picking up momentum.

The first shipment of aid sent to Tonga by New Zealand community members and businesses is finally being unpacked after completing mandatory quarantine on Tongatapu.

The Tonga government has extended a nationwide lockdown by two weeks as Covid-19 cases rise. Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni said the strict lockdown rules require all businesses to…

New Zealand has donated additional Pfizer vaccines to Tonga and Samoa.

Another new Covid-19 case has taken Tonga's tally of cases back to five.