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Tonga to make vaccinations compulsory
Tonga's Government is planning to make vaccination against Covid-19 compulsory for its citizens. Audio
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Police in Tonga arrest more than 100 during Covid-19 lockdown
Police have arrested 124 people in Tonga for offences that broke Covid-19 restriction rules put in place for a week long lockdown.
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Doctors relaxed in Tonga though Covid patient still 'weak positive'
Health officials have again tested a man who arrived on a repatriation flight from Christchurch last week and found he had a weak form of the virus
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Tonga covid case tests negative
Tonga's first case of Covid-19 has tested negative after a second round of testing.
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Tongatapu settling into lockdown routine
It is quiet on the streets of Nuku'alofa as Tonga's main island gets used to being in lockdown. Audio
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Tonga lockdown begins, schools and shops closed
Tonga's first lockdown due to a case of Covid-19 has begun, and the streets of Nuku'alofa are quiet. Audio
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Tonga goes into lockdown
Audio 1 Nov 2021The kingdom of Tonga goes into Lockdown at midnight tonight til Sunday. It comes four days after they recorded their first ever case of COVID-19. The country has made it through nearly two years of… Audio
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Covid-19 wrap: Restrictions easing, cases still may peak, lockdown for Tonga
Cabinet decided to ease restrictions for some, the prime minister says cases may peak this month at 200 a day, there's safety concerns as supplement sales soar and Tonga will enter a snap lockdown at…
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Tonga's main island going into lockdown
The Tongan Government has announced that the main island Tongatapu will go into lockdown from midnight after the discovery of the first case of Covid-19 in the Kingdom.
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Covid-19: Tonga considering lockdown after case arrival
Tonga's government is considering a lockdown after a person who arrived from New Zealand last week tested positive for Covid-19.
The positive case was a passenger on a repatriation flight from… Audio
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Anger in Tonga at appointment of acting top judge
Anger in Tonga at appointment of acting top judge. Audio
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Tongan lawyers furious over Afeaki appointment
A group of 15 lawyers in Tonga has written to King Tupou VI asking him to revoke the appointment of Lord Afeaki as the acting Lord Chief Justice.
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Tonga's huge Vava'u project to be foreign funded
According to the British company that announced a huge airport development planned for Tonga it will be fully funded by private foreign investors.
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Huge airport development planned for Tonga tourism hub
Audio 22 Oct 2021Huge airport development planned for Tonga tourism hub. Audio
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Is China changing the way it wins over Pacific states?
Audio 8 Oct 2021Is China looking to change the way it relates to Pacific nations? Audio
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China seemingly set on new approach to Pacific influence
China seems set to change the way it relates to Pacific nations.
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In brief: News from around the Pacific
Halt the vaccines call; anaesthetic investigation after deaths; and Apia market plan ditched
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New-look Tongan parliament likely
Tongans go to the polls on November 18 with less candidates than the previous two elections.
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Tonga election candidates throw their hats in the ring
In Tonga, 75 people have registered as candidates for the general election in November. Audio
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Tonga King criticises parliament over drug crisis
In Tonga, the King has again criticised Parliament, this time over what he sees as a lack of effort in combatting the drug threat, and a lack of accountability and communication.
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Deceased Tonga leader tried to make a difference
A former Tonga Deputy Prime Minister, Vuna Fā'otusia, who passed away recently, has been called someone who tried to make a difference.
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Fifteen charged in Tonga cocaine investigation
Police in Tonga have so far charged 15 people in their ongoing investigation into cocaine packages that washed up on beaches on Vava'u.
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Tonga's 'Akosita and 'Eutate Lavulavu begin long jail terms
A once high flying Tongan political couple begin long prison terms for corruption. Audio
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Lavulavus now in Tongatapu's Hu'atolitoli Prison
Tongan cabinet minister, 'Akosita Lavulavu, and her husband, 'Etuate, are now in Tongatapu's Hu'atolitoli Prison.
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Tongan PM's defence of convicted minister under spotlight
The Tongan prime minister's insistence on defending a government minister convicted of fraud will again be subjected to public scrutiny with sentencing in the case to be handed down this week.
