Search Results

Displaying items 51 - 75 of 154 in total

  • Volcanic Tongan island keeps on growing

    News
    Pacific Tonga
    23 Sep 2022

    The island created by a volcanic eruption in Tonga continues to grow.

    Volcanic Tongan island keeps on growing
  • Huge Tongan volcano reveals special atmospheric wave

    News
    Pacific Tonga
    21 Sep 2022
    A screen grab taken from the NOAA GOES-West satellite on 15 January 2022 shows the volcanic eruption that provoked a tsunami in Tonga.

    A scientific silver lining has emerged from the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in January.

    Huge Tongan volcano reveals special atmospheric wave
  • Pacific news in brief for September 8

    News
    Pacific
    8 Sep 2022
    Ash and debris covering houses and a road in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.

    Tongan housing plan, probe into shooting of fishermen, and Samoa to sign deals with international airlines

    Pacific news in brief for September 8
  • Why the Tongan volcano triggered a worldwide tsunami

    Audio
    science environment
    21 Jul 2022
    No caption

    The eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai in January triggered a tsunami of unprecedented proportions, impacting the entire Pacific. How did this volcanic eruption lead to a tsunami detected across… Video, Audio

  • Why the Tongan volcano triggered a worldwide tsunami

    News
    Our Changing World science
    21 Jul 2022
    No caption

    The eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai in January triggered a tsunami of unprecedented proportions, impacting the entire Pacific. How did this volcanic eruption lead to a tsunami detected across…

    Audio

    Why the Tongan volcano triggered a worldwide tsunami
  • The science of volcanic tsunamis

    Audio
    science environment
    20 Jul 2022
    The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai underwater volcano on Friday, January 15, 2022.

    Science communicator Ellen Rykers speaks to scientists about the unprecedented tsunami triggered by the eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai in January. Audio

  • Stunning skies may be byproduct of Tonga volcano eruption

    News
    New Zealand Pacific
    15 Jun 2022

    The striking sunrises and sunsets in recent weeks may be caused by leftovers from the Tongan volcano eruption.

    Stunning skies may be byproduct of Tonga volcano eruption
  • Tonga's vanilla crops show promise after dodging volcanic ash damage

    News
    Country Pacific
    14 Jun 2022
    Heilala Vanilla plantation from above

    Almost five months since the devastating eruption and tsunami in Tonga, farmers are rebuilding their crops and harvesting those that survived the event.

    Tonga's vanilla crops show promise after dodging volcanic ash damage
  • Pacific news in brief

    News
    Pacific
    8 Jun 2022
    Nauru President Baron Waqa

    Tonga's cyber law enacted, Commonwealth sending election observers to PNG, and State of Emergency renewed.

    Pacific news in brief
  • Tagata o Te Moana for 28 May 2022

    Audio 28 May 2022

    China's foreign minister is currently touring the Pacific as Beijing seeks a region-wide deal with nearly a dozen nations; The election of Australia's new prime minister means there's opportunity for… Audio

  • Tongan volcanic eruption, flooding cut Tower profit to $2.9m

    News
    Business weather
    26 May 2022
    Torrential rain and flooding washed out roads north of Gisborne, cutting power to more than 750 homes in the Tokomaru Bay area, Tolaga Bay, Tapuaeroa, Mata and Makarika areas.

    The Tongan volcanic eruption and rogue weather have dealt a major blow to Tower's half-year profit.

    Tongan volcanic eruption, flooding cut Tower profit to $2.9m
  • Deadly Tongan volcano unlikely to erupt in near future - Niwa scientists

    News
    New Zealand World
    23 May 2022
    NIWA research vessel RV Tangaroa is heading to Tonga to assess the undersea impacts of the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano eruption in early 2022.

    The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano that devastated Tonga after a massive eruption on 15 January is unlikely to erupt again, say New Zealand scientists.

    Deadly Tongan volcano unlikely to erupt in near future - Niwa scientists
  • Deadly Tongan volcano unlikely to erupt in near future - Niwa scientists

    News
    New Zealand World
    23 May 2022
    NIWA research vessel RV Tangaroa is heading to Tonga to assess the undersea impacts of the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha'apai volcano eruption in early 2022.

    The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano that devastated Tonga after a massive eruption on 15 January is unlikely to erupt again, say New Zealand scientists.

    Deadly Tongan volcano unlikely to erupt in near future - Niwa scientists
  • The week in Detail: Volcanoes, elections, shipping and apples

    Audio
    politics world
    21 May 2022
    A grab taken from footage by Japan's Himawari-8 satellite and released by the National Institute of Information and Communications (Japan) on January 15, 2022 shows the volcanic eruption that provoked a tsunami in Tonga.

    Every weekday, The Detail makes sense of the big news stories. Catch up on any episodes you might have missed. Audio

  • The week in Detail: Volcanoes, elections, shipping and apples

    News
    The Detail politics
    21 May 2022
    A grab taken from footage by Japan's Himawari-8 satellite and released by the National Institute of Information and Communications (Japan) on January 15, 2022 shows the volcanic eruption that provoked a tsunami in Tonga.

    Every weekday, The Detail makes sense of the big news stories. Catch up on any episodes you might have missed.

    Audio

    The week in Detail: Volcanoes, elections, shipping and apples
  • What we know about the Tongan eruption, four months on

    News
    science natural disasters
    16 May 2022
    Ash covers a car in Nuku'alofa, Tonga.

    The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in January had scientists scrambling to figure out what caused such a massive explosion, which then triggered a devastating tsunami. Four months…

    What we know about the Tongan eruption, four months on
  • US elementary school raises over $3,000 for Tonga recovery

    News
    Pacific Tonga
    2 May 2022
    school posters at Skagit Adventist Academy

    When a group of students at Skagit Adventist Academy in Burlington, Washington state, saw images of destroyed villages and ash-covered palm trees in Tonga, it struck a chord.

    US elementary school raises over $3,000 for Tonga recovery
  • Up close to the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano

    Audio
    environment natural disasters
    20 Apr 2022
    Shane Cronin -  what is left of Hunga Tonga

    Volcanologist Shane Cronin has just returned from a survey of all Tonga's northern islands, trying to piece together what led to the largest volcanic explosion ever recorded there. Audio

  • NIWA scientists to map Tonga eruption's impact on seabed

    News
    New Zealand World
    2 Apr 2022
    No caption

    NIWA scientists are undertaking a mission to discover the undersea impacts of the recent Tongan volcanic eruption.

    Tonga volcano: NIWA scientists to map eruption's impact on seabed
  • Rugby community launches rebuilding fund to help Tonga

    News
    Pacific Tonga
    25 Mar 2022
    Residents at Patangata Settlement in the capital Nukua'lofa clear boulders from the seafront road.

    The Tonga Rugby Union believes sport has a major role to play in the country's ongoing recovery from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption and tsunami.

    Rugby community launches rebuilding fund to help Tonga
  • Tongan family yet to return home months on from eruption

    Audio
    Pacific
    15 Mar 2022
    Photos of the volcano when the Sheen family camped there in June last year.

    Two months on from the devastating Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcanic eruption, a family from Nomuka is yet to return home.

    The village is one of the closest to the volcano - around 70 kilometres… Audio

  • Talanoa with the woman behind relief distribution in Tonga

    Audio 15 Mar 2022

    We speak with Saloti Sisifa, the woman behind the distribution of communty donated relief supplies in Tonga. Audio

  • Concern over impacts of volcanic eruption on agriculture

    News
    Pacific Tonga
    8 Mar 2022
    Jennifer Boggiss with Tongan workers in the vanilla vines

    Concerns are being raised about the agricultural impacts of the recent volcanic eruption in Tonga.

    Concern over impacts of volcanic eruption on agriculture in Tonga
  • Cable connecting Tongan islands could take year to fix

    News
    Pacific Tonga
    3 Mar 2022
    Underwater communications cable

    Tonga Cable Ltd says the country's domestic telecommunications cable may take up to a year to fix.

    Cable connecting Tongan islands could take year to fix
  • New tsunami alert in works for NZ after Tonga eruption

    News
    Local Democracy Reporting weather
    28 Feb 2022
    Tūtūkākā marina's Sunday-morning Tongan tsunami aftermath.

    A new national Civil Defence tsunami alert category is being worked up following the huge impact of the Tongan volcano eruption on Northland's coastline.

    New tsunami alert in works for NZ after Tonga eruption
Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next
shielded