Tonga
Tonga PM puts pressure on Cabinet to perform
Tonga's Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva has put the onus on two of his cabinet ministers to work harder to boost economic development in the country.
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 8 March 2017
New human rights training for PNG police; Commonwealth unveils plan to end domestic violence; Tongan authorities promote good hygiene after Typhoid cases; Tonga PM says Finance Minister had to go; A… Audio
Tongan authorities promote good hygiene after Typhoid cases
Two cases of Typhoid in Tonga have prompted authorities to remind people to about basic hygiene practices. Audio
Tonga PM says Finance Minister had to go
Tonga's Prime Minister has reshuffled his cabinet after losing a third minister in two years following the resignation of the Finance Minister 'Aisake Eke. Audio
Tonga Finance Minister resigns
Tonga's Finance Minister 'Aisake Eke has resigned, sparking a cabinet reshuffle, just a week after the government survived a no-confidence vote.
Ambitious Tongan ski team dreaming of Winter Olympics
Two of the Royal Tonga Ski Federation's three athletes just got back from competing at the Nordic World Ski Championship, finishing 105th of 107 and 153rd of 156. Video, Audio
Tongans encouraged to prioritise hygiene
Authorities in Tonga are encouraging people to prioritise their health more to avoid diseases like typhoid.
Tonga PM to decide fate of Finance Minister
The Prime Minister of Tonga has been meeting with his Cabinet to decide the future of Finance Minister 'Aisake Eke.
Sport: Tonga encouraged by efforts at World Ski Champs
The Royal Tonga Ski Federation says their placings at the Nordic World Ski Championships don't tell the full story.
Food sharing banned in Tongan village following typhoid case
In Tonga, public gatherings and events where food is shared has been banned for a month in the village of Nakolo after a local was diagnosed with typhoid.
Tonga remembers matriarch with a heart for the people
With the Tongan Queen Mother now laid to rest, the nation will continue to pay tribute in an official 10-day mourning period.
Tonga enters 10-days of mourning for late Queen Mother
The Kingdom of Tonga entered 10 days of national mourning on Friday, after the late Queen Mother was buried amidst a series of processions filled with pomp and circumstance.
Conference aims to map out Pacific whale conservation
An historic conference in Tonga hopes to map out the future of whale conservation for the region.
Tonga mourns following death of Queen Mother
Ten days of national mourning is now being observed in Tonga following the death of the Queen Mother.
Tonga's Queen Mother laid to rest
Tonga's Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho has been buried at the royal tomb Mala'ekula in Nuku'alofa. Audio
Tonga's Queen Mother laid to rest in Nuku'alofa
Tonga's Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho has been laid to rest at the Royal Tombs, Male'ekula in Nuku'alofa. Audio
Tonga's Queen Mother being laid to rest this morning
Today Tonga farewells the Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho who will be buried in the Royal Tombs at Mala'ekula, or Red Square, after an all night vigil. All flags in the country are being flown at… Audio
Students pay respect to Tongan Queen Mother
School students sat in a line along nearly 20 kilometres of roadside to pay their respects to Tonga's late Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho.
Queen Mother's body arrives in Tonga
The body of Queen Mother Halaevalu Mata'aho, who died last weekend at the age of 90 in Auckland, has arrived in Tonga.
Tonga academic praises MPs for way vote was handled
A Tongan academic has welcomed the way a vote of no confidence against 'Akilisi Pohiva was handled by MPs yesterday.
