Tonga

Tonga's government has delayed plans to reopen its border to New Zealand.

Solomon Islands and Tonga's responses to the Covid-19 pandemic have been further boosted with finance from the Asian Development Bank.

Tonga is working on a project to raise six million chickens to produce electricity.

A second repatriation drill has been held in Tonga, to assess the readiness of testing facilities at the quarantine facility being set up at the Tanoa Hotel.

Tonga's Finance Minister has presented a plan to overcome a $TP60 million Budget deficit, the largest in the Kingdom's history.

Tonga's Parliament has unanimously passed a $US260 million National Budget for the coming year with a biggest ever deficit of over $US26.4 million

A new animal welfare society has opened in Tonga this month to help support the community with challenges they face when it comes to animal care.

The Supreme Court of Tonga has ordered the extradition of the Kingdom's former head of the Revenue and Customs service to Fiji

More than 7000 Tongans are thought to be stranded overseas by Covid-19 restrictions.

The President of Tonga Ma'a Tonga Rugby League is hoping for government support and more backing from local clubs as it seeks to become a member of the sport's global body.

Tonga's reserve bank is forecasting an economic downturn that could last well into next year.

A drill for repatriating Tongans stranded in New Zealand by Covid-19 has been hailed as a success.

Tonga's government says it's planning a flight to repatriate 50 Tongans stranded in New Zealand by Covid-19.

This week the Tonga Government revealed plans to spend $US1.9 million dollars on a new security office.

A Chinese physician reportedly prevented by authorities from alerting the world about the severity of the Covid-19 outbreak as early as December last year has been honoured in Tonga.