Tonga

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.

Recycled objects from hospice shops and souvenirs have been used in an exhibition reflecting a Tongan artist's personal journey with his culture. Audio

Tonga's Chief Justice has stated that sexual offences on minors are "alarmingly prevalent" in the country.

A Tongan family has received an isolation exemption from New Zealand's government so they can attend their father's funeral in Auckland.

There were concerns from directors and teachers over the well-being of their tertiary students from Tonga studying in Auckland during the national lockdown. Audio

The court case concerning damage to Tonga's undersea cable which disrupted telecommunications for weeks last year has been deferred until the end of October

A new report into seabed mining in the Pacific warns of irreversible damage to the marine environment.

Tongan police have arrested 14 people related to the use and supply of methamphetamine and cannabis.

A murder charge has been laid in Tonga against a 19-year-old in relation to the death of drug and addiction counsellor Ned Cook.

Tonga's prime minister has proposed MPs take a 20 percent pay cut as the country faces a record deficit.

The Tonga Ma'a Tonga Rugby League will apply for membership to the sport's world governing body after receiving unanimous backing from clubs that attended its annual general meeting last Friday.

Tonga's efforts to stem increasing amounts of drug use in the kingdom have suffered a blow with the death of a local counsellor. Audio

The town officer in Neiafu, in Tonga's Vava'u group of islands, is concerned expired meat is being sold.