Tonga

The Tonga XIII co-captain said they are all set to once again play for their fans and families in the Pacific Championships Cup final.

Kristian Woolf is confident the Tongans can live up to the standard required against the Australian Kangaroos in the Pacific Championships Cup final.

Two Tongan seasonal workers remain in hospital after a bus carrying 30 RSE labourers rolled near Rotorua.

Isaiya Katoa fielded a goal from 30 metres out with four minutes to go to give Tonga XIII a 25-24 win in the deciding Pacific Cup championship game.

There is a silent breeze of confidence flowing through the Tonga XIII rugby league team camp.

Program manager Atelaite Tu'ivailala believes the inclusion of overseas-based players in their national squads has lifted the players' and teams' performances.

Tonga Met Service said that while flood waters have subsided, the massive storm over the weekend toppled power lines and forced people to evacuate.

"Most of them want to feel that they are part of the solution - far too long they have been treated as a problem to be fixed," New Zealand-based Tongan doctor Viliami Puloka says. Audio

Police say the one-year eight months old boy was playing with his siblings near an unfinished ground hole filled with rainwater on Sunday.

Located on Scarborough Terrace in Parnell, Auckland, Studio Carolina Izzo is a hub of art preservation, focusing on the conservation of cultural heritage.

Tonga's Crown Prince Tupouto'a 'Ulukālala's presence at last week's South Pacific Defence Ministers' Meeting in Auckland has further fuelled concerns over a ministerial row.

Tonga will host the 2031 Pacific Games, the announcement coming seven years after pulling out of hosting the 2019 Games.