Tonga Nz
Meet the humble Tongan sailor who won NZ Defence Force's top 2025 awards
Marine technician Joe Mataele deflects praise after being named Sailor of the Year and New Zealand Defence Force Person of the Year.
Scientists return from visit to Tongan super volcano
GNS scientists have just returned from leading a voyage to a super volcano that erupted near Tonga in 2022. Audio
'Important to have role models in rugby league' says Murdoch-Masila
Kiwi Ferns' debutant Roxy Murdoch-Masila says it's important to have more female representation and role models in rugby league.
New Zealand couple found dead in Vava'u, Tonga, police say
Tonga police are investigating the death of a New Zealand couple in Vava'u.
Loto’i Tonga, the heart of a Tongan, coming together in unity and as a family
Tongan families in Porirua, the Hutt Valley and Wellington city have been packing barrels with water, tinned food, flour and other supplies to send to their families in the islands, following the…
Evacuees from Tongan outer islands welcomed to Tongatapu
Authorities in Tonga are working with local telecommunications companies to expand network capacity in the kingdom following a volcanic eruption and tsunami.
Hercules expected to leave for Tonga today with water and food - Henare
A plane carrying water and food is expected to leave for Tonga today, with as many as two flights a day to follow, as Fua'amotu International Airport reopens.
Tonga eruption: NZ Air Force plane leaves for reconnaissance flight to assess damage
Power is being restored in Tonga's capital, and the country is sending naval boats to outlying islands to assess the damage from the huge Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami.
Covid-19: Tonga records first case
The Kingdom of Tonga has recorded its first Covid-19 case.
Cocaine, geography and Covid-19, drug trafficking in the Pacific
What has cocaine washing ashore on a Tongan beach got to do with geography and Covid-19?
Fighter who was punched from behind dies in hospital
A young Tongan fighter who was left critically injured after he was punched from behind in central Auckland last weekend has died.
Tongans killed in NZ bus crash to be flown home on Saturday
The bodies of the two Tongan victims killed in a bus crash in Gisborne on Christmas eve will be returned to Tonga on Saturday.