Tonga

Tonga's Laveni Vaka has become the first Tongan female professional soccer player after being drafted for the National Women's Soccer League in the United States.

Sebastian Hurrell, an Auckland-based Tongan filmmaker, believes rugby is a pathway that can help many Tongan youths overcome the challenges of life on the Island Kingdom.

The New Zealand government has accepted Tongan students who pass the Tonga seventh form exam to enroll directly into its education system, Tonga's prime minister has confirmed.

January 15th marks two years since the eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano which devastated the kingdom of Tonga.

A plane that slid off the runway at Tonga's Fua'amotu airport on Friday was on its way to Vava'u when it had to turn back, reportedly due to a "technical issue".

A South Auckland church community is rallying around people whose homes were damaged by fire early this morning.

Domestic rainwater tanks in Tonga are often contaminated and the water can be unsafe to drink.

Tonga's has added a new Twin Otter aircraft to its Lulutai Airlines fleet with hopes adding additional aircrafts in the future.

Tonga's Lulutai Airlines will soon be able to fly its new aircraft to service the country's domestic route.

Tonga's economy is performing strongly but faces growing headwinds, following recovery from the volcanic eruptions in the Kingdom in January 2022 and the opening of borders, the IMF says.

In Tonga, a former cabinet minister 'Akosita Lavulavu has failed in her bid to get court leave to appeal against a ruling by acting Justice 'Elisapeti Langi.

A drought has been declared for Tonga's main island Tongatapu as well as the nearby island of 'Eua, and authorities have put out warnings and alerts for other islands. Audio

The Tonga government has announced it is buying a new mammogram machine for Vaiola Hospital.

Health ministers in the Western Pacific nominated a surgeon from Tonga, Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala, to lead WHO's regional office at a meeting in Manila on Tuesday.

There are reports from Tonga's Geological Services that ongoing volcanic activity at the Home Reef poses little threat to the Vava'u and Ha'apai communities.