Tonga

"I'm heading down to the Foreign Ministers meeting on Friday in Suva to give them an update in my capacity as Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs." Audio

Nearly a third of Tonga's population still has no internet and is unlikely to have access until mid-August.

Earlier this year, Tonga's King Tupou VI let it be known he was unhappy with the government appointing the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Audio

The Tongan Tala have been dominant, winning almost all regional tournaments they had competed in, including the Pacific Games in Honiara last November.

The government says licence granted to Starlink is valid for a period of six months and the decision was in response to a "significant amount" of public concern.

Tongan surgeon and the first Pacific islander in the driving seat at WHO's Western Pacific regional office draws strong backing from Aotearoa's Pacific community leaders. Audio

With Tonga just six weeks out from hosting the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum leaders' summit, there are fears the country will struggle to accommodate about 1000 guests. Audio

Fe'ofa'aki Epenisa, Tonga's first female boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games, says she will be going all out to fight for the Pacific in Paris.

The Civil Society Forum of Tonga is raising concerns over Tonga's involvement with Tonga Offshore Mining Limited, a subsidiary of the Metals Company.

"This voyage is a chance to weave together ancestral wisdom with scientific research, to ensure the health of our oceans and the whales that grace them."