投稿者: Taina Kami Enoka in Nuku'alofa
The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai caused devastation across the Pacific island nation that remains ongoing a year laterWhen ‘Eleni Via, 67, lived on the island of Atatā, her family were able to live off the land and the sea, surviving on crops …
Ambassador rejects ‘debt trap’ concerns, saying heavily indebted Pacific nation will not be forced to pay back loansChina’s ambassador to Tonga has denied engaging in “debt trap” diplomacy in the Pacific, saying in his first press conference in two yea…
Tonga has seen an increase in plastic waste since the tsunami in January, after huge quantities of supplies were brought in for relief effortsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingSince the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano erupted in To…
Despite a narrow escape from last month’s tsunami and the arrival of Covid in Tonga, Ha’atafu owner Moana Paea is determined to rebuild her resort once againWhen the Ha’atafu beach resort was levelled by the tsunami that hit Tonga last month, it was th…