Japan and Tonga have held their first joint navy drill to bolster defense cooperation amid growing concerns over China’s military presence in the region. The joint drill, which was held in waters near the Tongan capital of Nuku’alofa from Aug. 20 to Aug. 22, involved the Japanese destroyer JS Kirisame and the Tongan patrol vessel […]
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Tonga Reports First-Ever COVID-19 Case
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The island nation of Tonga on Friday reported its first-ever case of COVID-19 after a traveler from New Zealand tested positive. Tonga is among the few remaining nations in the world that have avoided outbreaks of the virus. Like many of its neighbors, Tonga’s isolation has helped keep it safe […]
Shallow 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits off Tonga Islands
The large quake struck at 12am local time (12pm UK time) around 100km south east of the village of Pangai. There were no immediate reports of damage from the quake on Wednesday. The quake struck 206km east northeast of the Tonga capital and was a shallow 14 km deep, the US Geological Survey (USGS) […]
Powerful 6.4 earthquake strikes near Tonga and Fiji
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre says there is no threat of a tsunami from a 6.4 earthquake which struck near Fiji and Tonga. The US Geological Survery measured the quake, which occurred today at 1619 Fiji Time, at a depth of 98 kilometres. According to disaster response authorities in Fiji, the quake’s epicentre was […]
Chris Lilley’s Jonah from Tonga withdrawn by New Zealand’s Maori Television
Jonah from Tonga is an Australian television series written by and starring the comedian Chris Lilley. It follows a rebellious Australian boy of Tongan descent who had been introduced in Lilley’s 2007 series, Summer Heights High. Georgina te Heuheu, the chair of Maori Television, said once the full board of became aware of the screening […]