Tonga

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."

Tonga Geological Service is continuing to monitor the Home Reef submarine volcano after an ash plume drifting northeast was detected on satellite.

Jackson James Rice was free diving from a boat on Saturday, when he died from a suspected shallow water blackout.

Head coach Jaqua Pori-Makea-Simpson predicted her team would be competitive before the competition rolled off in Brisbane on 10 June.

A University of Canterbury master's student is transforming her academic research into practical solutions to enhance drinking water quality in Tonga.

There are concerns in Tonga whether a housing development planned to provide accommodation for people attending the Pacific Islands Forum leaders summit in August will be completed in time.