Tonga

Many families in Tonga will be commemorating their fallen heroes and servicemen from their homes, driveways or workplaces at 7am on ANZAC Day rather than the Cenotaph Pangai Si'i.

Tonga's government estimates the cost of damage caused by Cyclone Harold this month will be more than US$111 million.

There are reports from Tonga that the Democratic Party came close to ripping itself apart, but that the breach has been healed.

Tonga Police have arrested 568 people since a state of emergency was declared on 28 March to try and counter Covid-19.

A new hub for treating suspected and confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Tonga is close to completion.

Tonga and Samoa have received boosts to their Covid-19 responses from the Asian Development Bank.

Tonga has extended its border closure until mid-June

A group of youth volunteers in Tonga are doing their bit to rebuild the country post-Cyclone Harold.

One game. One win. Then nothing.

The biggest issues confronting disaster officials in Tonga following last week's battering from Cyclone Harold are the state of wharves in 'Eua and Ha'apai and some of the coastal roads.

A counselling service centre in Tonga is now in ruins due to the coinciding of Tropical Cyclone Harold and a king tide on 9 April.

One of the most notable locations in Tonga, a popular resort in Kanokupolu, has been damaged by Cyclone Harold.

New Zealanders stranded in Tonga and Fiji nationals wanting to get home will find some relief soon thanks to the announcement of special flights.

Tonga is now in recovery mode, after Cyclone Harold struck the kingdom earlier today.

Tongan residents are being told to hunker down and prepare for the arrival of Cyclone Harold tomorrow morning.

Tonga's Police have continued to target drug dealers and suppliers during the national lockdown, conducting eight drug-related arrests last week.

As countries across the Pacific implement measures to combat the spread of Covid-19, women's advocates are concerned what it might mean people in violent relationships.

Tonga and Samoa have announced extensions to measures put in place to safeguard the countries from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tonga's government has announced an economic and social stimulus package worth $US25.5 million to help the country through the impacts of the global Covid-19 pandemic.