Political system of Tonga
Auckland businessman Mosese Vakapuna jailed after smuggling tobacco from Tonga: A multi-million dollar tax-dodge has earned an Auckland businessman a jail ...
nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-businessman-mosese-vakapuna-jailed-after-smuggling-tobacco-from-tonga/FDZSQQUF75FB5HXZTO7C5N5NTY/
Indigenous leaders from New Zealand, Tonga, French Polynesia and the Cook Islands have signed a treaty calling for whales to be given legal personhood ... Show more www.abc.net.au/news/app
NZ lawyer and mediator is Tonga's new anti-corruption commissioner: New Zealand barrister and mediator James Christopher LaHatte has been appointed as Tonga's ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/513976/nz-lawyer-and-mediator-is-tonga-s-new-anti-corruption-commissioner
648 people detained for unauthorized passenger pickup at Saudi airports: 648 people detained for unauthorized passenger pickup at Saudi airports
saudigazette.com.sa/article/641821
Chinese security delegation visits Tonga to provide police 'assistance' ahead of Pacific Islands Forum
abc.net.au/news/2024-04-04/china-security-group-in-tonga-ahead-of-pacific-islands-forum/103665524
Tongan Prime Minister gives up defence portfolio after meeting with King Tupou VI
nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/tongan-prime-minister-gives-up-defence-portfolio-after-meeting-with-king-tupou-vi/K7WOWV4GLJEXFHBXPDTHK6LSDQ/
TGA warns of SR5,000 fine for transporting passengers without permit saudigazette.com.sa/article/641331
Climate change: Are women in Tonga looking for a new land to call home?: Women in Tonga are prepared to move away from the Kingdom due to the adverse Pacific ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/510295/climate-change-are-women-in-tonga-looking-for-a-new-land-to-call-home
Pacific Mission 2024: Winston Peters, Dr Shane Reti touch down in Tonga: Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters and Pacific People’s Minister Dr Shane Reti have ...
nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/pacific-mission-2024-winston-peters-dr-shane-reti-touch-down-in-tonga/TWAPVSAYFBAZ7FOYSJTNVQT3SU/
Pacific wants open discussion on AUKUS to ensure region is nuclear free: Keeping the Pacific nuclear-free, in line with the Rarotonga treaty ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/508948/pacific-wants-open-discussion-on-aukus-to-ensure-region-is-nuclear-free
Debt, democracy in spotlight as Peters visits Tonga: While Tonga’s government navigates a constitutional standoff with the country’s king ...
newsroom.co.nz/2024/02/08/debt-democracy-in-spotlight-as-peters-visits-tonga/
Tonga's king has lost confidence in the government, triggering a week of drama in the kingdom
abc.net.au/news/2024-02-10/tonga-king-tupou-pushes-back-onprime-minister/103442590
Tongan King Tupou the Sixth is withdrawing his support for Siaosi Sovaleni as the defence minister. According to a leaked letter from the country's Privy ... Show more
Tonga seeks New Zealand's support to address pharmacist shortage: Tonga's head pharmacist says although she welcomes the opening of a new pharmacy building ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/508651/tonga-seeks-new-zealand-s-support-to-address-pharmacist-shortage
WHO role is 'for Tonga and the Pacific', Dr Saia Piukala says: The World Health Organisation Regional Director for the Western Pacific says he will be a servant ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/507434/who-role-is-for-tonga-and-the-pacific-dr-saia-piukala-says
Two Tongan skulls held in Sydney museum repatriated to traditional owners: The remains of two Tongan males stored in the Australian Museum's collection in Sydney ...
rnz.co.nz/news/world/506927/two-tongan-skulls-held-in-sydney-museum-repatriated-to-traditional-owners
Two-year anniversary of Tonga's tsunami terror: Today marks the second anniversary of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption which devastated the ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/506718/two-year-anniversary-of-tonga-s-tsunami-terror
Pasifika 'standing with Māori', govt critic says, as Reti welcomes Pacific peoples role
rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/504311/pasifika-standing-with-maori-govt-critic-says-as-reti-welcomes-pacific-peoples-role
Tongan princess writer inspired by ancestor’s brave escape to save a future king: A Tongan Princess is self-publishing her second short story in remembrance of ...
nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/tongan-princess-writer-inspired-by-ancestors-brave-escape-to-save-a-future-king/QO3RAR2JUZHNJAIMDKQWUVSRM4/
ERCOT report on extreme weather in 2023 neglects climate change: ERCOT blamed extreme heat in 2023 on El Niño, a 2022 eruption of the Tonga volcano and a ...
houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/ercot-weather-projection-climate-change-18563986.php
Numerous oil and gas and coal lobbyists at climate conference: More than 2400 oil and gas and coal lobbyists attend the UN climate conference ...
morgenpost.de/politik/ausland/article240746668/Zahlreiche-Oel-Gas-und-Kohlelobbyisten-auf-Klimakonferenz.html
Quick Glance: Record Number of Fossil Lobbyists at COP28
- Activists note four times more lobbyists in Dubai than in Egypt last year.
- 2,456 coal, oil, and gas lobbyists officially accredited.
- More access passes for lobbyists than for delegations of the most vulnerable countries.
- Four times as many lobbyists for fossil fuels as in Egypt.
Restless earth - consequences of plate tectonics: Catastrophes such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions usually remind us that the surface of our planet is ...
spektrum.de/pdf/unruhige-erde-spektrum-kompakt-46-2023/2191545
WATCH: Things get heated as England and Tonga get stuck in, John Bateman unsurprisingly front and centre
theroar.com.au/rugby-league/video/watch-things-get-heated-as-england-and-tonga-get-stuck-in-john-bateman-unsurprisingly-front-and-centre-1315103/
Sexton breaks record as Ireland hammer Tonga: Johnny Sexton became Ireland's top points scorer as Andy Farrell's side secured a bonus-point World Cup ...
rte.ie/sport/rugby-world-cup/2023/0916/1405673-ireland-59-16-tonga/
Quick Glance: Ireland Overpowers Tonga and Sexton Sets Points Record
- Efficient Ireland wins second tournament game
- Sexton establishes a new Irish points record
- Tonga has little chance in a one-sided victory
- Irish team strengthens top spot in Pool B
Israel-Hamas war: Fijian Government carries out first ever rescue operation to get countrymen home
nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/israel-hamas-war-fijian-government-carries-out-first-ever-rescue-operation-to-get-countrymen-home/OLML33BBNBGXTJPQJCEQL32IUU/
Italy beating the All Blacks? Tonga beating the Boks? Really?: Rugby’s world order was restored on Friday evening. The All Blacks annihilated Italy ...
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/sport/2023-10-01-italy-beating-the-all-blacks-tonga-beating-the-boks-really/
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Sexton breaks record in show of strength from eight-try Ireland : Ireland tuned up for their heavyweight Pool B clash with South Africa next week with an ...
irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-41228014.html
Scotland romp to vital bonus-point victory over Tonga: The pressure was on Gregor Townsend’s side after losing their first game to South Africa but they recorded ...
news.stv.tv/sport/scotland-romp-to-vital-bonus-point-victory-over-tonga
Israel-Hamas war: New Zealand-based Tongan church group arrive safely in Auckland
nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/israel-hamas-war-new-zealand-based-tongan-church-group-arrive-safely-in-auckland/UVT7HG5JA5C55CFG2HRUBKAPTI/
A Tonga surgeon to lead WHO's Western Pacific after previous director fired for racism, misconduct
thestar.com/life/health-wellness/a-tonga-surgeon-to-lead-whos-western-pacific-after-previous-director-fired-for-racism-misconduct/article_55dcc8be-9f0f-58de-a72c-623ce49281ac.html
Paid articlePaid Israel-Hamas war: Kiwi-Tongan church members slam ‘lack of urgency’ from New Zealand officials
nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/israel-hamas-war-kiwi-tongan-church-members-slam-lack-of-urgency-from-new-zealand-officials/GRZM7N3S55FQ3NW5TD236KNOUU/
Israel-Hamas war: Tongan Government steps up to help Kiwi church group in Israel: A total of 54 church members from New Zealand arrived in Israel days before the ...
nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/israel-hamas-war-tongan-government-steps-up-to-help-kiwi-church-group-in-israel/Q7QUPMVETNEZ7F2F2IDGV62ZPA/
After more than 30 years fighting dawn raids practices - Soane Foliaki still hopes NZ will give migrants a fair go
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/499467/after-more-than-30-years-fighting-dawn-raids-practices-soane-foliaki-still-hopes-nz-will-give-migrants-a-fair-go
Rugby League World Cup qualification and World Series format revealed amid eligibility shakeup
theroar.com.au/2023/10/07/rugby-league-world-cup-qualification-and-world-series-format-revealed-amid-eligibility-shakeup/
South Africa: Stuttering Springboks Overcome Tonga at Rugby World Cup: Column - Lucky Maree takes us through the minute-by-minute as the Springboks ...
allafrica.com/stories/202310020002.html
Biden seeks to win over Pacific leaders as Solomon Islands turns back on talks: ‘Historic’ summit seen as part of effort to counter Beijing in the region as ...
theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/25/biden-seeks-to-win-over-pacific-leaders-as-solomon-islands-turns-back-on-talks
Quick Glance: Biden recognizes two Pacific nations to counter China
- President Joe Biden officially recognizes the Pacific nations of Cook Islands and Niue to counter China's influence.
- The recognition of the two nations aims to maintain a "free and open Indo-Pacific region".
- The deals to recognize the two nations will also combat illegal fishing, address climate change in a vulnerable region, and boost economic growth.
- The Cook Islands and Niue together form a sprawling economic zone in the South Pacific.
Tongan Language Week: When a short teaching post in Tonga turns into a year-long lockdown
nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/tongan-language-week-when-a-short-teaching-post-in-tonga-turns-into-a-year-long-lockdown/6ZA4ZEVGQFE3RALQVFK75R4VGM/
Rugby World Cup: Five things we learned from this weekend in France: Hansen’s cutting edge is up with the World Cup’s best - Minister makes beer run - Ireland’s ...
irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/2023/09/17/rugby-world-cup-five-things-we-learned-from-this-weekend-in-france/
Why is 2023 so hot? A rare Pacific volcano is among the suspects: While most big blasts cool the planet with a sun-dimming haze, the eruption of Hunga ...
thejakartapost.com/culture/2023/09/16/why-is-2023-so-hot-a-rare-pacific-volcano-is-among-the-suspects.html
Ireland Puts Tonga Away at the Rugby World Cup, Underdog Portugal Harasses Wales and Samoa Arrives
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/rugby/20230917-137043/
Bay Area woman indicted over ‘international Ponzi scheme’: A Bay Area woman has been accused of swindling 1,000 investors out of $11 million by falsely promising ...
sfchronicle.com/politics/article/tonan-ponzi-scheme-18376294.php
Climate change is driving higher temperatures. Not a volcanic eruption: Climate change is the major driver of this year’s extreme temperatures ...
thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4149620-climate-change-is-driving-higher-temperatures-not-a-volcanic-eruption/
'Divide between two Irelands getting bigger' - Holly Cairns: Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns said the divide between Ireland and Northern Ireland is ...
independent.ie/videos/divide-between-two-irelands-getting-bigger-holly-cairns/a346642733.html
Trio in court after allegedly making off with R8,000 in cash-in-transit heist: Mosa Bhekifa Ngwenyama, Ali Obi Ebrahim and Mfanasibili Lawrence Lubisi were ...
timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2023-08-15-trio-in-court-after-allegedly-making-off-with-r8000-in-cash-in-transit-heist/
Keith Earls: Ireland will have to be defensively switched on against Tonga: He was a team-mate of Tongan centre Malakai Fekitoa last season and he acknowledged ...
irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-41225689.html
Blinken criticises China's 'problematic behaviour' during visit to Tonga: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of China's "problematic behaviour" during ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blinken-visits-tonga-discusses-strategic-importance-pacific-region-2023-07-26/
Tonga's Dr Afuha'amango Tuipulotu making a difference as the world’s chief nurse: Dr Afuha'amango Tuipulotu pledged to fix 'pain and suffering' in Tonga ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/496956/tonga-s-dr-afuha-amango-tuipulotu-making-a-difference-as-the-world-s-chief-nurse
The Globe and Mail: Canadian, World, Politics and Business News & Analysis: The Globe and Mail offers the most authoritative news in Canada, featuring national ...
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Antarctica: Ozone hole forms unusually early - Is a volcano to blame?: The ozone hole over Antarctica occurs annually - but this year too early ...
morgenpost.de/ratgeber/article239149263/Antarktis-Ozonloch-entsteht-zu-frueh-Forscher-besorgt.html
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Tonga, New Zealand and Australia next week as the Biden administration shifts its Indo-Pacific strategy into ... Show more
Holy grail or raising the drawbridge? Winners and losers of new International Rugby League calendar
theroar.com.au/2023/08/09/holy-grail-or-the-drawbridge-coming-up-who-are-the-winners-and-losers-of-the-new-international-rugby-league-calendar/
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Neiafu, Tonga: An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the Neiafu region in Tonga on Sunday, the United States Geological Survey ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/magnitude-69-earthquake-strikes-neiafu-tonga-usgs-2023-07-02/
Fiji prime minister cancels China visit after ‘small accident’: Sitiveni Rabuka’s visit was planned as China ramps up its push for security and trade ties with ...
theage.com.au/world/oceania/fiji-prime-minister-cancels-china-visit-after-small-accident-20230726-p5drdk.html
7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes near Tonga: The earthquake's epicenter was located about 280 km (174 miles) southwest of Tonga, at a depth of 167 ...
en.samakal.com/world/170820868/-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-near-tonga
Earthquake of magnitude 7.2 strikes near Tonga: An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck near Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean on Friday, according to the U.S ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/earthquake-magnitude-72-strikes-near-tonga-usgs-2023-06-15/
Tongan leader calls for immediate government response over Immigration raids: A Pacific community leader wants the government to fast-track law changes to ban ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/493529/tongan-leader-calls-for-immediate-government-response-over-immigration-raids
Earthquake of magnitude 7.4 hits off Tonga, no tsunami warning: An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck off Tonga on Thursday, United States Geological Survey said ...
reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/earthquake-magnitude-74-hits-off-tonga-no-tsunami-warning-2023-05-10/
Undersea Tonga Volcano Eruption Created Plasma Bubbles That Disrupted Space Satellites
hothardware.com/news/tonga-volcano-eruption-created-plasma-bubbles-that-disrupted-satellites
US opens embassy in Tonga amid China’s increasing influence in Pacific islands: The United States opened an embassy in the Pacific island nation of Tonga on ...
cnn.com/2023/05/10/asia/us-opens-tonga-embassy-intl-hnk/
US opens embassy in Tonga in new pushback against China in Pacific: The United States has opened a new embassy in Tonga, the State Department said on Tuesday ...
reuters.com/world/us-opens-embassy-tonga-new-pushback-against-china-pacific-2023-05-09/
Tongan princess dies in Auckland, aged 75: Princess Siu’ilikutapu was the first elected female parliamentarian in Tonga.
nzherald.co.nz/nz/tongan-royal-dies-at-age-75-in-auckland/AGP5EKY2DVEPRGBB6HS6OIHHDI/
In pictures: Asian royals, leaders attend King Charles' coronation: LONDON -- The coronation of Britain's King Charles III on Saturday drew Asian royalty ...
asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/In-pictures-Asian-royals-leaders-attend-King-Charles-coronation
Quick Glance: Coronation of King Charles III: Testing an Ancient Tradition in a Multicultural and Secular Society
- The religious ceremony will take place on Saturday at Westminster Abbey.
- A London employee prepares a window display featuring a painting of King Charles III on Thursday, May 4, 2023.
- On Saturday, May 6, Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey - the church where all British sovereigns have been crowned since William the Conqueror on Christmas Day 1066.
- The origins of the coronation liturgy, which aims to legitimize both the person and the function of the sovereign, can be traced back almost a millennium to King Edgar's ceremony in 973.
US opens embassy in Tonga, seeking to curb China’s South Pacific reach : The United States said it has opened an embassy in the Kingdom of Tonga ...
english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/05/10/US-opens-embassy-in-Tonga-seeking-to-curb-China-s-South-Pacific-reach-
'We are still being dawn raided', Tongan community leader tells public meeting: A meeting has been held in Auckland between the government and those who lived ...
rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/489396/we-are-still-being-dawn-raided-tongan-community-leader-tells-public-meeting
The biography Noël Coward deserves: ‘In the prison of his days,’ W.H. Auden wrote, ‘teach the free man how to praise.’ Noël Coward’s last performance, possessing ...
spectator.co.uk/article/the-biography-noel-coward-deserves/
Highlights from day three at ASB Polyfest 2023: The prime minister performs at his first Polyfest, while the Sāmoan stage gets off to an amazing start.
thespinoff.co.nz/society/11-03-2023/highlights-from-day-three-at-asb-polyfest-2023
Carmel Sepuloni: New Zealand’s new Deputy Prime Minister: Carmel Sepuloni has been named as New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister, with Chris Hipkins as the Prime ...
rnz.co.nz/news/political/482901/carmel-sepuloni-new-zealand-s-new-deputy-prime-minister
Scientists Discover Unique Microbes on a Lost Island Where the Tonga Volcano Erupted
techtimes.com/articles/286848/20230127/scientists-discover-unique-microbes-lost-island-where-tonga-volcano-erupted.htm
Climate Reparations Won’t Work: For Tonga and other nations disproportionately impacted by the environmental crisis, cash is only a band-aid for a spiraling ...
wired.com/story/tonga-climate-reparations-environment/
Record Eruption of Tonga Volcano Fueled Global Warming: A research team discusses why the undersea volcano may not cool unlike other eruptions and predicts the ...
derstandard.de/story/2000142544209/rekordausbruch-des-tonga-vulkans-befeuerte-die-erderwaermung
Young Tongan mum shares breast cancer journey to raise awareness among Pacific women
nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/young-tongan-mum-shares-breast-cancer-journey-to-raise-awareness-among-pacific-women/IRXYP6JRTC42OVMFOX6772XCEQ/
To Elon Musk, from MP Dr Shane Reti: The MP has asked the billionaire for 'several hundred' Starlink terminals.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/16-02-2023/to-elon-musk-from-mp-dr-shane-reti
Carmel Sepuloni: The girl who grew up to be New Zealand’s first Pacific Deputy Prime Minister
nzherald.co.nz/talanoa/carmel-sepuloni-the-girl-who-grew-up-to-be-new-zealands-first-pacific-deputy-prime-minister/EZNTIE2VNZHXZM5F73XW5DI4UM/
And we’re back: live updates return for 2023 | Live Updates: Live Updates for Jan 16 2023
thespinoff.co.nz/live-updates/16-01-2023/act-party-goes-hundies-on-summer-releases
Lightning in the ‘cataclysmic’ Tonga volcano eruption shattered ‘all records’: An annual report found that 2022 was a year of extremes for lightning ...
cnn.com/2023/01/08/weather/tonga-volcano-lightning-buffalo-snow-climate-scn/
Carmel Sepuloni's deputy PM appointment symbolic for NZ, Pacific leaders say: Leaders in the Pacific community are singing the praises of the country's first ...
rnz.co.nz/news/national/482947/carmel-sepuloni-s-deputy-pm-appointment-symbolic-for-nz-pacific-leaders-say
The first countries have already slipped into the new year: In some countries, 1.1.2023 has already dawned. The Kiribati atoll in the South Seas made the start ...
kleinezeitung.at/international/6233162/In-der-Suedsee_KiribatiAtoll-ist-als-Erstes-ins-neue-Jahr-gerutscht
Looking back at the 2022 eruption that shook the world: One year ago, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano erupted, causing widespread destruction to the ...
phys.org/news/2023-01-eruption-shook-world.html
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