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Residents now banned from entering Fua‘amotu airport and Tano‘a hotel for two weeks

National 12/07/2020 0

Tongan residents are now banned from entering the Fua’amotu International Airport and the Tanoa International Dateline Hotel as the kingdom’s first repatriation flight is...

The blessings of being a small island nation – but could danger come in by the back door?

National 12/07/2020 0

Kaniva News Commentary So far Tonga has not had a single confirmed case of Covid-19. There have been a number of suspected cases and the government...

Law to return power to king “has taken us backward” says Hon. Siaosi; describes Democrat MPs’ support for Tu‘i‘onetoa government’s proposal as “disappointing”

National 10/07/2020 0

Tonga’s Democratic Party’s Secretary MP Siaosi Pōhiva has described a vote to return the power to appoint the Secretary for Foreign Affairs from the...

Tonga defers first expected repatriation flight after Fiji confirms three new cases of Covid-19

National 09/07/2020 0

The first repatriation flight to return stranded Tongans from Fiji which was supposed to start tomorrow as announced by the government has been postponed...

Sea cucumber diver dies near ‘Oneata; another remains missing

National 08/07/2020 0

A sea cucumber diver, 37, has died while another man, 20, was still missing near the island of ‘Oneata on Monday. Police said a rescue...

Covid-19: What you need to know about alert level 1

National 09/06/2020 0

This article is republished with permission under Kaniva News partnerships with Radio New Zealand New Zealand will move to alert level 1 from midnight on...

Early morning earthquake felt in Vava‘u

National 17/05/2020 0

A deep magnitude-5.3 quake has been felt in Neiafu this morning. It struck at about 2.11am and was 138km deep, Earthquake Track reported. Vava’u Town Officer...

Category 3: Tonga on alert as Cyclone Tino sets sights on Nuku’alofa

National 18/01/2020 0

This story by RNZ.co.nz is republished with permission People on Tonga's main islands are being told to stay home...