In 2024, the U.S. Pacific Fleet Band shared its music with 2.5 million people in nine countries and four Hawaiian Islands. Its 600 engagements included concerts for the community, performances for school children, official Navy events and...
The Friendly Islands Teachers’ Association (FITA) is leading a transformative effort to empower educators and promote sustainable development within Tonga's education sector. In March 2024, FITA, conducted two pivotal workshops focusing on climate...
BAKU, AZERBAIJAN (20 November 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the governments of Solomon Islands and Tonga have signed grant and loan agreements for energy projects on the sidelines of COP29. The ADB-supported projects will help the...
29 May 2024, Nukualofa Tonga - It's been nearly a year since the Kingdom of Tonga carried out a ground-breaking mission to restore and re-wild Late Island by eradicating invasive rats, potentially marking it as the largest rat-free island in the...
08 October 2024, Sydney, Australia - The critical role of Indigenous peoples in addressing the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution was recognised at the inaugural Global Nature Positive Summit (GNPS)...
8 October 2024, Tongatapu, Tonga - The African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) is recognised as one of the world’s 100 worst invasive alien species and ranks among the top 30 terrestrial invasive plants. Initially introduced to many Pacific...
11 October 2024, Funafuti, Tuvalu - The Environment Department and the Marine Ports Department of Tuvalu, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), through the Pacific Regional Invasive Species...
Rat eradication programmes have long been used to tackle the issue of invasive species. Yet there is still much to learn about measuring the response of ecosystems to the absence of invasive rats, particularly in the Pacific region. Are there more...
MFAET Minister and delegation joins PIF Forum Leaders meeting in Tonga. Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Minister, Hon. Peter Shanel Agovaka and delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade including the...
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman will visit Tonga from 26 to 29 August to attend the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Meeting. The PIF is...
On the 150th anniversary of the Tonga Constitution, political scientist, Dr Malakai Koloamatangi, writes that Tonga’s electoral system and constitutional arrangement might need attention in the future. He asks if a decision was made to further...
Forget the game. The highlights of Sunday’s Kiwis vs Tonga test happened in the stands. On Sunday, I bought a $20 ticket to the cheap seats in the upper corner of Eden Park to watch the Kiwis vs Tonga in the Pacific Championship. I’ll admit I’m...
This is the final part of a two-part article. Continue reading below or click here to read Part 1 Representation in this context is a necessary process for forming a representative parliament, more or less, depending on the degree of...
Tonga have been left soul-searching after a crushing 40-14 defeat to the Kiwis at Eden Park on Sunday. The loss has exposed deep cracks in their Pacific Championships campaign and raised fresh concern for injured forward Eliesa Katoa. Captain...
Hawaiian-Tongan singer Josh Tatofi will perform the national anthem and a concert at today’s Kiwis-Tonga game. Hawaiian-born Tongan singer Josh Tatofi is set to perform the Tongan national anthem and deliver a 30-minute concert following the match...
Nothing went right for Tonga – but New Zealand were ruthless – feasting on their errors and bullying their much vaunted pack. The halftime stats told the story, as the Kiwis had more than double the amount of metres, runs and tackle breaks, as...
Tatofi has a huge fan base in New Zealand and around the Pacific region. The singer grew up in Hawaii and spent his childhood visiting family in the Tongan villages of Vainī and Ma’ufanga. Last year, his South Pacific tour sold out around the...
“[It shows] the power of the game - without Australia,” said Jones. “They’re the benchmark…they’ve been the benchmark for ever really. But [for] the international game, where they’re not part of this competition, just shows you how strong it is.”...
When the Kiwis meet Tonga at Eden Park this weekend, the scoreboard will matter, but so will something else: a changing identity for both teams. Tonga coach Kristian Woolf has named former captain Jason Taumalolo for the clash, a big boost after...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The king of the small Pacific nation of Tonga on Friday took the extraordinary step of dissolving the nation's parliament and ordering new elections. Although the government was facing difficulties, the action took...
