Sources: ABC Australia
Tongans vote to elect 26 of the 30 members of the Legislative Assembly. Members of the country's nobility elect nine representatives, while the rest of the voting population elect 17 MPs. 2025-11-20
Tonga extends the state of emergency, which includes curfews and restrictions on gatherings, until November 23. The country, which is COVID-19-free, imposed strict measures on March 12. 2020-10-28
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces that New Zealand will give NZ$10 million to Tonga to help with rebuilding after the country was struck by Cyclone Gita in February. 2018-03-6
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes west of the Pacific Island of Tonga. There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage. 2017-08-19
The Polynesian state of Tonga declares a Zika virus epidemic with two confirmed cases and 265 suspected cases. 2016-02-4
An explosion of the Hunga Tonga submerged volcano in the South Pacific Ocean, near Nuku'alofa, Tonga, disrupts air travel and creates a one-kilometer new island. 2015-01-16
Tongans go to the polls in the first general election in the nation's history in which the majority of parliament will be popularly elected. 2010-11-25
Cyclone Rene heads for Tonga and Niue after brushing American Samoa. 2010-02-14