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The Australian Defence Force and New Zealand Defence Force send aircraft to assess the damage in Tonga as communications continue to be disrupted in the Pacific islands.
2022-01-16

Tonga refuses entry to four cruise ships due to health warnings following the pandemic.
2020-02-12

Tongan Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, age 78, dies one day after being taken to a New Zealand hospital from his native country.
2019-09-12

Suffering from pneumonia, Tongan Prime Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva is rushed from hospital in Nukuʻalofa to one in Auckland, New Zealand, where he was treated for a liver condition earlier this year. According to a government spokesperson, Pōhiva is in a "very serious" condition.
2019-09-11

Tonga restores contact with the Ha'apai islands after Cyclone Ian passed through during the weekend, killing one person and significantly damaging structures.
2014-01-13

Cyclone Evan is expected to hit northern parts of Tonga before turning south towards Fiji.
2012-12-15

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

King George Tupou V proposes the use of nuclear energy in Tonga.
2010-06-11