Tonga

In a statement Akilisi Pohiva said he had met Attorney General Aminiasi Kefu "to seek a common pathway forward".

The meeting also involved the Justice Minister Vuna Fa'otusia and the Police Minister Mateni Tapueluelu.

Mr Pohiva's government and Mr Kefu have clashed over a number of issues in the past year, including last August's dissolution of parliament, the royal Privy Council, the Constitution and more recently the arrest of two MPs on separate fraud-related charges.

Did she choose this profession or did the profession choose her?

According to the 23 year old, her biggest inspiration in achieving this success came from her father, who was also a land surveyor.

‘Growing up seeing my dad inspired me so much, just by seeing him do the type of work he used to carry out so seeing him I just had so much interest in surveying, because his whole life he was a surveyor as well, he worked for the government, so seeing my dad drove the interest in me in surveying’, she said.

Gita hit Tonga a month ago as a category four cyclone, leaving widespread destruction, particularly to the country's agriculture sector.

The EU gave an initial $US120,000 in post-cyclone assistance to Tonga last month.

A European humanitarian aid operations expert was also deployed to take part in a rapid assessment of the situation.

According to a statement from the EU's regional office in Fiji, the assessment indicates there are still many humanitarian needs to be addressed.

Tonga's coach Kristian Woolf said there had been talk of a match in October, with Qatar and Hawai'i touted as possible venues in an effort to expand the game globally.

Tonga made waves during the 2017 World Cup when they upset New Zealand, before narrowly losing to England in the semi-final while drawing large crowds everywhere they played.

They missed out on a requested rematch with the Kiwis this year, but a match against the Kangaroos was "more reality than fantasy," Woolf said.

The state of emergency applies to the land and seas areas of Tongatapu and Eua.

The initial declaration was made on 12 February after Cyclone Gita hit the two islands causing extensive damage to infrastructure, homes and vegetation.

In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said it is still necessary for emergency powers to be exercised in order to prevent or minimise loss of life, illness or injury, property loss or damage or damage to the environment.

Photo file supplied Caption: Damage at the domestic terminal in Nukua'lofa 

Trained in trauma and grief counselling, the chaplains will spend time in the communities most affected by the cyclone before returning to the capital, Nuku’alofa.

The Roman Catholic charity arm, Caritas, has also joined the relief effort to deliver supplies – food, water, and temporary shelter – to those most affected.

But the chaplains at the forefront of rebuilding and strengthening the community through psycho-social support which will restore hope.

The Family Protection Legal Aid Centre opens today in Nuku'alofa and was established by the local Ministry of Justice and will operate within the Ministry's compound.

The Ministry's assistant secretary, 'Aunofo Aholelei, said the centre was a response to gaps found by key stakeholders of the Family Protection Act 2013.

Ms Aholelei said there had been no free legal services on offer to assist victims of domestic violence and there was a lack of services available for those living in the outer islands.

She said the centre was a way forward in addressing those gaps.

The Family Protection Legal Aid Centre will be opening its doors on Monday 12 March 2018.

The Centre was established by Tonga’s Ministry of Justice, with support provided by the Pacific Community (SPC) through its Regional Rights Resource Team (RRRT). The Centre was initiated under the leadership of the late Susana Faletau, Chief Executive Officer for the Ministry of Justice.

The match will take place the same weekend as State of Origin Game Two and players like Andrew Fifita will have a big decision to make in terms of who they play for that weekend.

NSW captain Boyd Cordner said he won't push Fifita into playing for the Blues this year, with the prop still being the undecided on his representative future.

Earlier Fifita's Cronulla team-mate Paul Gallen had urged him to make a decision sooner rather than later to aid NSW coach Brad Fittler's preparations for the series.

Fifita has said he could leave it until Origin week to decide.

With family crops diminished and the possibility of food shortages in the coming weeks, His Royal Highness Prince Ata donated eight acres of cassava to assist communities and families.

Cassava is a root crop that many Tongans rely on as a staple food source.

The Church has secured the use of three refrigerated containers to be used to preserve harvested crops. One container was made available by local Latter-day Saint leader, Vili Harris, and the other two were provided by Dateline Transam Shipping Ltd. Tonga.