Investigators from the Tonga Police Professional Standards Unit are probing into the death of a 69-year-old male in police custody at the Mu’a Police Station on Monday.
Six months on from the violent eruption of Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano, plans are underway to relocate residents from one of the worst impacted islands.
China's ambassador to Tonga has denied engaging in "debt trap" diplomacy in the Pacific, saying that if the heavily indebted country cannot repay its loans, "we can talk and negotiate in a friendly, diplomatic manner".
New Zealand High Commissioner Matt Howell presented his credentials to King Tupou VI at the Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa formalising his appointment as the New Zealand High Commissioner to Tonga.
The 31-year old joins the Westerners from French side Grenoble where he earned 65 appearances in four seasons with the club. The 6’5, 116kg lock previously represented New Zealand side Waikato in the...