Tonga relief

Next aid ship to Tonga delayed

La'auli Sir Michael Jones, who is supporting the Tonga relief effort, said a large chunk of the aid already in Tonga has been offloaded.

He said the food and water supplies bound for Tonga in the next shipment will also include rugby gear.

 

 

Photo: Aotearoa Tonga Relief Committee  caption: The first shipment of aid sent to Tonga by New Zealand community members and businesses is finally being unpacked after completing mandatory quarantine on Tongatapu 

 

     

Six Nations Rugby help raise funds for Tonga

The international rugby tournament, which is comprised of all six Unions and Federations, has confirmed it will make a £100,000 donation to the Tonga relief efforts.

On 15 January, a violent eruption occurred at the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’api volcano in Tonga causing a Pacific-wide tsunami, swamping coastlines as far away as Peru, and releasing a cloud of ash billowing more than 20km high.

Many houses in Tonga were completely or partially destroyed, while ashfall and saltwater intrusion continues to threaten people’s health, agriculture, and the local ecosystem.