Over the past month New Zealand Army personnel have been helping their Tongan counterparts restore community buildings and other structures affected by last year's volcanic eruption and tsunami.
The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief involved engineers and support personnel, along with soldiers undertaking construction and maintenance tasks around Tongatapu, where ash still clogs some guttering, roofs and pipes.
Captain Dan Blake said they undertook plumbing, refitted doors, provided wooden covers for windows to protect glass during storms, replaced roofing and spouting, and installed water tanks, among other tasks.
Source:
RNZ Pacific