Tonga

Whales ‘relentlessly pestered’: tourism boom sparks new rules in French Polynesia
Caps on the number of boats allowed to approach whales among measures to be introduced while experts say restrictions don’t go far enough
Tiare Tuuhia in Tahiti
29, Oct, 2024 @12:22 AM

‘We can’t even buy our own land’: the Tongan women pushing for change
Women are only permitted to lease land in the Pacific country as advocacy groups call for reform to the system
Sera Sefeti in Nuku’alofa
13, Sep, 2024 @8:00 PM

Last-minute Taiwan drama and a policing plan: five things we learned at the Pacific Islands Forum
China’s representative demanded the scrapping of language about Taiwan in the final communique; Pacific countries will get a new multinational police unit
Daniel Hurst in Nuku'alofa, Tonga
30, Aug, 2024 @10:44 PM

Australian PM caught on camera joking with senior US official over funding of Pacific policing plan
Anthony Albanese tells journalists to ‘chill out’ over comments filmed in the wings of Pacific Islands Forum
Daniel Hurst in Nuku'alofa, Tonga
28, Aug, 2024 @9:56 PM

‘Even in the teeth of a gale, she has time for a hula’: the sailor breaking barriers on the Pacific ocean
First female Fijian sail master on traditional vessel Uto ni Yalo led a difficult week-long voyage to the Pacific leaders’ summit in Tonga
Sera Sefeti in Nuku'alofa, Tonga
27, Aug, 2024 @2:58 AM

‘A crisis entirely of humanity’s making’: UN chief issues climate SOS on trip to Pacific
António Guterres calls for a ‘massive’ increase in finance and support for the countries most vulnerable to rising sea levels
Daniel Hurst in Tonga and Adam Morton
26, Aug, 2024 @11:01 PM

UN chief to push for more climate change action at Pacific leaders’ summit
António Guterres to attend Pacific Islands Forum (Pif) in Tonga with climate crisis and unrest in New Caledonia among issues to watch
Tess Newton Cain
26, Aug, 2024 @2:41 AM

Inside the battle for top job that will decide the future of deep-sea mining
Marking a pivotal moment for the fate of the barely known ecosystems on the ocean floor, 168 nations will decide this week who will head the International Seabed Authority
Karen McVeigh
29, Jul, 2024 @9:00 AM

Parts of Tonga without internet after cables damaged and Starlink ordered to cease operations
The island networks of Vava’u and Haʻapai were cut more than two weeks ago following damage to the undersea cable
Kalafi Moala in Nuku'alofa
16, Jul, 2024 @1:46 AM

Mapped: the vast network of security deals spanning the Pacific, and what it means
Guardian analysis shows web of agreements between Pacific countries and Australia, US and China, as experts raise concerns over rising militarisation
Prianka Srinivasan and Virginia Harrison
09, Jul, 2024 @1:21 AM

‘Woke mumbo jumbo’: Sydney barrister says he will lobby King of Tonga in fight against Newington College coed shift
Exclusive: Dallas Morgan sends impassioned email to old boys updating them on ‘embarrassing saga’ and telling them to ‘never give up’
Catie McLeod
20, Jun, 2024 @3:00 PM

For years the best-known Tongan on Australian TV was played by Chris Lilley. At last Pasifika artists are being recognised | Winnie Dunn
It’s an honour to be the first Tongan writer to publish a novel in Australia – but why did it take so long for our mob to get here?
Winnie Dunn
15, Jun, 2024 @8:00 PM
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