Tonga volcano

‘Is there going to be another tsunami?’: Tonga in limbo a year after volcano eruption

The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai caused devastation across the Pacific island nation that remains ongoing a year later

Taina Kami Enoka in Nuku'alofa

14, Jan, 2023 @7:00 PM

Tonga volcano ‘afterglow’ creates dazzling sunsets across New Zealand and Australia

Spikes in aerosols in the stratosphere after volcano erupted in January likely causing unusually vibrant skies

Eva Corlett in Wellington

15, Jun, 2022 @5:17 AM

86,000 bottles of water on the wall: Tonga struggles with post-volcano waste problem

Tonga has seen an increase in plastic waste since the tsunami in January, after huge quantities of supplies were brought in for relief efforts

Taina Kami Enoka in Nuku'alofa

17, Apr, 2022 @9:00 PM

‘We just keep going’: the Tongan resort destroyed by nature’s fury – for the third time

Despite a narrow escape from last month’s tsunami and the arrival of Covid in Tonga, Ha’atafu manager Moana Paea is determined to rebuild her resort once again

Taina Kami Enoka in Nuku'alofa

25, Feb, 2022 @9:00 PM

Tsunami-hit Tonga goes into lockdown after workers helping deliver aid catch Covid

Stay at home orders come into force on Wednesday, as Pacific nation deals with aftermath of last month’s huge volcanic eruption

Kate Lyons

02, Feb, 2022 @1:16 AM

Tonga volcano: 84% of population affected by ashfall and tsunami

Some residents relocated after homes destroyed as communication remains ‘an acute challenge’ and more international relief on its way

Kate Lyons

24, Jan, 2022 @12:58 AM

Elon Musk offers to send terminals to restore internet to volcano-hit Tonga

Tesla billionaire says he could send Starlink terminals via SpaceX to Pacific island nation where communication is down

Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson

21, Jan, 2022 @10:26 PM

Diary of a disaster: the week that Tonga went silent

Seven days after a massive volcanic eruption that spawned a tsunami and ash cloud, communications are still largely down and the scale of the catastrophe unknown

Kate Lyons

21, Jan, 2022 @6:00 PM

Tonga turns back aid flight from Australia after positive Covid case discovered

Morrison government promised Tongans Covid-safe humanitarian relief after volcanic eruption and tsunami

Paul Karp and Reuters

21, Jan, 2022 @6:59 AM

‘Absolutely amazing’: Tongan man swept away by tsunami stayed afloat for 24 hours

Lisala Folau climbed a tree on his home island before being washed away and eventually managing to reach the capital

Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson

20, Jan, 2022 @6:12 AM

New photos show Tonga tsunami devastation as first aid plane arrives from New Zealand

First aid supplies have arrived in Tonga amid fears over contaminated water sources after volcano eruption

Helen Livingstone and agencies

20, Jan, 2022 @4:24 AM

Peru demands compensation for disastrous oil spill caused by Tonga volcano

Volcanic eruption caused spill, described as the worst ecological disaster to hit country in recent history, at refineries operated by Spanish oil giant Repsol

Dan Collyns in Lima

19, Jan, 2022 @10:42 PM