The Latest Breaking News from Tonga

She went for a walk to clear her head and was never seen again

Missing woman's brother still holds hope they'll celebrate birthdays again.

The Canberra Times · Aug 1, 2024

Peter Squires recalls joys of ‘absolutely amateur’ England tour to Japan in 1979

On Saturday, for the first time since the amateur era, England will play in Japan against the host nation.

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024

For years the best-known Tongan on Australian TV was played by Chris Lilley. At last Pasifika artists are being recognised

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?

The Guardian - AU · Jun 15, 2024

Fiji, Samoa and Tonga all options for future NSW Cup

NSW Rugby League CEO David Trodden has outlined long-term plans to one day having teams from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga all playing in the NSW Cup.

AAP · Feb 22, 2024

Tonga volcano eruption was fueled by 2 merging chambers that are still brimming with magma

Researchers have mapped the magma plumbing system beneath Tonga's underwater volcano and discovered three magma chambers, two of which fed the record-shattering 2022 eruption.

LiveScience · Dec 19, 2023

A four-decade-old Pacific treaty was meant to preserve the ‘peaceful region’. Now experts say it’s being exploited

Nearly 40 years after the Treaty of Rarotonga came into force, the region is on edge about another rise in geopolitical tensions

The Guardian - AU · Nov 18, 2023

Over the past six years, governments proposed launching over one million satellites, but where will they all go?

In September 2021, Rwanda announced that it was planning to launch over 300,000 satellites. Three months later, a Canadian company, having previously launched two dozen CubeSats, said it would launch an additional 100,000. Then, a French company did likewise. And SpaceX, which has already launched around 5,000 satellites, now has…

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2023

England coach Shaun Wane wanted Tonga whitewash ‘so badly’

The hosts sealed a series clean sweep with a 26-4 victory.

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023

Elliott Whitehead ends international career with try as England whitewash Tonga

The hosts claimed a 26-4 victory and convincing series win.

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023

England were ‘desperate to win’ after Tonga provocation – Shaun Wane

Tonga coach Kristian Woolf had questioned the refereeing of last week’s first Test before Matty Ashton’s double made the series secure.

The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2023