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Tongan King and Prime Minister Work Toward Resolution Amidst Differences

Posted on 15 March 2024

Tongan Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni recently met with King Tupou VI in Niuafo’ou to address disagreements that had arisen in early February. Although no official updates have been released…
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Climate Change Pressures Prompt Women in Tonga to Seek New Homeland

Posted on 08 March 2024

As the impacts of climate change continue to intensify, women in Tonga are facing the harsh reality of displacement, prompting discussions about seeking new lands to call home. Rising sea levels, increasingly frequent extreme weather events, and coastal erosion are among the factors driving…
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Tongan Story Makes Waves at Sundance Film Festival

Posted on 26 January 2024

The short film "Lea Tupu'anga" by two Tongan-New Zealand filmmakers has made a significant impact at the Sundance Film Festival, one of the world's biggest film festivals. Chosen from a pool of…
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Two years since Tonga Volcano Eruption - ongoing impact and learning

Posted on 18 January 2024

15 January marked two years since the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption caused immense devastation to the Kingdom of Tonga. The biggest explosion of this kind in over 100 years, the eruption…
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Declaration of drought in Tonga

Posted on 12 October 2023

Tonga Meteorological Service has revealed parts of the nation are in drought. In their latest report, it was announced that Tongatapu  and ‘Eau are currently in drought, with alerts and warnings in…
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Board of the Forum of Young Parlimentarians welcomes first Pacific MP

Posted on 23 March 2023

Lord Fakafanua, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, has just been named as a member of the IPU Forum of Young Parliamentarians Board.
 
The Forum of Young Parliamentarians aims to ensure youth…
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Migration is influencing Tongan gender norms 

Posted on 23 February 2023

 A study supported by the Pacific Research program investigates how relocation impacts Tonga's traditional gender norms.
 
Tonga has deep seated gender norms that reflect inequalities between men and women, but also complexities…
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Tonga's Minister for Foreign Affairs addresses CID Conference

Posted on 01 November 2022

The CID Conference 2022, Global strategies vs local realities, opened with a keynote speech from Tonga’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu.

Responding the conference theme, Fekita said:

“You touch on…
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Launch of new podcast series: Useful Outsiders

Posted on 17 February 2022

We are excited to announce the launch of our new monthly podcast series!

We kick off with an episode that really captures what we want the series to interrogate: how can aid…
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Psychological impact of Tongan eruption and tsunami

Posted on 17 February 2022

The psychological effects of the Tongan tsunami and volcanic eruption, and now a Covid-19 outbreak, are becoming a concern for locals, a veteran journalist told Stuff reporters recently.
 
The Tongan government predicts the road to recovery…
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