POLITICS

Australia and Tonga Strengthen Defence Ties with Commissioning of VOEA Late

NUKU’ALOFA, 15 October 2025 — The commissioning of the VOEA Late, His Majesty’s Armed Forces’ newest and largest landing craft, marks ...
POLITICS

Viewpoint | Prime Minister Hon. Aisake Eke: Understanding Aid Finance and Tonga’s Development Path

In response to recent public commentary and opinion pieces debating Tonga’s fiscal management and aid dependence, Prime Minister and Minister ...
POLITICS

PM Eke to Push SIDS Priorities at World Bank–IMF Meetings

Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Aisake Valu Eke has arrived in Washington, D.C. to lead Tonga’s delegation at the 2025 World Bank Group and International Monetary ...
OPINION

Opinion | Testing the Foundations of Tonga’s New Fiscal Model

In his final contribution to the recent debate on Tonga’s fiscal policy, the author of “Tonga’s Fiscal Stability Is Not the ...
OPINION

Viewpoint | Prime Minister Hon. Aisake Eke: A New Fiscal Model for Sustainable Growth

In response to ongoing discussion about Tonga’s fiscal strategy and aid dependence, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Hon. Aisake ...
Suspension of TAL CEO Brings Airport Dispute to a Head
In the end, it wasn’t a jetliner that grounded operations at Fu’amotu ...
China Opens Belt and Road Media Forum With Calls for Greater Co-operation
The Media Co-operation Forum on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) opened ...
Fangaʻuta Lagoon Bridge Contract Finally Signed After Months of Delays
After months of on-again, off-again negotiations, Tonga’s long-anticipated lagoon bridge project has ...
Youth in Union Brings Hope and Opportunity to Tonga’s Young Rugby Players

News desk The Youth in Union 2025 tour has concluded in Tonga, celebrating another successful year of using sport, health, and education to uplift underprivileged youth across the Pacific Islands. …

Tonga Tala to Make History on Home Court Against Australia
The Tonga Tala will make history when they play on ...
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Chinese Hospital Ship ‘Silk Road Ark’ to Provide Free Medical Services in Tonga

The Chinese naval hospital ship Silk Road Ark will arrive in Nuku‘alofa on 13 October for a week-long visit, offering free medical services to the Tongan people. The vessel will …

Pacific Excellence in Action: Tongan Researcher Leading Clinical Innovation in Aotearoa
In a story that exemplifies the power of Pacific contribution ...
Two Paths, One Bond: The Remarkable Story of Ashton and Michael Kutcher
In the spring of 1978, in the heartland of America, ...

WTO Fisheries Subsidy Ban Takes Effect — What It Means for Tonga

The global fight against overfishing reached a milestone this week as the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) landmark Agreement on Fisheries ...

A Missed Opportunity for Tonga: What the Bezos Earth Fund Could Mean for Our Future

The Pacific has once again attracted global attention, this time with the announcement of more than US $37 million in ...