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Thursday 22 February 2018 5:58pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Cyclone Gita has hit Tonga with a massive power bill. It will cost an estimated NZ$20 million to fix the cyclone damage to the power grid on Tongatapu and ‘Eua, said Seti Chen, Operations Manager for Tonga Power Ltd today. By Eleanor Gee and Linny Folau.
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Thursday 22 February 2018 3:31pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of India has announced that it will provide USD$1 million owards Tonga’s recovery from Cyclone Gita. India’s Prime Minister H.E Mr. Narendra Modi sent a message to Tonga’s PM ‘Akilisi Pohiva on 16 February, announcing India’s contribution and conveyed his "deepest sympathies, thoughts and prayers for the victims of this natural calamity." Premium content -
Thursday 22 February 2018 12:44pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs, or drones) have been transported to Tonga with the support of the Australian government, to provide a comprehensive visual assessment of the damage caused by Cyclone Gita, the World Bank reports today. Tonga has also received a payout of more than US$3.5 million from the Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company – the first payout made by the insurance platform established in 2016. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 February 2018 6:35pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Much needed food supplies were today distributed to impoverished families in Popua, who were left living under tin sheds or damaged houses by Tropical Cyclone Gita last week. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 February 2018 6:27pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Chief Justice Paulsen of the Tonga Land Court scolded the Minister of Lands Hon. Ma’afu in a ruling of a land dispute case on 5 February. The ruling dismissed a decision by the Minister of Lands to regrant land registration to an overseas based Tongan man. The man wanted to evict his niece who had been living on a town allotment in Fanga for more than 40 years. -
Wednesday 21 February 2018 6:18pm
Suva, Fiji : Around 14,000 Tongan students will be able to return to school soon with new emergency education supplies provided by UNICEF in partnership with the NZ Defence Force, after Cyclone Gita damaged around 129 classrooms in 83 primary and secondary schools in southern Tonga last week. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 February 2018 6:03pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : UN agencies are applauding Tonga’s early warnings of Tropical Cyclone Gita to the community, saying it helped to reduce the impact on human lives after the islands of Tongatapu and ‘Eua were struck last week. Premium content -
Wednesday 21 February 2018 3:25pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : When Cyclone Gita blasted a dilapidated little Tongan fale into Fanga 'Uta Lagoon on the night of Monday February 13, home to a non-conformist Tongan artists group, the ferocious winds could not destroy the creative spirit of the Seleka International Art Society Initiative. -
Tuesday 20 February 2018 7:32pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Photographs taken today around the eastern area of Tongatapu from Ha'ateiho up to Nukuleka, show extensive damage to homes, vegetation and schools caused by Tropical Cyclone Gita. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 February 2018 7:26pm
Melbourne, Australia : Wallaby lock forward Adam Coleman will captain the Melbourne Rebels for the 2018 Super Rugby season. Coleman’s father is Pau’u Afeaki – who captained the 1983 ‘Ikale Tahi team. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 February 2018 7:24pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Seven men aged 20-35 years were arrested when a police operation seized unlicensed firearms, ammunition and cannabis. Premium content -
Tuesday 20 February 2018 7:07pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : A falling tree branch on Taufa'ahau Road hit Senior Police Constable ‘Apisai Fihaki (36), knocking him unconscious and fracturing his right ribs, while he was responding to a call for emergency evacuation during Tropical Cyclone Gita. But recovering today at his home in Ha'asini, Fihaki said that saving people’s lives was the utmost priority. By Linny Folau1 comment Premium content -
Monday 19 February 2018 8:43pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Bank South Pacific (BSP) Tonga has donated $30,000 to Tonga Red Cross relief program to support the victims affected by Cyclone Gita. Sione Taumoefolau, Secretary Generale for Tonga Red Cross Society said “this will go a long way in assisting their work in hiring trucks to deliver aid to affected areas, feeding the volunteers and other needed support.” -
Monday 19 February 2018 7:54pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : “The sooner that we reopen for business, the better,” is Pangia Earl Emberson's reaction to the devastation of the Pangaimotu Island Resort by Tropical Cyclone Gita during the night of 12 February. Premium content -
Monday 19 February 2018 7:48pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Less than eight months after being officially re-opened, Nuku'alofa's Teufaiva Stadium has fallen back into disrepair with much of the stadium’s tin roofing torn off by Cyclone Gita on Monday night. Premium content -
Monday 19 February 2018 7:43pm
Pyeongchang, South Korea : With only 3 months of training, Pita Taufatofua finished his cross-country 15km race in 114th place out of 116 skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Pita and other skiers displayed the Olympic spirit at the end of the race when they greeted and carried the last placed skier - German Madrazo of Mexico at the finish line. Premium content -
Monday 19 February 2018 7:39pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Police in Nukunuku are looking for two male suspects in their 20s who are alleged to have assaulted a 62-year-old woman on the head with a rock on Sunday afternoon, February 18. Premium content -
Monday 19 February 2018 7:38pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : Four male teens have been arrested by police for allegedly stealing goods from a Chinese shop at Fanga on Saturday afternoon, February 17. Premium content -
Monday 19 February 2018 7:33pm
Nuku'alofa, Tonga : The Government of Japan is sending more emergency relief goods to Tonga at the request of the Tongan Government, in the wake of Cyclone Gita. Premium content -
Monday 19 February 2018 7:19pm
Houma, Tongatapu : Cyclone Gita destroyed 18 homes and damaged another 60 houses in Houma, on Tongatapu, where a massive clean-up operation is underway this week. Lord Vaea of Houma said some tarpaulins had been distributed on Saturday, but "We need the tents!" Premium content
