NZ assists clean water supply in Ha’apai [1]
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 20:24
The New Zealand Government has committed $40,000 (NZD) to Tonga's Red Cross to purchase guttering kits for over 500 homes in Ha'apai for clean rainwater collection.
The Secretary-General of the Tonga Red Cross Society Sione Taumoefolau and Peter Shackleton the New Zealand Deputy High Commissioner signed an agreement for the funding to purchase 375 guttering kits, on 14 February in Nuku'alofa.
Sione said they are grateful to the New Zealand government for their continuous support in the disaster response after Tropical Cyclone Ian. The funding is to support the provision of clean water to affected communities in Ha’apai.