Tonga's Red Cross distributed Household Relief Kits to 24 Ha'apai families living in the most affected communities, after Tropical Cyclone Tino, which impacted Tonga on January 18.
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Monday 27 January 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Monday 20 January 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tropical Cyclone Tino has caused storm surge damage to homes mainly in Ha’apai and Niuatoputapu said Tonga's National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) Director, Paula Ma’u today, 20 January.

Sunday 19 January 2020
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
In a surprising trick of nature, the eye of Severe Tropical Cyclone Tino (Cat. 3) passed over Tonga on Saturday afternoon, 18 January, while barely grazing the capital Nuku'alofa, which was on track for a direct hit. The eye passed between the Ha'apai Group and Tongatapu Group. UPDATED.
Wednesday 15 January 2020
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
We can confidently position first settlement in Ha’apai between 825 and 810 BC, only three generations (75 years) after the first Lapita canoes arrived at Fanga ‘Uta Lagoon on Tongatapu. The dates for individual Lapita sites are informative. They not only answer the question of when, but they reflect upon the process by which the expansion was undertaken. Within Ha‘apai, simultaneous settlement, widely dispersed hamlets on different islands, and small groups of people clearly speak to a planned and organized strategy. In its creation of a settlement network northward from Tongatapu, it brilliantly laid title to these islands. By David Burley.
Wednesday 6 November 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King Tupou VI opened the new Princess Fusipala Hospital in Ha’apai this morning, November 6. The new hospital replaces the old one that was damaged by Cyclone Ian (Category 5) in 2014.

Friday 25 October 2019
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Brisbane, Australia
A six-man fund-raising delegation from Ha’apai is visiting Australia this week seeking assistance from the Tongan diaspora for development projects on Foa Island.

Tuesday 22 October 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
People living in remote communities on the outer islands of Ha‘apai and Vava'u were made more aware of a range of social support services, after teams after visits from a mobile service, called “Rights, Empowerment and Cohesion (REACH or A'u Tonu Ki Ai).

Tuesday 15 October 2019
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
An intermittent smoke eruption towering to 15,000-17000ft above the summit of the Metis Shoal Volcano, Ha'apai, this morning, has an increased likelihood of eruption, with an aviation VONA alert now increased to Orange, the Tonga Meteorological Service advised at 10:20am.
Friday 4 January 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Ha'apai Group recorded record rainfall for the month of December when almost half a year’s worth of rain fell in one month, opening up a sinkhole on Holopeka Road, Lifuka.

Thursday 27 December 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mr Kanitesi Mahe (60) has been appointed as Noble Niukapu of Fangale’ounga on 19 December by King Tupou VI.

Friday 14 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tevita L. Faiva (30) from Halaleva, Tongatapu is the man who died on Tuesday afternoon, September 11 after collapsing on the side of a road in Ha’afeva, Ha'apai, reportedly from a heart attack.

Thursday 13 September 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 30-year-old man from Halaleva died on Tuesday afternoon, September 11 after collapsing on the side of a road in Ha’afeva, reportedly from a heart attack

Monday 27 August 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The two Tongan men arrested and charged in relation to the seizure of 58 kilograms of cocaine worth around $30 million pa’anga in street value in Ha’apai have been released on bail in Nuku’alofa.

Tuesday 26 June 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
58 kilograms of cocaine worth around $30 million pa’anga in street value was seized by Tonga Police in June on the outer island of Ha’apai.

Monday 18 June 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A diver, Tekitau Fifita (43) drowned on Friday night, June 15 while out diving in Hihifo, Ha’apai, Tonga Police reported.

Wednesday 23 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Leadership training for 22 Tongan Police officers focused on accountability, authority and responsibility is being held in ‘Eua and Ha’apai.

Monday 7 May 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 67-year-old man in Ha’apai was sentenced to three-years and nine-months imprisonment after pleading guilty to attempted carnal knowledge on a child, on May 3.

Friday 27 April 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 20-year-old woman who passed away at the hospital in Pangai on Tuesday, April 24 has been confirmed to have been a suicide death.

Monday 9 April 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Rotting boxes of meat were destroyed in Pangai, Ha’apai on Friday, April 6 after arriving in putrid unrefrigerated containers on the MV ‘Otuanga'ofa ferry from Tongatapu. Metuisela Falesiva, Head of the Food Division, said they were dismayed by the incident and warned that retailers need to ensure proper storage

Wednesday 20 December 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two ambulances to be used in ‘Eua and Ha’apai were handed over on December 19 to the Ministry of Health from the Government of Japan.
