A Pangaimotu Island monument was cleaned up by a work party from HMAS Adelaide during a small islands clean-up operation, following the devasting tsunamis and ash fall from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption on January 15. Navy and Army personnel scrubbed the cross clean from the sand and ash and cut overgrown vegetation.
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Tuesday 1 March 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Friday 28 January 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eleven people on Pangaimotu Island climbed into a fau tree as tsunamis ravaged the coast of the low-lying atoll on Jan. 15, following the massive explosion at Hunga volcano.

Friday 6 December 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three participants entered the Tonga Aquathon Nationals yesterday, 5 December, involving a 1.8km from the Ocean pool near Touliki to Pangaimotu Island followed by a 2km run or two laps around the island. Two athletes completed the event.

Monday 3 July 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 175th Anniversary of the Catholic Church in Tonga on Sunday, July 2 was celebrated with a mass led by HE Cardinal Mafi at Pangaimotu Island, the site of a white cross that marks the first mass held on July 2, 1842.

Tuesday 20 September 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Six swimmers stepped up to taking part in the inaugural 6km open water swim to Fafa Island on Saturday 17 September, initiated by the Malolo Swim Club. Supporters including Tonga’s famous Olympic flag bearer, Pita Taufatofua, wished them well at Faua Wharf as they prepared for the challenge.

Monday 21 May 2007
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Pangaimotu,Tonga
Pirates from 19 yachts invaded the bar at the Pangaimotu Island Resort on Saturday night for the Fancy Dress prize giving of the 2007 New Zealand-Tonga Island Cruising Regatta.

Friday 25 November 2005
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Mooring off Tonga's Pangaimotu island this morning, a yacht belonging to one of the world's wealthiest figures, may have a few weeks of idle time in Tonga while its 37 crew members and a controversial parrot on board seek entry to New Zealand.
