Nine new United States Peace Corps will serve for two-years in Tonga, the first group to return since their global evacuation in March 2020, due to the COVID pandemic.
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Thursday 29 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 16 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Three new JICA volunteers will take up their postings, after arriving in Tonga last month. Their arrival marks the return of Japanese volunteers post Covid.
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Friday 24 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Four of the US Peace Corps volunteers who were part of a global evacuation due to the COVID pandemic in March 2020, returned to Tonga this week. Fifteen more volunteers are expected to arrive in June.
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Friday 11 November 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The United States Peace Corps commemorated its 55th anniversary in Tonga on 10 November, a happy occasion that also announced the return of volunteers in 2023.
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Friday 1 October 2021
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Nuku'alofa,Tonga
The Rotary Club of Nuku'alofa has supported nearly $500,000 in various projects in Tongatapu and 'Eua during the 2020/21 financial year. Although problems with travel are creating disruptions, several projects are under discussion with other clubs overseas.
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Wednesday 11 September 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A group of university students from Warrane College in Sydney have volunteered to help rebuild a community hall and Catholic chapel at Longolongo, that were destroyed by Cyclone Gita last year.
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Wednesday 4 October 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The United States Peace Corps marked its 50th anniversary of service in Tonga, on October 2 with the unveiling of a plaque by Princess Pilolevu Tuita and parade in Nuku’alofa.
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Friday 22 April 2016
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'Ohonua, 'Eua
Community patrol volunteers in ‘Eua this week received much needed equipment from Tonga Police to help keep their communities safe and reduce crime.
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Tuesday 2 February 2016
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Wellington, New Zealand
Pacific Island nations and territories will continue to receive help to strengthen development needs thanks to New Zealand’s largest volunteer agency, Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA), for signing a three year Memorandum of Understanding with the Pacific Community (SPC).
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Tuesday 10 November 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A group of 15 U.S. Peace Corps volunteers were sworn-in on Saturday, 7 November at ‘Anana, Tongatapu. They will teach English at primary and middle schools in rural Tongatapu and two outer islands.
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