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Japan’s Minister of Defence, Shinjiro Koizumi, called for collective action to “safeguard the Pacific as the ocean of peace” as he opened the 3rd Japan Pacific Islands Defense Ministers Dialogue (JPIDD) in Tokyo on 23 February. The meeting brought together representatives from 28 countries, including defence ministers from Tonga, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and other Pacific Island Countries (PICs), as well as partner nations and ASEAN member states.

The Tonga Police Maritime has suspended its search and rescue operation for a man reported missing at sea after no new information was uncovered following the rescue of his two companions last Wednesday, 18 February.

Due to a lack of funding and sponsorship, Moana Pasifika has canceled this year’s Round Nine fixture against the Chiefs in Tonga, initially scheduled to take place on 11 April, at Teufaiva Stadium.

The Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery is set to launch its first Pacific Strategy this week at the 2nd Pacific Peoples Fono in the Community, hosted by The Cause Collective in Manukau, New Zealand.

The United States Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will visit Hawaii, Tonga and two other Pacific Islands countries, Fiji, and Samoa for high-level meetings from February 22 to March 2, 2026.

Lord Ve’ehala, President of the Tonga Football Association, and General Secretary Lui ‘Aho received an equipment grant of 160 footballs from TASANOC CEO Netina Vea and Australian volunteer Yi Yi.

A search remains underway for one man still missing at sea, Deputy Commissioner and Head of Tonga Police Maritime, 'Atunaisa Taumoepeau, confirmed to Matangi Tonga this morning, 20 February 2026. The update follows the rescue yesterday morning of two Tongans who had been missing at sea for more than ten days.

Launched last year, a bilingual Tongan English sign language booklet ‘Tohi talanoa Nima’ is more than just a learning resource — it has sparked the formation of a national body determined to secure equal access to education, information and opportunity for deaf Tongans.

A 19-year-old man who brutally assaulted a 72-year-old in Vava’u — punching him from behind, knocking him unconscious and leaving him with internal injuries — has been spared immediate jail, receiving a fully suspended prison sentence.