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The Nuku’alofa Registrar of Marriages, Births and, Deaths was busy this morning, as couples arrived to register their nuptials, in the last week before government offices close for the Christmas holidays on 20 December.

“If we want to save lives now, and keep 1.5 within reach, the highest ambition COP outcomes must stay front and centre in these negotiations,” the UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell said at a media briefing at COP28 Climate Sumit, in Dubai, UAE, on Friday 8 December.

Two Tongan women's rugby players, Siutiti Ma’ake (22) and Neomai Vunga (19), have been awarded Super W rugby contracts for Australian clubs in 2024, after being scouted at the 2023 Oceania Rugby Women's Combine

A global stocktake is a process for countries and stakeholders to see where they’re collectively making progress towards meeting the goals of the Paris Climate Change Agreement, and where they’re not. A series of high-level events at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) will help move the world’s first global stocktake closer to a conclusion. The global stocktake will inform the next round of climate action plans due in 2025.

Sione Katoa (29) was sentenced to 21-months imprisonment with parts suspended for numerous charges that included possession of illicit drugs, namely 0.65 grams of methamphetamine at Veitongo.

The 12th defendant to be sentenced for being involved in distributing a portion of a salvaged shipment of cocaine washed up in Vava'u in 2021, was sentenced five and a half-years' imprisonment, partially suspended, for engaging in dealings with another person to transfer a Class A illicit drug to Tongatapu.

Tongan creative artist and handicraft maker, Lu'isa Nau, is determined to utilize locally sourced materials, to maintain the authenticity of Tongan craftsmanship, while expressing dismay over the imported counterfeits that local artisans have to compete within the marketplace. Her home-based creative operation in Nuku'alofa was recently awarded at GGGI Grant for her business plan that aligns with sustainable development goals.

Progress on climate adaptation is slowing, while the world is heading for a temperature rise far above the global average temperature, say reports recently released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

At the Nature Plenary of the World Climate Action Summit, at COP28, on 2 December, Tonga's Prime Minister Hon. Hu’akavameiliku introduced, to world leaders, the region's ‘Unlocking Blue Pacific Prosperity’ initiative, to rejuvenate and protect the Blue Pacific Continent for future generations. Pacific leaders are making a direct appeal to global partners to actively join the Pacific to turn the tide for the benefit of the Pacific region and the planet.