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The ‘Eua Agricultural Show 2014 was held today, Friday 15 August at the Niu'eiki grounds in Angaha, attended by King Tupou VI.

HM King Tupou VI opened the first Royal Agricultural Show 2014 at the Matangimalie Grounds at Hihifo, Niuatoputapu this afternoon Wednesday, August 6.

The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints LDS has partnered with the Government of Tonga to rebuild over 100 homes that were either destroyed or damaged by Tropical Cyclone Ian in the Ha'apai group of islands in January.

Six-days of birthday celebrations for HM King Tupou VI start today Tuesday July 1 in Neiafu, Vava’u. The king will officially mark his 55th birthday on Friday July 4, a public holiday in Tonga.

The inaugural “Tu’i Vava’u” festival will commence tomorrow Friday 13 June with events to 10 July 2014.

Vegetable nurseries are being established for 17 communities in the cyclone-hit islands of Ha‘apai and Vava‘u to help them recover and sustain their food crops.

The Ministry of Infrastructure has stopped the Tonga Red Cross from constructing temporary shelters for families in Ha‘apai after Tropical Cyclone Ian devastated the islands in January. Two houses completed on the island of Mou'unga'one were handed over to affected families this week but the Red Cross had planned to build another 24 to alleviate the suffering.

The MV Niuvakai cargo vessel is to start service this month and transport aid supplies to Ha'apai, after it was launched by Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala today, March 14.

Donations of food, clothing and building materials continue to flow in for the people of Ha'apai, in Tonga, whose homes were destroyed by Cyclone Ian in January. The Tongan community in Hilo, Hawaii this week shipped a container of goods.