The Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) has received a first capitalisation contribution of 417,000,000 Japanese Yen, approximately USD$3 million, from the Government of Japan. The PRF is the first international financial institution to be collectively owned by Pacific Islands Forum member governments, dedicated to providing small-scale grant financing for Pacific communities. It will be headquartered in Tonga.
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Wednesday 12 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Thursday 6 March 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A US$107 million grant from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will support 14 Pacific Island countries including Tonga, in safeguarding their tuna industries against climate change impacts.

Friday 28 February 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tonga Government is considering withdrawing from the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant to create a new competition led by Tonga, says the Minister for Justice and Tourism, Hon. Mo’ale Finau.

Tuesday 25 February 2025
Christchurch, New Zealand
New Zealand is hosting the world’s largest climate adaptation event this October, and aims to accelerate international climate adaptation with particular emphasis on issues for the Pacific and Indigenous people. The eighth international Adaptation Futures Conference (AF2025) in Ōtautahi Christchurch will be hosted by the University of Canterbury.
Friday 21 February 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Pacific Islands Forum members gathered in Suva, Fiji, this week for a Deep-Sea Minerals Technical Meeting, which began on 18 February. The discussions aimed to enhance understanding of deep-sea minerals (DSM) issues, promote greater regional cooperation, and respect differing views and sovereignty.

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Solomon Islands government has launched an investigation into activities of the Miss Pacific Islands Pageant (MPIP) judges, following fraud allegations made during the crowning of the Miss Pacific Islands in Honiara on Saturday, 8 February. "Despite the withdrawal of the Stop notice, the investigations are continuing. Formal charges will be made upon determination of the facts presented through the investigations," the Solomon Islands government stated today.

Wednesday 12 February 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga hosted the Australia-Tonga High Level Consultations on 11 February, bringing senior officials from both Governments together to discuss past, ongoing and future cooperation. This year’s talks in Nuku'alofa involved over a dozen ministries across both countries.

Wednesday 12 February 2025
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Auckland, New Zealand
Treasured bowling balls belonging to the world champion bowler, Milika Nathan, have gone missing and the New Zealand school teacher of Tongan descent, says they are pretty important to her high-level performance.

Tuesday 11 February 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt, the head judge of the 2025 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant was stopped at the Honiara Airport, in the Solomon Islands, amid controversy over the Miss Pacific Islands final result on the crowning night.

Monday 10 February 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Miss Tonga, Racheal Guttenbeil, placed first runner-up in the Miss Pacific Islands pageant, on Saturday at Friendship Hall, in Honiara, Solomon Islands.
Racheal won the “People’s Choice Award”, with over 130K online votes and the "Best Traditional Attire category". This year the new Miss Pacific Islands is Miss Samoa, Litara Ieremia-Allan.

Friday 7 February 2025
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Honiara, Solomon Islands
Eight contestants for the Miss Pacific Islands 2025 crown, completed the first judging category, a pre-pageant interview on 6 February, in Solomon Islands. The crowning will be held on Saturday 8 February, in Honiara.

Monday 3 February 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Miss Tonga, Racheal Guttenbeil, is one of eight beauty queens vying for the Pacific crown at the 2025 Miss Pacific Pageant, being held in Honiara, Solomon Islands from 1-8 February.

Wednesday 29 January 2025
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Film maker and art journalist, Timothy Stone is looking for evidence left by 19th century pirates who visited Tonga in 1829. Stone is currently in Tonga on a quest to find out what happened to a small jolly boat that was left on Niuatoputapu or Tafahi and last photographed in 1970. He is also looking for locals who may be able to help identify the origins of two objects, a straw hat and a carved pipe.

Friday 24 January 2025
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s new Prime Minister, Hon. Dr ‘Aisake Valu Eke, will pick up Tonga’s leadership role as Pacific Islands Forum Chair. He will chair pivotal ministerial meetings in 2025, including the Special Forum Economic Ministers Meeting, Forum Trade Ministers Meeting, and Forum Foreign Ministers Meeting.
Tuesday 21 January 2025
Auckland, New Zealand
The importance of parental involvement with Pacific children with hearing loss is revealed in a review by University of Auckland academics. In Aotearoa, Māori and Pacific children and youth are over-represented in severity and prevalence of impaired hearing. New Zealand-born Tongan Palavi, is in the final year of her doctoral studies at the School of Population Health. She says improving services and empowering parents will make a positive difference for children suffering from hearing loss.
Thursday 2 January 2025
Wellington, New Zealand
Fuel recovery is now underway from the sunken HMNZS Manawanui in Samoa. Commodore Andrew Brown said today that salvor divers had begun extracting fuel and other pollutants from the ship, during a complex environmental protection operation that is expected to take a number of weeks. The navy ship sank after running aground on a reef on the southern coast of Upolu in October.
Friday 20 December 2024
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Wellington, New Zealand
Multiple Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) flights to Vanuatu this week have delivered emergency responders and tonnes of search and rescue equipment and aid, while 93 New Zealanders and approved foreign nationals have been evacuated. Another evacuation flight is being planned for Saturday, as part of New Zealand’s support to Vanuatu following Tuesday’s 7.3-magnitude earthquake.

Wednesday 18 December 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan students at the University of the South Pacific in Vanuatu, this year, say they had returned home after their exams, before the devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Port Vila yesterday. The Government of Vanuatu, stated last night that most of the damage was in Port Vila, Efate. There were 14 confirmed deaths, and many injured or missing.

Wednesday 18 December 2024
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Wellington, New Zealand
The New Zealand Defence Force is providing assistance to Vanuatu following yesterday’s 7.3 magnitude earthquake and is establishing an air bridge taking emergency workers, equipment and supplies to Port Vila.

Wednesday 18 December 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Attorney General Hon. Linda Simiki Folaumoetu‘i at the International Court of Justice, in The Hague, Netherlands, called for States “to take collective transformational and cooperative action to mitigate climate change for the benefit for both present and future generations,” when she presented oral statements, during an initiative led by the Republic of Vanuatu in December.
