Tupou's cheeky message to rugby officials Still recovering from the trauma of Tonga's volcano and tsunami disasters, Taniela Tupou has hinted what it'll take to keep his talents in Australia. AAP · Feb 9, 2022
Canadian reconstruction aid to Tonga 40 years ago points the way today Tonga is still assessing the devastation of January’s volcanic explosion that was hundreds of times more powerful than the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. The Conversation · Feb 7, 2022
Turtle's U-turn days before Tongan volcanic eruption captured by satellite imagery A turtle released after nearly three years of rehabilitation has another lucky escape — performing a giant U-turn just before a deadly volcanic eruption in Tonga. ABC News · Feb 7, 2022
Tonga tsunami a reminder: Aussie expert Disaster expert Andrew Gissing says the tsunami triggered by last month's volcanic eruption in Tonga should serve as a major reminder for Australia. AAP · Feb 5, 2022
Olympian Pita Taufatofua uses his platform to help tsunami-struck Tonga Taufatofua first gained fame as the shirtless Tongan flag bearer. He now uses his platform to amplify Tonga's needs. Axios · Feb 4, 2022
Rebuilding post-eruption Tonga: 4 key lessons from Fiji after the devastation of Cyclone Winston While news from Tonga is still disrupted following the massive undersea eruption and tsunami on January 15, it’s clear the island nation has suffered significant damage to housing stock and infrastructure. The Conversation · Feb 4, 2022
Aid reaching disaster-hit Tonga brings first virus outbreak For more than two years, the isolation of the Pacific archipelago nation of Tonga helped keep COVID-19 at bay The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022
Why Tonga flagbearer Pita Taufatofua won’t be at the Beijing Olympics He won't be there in Beijing. USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 3, 2022
New Munster man Malakai Fekitoa's incredible Tonga fundraising campaign after tsunami The former All Black will join Munster this summer after signing a two year deal Irish Mirror · Feb 3, 2022
Streets of tsunami-hit Tonga empty on first day of COVID lockdown The streets of tsunami-hit Tonga were empty and silent on Thursday on the first full day of a lockdown imposed in the previously coronavirus-free nation after two wharf workers were diagnosed with COVID-19. Reuters · Feb 3, 2022
Tsunami-hit Tonga goes into Covid lockdown Tsunami-hit Tonga has gone into lockdown after two wharf workers tested positive for Covid, prompting the previously virus-free nation to go into lockdown on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2022
Covid briefing: Seven things you need to know as Boris Johnson faces new claims over 'Abba-themed' party A Cardiff University student has spoken about her 'frustration' after being taken to court for holding a lockdown party with 17 people and threatened with a £2,000 fine Wales Online · Feb 2, 2022
Tonga goes into lockdown after reporting handful of COVID cases Community transmission and lockdown deal further blow to Tonga as it deals with aftermath of a major volcanic eruption. Al Jazeera · Feb 2, 2022
Disaster-hit Tonga enters 1st pandemic lockdown after 2 COVID cases detected Communications have yet to be fully restored from last month's deadly volcanic eruption and tsunami. Axios · Feb 2, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2022 Covid news: Anger as Tory MP says lockdown breach ‘like parking fine’; Germany could relax restrictions in March – as it happened Pfizer-BioNTech seeks US approval for under-5s Covid inoculation; Lithuania to scrap Covid pass on Saturday
Reuters · Feb 2, 2022 Tonga goes into lockdown; COVID cases not at international aid port - official Tsunami-hit Tonga said two wharf workers had come down with COVID-19, prompting the previously virus-free nation to go into lockdown on Wednesday, but the waterfront workers were not on docks being used by foreign navies to deliver aid.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2022 Tsunami-hit Tonga goes into lockdown after workers helping deliver aid catch Covid Stay at home orders come into force on Wednesday, as Pacific nation deals with aftermath of last month’s huge volcanic eruption
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2022 Virus arrives along with aid in Tonga, triggering lockdown Disaster-hit Tonga will go into lockdown Wednesday evening after the Pacific island nation reported two port workers who had been helping distribute international aid had become infected with the coronavirus
ABC News · Feb 1, 2022 COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place — as it happened Get up to speed on the latest coronavirus news happening across the country.
The Conversation · Feb 1, 2022 Volcanoes, plague, famine and endless winter: Welcome to 536, what historians and scientists believe was the 'worst year to be alive' It’s only February and already 2022 is shaping up badly. A huge volcanic eruption off the coast of Tonga, the prospect of war with Russia, the ongoing pandemic (and its economic disruptions). And that’s even before we touch on Chinese sabre-rattling over Taiwan or Sex and the City’s disastrous reboot.
ABC News · Feb 1, 2022 Tonga records two COVID-19 community cases, Pacific Island nation prepares for two-day lockdown Still reeling after last month's volcanic eruption and tsunami, the Pacific Island nation will enter a two-day nationwide lockdown after two port workers tested positive for COVID-19.
ABC News · Feb 1, 2022 Claims sailors are enduring scorching conditions to repair 'stranded' HMAS Adelaide as reinforcements arrive Exhausted naval technicians say they're battling temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius as they work around the clock to repair a power failure that's crippled Australia's largest warship, HMAS Adelaide, in the Pacific.
ABC News · Jan 31, 2022 HMAS Adelaide suffers power failure during Tongan mission after volcanic eruption A massive electrical power failure cripples the Australian Navy's largest warship as it completes its humanitarian mission to Tonga following the January 14 volcanic eruption and tsunami.
ABC News · Jan 28, 2022 Tonga reliant on rainfall to harness hazardous volcanic ash, which could be used to rejuvenate Pacific nation The volcanic ash that coats much of Tonga poses serious health risks if inhaled but once enough rain falls, it could help rejuvenate the country's soil and is already being collected for building materials.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 28, 2022 Tsunami Models Underestimated Shockwave from Tonga Eruption The volcanic eruption in Tonga this month unleashed an atmospheric shockwave that radiated out at close to the speed of sound, pushing large waves across the Pacific to the shores of Japan and Peru, thousands of kilometers away. Forecasting models and warning systems, designed primarily to assess earthquake-triggered waves, did…