There was no tsunami threat from a Magnitude 6 earthquake, centred 136 km west of Neiafu, Vava'u, and north west of Ha'apai at 4:03am today, 16 December, the Tonga National Tsunami Centre reported. A ...

The kingdom of Tonga has been in the news recently for political in­stability ... Late was inhabited until the late 19th century when King George Tupou I evacuated the residents to a village on the ...

Tonga, officially known as the Kingdom of Tonga ... Other notable cities include Neiafu, in the Vava'u island group, famous for its marine landscapes, and Pangai, in the Ha'apai islands, renowned ...

Samiu Vaipulu, at a Press Conference with local media today. Developing an International Airport at Vava'u, is something the Tonga government is now considering, but because of the limitations of the ...

Settled around 1500BC, Tonga is also unique as the only remaining kingdom in Polynesia. For hundreds of years ... Germany, increasingly active commercially in the region, was keen to establish a ...