Tag: Matangi Tonga
‘Teary-eyed’ Tongan PM resigns ahead of no-confidence vote
RNZ Pacific
Tongan Prime Minister Hu'akavameiliku Siaosi Sovaleni has resigned, the Tongan Parliament Office has confirmed.
Hu'akavameiliku resigned in Parliament today, ahead of the no confidence...
‘Fijian hearts are heavy’ says PM as Pacific mourns Queen Elizabeth...
RNZ Pacific
Queen Elizabeth II -- 1926-2022
Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama tweeted today "Fijian hearts are heavy this morning as we bid farewell" as global...
Tongan King calls for unity as he vows to rebuild amid...
RNZ Pacific
Tonga's King Tupou VI is urging his people to unify and rise from the ashes of the Hunga volcanic eruption and tsunami which...
Overwhelming sense of relief that ‘apocalyptic’ Tongan tsunami spared most lives
By Finau Fonua and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalists
There is an overwhelming sense relief in Tonga with people thankful the death toll is...
Fury in Tonga at new ‘spot fine’ limits quietly imposed on...
By RNZ News
Journalists in Tonga are angry at new regulations they say clamp down on media freedom.
The Ministry of Communication passed eight regulations in...
Matangi Tonga condemns state for ‘annihilating’ public broadcasting
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk
Matangi Tonga has hit-out at what it says are attempts by the government to take over and “muzzle” the Tonga Broadcasting...