King Tupou VI reasserts the monarch’s role in the affairs of state with the appointment of his son as a senior minister.

J.J., who was to represent Tonga at the Paris Olympics, succumbed to an accident while free-diving at Faleloa, Ha’apai, on Saturday (June 15). The promising athlete was free diving from a boat ...

may still inhabit remote areas of the South Pacific. The giant Tongan ground skink was a remarkable creature, and one with a storied history. Stealthy, solitary and elusive–this lizard ...

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