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Pasifika Festival celebrates its 30th birthday this year with a new look and name.
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Fashion showcase launches revamped Pasifika Festival
Pacific and Māori fashion will be displayed in tonight's Pasifika Showcase at The Cloud.
Tongan family keeps tradition alive: 'Tapa making is ingrained in our DNA'
How one New Zealand-based Tongan family is keeping their cultural and traditions alive.
Deadly Tongan volcano unlikely to erupt in near future
The eruption last year generated forces 500 times bigger than the Hiroshima atomic bomb.
Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption: What a Kiwi volcanologist discovered
What we know about the Tongan volcano eruption and tsunami four months on.
Frenzied attack: Bravery of boy, 11, and woman commended by judge
The attacks with a knife and scissors missed vital organs by millimetres.
NZ couple found dead in Tonga were electrocuted, say police
Brother of woman found dead alongside her husband says it's a blessing they died together.
'Something went terribly wrong': Kiwi couple were fixing boat before electrocution deaths
Ben and Rochelle Neill were found dead after a suspected accident.
Kiwi couple found dead in Tonga
Tonga police are investigating the death of a New Zealand couple in Vava'u.
NZ gives Fiji $50,000 boost, Nauru records infections
A round up of the Covid 19 cases across the Pacific Islands.
NZ medical team to provide mental health support in Tonga
Eight NZ medical profs have left for Tonga to help with trauma in tsunami aftermath.
'Leave our horses alone': Val Adams responds to critics after eating horse
'If you really want to try it, let me know and I might get you some.'
Tonga eruption and the Kiwi scientist: What we know about the big blast
NZ volcanologist arrives in Tonga to help reconstruct January's monster eruption.
Northland family desperate to fast-track Ukrainian visa process, as mum flees war-zone with single backpack
Northland man pushes to bring his mother-in-law from Ukraine to New Zealand.
Death toll nears six million as pandemic enters third year
Some analysts put the number of deaths much higher - at between 14 and 23.5 million.
Uncertain future for islanders who survived Tongan eruption
The January 15 volcanic eruption that was so huge it echoed around the world.
Tonga's internet finally restored five weeks after big eruption
The internet connection to the rest of the world has finally been restored for Tonga.
Arrivals from Tonga will soon have to self-isolate due to rising Covid cases
Tonga now has 139 active cases, 75 of which are from the last three days.
This country beat New Zealand as 'most beautiful in the world'
Do you think this popular holiday destination beats New Zealand's beaches and mountains?
More Covid-19 cases in Tonga as NZ communities rally to aid
There are now 65 confirmed cases in Tonga as the Kingdom starts looking at rebuilding.
Elon Musk has answered Tonga's internet call: reports
The devastating eruption in mid-January damaged an undersea telecommunications cable.
Rebuilding post-eruption Tonga: 4 key lessons from Fiji
Tonga suffered major infrastructure damage after the massive undersea eruption.
Shocking aerial images show extent of tsunami devastation
Dramatic discovery among the rubble, as new images reveal scale of devastation.
No masks, movies and bars open: The nations lifting Omicron restrictions
Flattening case counts in recent days raises hopes of another turning point in pandemic.
Three new Covid cases in Tonga as Kingdom enters lockdown
Three new Covid cases confirmed in Tonga, bringing total to five.
Tonga to enter lockdown after recording two Covid cases
This comes just a few weeks after the pacific nation suffered an eruption and tsunami.
Apple-picking begins early for Hawke's Bay group with new variety
The apple-picking season has started early for some growers.
'Stand Together': Tonga's King calls for unity to rebuild
Where there's a will, there's a way, the King said.
Covid hits one of the last uninfected places on the planet
Kiribati was among the last places in the world to have avoided any virus outbreaks.
Shallow 6.2 quake rocks Tonga, Fiji region
The quake is the latest natural seismic event to hit the region.
Twenty-three Australians on ship delivering aid to Tonga have Covid-19 virus
The HMAS Adelaide left Brisbane on Friday.
Heard, felt but barely seen: How a volcano severed Tonga from the world
New York Times: The disaster has been defined by the nation's near-complete disconnection.
Shane Reti: Can Elon Musk help our Pacific neighbours?
This is an offer to the Tongan community to tweet Elon Musk
Global aid effort under way as big forces help tiny Tonga
The HMNZS Wellington and Aotearoa are already in Tonga and other nations are helping too.