Vava'u

A few months before his death, the Māori King stood with indigenous Pacific leaders, signing the He Whakaputanga Moana declaration, for whales to be given personhood. Audio

Two Tongan churches are debating who will hold the funeral for the third victim of a Christmas Eve bus crash in New Zealand.

Tonga police say a 74 year old American male has been found dead on his yacht in Vava'u.

Tonga Airways has cancelled plans for a domestic air service involving Fiji Airways aircraft after it failed to win ministerial approval.