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The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in January had scientists scrambling to figure out what caused such a massive explosion, which then triggered a devastating tsunami. Four months…

When a group of students at Skagit Adventist Academy in Burlington, Washington state, saw images of destroyed villages and ash-covered palm trees in Tonga, it struck a chord.

NIWA scientists are undertaking a mission to discover the undersea impacts of the recent Tongan volcanic eruption.

The Tonga Rugby Union believes sport has a major role to play in the country's ongoing recovery from the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption and tsunami.

Concerns are being raised about the agricultural impacts of the recent volcanic eruption in Tonga.

Tonga Cable Ltd says the country's domestic telecommunications cable may take up to a year to fix.

A new national Civil Defence tsunami alert category is being worked up following the huge impact of the Tongan volcano eruption on Northland's coastline.

When the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano erupted in Tonga on January 15, it caused a communications blackout that left the country without internet and no international phone service.

Tonga's Prime Minister Hu'akavemeiliku Siaosi Sovaleni says rebuilding mental health after the recent volcanic eruption and tsunami is a challenge.

A team of workers from Elon Musk's SpaceX are in Fiji trying to re-establish full internet communications in Tonga, with a Starlink broadband connection. Audio

From the breakdown in communications to delays in repatriation, seasonal workers from Tonga are grappling with the challenges that disasters bring.

Investigations are being conducted into the source of a Covid-19 outbreak in Tonga, according to the prime minister.

The Kingdom of Tonga will go into nationwide lockdown from 6pm on Wednesday.

A tsunami expert says forecasting models and warning systems did not account for the boosting effects of the shockwave from the recent Tonga volcanic eruption.

The American Samoa government's humanitarian relief drive for Tonga has raised more than US$90,000.

Tongan King Tupou VI is urging his people to unite and find the will to rebuild their island home following the devastation of a volcanic eruption and tsunami two weeks ago.

Tonga is already rebuilding amid the devastation of a double whammy of natural disasters, according to the Red Cross.

Aotearoa Tonga Relief Committee co-chair and Labour MP Jenny Salesa is confident Tonga can handle Covid-19 on board HMAS Adelaide. Meanwhile, she's been preparing about $1.6m in aid for the nation. Audio

Volcanologists estimate the material ejected in the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption was about twice that of the Mount St Helens eruption in 1980.

Specialist New Zealand Defence Force staff will be checking Tonga's shipping lanes are passable and the wharf is safe so desperately needed humanitarian supplies can get through. Audio