Tonga

Tonga's first case of Covid-19 has tested negative after a second round of testing.

A member of Tonga's parliament plans to draft legislation to make the cryptocurrency bitcoin legal tender in the kingdom.

The arrival of nine more players has bolstered the Tongan rugby camp ahead of this weekend's test against England at Twickenham.

Tonga's first lockdown due to a case of Covid-19 has begun, and the streets of Nuku'alofa are quiet. Audio

The Tongan Government has announced that the main island Tongatapu will go into lockdown from midnight after the discovery of the first case of Covid-19 in the Kingdom.

Close to 300 people are in now managed isolation in Tonga after the discovery of the Kingdom's first positive Covid-19 case.

Tonga's Prime Minister is urging people on Tongatapu to use the weekend to prepare for a potential lock down next week after the Kingdom's first Covid-19 case was confirmed.

Tonga have selected eight new caps in their squad to take on Scotland in the opening match of their Northern Hemisphere rugby tour this weekend.

New Zealand is planning to reopen one-way quarantine-free travel to some countries, starting with Samoa and Tonga, the Covid-19 response minister said in today's government briefing. Video

The Tonga MP Siaosi Pohiva is predicting a mostly fresh line up in the new parliament after elections on 18 November.

A group of 15 lawyers in Tonga has written to King Tupou VI asking him to revoke the appointment of Lord Afeaki as the acting Lord Chief Justice.

A Tongan lawyer, and former head of the Law Society, says the new parliament needs new ideas and new enthusiasm to deal with the country's soaring drug problem.