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The Latest Breaking News from New Zealand

Tonga eruption: Ash cloud disrupts Pacific flights

‘Communication with Tonga remains very limited,’ says New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern

The Independent UK

Tonga: New Zealand military photographs reveal scale of devastation from volcano

The Mango island was hit by waves estimated to be 5-10 metres high, reports say

The Independent UK

'Extensive Damage' in Tsunami-struck Tonga

Aid agencies reported "extensive damage" in the Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday following a massive underwater volcanic blast and tsunami, as the first death from the disaster was confirmed. Early indications of the scale of the crisis on the virtually cut-off island kingdom were emerging through patchy satellite…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Three people confirmed dead by Tongan government in Tsunami amid fears of humanitarian crisis developing

Three people have died after a massive underground volcano eruption and tsunami in Tonga on Saturday, the government has confirmed in its first update since the disaster.

Evening Standard

Tonga news - live: Three dead and homes destroyed as scale of volcano eruption damage emerges

Relief efforts by Australia and New Zealand are hampered by heavy ash across the country’s airport runways and little communication

The Independent UK

Leaked New Zealand military photos show scale of damage caused by Tonga volcano eruption

The 40 images paint a much fuller picture of the damage to the country following a volcanic eruption and tsunami

The Guardian - AU

Reports of ‘significant damage’ in Tonga after eruption, tsunami

Governments and aid agencies try to assess extent of disaster amid ‘challenging’ communication links.

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Tonga could be cut off for weeks amid efforts to repair undersea communications cable

Threat of new volcanic eruption could prevent access by repair ship, which is en route from 4,000km away

The Guardian - AU

Aerial photos show ‘alarming’ destruction in Tonga after volcanic eruption, deadly tsunami

Tonga's small outer islands suffered extensive damage from a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, with an entire village destroyed and many buildings missing, a Tongan diplomat said on Tuesday.

France 24

At least 3 dead after Tonga volcano eruption and tsunami

A British woman was among those confirmed to have died in the disaster, a New Zealand official told Axios.

Axios

Tonga volcano: islands covered in ash as three deaths confirmed

Pictures from New Zealand defence force surveillance flight and UN satellite images show land and trees coated in ash

The Guardian - AU

Volcanic ash delays aid to Tonga as damage reports emerge

Thick ash on an airport runway was delaying aid deliveries to the Pacific island nation of Tonga, where significant damage was being reported days after a huge undersea volcanic eruption and tsunami

The Independent UK

Pandemic disruption to PhD research is bad for society and the economy – but there are solutions

Every year thousands of students enrol in PhD degrees at universities in New Zealand. The government funds their degrees because the advanced knowledge and innovations they develop benefit our economy and society.

The Conversation

Tonga volcano: distress signal detected in low-lying islands after eruption, as first death reported

Regular contact with Tonga may not resume for weeks after confirmation the communications cable was cut in at least one place

The Guardian - AU

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Reuters

All homes on one of Tonga's islands destroyed, three dead

All the homes on one of Tonga's small outer islands have been destroyed by a massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, with three people so far confirmed dead, the government said on Tuesday in its first update since the disaster struck.

The Guardian - AU

Australia records 77 deaths on deadliest day of pandemic; national medical stockpile activated – as it happened

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Daily Mirror

Tonga volcano: Aerial photos show island split in two by tsunami after eruption

The underwater volcano erupted near the Pacific nation of Tonga and the extent of the damage can now be seen from space after it wreaked havoc on Saturday

The Guardian - AU

Tonga volcano: a visual guide to the eruption and its aftermath

The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption – from explosion and tsunami alerts to a drifting veil of ash

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Daily Record

Outlander star Graham McTavish shares snaps from Lord of The Rings Hobbiton tour in New Zealand

The Glasgow born actor now lives in New Zealand with his wife and two children after settling there in 2011.

Newsroom.co.nz

Waiting on news from Tonga: ‘It’s painful, you just feel hopeless’

Tongans in New Zealand are anxiously awaiting news from home.

The Independent UK

Tonga tsunami: Australia and New Zealand send planes to assess damage

Up to 80,000 people are thought to be affected but communication has been cut off with the Pacific nation

Asharq Al-Awsat

Flights Sent to Assess Tonga Damage after Volcanic Eruption

New Zealand and Australia were able to send military surveillance flights to Tonga on Monday to assess the damage a huge undersea volcanic eruption left in the Pacific island nation. A towering ash cloud since Saturday's eruption had prevented earlier flights. New Zealand hopes to send essential supplies, including much-needed…

ABC News

Tonga's Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano's impact felt around the world, from the US to Scotland

While authorities are still working to fully assess the damage from the eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano, it seems many places that felt its effects have been spared widespread damage.

Al Jazeera

Overseas Tongans wait anxiously for news after volcano eruption

A volcanic eruption and tsunami severed communications with Tonga, leaving the Pacific kingdom isolated.

Axios

New Zealand confirms U.K. coronavirus strain as Auckland locks down

The city of Auckland is on lockdown for 3 days.

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