The Latest Breaking News from Tonga

Australia A will play in the Pacific Nations Cup in July against Fiji, Samoa and Tonga with Rugby Australia reviving the development team to boost player depth.

Plus, Tonga volcano eruption: the biggest atmospheric explosion ever recorded

Scientists analysing data from the volcanic eruption found it was the largest explosion since 1883, and roughly comparable to the Krakatoa eruption in Indonesia that killed more than 30,000 people.

It was the biggest eruption the world had seen in decades, but there's still so much scientists are piecing together about what happened when Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai blew.

Six Pacific nations, including Jason Taumalolo's Tonga, will participate in international fixtures in June and for the first time since before the pandemic.

Second row Lopeti Timani has played Tests for both Australia and Tonga

Like the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano that triggered a massive tsunami and sent shockwaves around the world when it erupted on January 15, the recently signed security deal between the Solomon Islands and China has also unleashed geopolitical convulsions of immense magnitude.

The UN says 70 per cent of women and girls experience sexual or gender-based violence during crises. How have women fared in the aftermath of Tonga's volcanic eruption?

A reunion of epic proportions could take place in 2023, where Israel Folau may have the chance to represent Tonga in a World Cup year against Australia, who sacked him for sharing homophobic remarks

Samantha Moala recalls she was taking a shower at her home in Tonga when she heard what sounded like a gunshot so powerful it hurt her ears

He was formidable on the rugby league field, but Sione Finefeuiaki has learnt from his own family in Tonga just how destructive Mother Nature can be, which is why he has arranged for containers of goods - donated by Hunter people and businesses - to be shipped to his homeland…