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BBC : Tonga
30 august
09h37
Ex-Wales centre Halaholo makes Tonga debut v Fiji
World Rugby rules allow ex-Wales and Cardiff centre Willis Halaholo to play for Tonga.
04 july
11h24
Ex-Wales centre Halaholo set for Tonga debut
World Rugby rules allow ex-Wales and Cardiff centre Willis Halaholo to play for Tonga.
08 september
23h33
Climate change leaves future of Pacific Islands tourism ’highly uncertain’
Tourist sector bosses in the region are increasingly concerned about the impact of climate change.
04 september
21h59
A rare behind the scenes look at the Pacific power tussle
As the US, China and UK try to woo Pacific Islands for geopolitical reasons, nations are more concerned about climate.
27 august
02h15
Surging seas are coming for us all, warns UN chief
Speaking to the BBC at the Pacific Islands Forum, António Guterres says these islands are the most vulnerable .
23 january
08h21
Weight loss TV programme has been ’life-changing’
Susan, from Kettering, loses four stone since filming Channel 4’s Around the World in Eighty Weighs.
12 december
10h19
I learned to play rugby with a water bottle’
Solomone Kata talks about his journey from remote Tongan island to starring for Leicester in the European Champions Cup.
23 august
08h35
Tonga media guide
An overview of the media in Tonga, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
08h34
Tonga country profile
Provides an overview of Tonga, including key dates and facts about this Pacific island nation.
08 january
16h00
Unexpected Elements
We take a look at everything we’ve learnt since the Tonga volcano erupted a year ago.
21 november
02h56
Tonga volcanic eruption reshaped Pacific seafloor
Prodigious volumes of rocky debris blanketed the ocean bottom in January’s cataclysmic blast.
02h56
How a volcanic flow moves along the seafloor
Scientists modelling January’s Tonga volcanic eruption have modelled debris flows on the seafloor.
19 august
23h30
Robot boat maps Pacific underwater volcano
Uncrewed surface vessel Maxlimer surveys the underwater Hunga-Tonga seamount that erupted in January.
23h29
Driving a robot boat on the other side of the world
Emily Bird visits the Essex control room operating an uncrewed surface vessel in the Pacific Ocean.
23h29
UK robot boat maps Pacific underwater volcano
Uncrewed boat Maxlimer maps the underwater Hunga-Tonga volcano which erupted in January.
02 july
06h32
Folau injured on Test return for Tonga
Former Australia wing Israel Folau was injured on his Test return as Tonga lose 36-0 to Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup.
29 may
00h06
Unexpected Elements
New insights into Tonga’s cataclysmic volcanic eruption revealed
25 may
09h00
Immense crater hole created in Tonga volcano
January’s huge eruption at Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai dramatically deepened its opening, or caldera.
23 may
03h43
Explosive Tonga volcano ’surprisingly intact’
Despite the ferocity of its January eruption, Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai is structurally intact.
15 may
09h33
Tonga eruption was ’record atmospheric explosion’
The January event was far bigger than any 20th Century volcanic event, or indeed any atom bomb test.
11 april
14h59
Professor snorkels over Tonga volcano
Shane Cronin gets a close-up view of the underwater volcano that erupted spectacularly in January.
01 april
05h00
Robot boat to map Tonga volcano aftermath
A robot boat controlled from the UK is going to survey the Pacific volcano that erupted in January.
22 february
09h25
Tonga internet link restored after eruption
The Pacific island nation was cut off from the world for weeks after an undersea volcano erupted.
15 february
00h28
Tongans suffering trauma from disasters, says PM
In an exclusive interview with the BBC, PM Siaosi Sovaleni says rebuilding mental health is a challenge.
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