Tonga is starting the new year with a new prime minister. Parliament elected him in a special session on Christmas Eve. HPR’s ...

Strong storms have pounded Santa Cruz in recent years, most notably collapsing a chunk of its wharf this week. Is it just bad ...

Tonga’s parliament has elected Aisake Eke as the country’s new prime minister. The vote came in a special session of the ...

Tonga has elected a new leader by secret ballot in parliament, two weeks after the previous prime minister abruptly resigned, ...

In January 2022, a tsunami caused by an erupting undersea volcano near Hawaii was as high as two metres and penetrated 100 metres inland in some areas. The material damage in nearby Tonga was ...

Indonesians Mark 2 Decades Since the Tragic Tsunami That Killed Hundreds of Thousands BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — Two decades after a catastrophic tsunami destroyed her village, Tria Asnani ...

Twenty years after the deadliest wave in recorded history, most oceans have warning systems and communities have learned how best to escape the danger.

Port Vila, Vanuatu - December 17, 2024 Rescue work is ongoing after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, causing widespread damage and building collapses in the Pacific Island country ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Honolulu said it had observed waves after the quake but later lifted the threat of tsunami for neighbouring islands, including Fiji, the Kermadec Islands ...

The Pacific nation of Tonga has issued a tsunami warning after an undersea volcano erupted on Saturday, sending large waves crashing across the shore. There were no immediate reports of injuries or ...