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Earlier, the Matangi Tonga news site reported that scientists observed massive explosions, thunder and lightning near the volcano after it started erupting early Friday. ... (40 miles) north of ...
[22] [23] The government of Tonga issued a tsunami warning to residents, and waves of 30 cm (12 in) were observed in Nuku'alofa. [22] [24] Later in the afternoon, Tongan geologists near the volcano observed explosions and a 5-kilometre-wide (3.1 mi) ash column between 17:00 and 18:30 local time. [25]
The 2006 Nukuʻalofa riots, also known as the 2006 Tongan riots, [2] started on 16 November, in the Tongan capital of Nukuʻalofa.The Legislative Assembly of Tonga was due to adjourn for the year and despite promises of action, had done little to advance democracy in the government.
Matangi Tonga is an online newspaper providing Tongan news in both English and Tongan. It is operated by Vava'u Press . The newspaper's Nukuʻalofa office was destroyed in the fires and rioting in November 2006.
Tonga's foreign policy as of January 2009 was described by Matangi Tonga as "Look East" – specifically, as establishing closer diplomatic and economic relations with Asia (which actually lies to the north-west of the Pacific kingdom). As of 2021, China has attained great influence in Tonga, financing infrastructure projects, including a new ...
The 2009 Tonga undersea volcanic eruption began on 16 March 2009, [5] near the island of Hunga Tonga, approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi) from the Tongan capital of Nukuʻalofa. [6] The volcano is in a highly active volcanic region that represents a portion of the Pacific Ring of Fire .
Hunga Tonga and Hunga Haʻapai are the only subaerial parts of the volcano. Hunga Tonga is the eastern island, while Hunga Haʻapai is the western one. They are part of Tonga's Haʻapai group of islands, [15] an island arc formed at the convergent boundary where the Pacific Plate subducts under the Indo-Australian Plate. [6] [16] [17]
In November 2021 the Tonga government announced that a new parliament building would be constructed on Nuku'alofa's waterfront. [4]