The case in the Cook Islands emerged a month after the country reopened its air borders to travelers from New Zealand.
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With No End in Sight, Ottawa Protests Extend Beyond Canada’s Borders
Officials are grappling with a new protest blocking a major border crossing, while similar demonstrations have disrupted traffic in New Zealand and Australia.
New Zealand Inquiry Finds Hundreds of Reports of Abuse by Priests
The complaints, going back seven decades, attest to the pervasiveness of sexual and other abuse within the Catholic Church and are part of a worldwide reckoning.
Tonga’s Diaspora Confronts Daunting Challenge of Disaster Response
Tens of thousands of overseas Tongans, intimately tied to their homeland, are contending with the pandemic, snarled supply chains and limited communications.
Tongan Man Swept Away by Tsunami Survived After 26 Hours Afloat
Lisala Folau, a retired carpenter, spent a night and day at sea after an undersea volcanic eruption sent waves crashing through his home on the island of Atata.
Ash From Tonga Volcanic Eruption Still Poses a Threat
Ash from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific nation presents risks to drinking water and air quality, experts say. Quantifying them in real time is a challenge.
After Tonga’s Volcano Eruption, Worries Grow About Covid Exposure
Aid workers risk bringing in a virus Tonga has so far kept out. But there are more immediate problems, as its government confirmed in its first statement since the disaster.
Tonga Shrouded by Ash and Mystery After Powerful Volcano Erupts
So far, the only deaths reported occurred 6,000 miles away, in Peru. But outside emergency workers have yet to make their way to the Pacific island nation.
Tonga Shrouded by Ash and Mystery After Powerful Volcano Erupts
So far, the only deaths reported occurred 6,000 miles away, in Peru. But outside emergency workers have yet to make their way to the Pacific island nation.
Underwater Volcano Erupts, Setting Off Tsunami Warnings Across Pacific
The volcano erupted near the remote island nation of Tonga, triggering a chain of warnings and causing strong waves as far away as the United States.