17 October, 2020. This week, on 14 October 2020, the Cook Islands joined Australia, Kiribati, New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tonga as the eighth signatory state to ratify The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus Agreement (the Agreement) heralding the final requirement for entry into force of the Agreement.

13 October,2020. Every year the National Emergency Management Office (NEMO) joined the international community to commemorate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDR) usually falls on the 13 of October. 

8 October, 2020. The Police Traffic Unit begun enforcing the new Infringement Notices and Penalties under the new Traffic Act 2020 from Thursday 1st of October 2020, concentrating on seatbelts, and the use of mobile phone while driving.

30 Sepitema, 2020. ‘Oku ‘oatu heni ‘a e tali ‘a e Potungāue ki he Fefolau’aki Sivile, ki he ngaahi tukuaki’i takihala mo ‘ikai mo’oni kuo fakamafola ‘i he mitia, fekau’aki mo e ngāue ki hono fakahoko ‘o e setifikeiti ‘o e kautaha vakapuna Lulutai Airlines Ltd (“Lulutai Airlines”).

22 August, 2020. The public is hereby advised that the second repatriation flight from New Zealand tentatively scheduled for Tuesday next week, August 25 has been suspended until further notice.

5 ‘Aokosi, 2020. Na’e fakaava ‘e he Minisitā ki he Potungāue Polisí, Tamate Afí mo e Me’a Fakafokifā, Lord Nukú ‘a e Konifelenisi hono Ua ‘a e Potungāue Tamate Afí mo e Me’a Fakafokifā ki he ta’u fakapa’anga 20/21 ‘aki e kaveinga ko e “Tali angí ko ha Pale ‘o e Ngāue ‘Aufuato” ‘i he pongipongi ‘o e ‘ahó ni ‘i he loki konifelenisi Fe’ao mo e Ngalú, Kasitomu, 5-7 ‘o ‘Aokosi.

30 July, 2020. The second repatriation flight for stranded nationals in New Zealand is scheduled to depart from Auckland to Tonga on Tuesday next week August 4.

21 Siulai 2020. ‘Oku fakafuofua ‘e tū’uta mai ki Tonga ni ‘a e vakapuna hono ua ‘i hono fetukutuku mai ‘a e kakai Tonga ‘oku tuku vakā ‘i he ngaahi fonua muli ‘i he uike ‘uluaki ‘o ‘Aokosi.