The Cruise Ship Queen Elizabeth arrived in Tonga yesterday around 8:00 am and berthed at the Vuna Wharf as part of a day visit to the Kingdom of Tonga. She is the second largest ship to be constructed for Cunard, exceeded only by Queen Mary 2, and is capable of carrying up to 2,092 passengers. The ship is running mate to Queen Victoria who visited Tonga in 2014. This is the second time this majestic vessel visited the kingdom and the largest to berth at the new Vuna Wharf.

An Australian police detective superintendant says a small group of Pacific Islanders who are profiteering from illegally selling Kava are to blame for the move to ban it.