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'Everything's fine': Tragic final post of UK woman swept away in Tonga tsunami
Angela Glover, 50, was said to have been washed away while trying to rescue her dogs.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
Looks like worst-case scenario for Tonga's internet cable
Kiwi telcos offer free calls. Dust-cloud interrupts backup satellite communications.
Tonga volcano eruption: Air NZ postpones repatriation flight due to ash clouds
Flight scheduled to leave Auckland this Thursday postponed indefinitely.
Tonga eruption and tsunami: Fijian Government warns of acid rain
Nema said strong and unusual currents are expected to continue.
No, Hunga-Tonga eruption won't slow global warming
Saturday's eruption created a giant umbrella of ash - but it won't dent global warming.
'Getting back critical information': NZ Orion due to arrive in Tonga
Prime Minister says New Zealand is ready to help the people of Tonga.
Live: RNZAF Orion departs for ash-covered Tonga, fears in NZ for loved ones
'Mum's been crying and singing and crying again.'
Tongan eruption biggest in 30 years, 'best witnessed from space'
Vulcanologist says Tongan blast the biggest since Mt Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991.
Force of Tongan eruption 'astonishing', more tsunamis possible - vulcanologist
'[The eruption] escalated at very short notice,' says Kiwi scientist.
'No warning': Eruption surges sink 12 boats, smash marina
Northland - just recovering from lockdown - takes another hit.
From Italy to Invercargill - why the Tongan explosion was heard around the world
Auckland, Wellington, Invercargill, London?
'Rocks fell like rain': Witness describes escape from eruption fallout
Man said rocks showered around them while they drove to safety.
Family fear for fellow residents of tiny Tongan island of Nomuka
A family are anxiously awaiting news from fellow residents of Nomuka Island.
Tongan Olympian hasn't heard from family since volcanic eruption, tsunami
Tokyo flagbearer's father is governor in Ha'apai - which has been cut off since disaster.
First pics of damage as Tongan residents warned air toxic, water contaminated
Islands face massive clean-up after blast that sent ash, steam and gas 20km into air.
Wild scenes as Bondi Beach evacuated due to tsunami risk
Around midnight, one video captured police and SES rushing to the beach.
Tsunami and cyclone aftermath: Warning in place to stay off beaches until Wednesday in Hawke's Bay
Double trouble: Eruption tsunami and cyclone lead to warning in Hawke's Bay.
Why the volcanic eruption in Tonga was so violent, and what to expect next
The Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano has erupted regularly over the past few decades.
'Pray for us' - tsunami waves hit Tonga; Kiwis urged to stay off beaches
Waves swept through the streets and volcanic ash rained down on Nuku'alofa.
'Pray for us': Tonga hit by large waves after massive underwater volcanic eruption
Tongans rush for high land after tsunami warning and surging waves hit mainland.
Tsunami warning for Tonga as underwater volcano erupts
People have been advised to stay out of the water and away from the coast.
Tonga volcano grows in size as eruption continues for sixth day
Today's ash clouds have fallen back into the ocean over a 10km radius.
Tonga volcano: Flight cancelled because of ash cloud, acid rain falls from skies
The "huge" eruption had smothered the whole of Tonga by Monday afternoon.
Omicron on collision course with summer: The holiday pandemic risks
Pacific, Asian travel bubbles were considered in winter - but staffing was stretched.
Pacific paradise: Luxe it up on one of these dreamy South Pacific islands
Flop and drop or get up and active, a holiday in the South Pacific never disappoints.
He died fused to his chair: Neglectful wife jailed for more than five years
Malia Li was convicted by a jury five months ago of causing her husband's death.
Tonga's Covid lockdown begins, schools and shops closed
Tongatapu is in lockdown for seven days after the kingdom recorded its first Covid case.
Tonga's main island going into lockdown
Tongatapu, where most of the population live, will go into lockdown from midnight.
Two Auckland colleges closed by Covid cases
A record daily number of cases on Saturday was followed by 143 cases on Sunday.
Covid-19 Tonga: Patient moved to facility outside of capital
Tonga's first positive Covid-19 case has been moved to a quarantine facility.