AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDigital Infrastructure: Tonga has officially completed its second international undersea cable, the Tonga Hawaiki Cable Branch System, with the new link named Tuʻi Vavaʻu in Vava’u—boosting internet reliability, capacity, and disaster resilience after past outages (2019, 2022). Funded by Australia (AIFFP) and New Zealand with Tonga’s partners, it’s aimed at keeping essential services and business connectivity running. Tourism & Services: Tonga’s Public Service Commission has appointed Sandradee Fonua Fifita as the new CEO of the Ministry of Tourism, starting 15 June 2026, bringing decades of public service experience to support the sector’s growth. Consumer & Finance: In New Zealand, an unregistered lender targeting Tongans in South Auckland has been banned for two years and ordered to pay reparations after charging high weekly interest and threatening borrowers via social media. Public Safety & Construction: A newly installed roadside barrier near Tonga’s Royal Palace fence has been damaged again in another crash, raising fresh questions about road safety design and repeat impacts. Environment & Waste: Notpla’s innovation team joins an ocean expedition sailing through Tonga to trace plastic pollution pathways and link microplastics to sources.
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