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January 18, 2022
By Kalino Latu and Philip Cass in Auckland Lack of backup satellite and cable links in the wake of Tonga’s volcanic eruption at the weekend reignites debate over the government’s plans to secure communications. Communication with Tonga remains intermittent after the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption and tsunami severed the kingdom’s undersea cable connection with the ... <a title="Eruption renews debate on lack of backup for Tongan communications" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/18/eruption-renews-debate-on-lack-of-backup-for-tongan-communications/" aria-label="Read more about Eruption renews debate on lack of backup for Tongan communications">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Dale Dominey-Howes, University of Sydney In the wake of a violent volcanic eruption in Tonga, much of the communication with residents on the islands remains at a standstill. In our modern, highly-connected world, more than 95 percent of global data transfer occurs along fibre-optic cables that criss-cross through the world’s oceans. Breakage or ... <a title="Tongan volcanic eruption reveals the vulnerabilities in global telecommunications" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/18/tongan-volcanic-eruption-reveals-the-vulnerabilities-in-global-telecommunications/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan volcanic eruption reveals the vulnerabilities in global telecommunications">Read more</a>
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January 16, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there are no official reports of injuries or deaths in Tonga in the wake of the undersea volcano eruption and tsunami, but communication with the kingdom is very limited. Communication with the island nation has been cut off since yesterday evening and members of the Tongan ... <a title="No reports of deaths in Tongan volcano tsunami, says NZ prime minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/16/no-reports-of-deaths-in-tongan-volcano-tsunami-says-nz-prime-minister/" aria-label="Read more about No reports of deaths in Tongan volcano tsunami, says NZ prime minister">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2020
By EMTV News A day of intense drama officially ended in Papua New Guinea just before 9pm yesterday when Prime Minister James Marape casually announced on his Facebook page that the test results of an expatriate mine worker suspected of Covid-19 had come back negative. But it was the casual manner with, what appeared to ... <a title="Drama and panic as PNG government blunders through first Covid-19 crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/03/19/drama-and-panic-as-png-government-blunders-through-first-covid-19-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Drama and panic as PNG government blunders through first Covid-19 crisis">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2019
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Cabinet will review social media platforms in Papua New Guinea when it convenes on Thursday, says Prime Minister Peter O’Neill. Speaking at Government House yesterday after announcing four new ministers and a mini reshuffle, O’Neill said the government would crack down on fake news that was being spread on ... <a title="PNG plans crack down on social media ‘fake news’ and ‘bad signals’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/14/png-plans-crack-down-on-social-media-fake-news-and-bad-signals/" aria-label="Read more about PNG plans crack down on social media ‘fake news’ and ‘bad signals’">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2019
Internet shock … Tonga Communications Corporation. Image: Kalino Lātū/Kaniva News By Philip Cass and Kalino Latu Tonga’s abrupt communications blackout may last up to two weeks before the fibre optic submarine cable restores the internet and mobile connection with the world. Tonga Cable Director Paula Piveni Piukala told Kaniva News repairs could be done in ... <a title="Tonga’s communications blackout ‘a problem out of their control’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/01/24/tongas-communications-blackout-a-problem-out-of-their-control/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga’s communications blackout ‘a problem out of their control’">Read more</a>
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