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Tonga renews Covid-19 SOE, Samoa s biggest Church to hold annual Fono, Tonga s PM welcomes King s chastising of Parliament.
Tonga s prime minister describes King s comments of Parliament a blessing.
Tonga s prime minister has welcomed a speech by the King in which he chastised the entire parliament.
Tongans are due to go to the polls in November.
In a particularly frank speech from the throne last week, King Tupou the sixth questioned members honesty and ability to run the government, making no secret of his displeasure.
He told of his concern with how the government was managing the country s affairs, saying it had lost sight of the key issues.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Seasonal worker dies in managed isolation hours after arriving in New Zealand
4 Feb, 2021 12:10 AM
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A timeline of Coronavirus in 2020. Graphic / Phil Welch
A man who died at an Auckland managed isolation facility last night had just touched down in the country hours earlier.
Emergency services were called to the Crowne Plaza, in downtown Auckland, about 7.30pm after reports of an incident.
A managed isolation and quarantine spokeswoman confirmed emergency services were called to the MIQ facility about 7.30pm to attend a fatal medical event.
The death is not related to Covid-19, she said.
Advertisement Our thoughts are with the deceased s family and friends at this difficult time, the spokesperson said.
Worker from Vanuatu dies in MIQ in Auckland just hours after arriving in NZ
(Photo / NZ Herald) Thu, 4 Feb 2021, 2:06PM
A man who died at an Auckland managed isolation facility last night had just touched down in the country hours earlier.
Emergency services were called to the Crowne Plaza, in downtown Auckland, about 7.30pm after reports of an incident.
A managed isolation and quarantine spokeswoman confirmed emergency services were called to the MIQ facility about 7.30pm to attend a fatal medical event.
The death is not related to Covid-19, she said. Our thoughts are with the deceased s family and friends at this difficult time, the spokesperson said.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Reverend returning from Samoa dies in managed isolation
29 Dec, 2020 11:03 PM
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Reverend Samata Iusitini Leiloa died of natural causes in managed isolation in Auckland after returning from Samoa. Photo / Supplied
Reverend Samata Iusitini Leiloa died of natural causes in managed isolation in Auckland after returning from Samoa. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
The family of Reverend Samata Iusitini Leiloa are in mourning after his sudden death while in managed isolation at the Millennium Hotel in Auckland Central.
His was the first death while someone was carrying out the mandatory 14-day managed isolation or quarantine, after arriving from overseas.
Reverend returning from Samoa named as man who dies in managed isolation
Reverend returning from Samoa named as man who dies in managed isolation Wed, 30 Dec 2020, 1:25PM
Reverend Samata Iusitini Leiloa died of natural causes in managed isolation in Auckland after returning from Samoa. Photo / Supplied
Reverend returning from Samoa named as man who dies in managed isolation Wed, 30 Dec 2020, 1:25PM
The family of Reverend Samata Iusitini Leiloa are in mourning after his sudden death while in managed isolation at the Millennium Hotel in Auckland Central.
His was the first death while someone was carrying out the mandatory 14-day managed isolation or quarantine, after arriving from overseas.