Aaron Davy News Today

“The saddest thing to see are the people sleeping at the airport because they have no money for accommodation” - Tamati Paratae “Paradise now feels like a prison when you are trapped here and the people who rely on to get you out arent speaking to you” - Aaron Davy 

Cover image of families on Mango Island in the Haapai group waiting for help after the tsunami hit and destroyed every home.  Photo credit:  Piokalafi Faka’osi  - As communication with Tonga is slowly restored, the devastation to the small island nation is becoming more apparent.   So far the oficial fatality number remains at three and Digicel has been able to restore limited international voice and text connectivity via a satellite connection.  US cable...

Efforts are being made to deliver humanitarian supplies with minimum risk of infection.

Via Radio New Zealand  Three shipping containers are being set up at Aucklands Mt Smart Stadium to be filled with donations for Tonga today. The Aotearoa Tonga Relief Committee is organising the relief effort and plans to collect and ship food and emergency supplies donated mainly by people with family of those living in Tonga. People can donate food and emergency supplies at Mt Smart stadium from 9am to 8pm on Friday and Saturday. Priority will be given to people with family in Tonga, with...

Efforts are being made to deliver humanitarian supplies with minimum risk of infection.

Pacific Scoop provides news and views from the Pacific and New Zealand

The umbrella organisation for New Zealand’s aid agencies, Council for International Development is calling on banks and money transfer businesses to drop (or reduce) any bank fees as Tongan New Zealanders mobilise to send funds to support Tonga following the eruption. Remittances play a critical role following an emergency in the Pacific. “The most urgent need in times of crisis is money, not stuff. No other type of donation can match its impact,” says Aaron Davy, Humanitarian ...

Pacific Scoop provides news and views from the Pacific and New Zealand

Business Scoop provides news and views on Business and Markets from New Zealand

Business Scoop provides news and views on Business and Markets from New Zealand