Parliament House, Tonga Explained

Parliament House in Nukuʻalofa was the base of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga until 2018 when it was destroyed by Cyclone Gita.[1]

History

The 100-year-old Tongan Parliament House was destroyed by Cyclone Gita, a Category 4 tropical cyclone that passed through the nation on 12 and 13 February 2018.[2] [3] Parliament subsequently moved to the Tongan National Centre complex in Tofoa. In November 2021 the Tonga government announced that a new parliament building would be constructed on Nuku'alofa's waterfront.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-02-12 . Cyclone Gita: Tonga devastated by worst storm in 60 years . 2022-03-13 . the Guardian . en.
  2. News: 13 February 2018 . Tonga parliament building flattened by Cyclone Gita . BBC News .
  3. Web site: Cyclone Destroys Parliament House, Homes on Tonga, Fiji Next . 2022-03-13 . VOA . en.
  4. Web site: 14 November 2021 . Tonga's new multi-million Parliament Building to be built on seafront . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211114080916/https://matangitonga.to/2021/11/14/tongas-new%20parliament-seafront . 14 November 2021 . 15 November 2021 . Matangi Tonga.

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