AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoUN Secretary-General race: Tonga-backed Ecuadorian diplomat Ivonne Baki has formally entered the contest, calling for a Security Council overhaul and a more conflict-focused UN chief role, as the UN Security Council continues secret straw polls with Guyana’s Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett reported narrowly ahead. Judicial accountability: Tonga’s Chief Justice Malcolm Bishop warns prosecutors over how a child witness was handled in a case involving alleged road-rage threats, renewing concerns about competence and training in the justice system. Local politics (Te Tai Tonga): Ousted Te Pāti Māori MP Tākuta Ferris says he will recontest Te Tai Tonga as an independent, framing independence as a “course correction” to put Te Tai Tonga voices directly into Parliament. Pacific governance & services: Tonga Police still haven’t disclosed what was in suspected drug packages found in Vavaʻu despite NZ-funded maritime surveillance cooperation. Water security: Ha’apai groundwater monitoring finds higher salt levels in parts of Foa and Lifuka, raising freshwater pressure concerns as climate change reshapes Tonga’s aquifers.
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