New Zealand provides significant COVID-19 support to Tonga Featured
New Zealand High Commission Office, Nuku'alofa
8 April 2020. New Zealand is providing a significant package of general budget support to a number of Pacific Governments to assist them with the economic and social challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic.
NZ$10 million is also available for requests from the Pacific Island countries preparing their health systems to deal with COVID-19.
New Zealand Government has already received and are urgently responding to a number of these requests.
As part of New Zealand’s COVID-19 support, New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided NZ$4 million to the Government of Tonga in general budget support.
This contribution is intended to respond to the wide-ranging health, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition to the NZ$100,000 already provided, a further NZ$1 million will be provided to the Tonga Ministry of Health specifically to support implementation of its Pandemic Plan.
