The Legislative Assembly of Tonga today joined the rest of the world in conveying their sincere sympathy to New Zealand for the terror attack in Christchurch at the weekend that claimed 50 lives.

A motion moved by the ‘Eua Noble’s Representative Lord Nuku to include Parliament’s Legislation Committee in the government’s public consultation on public Bills 1A to 6A was defeated this afternoon by 14 to 8 votes.