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‘Our people are heavy’: New blow for controversial Twin Otter — fewer passengers as Lulutai struggles for profit, PM says

Kalino Latu - 16/09/2026

Tongan businessman jailed for life over 5.8kg meth shipment bound for New Zealand

Kalino Latu - 15/09/2026

Reserve Bank’s Senolita Lutui remembered for helping others, leaves four young children

Kalino Latu - 15/09/2026

Tongan rugby league player Leki Filihiahekava’s killer jailed for more than eight years

Kaniva Staff - 14/09/2026

Fire trucks rush to central Nukuʻalofa after apparent blaze near MBf Bank

Kalino Latu - 14/09/2026

Young Tongan heart patients treated in Fiji urge others not to ignore chest pain

Kaniva Staff - 14/09/2026

One person reportedly dies in huge Tatakamotonga fire

Kaniva Staff - 14/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Tonga moves closer to establishing law school as senior judges back TNU plan

Kalino Latu - 16/09/2026 0

Plans to establish a law school at Tonga National University have received significant backing from some of the Kingdom’s most senior judges, who have...

Tongan girl Achillea Hennessy, 7, claims fourth world jiu-jitsu title

16/09/2026

Opera star Filipe Manu dreams of world’s first production entirely in Tongan

15/09/2026

Tongan great Jason Taumalolo dominates Cowboys’ decade of Paul Bowman Medal winners

15/09/2026

Former Kelston Boys’ teacher convicted of sexually abusing two boys decades ago

14/09/2026

National

Young Tongan heart patients treated in Fiji urge others not to ignore chest pain

Kaniva Staff - 14/09/2026 0

Three Tongan men, including a 28-year-old seasonal worker, have undergone cardiac procedures in Fiji after blocked arteries were discovered, highlighting the serious burden of...

One person reportedly dies in huge Tatakamotonga fire

14/09/2026

Catholic priest jailed after ignoring passenger’s warning to slow down before fatal Tonga crash

13/09/2026

More road crashes in Tonga as car hits tree, overturns with occupant trapped inside

13/09/2026

NZ First’s Pacific-only overstayer clemency worth celebrating — will Labour and Greens go further?

13/09/2026

National

Minister scolds cameraman for not wearing taʻovala at Auckland Tongan wedding, sparking online debate

Kalino Latu - 12/09/2026 0

Auckland, NZ - Footage of a church minister apparently reprimanding two camera operators for not wearing taʻovala during a Tongan wedding ceremony in Auckland...

Another vehicle crashes into power pole within days, overturns and forces emergency Tongatapu outage

12/09/2026

Twenty-five years after 9/11: How the attacks reshaped Tonga’s laws and security policies

12/09/2026

Tongans among Pacific overstayers offered pathway to stay as NZ First proposes automatic deportation, permanent visa ban

11/09/2026

Tonga team to miss 40th anniversary amid Mate Ma‘a Tonga dispute

11/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

All Blacks v Springboks: What you need to know

Kaniva Staff - 13/09/2026 0

1NewsThe All Blacks meet the Springboks in Baltimore this weekend in a series decider that will settle Rugby's Greatest Rivalry for 2026, with South...

New Pacific education report puts spotlight on Tonga’s reading struggles

12/09/2026

Loleini Tonga’s son follows late NFL father’s footsteps as five-star Ohio State recruit

12/09/2026

Twenty-five years after 9/11: How the attacks reshaped Tonga’s laws and security policies

12/09/2026

Former wife of Tongan All Black Pita Alatini, threatened in alleged Auckland coward-punch attack

12/09/2026

PM accepted Hū Louifi proposal before Palace directed it not to proceed; office says leaked memo was not final

Kalino Latu - 30/08/2026 0

The Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed that Lord Fakafanua accepted a proposal for the Government to perform a Hū Louifi to the King before...

Queen Sālote’s ‘fisherman’s net’ marks 78 years of shaping Tongan church leaders

25/08/2026

Lord Afeaki back on bench after lawyers alleged ‘cronyism’ and conflict

24/08/2026

US-China diplomatic row erupts over alleged trafficking of Tongan women through arranged marriages

23/08/2026

Two Tongan men named over alleged roles in drug and money-laundering ring exposed by FBI sting

19/08/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

‘Our people are heavy’: New blow for controversial Twin Otter —...

Kalino Latu - 16/09/2026 0

The controversial US$6.25 million purchase of Lulutai Airlines’ Twin Otter — a deal that stunned Parliament after it was revealed by the media, was...

Tongan businessman jailed for life over 5.8kg meth shipment bound for...

15/09/2026

Reserve Bank’s Senolita Lutui remembered for helping others, leaves four young...

15/09/2026

Tongan rugby league player Leki Filihiahekava’s killer jailed for more than...

14/09/2026

Fire trucks rush to central Nukuʻalofa after apparent blaze near MBf...

14/09/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

‘Our people are heavy’: New blow for controversial Twin Otter —...

Kalino Latu - 16/09/2026 0

The controversial US$6.25 million purchase of Lulutai Airlines’ Twin Otter — a deal that stunned Parliament after it was revealed by the media, was...