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Rock attack leaves teen with facial injuries and tooth loss in Kolovai assault

Kalino Latu - 16/05/2026

Former MP Johnny Taione trial ends after witnesse fail to appear

Kalino Latu - 16/05/2026

Judge’s ‘beyond reasonable doubt’ failure ends life sentence for ‘Anita Toutaiolepo

Kalino Latu - 15/05/2026

Appeal crushed: Former MP Vātau Hui’s indecent assault jail sentence upheld

Kalino Latu - 15/05/2026

Tongan man dies after being struck by vehicle while changing tyre in Hawaiʻi

Kaniva Staff - 15/05/2026

Tongan man accused of biting officer after fiery crash rescue in Australia

Kaniva Staff - 14/05/2026

A costly dream: Tonga must confront the reality of hosting the 2031 Pacific Games

Kalino Latu - 12/05/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Drug courier jailed for smuggling 20kg of meth through Auckland airport

Kaniva Staff - 16/05/2026 0

A 36-year-old foreign national has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years’ imprisonment after attempting to smuggle 20 kilograms of methamphetamine into New Zealand through Auckland...

Suspicions spark cannabis bust in Ōtāhuhu warehouse

16/05/2026

Digital driver licences are now legal: what you need to know

14/05/2026

Life-sentenced meth offender released after appeal in Tonga

13/05/2026

Taukei’aho suffers suspected broken leg in Sea Eagles win over Broncos

10/05/2026

National

Tongan man accused of biting officer after fiery crash rescue in Australia

Kaniva Staff - 14/05/2026 0

A man believed to be of Tongan descent has reportedly been assaulted while helping restrain a crash suspect following a series of incidents in...

A costly dream: Tonga must confront the reality of hosting the 2031 Pacific Games

12/05/2026

Romance scam loss in NZ highlights Tonga warning

12/05/2026

Tongan PhD student explores genetic links to metabolic disease at Auckland University

12/05/2026

Auckland Tongan appeals for help after van stolen from home

12/05/2026

National

Tonga ‘homelessness’ concern grows as most land remains under King and nobles

Kalino Latu - 12/05/2026 0

A growing lack of secure housing in Tonga is increasingly being recognised as a major issue, with authorities identifying informal settlements, rising demand for...

‘A home should never be dangerous’: WCCC responds after mother killed, daughter injured in Vava’u shooting

11/05/2026

Tonga electricity costs rise, govt steps in to pay

11/05/2026

Tongan student in Fiji urgently needs blood donors

11/05/2026

Dame Valerie Adams: ‘Losing your mum is one of the worst feelings in the world’

10/05/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

How Mother’s Day began and why the world celebrates it

Kaniva Staff - 09/05/2026 0

Explainer - This Sunday, families across Tonga and around the world will celebrate Mother's Day — a day dedicated to honouring mothers and maternal...

Rare twins case uncovered in UK after DNA test reveals different fathers

09/05/2026

Tributes pour in after Vava‘u mother shot dead, daughter injured

09/05/2026

Giant sperm whale found dead on ʻEua shoreline

08/05/2026

Mother’s Day preparations marred by deadly shooting in Vava‘u

08/05/2026

Locked up 24 hours ‘for Carrying Books’: Man denied entry to New Zealand removed to Fiji instead of Tonga

Kalino Latu - 30/04/2026 0

A Tongan national was denied entry into New Zealand, detained for about 24 hours at Auckland International Airport, and then removed to Fiji instead...