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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

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

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

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

Around New Zealand & the World

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

Kaniva Staff - 15/09/2026 0

Internationally acclaimed Tongan tenor Filipe Manu, who has returned to Aotearoa for a major New Zealand Opera production, has previously revealed another ambition close...

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

Tonga netball confident ahead of World Cup qualifier on home soil

14/09/2026

All Blacks v Springboks: What you need to know

13/09/2026

National

One person reportedly dies in huge Tatakamotonga fire

Kaniva Staff - 14/09/2026 0

A massive fire has engulfed a property at Tatakamotonga, Tongatapu, reportedly claiming the life of one person, Kaniva News has learned.Footage obtained by Kaniva...

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

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

12/09/2026

National

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

Kalino Latu - 12/09/2026 0

A vehicle accident has damaged a high-voltage power pole in Tongatapu, forcing Tonga Power Limited (TPL) to schedule an emergency electricity outage affecting parts...

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

Man jailed for killing Tongan man in fatal Ōtāhuhu boarding house stabbing

10/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

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

Kaniva Staff - 12/09/2026 0

Tongan mother Loleini Tonga and the tragic death of her former fiancé, NFL player Chris Henry, have returned to the spotlight as their son...

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

Auckland’s City Rail Link finally opens – what you need to know

11/09/2026

Trump promises US$5,000 to American adults if Republicans win Congress, potentially benefiting Tongan Americans

11/09/2026

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

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

Kalino Latu - 15/09/2026 0

Teau ʻi Moʻunga Faletau, 43, was sentenced by Lord Chief Justice Malcolm Bishop KC after being convicted of arranging the transportation of 5,846.98 grams...