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Lawyer Lance Talakai appointed Utah juvenile court judge in district home to America’s largest Tongan community

Kaniva Staff - 17/09/2026

Vavaʻu man admits murdering wife in shooting that allegedly injured daughter

Kaniva Staff - 17/09/2026

Fiji declares HIV national emergency amid close links with Tonga

Kaniva Staff - 16/09/2026

‘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

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

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

Kalino Latu - 15/09/2026 0

Tributes are pouring in for National Reserve Bank of Tonga staff member Senolita Lutui, remembered by friends, relatives and business operators for helping people...

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

14/09/2026

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

14/09/2026

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

14/09/2026

One person reportedly dies in huge Tatakamotonga fire

14/09/2026

National

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

Kalino Latu - 13/09/2026 0

A Catholic priest who ignored a passenger’s warning to slow down before a crash that killed his close friend has been jailed for one...

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

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

12/09/2026

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

Lawyer Lance Talakai appointed Utah juvenile court judge in district home...

Kaniva Staff - 17/09/2026 0

Tongan lawyer Lance Talakai has been appointed by Utah Governor Spencer Cox to serve as a judge of the state’s Third District Juvenile Court.Talakai’s...

Vavaʻu man admits murdering wife in shooting that allegedly injured daughter

17/09/2026

Fiji declares HIV national emergency amid close links with Tonga

16/09/2026

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

16/09/2026

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

15/09/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Lawyer Lance Talakai appointed Utah juvenile court judge in district home...

Kaniva Staff - 17/09/2026 0

Tongan lawyer Lance Talakai has been appointed by Utah Governor Spencer Cox to serve as a judge of the state’s Third District Juvenile Court.Talakai’s...