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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

National

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

Kalino Latu - 10/09/2026 0

A man who fatally stabbed Tongan man Ivan Jordan Fifita during a confrontation at an Ōtāhuhu boarding house has been sentenced to four years...

Vehicle crashes into power pole, forcing emergency outage across western Tongatapu

10/09/2026

Health Minister leads delegation to funeral of Nuku‘alofa boat tragedy victim

09/09/2026

Supreme Court orders PM’s Office to allow Tonga Chronicle, 88.1 FM journalists into press conferences

07/09/2026

American Idol winner Iam Tongi honours Tongan heritage at Hawaii wedding

07/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

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

Kaniva Staff - 12/09/2026 0

Megan Alatini, the former wife of Tongan-born former All Black Pita Alatini, says she and her wife Natalie McDade were threatened while trying to...

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

Person dies after being struck by train at Baldwin Ave station

10/09/2026

Jonah Lomu’s mother reveals she doesn’t see his sons: ‘I pray one day we can meet’

08/09/2026

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

Young Tongan heart patients treated in Fiji urge others not to...

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...

13/09/2026

More road crashes in Tonga as car hits tree, overturns with...

13/09/2026

NZ First’s Pacific-only overstayer clemency worth celebrating — will Labour and...

13/09/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Young Tongan heart patients treated in Fiji urge others not to...

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...