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Two arrested in Mataika over alleged drug offending

Kaniva Staff - 22/05/2026

BG Wealth investors warned against paying more as authorities flag new ‘HQIEX’ platform

Kalino Latu - 22/05/2026

Neiafu Town officer clashes with Market staff over ‘Dirty’ lot Facebook post

Kaniva Staff - 22/05/2026

Documents reveal how Tuipulotu Vi was allegedly murdered by US hitman Tanginoa Pahulu Tangi

Kaniva Staff - 21/05/2026

Alai Ahio killed in targeted Sydney shooting linked to gangland tensions

Kaniva Staff - 20/05/2026

Tonga budget allocates $3.2m to failing Lulutai Airline despite crisis warning

Kalino Latu - 20/05/2026

Tongan father of four earns MBA while pursuing mission to improve Pacific lives

Kaniva Staff - 20/05/2026

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Sentence handed down in North Carolina hit-and-run that killed LDS missionary Aleki Langi

Kaniva Staff - 22/05/2026 0

A man responsible for a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a young Latter-day Saints missionary in North Carolina has been sentenced after pleading guilty...

Tonga marks 30 years of Ocean of Light School, highlighting education for service

22/05/2026

Unitec’s Mt Albert campus evacuated over threat

22/05/2026

One dead in Onehunga house fire, cordons in place

22/05/2026

Fiji High Court refuses stay applications for two ex-deputy PMs

21/05/2026

National

Tonga budget allocates $3.2m to failing Lulutai Airline despite crisis warning

Kalino Latu - 20/05/2026 0

Tonga’s 2026–2027 national budget has allocated $3.2 million to Lulutai Airlines, despite the previous government acknowledging the national carrier’s financial struggles and warning it...

Tongan father of four earns MBA while pursuing mission to improve Pacific lives

20/05/2026

Globe‑trotting controversy resurfaces: Speaker concerned as Lands Minister misses oath for second time

20/05/2026

Mother shot dead in Vava’u to be laid to rest

19/05/2026

‘Uncivil Servants’ at 40: How a Tongan poem still mirrors Tonga’s public service failures

18/05/2026

National

Tonga protects whistleblowers — But without an Information Act, who exposes the truth?

Kalino Latu - 17/05/2026 0

Editorial - The recent resignation of four investigators from the Anti-Corruption Commission has exposed a critical weakness in Tonga’s governance framework: the absence of...

Complaints allegedly lodged against former Chief Judge Lord Dalgety of Sikotilani

17/05/2026

‘Swift Wave Global’ emerges after BG Wealth collapse leaves Tongans reeling

17/05/2026

The long memory of migration: From the ‘Girmitiyas’ to Tonga’s Chinese passport era

16/05/2026

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

16/05/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

TNU students warn of rising soil acidity from over-farming

Kaniva Staff - 21/05/2026 0

Nuku'alofa — Preliminary research by students at the Tonga National University (TNU) has found signs that intensive farming practices may be increasing soil acidity...

NZ, Australian police announce Colombian base to combat Pacific drug surge

20/05/2026

Two arrested at Auckland airport with $2.2m cocaine haul

20/05/2026

Eleven Fijian police officers investigated for ties to Auckland drug trade links

18/05/2026

Appeal dismissed: Fetuʻu’s life sentence upheld in drug case with Comanchero links

18/05/2026

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...

Samoan lawyer in Miss Pacific Islands pageant Tonga dispute suspended in undisclosed case

29/03/2026

Tilila Siola’a Walker’s ponzi scheme trial set for March 2027, U.S. prosecutors confirm

20/02/2026

UK row over China’s ‘Super Embassy’ rekindles questions long absent in Tonga

07/02/2026

Lo‘au controversial university’s bluff unravels: From Police threats to publishing plans

15/01/2026

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Two arrested in Mataika over alleged drug offending

Kaniva Staff - 22/05/2026 0

Two individuals have been arrested following an alleged drug-related investigation, according to a media release issued by Tonga Police. Police said a 40-year-old man and...

BG Wealth investors warned against paying more as authorities flag new...

22/05/2026

Neiafu Town officer clashes with Market staff over ‘Dirty’ lot Facebook...

22/05/2026

Documents reveal how Tuipulotu Vi was allegedly murdered by US hitman...

21/05/2026

Alai Ahio killed in targeted Sydney shooting linked to gangland tensions

20/05/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Two arrested in Mataika over alleged drug offending

Kaniva Staff - 22/05/2026 0

Two individuals have been arrested following an alleged drug-related investigation, according to a media release issued by Tonga Police. Police said a 40-year-old man and...