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ACC Commissioner pays courtesy call on PM as public awaits answers in corruption probes

Kalino Latu - 20/01/2026

Boycott calls threaten Tonga’s emerging ‘People’s Choice Award’ legacy ahead of Miss Pacific 2026

Kalino Latu - 17/01/2026

Tongan flag falsely used by sanctioned vessels in Asian seas

Kalino Latu - 16/01/2026

Father apologises after beer bottle sparks online backlash following LDS Church fatal shooting

Kalino Latu - 16/01/2026

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

Kalino Latu - 15/01/2026

Tonga’s passport ranking holds at 39th as citizenship-for-sale plan fears grow

Kalino Latu - 14/01/2026

Tongan researcher warns TikTok gout videos are misleading millions

Kaniva Staff - 13/01/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Pacific drug route in focus as French Polynesia seizure renews attention on Tonga’s regional exposure

Kalino Latu - 21/01/2026 0

A massive cocaine seizure in French Polynesia has once again drawn attention to maritime drug trafficking routes across small island states, including the wider...

Vehicle of interest seized in Onehunga firearms investigation

20/01/2026

Lolo Soakai road death case taken to US Supreme Court

17/01/2026

One person left with moderate injuries, after unprovoked attack on Onehunga bus

17/01/2026

NZ closes embassy in Iran, evacuates staff as threat escalates

16/01/2026

National

Tonga’s passport ranking holds at 39th as citizenship-for-sale plan fears grow

Kalino Latu - 14/01/2026 0

The release of Tonga’s global passport ranking this week has reignited public debate over Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua’s proposal to introduce a citizenship-by-investment scheme...

Tongan researcher warns TikTok gout videos are misleading millions

13/01/2026

Drug run ends in forfeited car as two men jailed for meth possession in Tonga

12/01/2026

Hopoate fails to appear in court as former Minister accused of assisting his flight loses Cabinet post

11/01/2026

Tonga reportedly commits to 2026 Pacific pageant after boycott consideration; Solomon Is withdraws

10/01/2026

National

Tongan-US fatal shooting: Nearly US$50,000 raised in 24 hours for slain father of 12

Kalino Latu - 10/01/2026 0

An online fundraising campaign launched for Vaea Tulikihihifo Jr, one of two people killed in a shooting in Salt Lake City, has drawn an...

Tonga hit with another US restriction as visa bond of up to US$15,000 looms

09/01/2026

Fatal shooting rocks Tongan community at Salt Lake City Latter-day Saint meetinghouse

08/01/2026

Convict uses noble Lord Nuku’s ammunition licence to mislead Customs, fined $2500

08/01/2026

Man jailed for machete attack causing permanent injuries in Tonga

07/01/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Man’s death in Tauranga leads to murder charge against partner

Kaniva Staff - 16/01/2026 0

A 37-year-old woman has been charged with murder following the death of a man in Tauranga last month. Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Varnam said the...

Tongans still ‘broken’ four years on from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano eruption

16/01/2026

Man arrested after two Tongans killed in LDS Church shooting in Utah

15/01/2026

‘Shocking incident’: Man dead, three critically hurt in Horowhenua shooting

14/01/2026

Tonga unveils locally designed baton for 2026 Commonwealth Games relay

13/01/2026

Gov’t misleads on King’s new board; the bill reverses 2010 reforms that barred unchecked royal spending power

Kalino Latu - 01/09/2025 0

Analysis - The new King's Diplomatic Services Act, recently approved by the government, is a dangerous step backward for Tonga's fragile democracy. Despite the bill's...

Handing Foreign Affairs to the King—based on a flawed constitution and a broken promise—confers no legitimate power

29/08/2025

Concerns about the incorporation of customs into Tonga’s constitution

21/08/2025

Democracy backsliding: King George V’s 2010 warning ignored as Eke gov’t surrenders Foreign Affairs to monarchy

12/08/2025

Setting the record straight: Kaniva News corrects Setita’s misguided criticism over use of ‘allegation’

28/07/2025

LATEST REVIEWS

ACC Commissioner pays courtesy call on PM as public awaits answers...

Kalino Latu - 20/01/2026 0

Nukuʻalofa — The Anti-Corruption Commissioner (ACC), Mr Chris LaHatte, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua today, amid heightened public interest and...

Boycott calls threaten Tonga’s emerging ‘People’s Choice Award’ legacy ahead of...

17/01/2026

Tongan flag falsely used by sanctioned vessels in Asian seas

16/01/2026

Father apologises after beer bottle sparks online backlash following LDS Church...

16/01/2026

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

15/01/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

ACC Commissioner pays courtesy call on PM as public awaits answers...

Kalino Latu - 20/01/2026 0

Nukuʻalofa — The Anti-Corruption Commissioner (ACC), Mr Chris LaHatte, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Lord Fakafanua today, amid heightened public interest and...