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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

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

Kalino Latu - 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

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

Kaniva Staff - 14/09/2026 0

The man who fatally stabbed Tongan rugby league player Sitaleki “Leki” Filihiahekava outside a Sydney fast-food restaurant has been sentenced to more than eight...

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

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

13/09/2026

National

More road crashes in Tonga as car hits tree, overturns with occupant trapped inside

Kalino Latu - 13/09/2026 0

Another serious road crash has been reported in Tonga, with eyewitness footage showing police and bystanders attempting to assist an occupant trapped inside an...

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

Twenty-five years after 9/11: How the attacks reshaped Tonga’s laws and security policies

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...