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Latest Update: Tonga’s leadership unites in alarm over ‘complicated’ US demands as travel ban looms

Kalino Latu - 01/08/2025

Fury after House Chair Tu’ilakepa’s ‘wear women’s clothing’ remark to Acting PM; He denies bias amid malice claims

Kalino Latu - 01/08/2025

Health data hacked, bank scammed, power company duped: Is Tonga losing the cyber war?

Kalino Latu - 01/08/2025

Violent offender Manuha’apai jailed for brutal attacks on tourist, service worker in Auckland

Kalino Latu - 31/07/2025

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell returns to Tonga as part of Kingston Calling 2026 festival tour

Kalino Latu - 31/07/2025

Tonga’s tsunami evacuation efforts still hampered by gridlock as vehicles spill onto footpaths, opposing lanes

Kalino Latu - 31/07/2025

Tongan travellers stranded as Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire raises safety concerns

Kalino Latu - 31/07/2025

Around New Zealand & the World

TNU to launch new bachelor of oral health program in 2026

Kaniva Staff - 01/08/2025 0

Tonga National University (TNU) is finalising a new Bachelor of Oral Health (BoH) program in collaboration with the Ministry of Health’s Dental Division, marking...

743kg drug bust: 27 arrested in Auckland airport syndicate crackdown

31/07/2025

Tonga issues update as 8.7 after earthquake off Russia’s coast

30/07/2025

Tonga prepares for pineapple exports to New Zealand after decade-long assessment

30/07/2025

Laini Koula ‘Univesiti Manuofetoa appointed new Commissioner of Prisons

29/07/2025

National

Tonga’s tsunami evacuation efforts still hampered by gridlock as vehicles spill onto footpaths, opposing lanes

Kalino Latu - 31/07/2025 0

While Tonga's tsunami warning has since been cancelled, Thursday's evacuation efforts revealed a repeated pattern of fleeing residents' efforts being crippled by severe traffic...

Tongan travellers stranded as Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire raises safety concerns

31/07/2025

Tonga updates tsunami status after earlier reassurance: Alert now in effect for the kingdom

30/07/2025

LDS Church addresses allegations against former missionary accused of abusing Tongan children

30/07/2025

NZ sends detection dogs to Tonga amid concerns over yacht drug screening: Minister

30/07/2025

National

Last Tongan to escape Lahaina fire comes back as Maui marks two years since deadly blaze

Kalino Latu - 29/07/2025 0

Vava Lapota, a Tongan town officer from Neiafu, Vavaʻu, who narrowly escaped Hawaiʻi’s deadly Lahaina wildfire in 2023, has returned to the devastated town...

Stolen koloa fakaTonga bound for NZ recovered; Two arrested in Nuku‘alofa

29/07/2025

Couple and accomplice jailed in Tonga methamphetamine bust

28/07/2025

Tongan passport fraud suspects scrutinized after US arrest in missionary child molestation case

28/07/2025

Tonga’s new fraud policy law – A critical step in cracking down on corruption and misuse of travel allowances by officials

27/07/2025

Around New Zealand & the World

Lotu Ma’a Laumālie: ‘We belong to each other’ – Mother Teresa’s timeless antidote to a divided world

Kalino Latu - 27/07/2025 0

This Sunday, let’s pause and reflect on one of Mother Teresa’s most powerful yet simple truths: "If we have no peace, it is because we...

Heavy rain and gale winds to hit New Zealand

27/07/2025

Lea FakaTonga: ‘aofia vs. ‘āfia – Understanding the correct term for funeral wakes

26/07/2025

‘Īkale Tahi set to clash with Manu Samoa in crucial Pacific Nations Cup opener at Teufaiva

26/07/2025

Tonga’s ‘democratic system’ strengthened through Latimer House principles, says Speaker Lord Fakafanua

26/07/2025

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

Kalino Latu - 28/07/2025 0

Commentary - Kaniva News has been wrongly accused by Setita of Radio TV Tonga International of engaging in "fakamahamahalo" (suspicion - often carries negative connotations of...

ADB’s Tonga Development Bank probe complete; ‘New board enforcing’ recommendations, says DPM

21/07/2025

ANALYSIS Trump’s travel ban memo exposes Tonga’s weak governance and passport scandal

20/06/2025

COMMENTARY As King welcomes Eke government public curiosity turns to constitutional demands

31/05/2025

EDITORIAL: Defiant Deputy PM, ‘I’ll keep leaking for public good,’ despite Parliament’s fury

14/05/2025

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Latest Update: Tonga’s leadership unites in alarm over ‘complicated’ US demands...

Kalino Latu - 01/08/2025 0

Although more than a month has passed with the government reluctant to detail the US demands—which could trigger a travel ban against Tonga—the Eke...