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Second man charged with murder over fatal shooting of Tongan-Australian Alai Ahio

Kalino Latu - 24/09/2026

Tonga dialysis centre project collapses as US sponsor unable to fund promised facility, Health Minister says

Kalino Latu - 21/09/2026

Tongan man dies after being pulled from water at NSW beach

Kaniva Staff - 21/09/2026

Ulakai Fakaosilea, who orchestrated 198kg meth import from prison, loses appeal against life sentence

Kalino Latu - 20/09/2026

New US public benefits rule could make green cards harder for some Tongans

Kalino Latu - 20/09/2026

Tongan gang leader jailed for life after ordering deadly Ōtāhuhu shooting from prison

Kalino Latu - 18/09/2026

Tongan TVNZ journalist Indira Stewart reveals breast cancer battle, urges women to get checked

Kalino Latu - 18/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

TNU, PSC and accreditation board pledge to resolve qualification recognition dispute

Kaniva Staff - 24/09/2026 0

The Tonga National University (TNU), Public Service Commission and the country's qualifications authority have jointly pledged to resolve problems surrounding the recognition of certificates...

Tonga included in new US-Pacific push against illegal fishing as Australia boosts regional security funding

24/09/2026

Pedestrian dies after crash in Auckland’s Pakuranga

22/09/2026

Tonga international Leka Halasima stars with two tries as Warriors’ season ends amid controversial calls

21/09/2026

Three charged over alleged drug importation after Tonga Police seize methamphetamine

21/09/2026

National

Tongan gang leader jailed for life after ordering deadly Ōtāhuhu shooting from prison

Kalino Latu - 18/09/2026 0

Auckland, NZ - Tongan man Lasalosi Vaitohi has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years for orchestrating a...

Tongan TVNZ journalist Indira Stewart reveals breast cancer battle, urges women to get checked

18/09/2026

Promising young Tongan darts player Tuʻilea dies, association pays tribute

18/09/2026

Vavaʻu whale-watching boat in accident after two recent boating incidents

18/09/2026

Lawyer Lance Talakai appointed Utah juvenile court judge in district home to America’s largest Tongan community

17/09/2026

National

Vavaʻu man admits murdering wife in shooting that allegedly injured daughter

Kaniva Staff - 17/09/2026 0

A 43-year-old man has pleaded guilty to murdering his wife after shooting her nine times with a .22 firearm at their home in Vavaʻu...

Fiji declares HIV national emergency amid close links with Tonga

16/09/2026

‘Our people are heavy’: New blow for controversial Twin Otter — fewer passengers as Lulutai struggles for profit, PM says

16/09/2026

Tongan businessman jailed for life over 5.8kg meth shipment bound for New Zealand

15/09/2026

Reserve Bank’s Senolita Lutui remembered for helping others, leaves four young children

15/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

New guide aims to help Tongan families build homes that can better withstand cyclones

Kaniva Staff - 20/09/2026 0

Tongan families are being offered practical guidance on how to build safer and stronger homes capable of better withstanding cyclones and other natural hazards.A...