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

Kaniva Staff - 18/09/2026

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

Kaniva Staff - 17/09/2026

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

Around New Zealand & the World

Tonga Police arrest 38 people for drink-driving in week-long operation

Kaniva Staff - 18/09/2026 0

Tonga Police arrested 38 people for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol during an operation carried out last week.Police said 29 of those...

Tonga moves closer to establishing law school as senior judges back TNU plan

16/09/2026

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

National

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

Kalino Latu - 15/09/2026 0

Teau ʻi Moʻunga Faletau, 43, was sentenced by Lord Chief Justice Malcolm Bishop KC after being convicted of arranging the transportation of 5,846.98 grams...

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

15/09/2026

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

14/09/2026

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

National

One person reportedly dies in huge Tatakamotonga fire

Kaniva Staff - 14/09/2026 0

A massive fire has engulfed a property at Tatakamotonga, Tongatapu, reportedly claiming the life of one person, Kaniva News has learned.Footage obtained by Kaniva...

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

13/09/2026

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

13/09/2026

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

Around New Zealand & the World

Tonga netball confident ahead of World Cup qualifier on home soil

Kaniva Staff - 14/09/2026 0

By Talaia Mika, RNZ Pacific correspondent, and is republished with permissionFive strong teams are in Tonga to compete for a spot in the World...

All Blacks v Springboks: What you need to know

13/09/2026

New Pacific education report puts spotlight on Tonga’s reading struggles

12/09/2026

Loleini Tonga’s son follows late NFL father’s footsteps as five-star Ohio State recruit

12/09/2026

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

12/09/2026

PM accepted Hū Louifi proposal before Palace directed it not to proceed; office says leaked memo was not final

Kalino Latu - 30/08/2026 0

The Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed that Lord Fakafanua accepted a proposal for the Government to perform a Hū Louifi to the King before...

Queen Sālote’s ‘fisherman’s net’ marks 78 years of shaping Tongan church leaders

25/08/2026

Lord Afeaki back on bench after lawyers alleged ‘cronyism’ and conflict

24/08/2026

US-China diplomatic row erupts over alleged trafficking of Tongan women through arranged marriages

23/08/2026

Two Tongan men named over alleged roles in drug and money-laundering ring exposed by FBI sting

19/08/2026

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

Kaniva Staff - 18/09/2026 0

A whale-watching boat carrying passengers has been involved in an accident in Vavaʻu today, raising fresh safety concerns following two other serious boating incidents...

Lawyer Lance Talakai appointed Utah juvenile court judge in district home...

17/09/2026

Vavaʻu man admits murdering wife in shooting that allegedly injured daughter

17/09/2026

Fiji declares HIV national emergency amid close links with Tonga

16/09/2026

‘Our people are heavy’: New blow for controversial Twin Otter —...

16/09/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

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

Kaniva Staff - 18/09/2026 0

A whale-watching boat carrying passengers has been involved in an accident in Vavaʻu today, raising fresh safety concerns following two other serious boating incidents...