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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

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

Promising young Tongan darts player Tuʻilea dies, association pays tribute

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

Around New Zealand & the World

Fiji’s notorious ‘bluetoothing’ draws attention, but WHO finds bigger HIV danger in needle sharing

Kaniva Staff - 20/09/2026 0

SUVA, FIJI: The disturbing practice known as “bluetoothing” has become one of the most widely publicised features of Fiji’s escalating HIV crisis, but a...

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

20/09/2026

Dr Vinolia Salesi appointed new CEO of Tonga’s Ministry of Infrastructure

20/09/2026

Tongan-Welsh powerhouse Sisilia Tuipulotu bags double as Wales stun South Africa

20/09/2026

Tongan bodybuilder Sepuloni Koloa set for Aotearoa South Pacific ProAm after earning professional status

19/09/2026

National

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

Kaniva Staff - 17/09/2026 0

Tongan lawyer Lance Talakai has been appointed by Utah Governor Spencer Cox to serve as a judge of the state’s Third District Juvenile Court.Talakai’s...

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 — 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

National

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

Kalino Latu - 15/09/2026 0

Tributes are pouring in for National Reserve Bank of Tonga staff member Senolita Lutui, remembered by friends, relatives and business operators for helping people...

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

One person reportedly dies in huge Tatakamotonga fire

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

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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Fiji’s notorious ‘bluetoothing’ draws attention, but WHO finds bigger HIV danger...

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SUVA, FIJI: The disturbing practice known as “bluetoothing” has become one of the most widely publicised features of Fiji’s escalating HIV crisis, but a...