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Suspect in Tonga bank 15 kg drug case does not flee country; trial expected this month: Police Minister

Kalino Latu - 02/04/2025

1962 report reveals NZ Catholic Bishop’s restrictions on English drama over Tongan faiva as Polyfest celebrates 50 yrs in Auckland

Kalino Latu - 02/04/2025

Schapelle Corby’s memoir revisits prison torment and Tongan family bonds

Kalino Latu - 01/04/2025

$7m cost blowout at Poutaha HQ sparks corruption allegations; Tonga Power clarifies $28m upgrade concerns

Kalino Latu - 31/03/2025

Police Minister defends Sunday emergency flight as Hu‘akavameiliku revives past air travel controversy

Kalino Latu - 31/03/2025

Prayer vs. Evacuation: Tonga’s tsunami warning ends after on-air clash over emergency response

Kalino Latu - 31/03/2025

30 years after Selena’s death: How ‘Dreaming of You’ became her legacy—and why the Jets’ veitapui rejection honours Tonga

Kalino Latu - 29/03/2025

Around New Zealand & the World

Man jailed for filming multiple women and girls in bathrooms

Kaniva Staff - 03/04/2025 0

By Yvonne Tahana, 1News Reporter An Auckland man who used hidden cameras to secretly film his female friends, colleagues, children and teenagers in vulnerable positions...

US Embassy issues ‘no excuses’ warning to Tongans on visa violations, lifetime ban possible

03/04/2025

Tonga’s youngest Chief Magistrate replaces one of the longest-serving predecessors

03/04/2025

Weather warning: Heavy rain to lash parts of North and South islands

02/04/2025

13 injured in Taranaki crash, helicopters flying people to hospital

02/04/2025

National

Prayer vs. Evacuation: Tonga’s tsunami warning ends after on-air clash over emergency response

Kalino Latu - 31/03/2025 0

Tongan authorities have lifted the tsunami warning issued after a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Ha‘apai in the early hours of Monday morning....

30 years after Selena’s death: How ‘Dreaming of You’ became her legacy—and why the Jets’ veitapui rejection honours Tonga

29/03/2025

Iam Tongi & Dinah Jane honour Tongan heritage with soulful rendition of Junior Maile classic

29/03/2025

Lōkale, lisinale, kolōpale: How one leader’s Tonganisation stunt during national summit became a language revival motive

29/03/2025

Woman gets 12 months’ probation for stealing $700 in goods from Digicel Tonga

28/03/2025

National

Minister alleges $14m fishermen loan scheme diverted to elites; Bank calls claim ‘misleading’

Kalino Latu - 27/03/2025 0

Public Enterprises Minister Piveni Piukala has publicly alleged that a $14 million loan program, designed to empower low-income earners such as fishermen and weavers,...

Police investigate after officer hospitalized in violent clash with driver near Tonga National University

26/03/2025

Tongatapu driver sentenced to four and half years in prison for deadly reckless driving crash

26/03/2025

Wasted millions: $8.3M Tongiaki catamaran no longer serves Tonga, Review finds

26/03/2025

Stolen car crash kills Tongan bride-to-be, leaves California football star fiancé fighting for life

26/03/2025

Around New Zealand & the World

Fifty years of Polyfest marked by Ngā Puna o Waiōrea

Kaniva Staff - 31/03/2025 0

By Te Karere Reporters !news.co.nz Auckland's Polyfest, the world’s largest secondary school Polynesian festival, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this week. This year’s event host, Western...

Auckland Transport putting up parking prices from mid-April

31/03/2025

Four firearms located in guitar case in Auckland

31/03/2025

Tsunami warning after 7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Tonga

31/03/2025

Israel Folau’s bold bid to end exile, Eyes Lions clash in dramatic Australian return

29/03/2025

EDITORIAL: Professor Lafitani continues to attack Kaniva News, but his claims that Tonga’s political reforms in 2010 were not a change for democracy are...

Kalino Latu - 15/02/2025 0

EDITORIAL: Professor Siosiua Lafitani’s ongoing denial that Tonga's 2010 political reform was not a change into a democratic form of government, despite significant evidence...