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Tonga stun England 30–12 in historic first victory, sending powerful World Cup warning

Kalino Latu - 18/10/2026

Tongan seasonal worker jailed for stabbing compatriot, leaving victim fearful and forced to return home

Kalino Latu - 17/10/2026

Tongan women among those warned by US Embassy against travelling to America to give birth for citizenship

Kalino Latu - 17/10/2026

Tonga Power adds two generators amid longstanding electricity outages across Tongatapu

Kalino Latu - 17/10/2026

Death of Nightingale singer ʻElenoa Bloomfield marks loss to Tonga’s musical heritage

Kalino Latu - 17/10/2026

King honours 40 years of Mate Maʻa Tonga as trademark dispute continues, leaving national team without historic name

Kalino Latu - 12/10/2026

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Vavaʻu, Tonga Met rules out tsunami threat

Kalino Latu - 12/10/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Women dominate USP Tonga graduation as 199 students receive qualifications

Kaniva Staff - 17/10/2026 0

A total of 199 students graduated from the University of the South Pacific (USP) Tonga Campus on Saturday, with women accounting for nearly three-quarters...

Tonga to receive $15.39 million in ADB emergency aid as Middle East conflict drives up fuel costs

17/10/2026

Tonga Police arrest 41 drink-drivers in latest road safety crackdown

13/10/2026

US strikes at alleged Chinese criminal influence in Pacific, bans Fiji-based businessman Zhao Fugang and family

08/10/2026

Tonga unveils powerful World Cup squad as stars answer Kingdom’s call

06/10/2026

National

King honours 40 years of Mate Maʻa Tonga as trademark dispute continues, leaving national team without historic name

Kalino Latu - 12/10/2026 0

King Tupou VI has congratulated the pioneers of Mate Maʻa Tonga on the national rugby league team's 40th anniversary as a long-running trademark dispute...

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Vavaʻu, Tonga Met rules out tsunami threat

12/10/2026

Tongan NZ First candidate Vicky Hau takes campaign to Māngere church weeks before NZ election

11/10/2026

Tongan judge in NZ moved to tears by family’s forgiveness as Vavatau Bing avoids jail in fatal laughing gas crash

11/10/2026

Powerful Panama earthquake raises Pacific tsunami fears, putting Tonga on alert for possible threat

10/10/2026

National

Tributes pour in for Tongan father of four shot dead by US deputies as family demands justice

Kalino Latu - 09/10/2026 0

Tributes have poured in from grieving relatives, former schoolmates and friends of a Tongan man who was shot dead by sheriff’s deputies in Sacramento,...

Bringing a van ashore in Fotuhaʻa is no ordinary delivery — it takes a village

08/10/2026

Family members reclaim both parliamentary seats vacated after election fraud and bribery rulings

08/10/2026

Poll boosts prospect of Tongan Labour MPs returning to government

06/10/2026

Tonga breaks ground on first artificial football pitch in TOP$2.5m FIFA-funded project

05/10/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Woman charged with attempted murder after West Auckland stabbing

Kaniva Staff - 06/10/2026 0

By 1News reporters and republished with permissionA 33-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in West Auckland that left two...

Angelina Mahe returns home with UK corporate law Master’s after Chevening journey

05/10/2026

Three found dead at South Auckland home as police investigate ‘tragic event’

02/10/2026

Former Tongan Cabinet Minister Lisiate ʻAkolo to be laid to rest in Auckland

02/10/2026

Auckland students launch World Heart Day appeal for Fiji hospital that has treated Tongan children

29/09/2026

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

LATEST REVIEWS

Tonga stun England 30–12 in historic first victory, sending powerful World...

Kalino Latu - 18/10/2026 0

Tonga have made rugby league history with a stunning 30–12 victory over England in Perth, claiming their first-ever win against the English and announcing...

Tongan seasonal worker jailed for stabbing compatriot, leaving victim fearful and...

17/10/2026

Tongan women among those warned by US Embassy against travelling to...

17/10/2026

Tonga Power adds two generators amid longstanding electricity outages across Tongatapu

17/10/2026

Death of Nightingale singer ʻElenoa Bloomfield marks loss to Tonga’s musical...

17/10/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Tonga stun England 30–12 in historic first victory, sending powerful World...

Kalino Latu - 18/10/2026 0

Tonga have made rugby league history with a stunning 30–12 victory over England in Perth, claiming their first-ever win against the English and announcing...