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Digital driver licences are now legal: what you need to know

Kaniva Staff - 14/05/2026 0

By Jack Horsnell, Digital Reporter, 1news as is republished with permission A bill helping pave the way for digital driver's licences has passed its third...

Taukei’aho suffers suspected broken leg in Sea Eagles win over Broncos

10/05/2026

Taumalolo set to break Cowboys record in historic milestone

09/05/2026

How Mother’s Day began and why the world celebrates it

09/05/2026

Rare twins case uncovered in UK after DNA test reveals different fathers

09/05/2026

National

Tongan PhD student explores genetic links to metabolic disease at Auckland University

Kaniva Staff - 12/05/2026 0

A Tongan scholar at the University of Auckland is undertaking research into the genetic factors linked to metabolic diseases, with the aim of improving...

Auckland Tongan appeals for help after van stolen from home

12/05/2026

Tonga ‘homelessness’ concern grows as most land remains under King and nobles

12/05/2026

‘A home should never be dangerous’: WCCC responds after mother killed, daughter injured in Vava’u shooting

11/05/2026

Tonga electricity costs rise, govt steps in to pay

11/05/2026

National

Tongan student in Fiji urgently needs blood donors

Kaniva Staff - 11/05/2026 0

A call for urgent assistance has been issued on behalf of a Tongan student currently admitted to the Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in...

Dame Valerie Adams: ‘Losing your mum is one of the worst feelings in the world’

10/05/2026

‘I tried to stop him’: Daughter cries out after her mother shot dead in Vava’u

10/05/2026

Sika urges calm after guilty verdict, vows to appeal

08/05/2026

Teen spared jail after knife attack on cousin in Matahau

07/05/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Giant sperm whale found dead on ʻEua shoreline

Kaniva Staff - 08/05/2026 0

A giant sperm whale has been found dead along the shoreline of ʻEua island in Tonga, drawing crowds of local residents and sparking widespread...

Mother’s Day preparations marred by deadly shooting in Vava‘u

08/05/2026

What is the English Language Bill and what would it actually do?

07/05/2026

Pasifika unemployment rate remains highest in New Zealand

07/05/2026

Grand Tonga Hotel aims to raise hospitality standards in Tonga

07/05/2026

Locked up 24 hours ‘for Carrying Books’: Man denied entry to New Zealand removed to Fiji instead of Tonga

Kalino Latu - 30/04/2026 0

A Tongan national was denied entry into New Zealand, detained for about 24 hours at Auckland International Airport, and then removed to Fiji instead...

Samoan lawyer in Miss Pacific Islands pageant Tonga dispute suspended in undisclosed case

29/03/2026

Tilila Siola’a Walker’s ponzi scheme trial set for March 2027, U.S. prosecutors confirm

20/02/2026

UK row over China’s ‘Super Embassy’ rekindles questions long absent in Tonga

07/02/2026

Lo‘au controversial university’s bluff unravels: From Police threats to publishing plans

15/01/2026

Tongan student in Fiji urgently needs blood donors

A call for urgent assistance has been issued on behalf of a Tongan student currently admitted to the Colonial War Memorial (CWM) Hospital in Suva,...

Court finds Tourism Minister Sēmisi Sika guilty of electoral breaches

The Supreme Court this morning found the Minister of Tourism, Semisi Sika, guilty of electoral breaches. The ruling brings to a close an inquiry triggered by...