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Speaker Lord Vaea blasts government over delay in denying Chief Justice allegations

Kalino Latu - 19/06/2026

Police investigate after unidentified body found near Masefield Naval base

Kalino Latu - 19/06/2026

Tonga Parliament adjourned after MP raises allegation against Chief Justice

Kalino Latu - 15/06/2026

Tonga Justice warns over false information in birth, death and marriage registrations

Kaniva Staff - 11/06/2026

Miss Heilala 2026 organisers warn of fake contestant posts after registrations close

Kalino Latu - 11/06/2026

Two packages of ‘ice’ discovered at Vavaʻu beach, site of $2.3m cocaine find in 2021

Kalino Latu - 10/06/2026

Minister of Lands found guilty of breaching electoral law

Kalino Latu - 09/06/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Police seize nearly 500 cannabis plants in Auckland crackdown on organised crime

Kaniva Staff - 19/06/2026 0

Auckland Police have seized close to 500 cannabis plants following a targeted operation aimed at disrupting organised criminal activity across several suburbs. The operation, known...

Customs uncover 100kg cocaine worth $35m hidden in Tauranga container

11/06/2026

Pentagon revises religious codes, reclassifies LDS after backlash

09/06/2026

Cook Strait ferry sailings cancelled, residents told to stay off beaches as swells up to 10.5m forecast in Wellington

08/06/2026

US Defense Department classifies LDS Church separately from Christian denominations

07/06/2026

National

Two packages of ‘ice’ discovered at Vavaʻu beach, site of $2.3m cocaine find in 2021

Kalino Latu - 10/06/2026 0

Nearly five years after cocaine packages washed ashore at Hōleva and Haʻalaufuli beaches in Vavaʻu, two bags of what has been described as “ice”...

Minister of Lands found guilty of breaching electoral law

09/06/2026

Rising Fiji drug busts and ‘proximity’ put Tonga on high alert, PM Fakafanua says

09/06/2026

Police investigate ‘Eua death as body sent to Tongatapu for post-mortem

09/06/2026

Livestreamed farewell for slain Tongan-born ‘Alaipulotu ‘Ahio

08/06/2026

National

Weekend crash spate continues into today with power outage in ʻĀhau

Kaniva Staff - 08/06/2026 0

A series of vehicle crashes have been reported across Tonga over the weekend, with the latest incident on Monday causing a power outage in...

‘Miracle from Heaven’: Solar-powered desalination project brings fresh water to Hunga and Matamaka

08/06/2026

Court finds Veas used forgery, fraud to secure Chinese lease of Mataele land

08/06/2026

Crew reportedly overcome by fumes on MV Otuanga’ofa

07/06/2026

Court orders brother’s eviction from Kolofo’ou allotment in family land dispute

07/06/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

‘It happened so fast’: Driver reacts after West Auckland crash

Kaniva Staff - 06/06/2026 0

By 1News Reporters A driver is in "shock" after his vehicle was involved in a serious crash in Auckland's Te Atatū on Saturday, which left...

Person stabbed at central Auckland Kainga Ora complex

06/06/2026

Five dead in overnight crashes, including three on Desert Road

01/06/2026

Samoa’s Head of State hosts luncheon for King Tupou VI during visit for USP graduation ceremony

29/05/2026

PSC appoints new CEO for Ministry of Tourism

28/05/2026

From Martyrs’ blood to ‘Tree of Life’: Tonga marks 200 years of christianity

Kalino Latu - 04/06/2026 0

New religious histories are currently being published, while a university lecture delivered last week in New Zealand highlights Tonga’s preparations to mark 200 years...

MP Piukala faces interference with justice charge revealed, could be jailed up to five years if convicted

25/05/2026

Tonga National University to explore when lotu helps — and when it harms

24/05/2026

BG Wealth investors warned against paying more as authorities flag new ‘HQIEX’ platform

22/05/2026

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

30/04/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Speaker Lord Vaea blasts government over delay in denying Chief Justice...

Kalino Latu - 19/06/2026 0

Tonga’s Speaker of Parliament, Lord Vaea, has raised concerns over what he described as the government’s slow response in informing Parliament about the judiciary’s...

Police investigate after unidentified body found near Masefield Naval base

19/06/2026

Tonga Parliament adjourned after MP raises allegation against Chief Justice

15/06/2026

Tonga Justice warns over false information in birth, death and marriage...

11/06/2026

Miss Heilala 2026 organisers warn of fake contestant posts after registrations...

11/06/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Speaker Lord Vaea blasts government over delay in denying Chief Justice...

Kalino Latu - 19/06/2026 0

Tonga’s Speaker of Parliament, Lord Vaea, has raised concerns over what he described as the government’s slow response in informing Parliament about the judiciary’s...