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Tonga targets up to 100 hip and knee replacement surgeries next year after historic Vaiola programme

Kalino Latu - 01/10/2026

Tongitupe-‘O e-Funga Taua Valerie Adams pays heartfelt tribute to legendary sports writer Phil Gifford

Kalino Latu - 01/10/2026

Tongan anti-drug campaigner Afimeimo‘unga Hola reportedly dies

Kalino Latu - 01/10/2026

Pelikani Taukei’aho on trial over fatal Wairarapa shooting

Kaniva Staff - 29/09/2026

Tongan dancer Mele Ta’e’iloa goes viral after sharing stage with Jason Derulo in Auckland

Kalino Latu - 28/09/2026

Tongan graduate makes University of Auckland history with rare conjoint degree

Kalino Latu - 28/09/2026

Illegal ammunition imports rising, court warns as 79-year-old Tongan avoids jail

Kaniva Staff - 27/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

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

Kaniva Staff - 29/09/2026 0

An Auckland-based volunteer organisation has launched an online appeal to support a charitable heart hospital in Fiji that provides free cardiac treatment to Pacific...

Left bloc may be able to form government latest poll suggests

28/09/2026

Tongan powerhouse Pangai Junior joins Ofahengaue at Leigh on multi-year deal

27/09/2026

Fijian man acquitted of rape, sexual assault of Virgin Australia cabin crew member

26/09/2026

UB40 marks nearly 50 years as tour heads to NZ and Australia, home to huge Tongan diaspora

26/09/2026

National

Tongan graduate makes University of Auckland history with rare conjoint degree

Kalino Latu - 28/09/2026 0

A young New Zealand-born Tongan woman has become the first Pasifika student to graduate from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Commerce...

Illegal ammunition imports rising, court warns as 79-year-old Tongan avoids jail

27/09/2026

Tributes flow for victim of Veitongo alleged fatal crash

26/09/2026

Fakafanua tells UN Pacific must not become staging ground for military escalation, major-power rivalry

26/09/2026

Prison officer jailed after rifle, 1,655 rounds and fireworks found in Vavaʻu shipment

26/09/2026

National

Tonga denies walking out on Netanyahu at UN, says delegate remained seated

Kalino Latu - 26/09/2026 0

The Tongan Government has rejected reports suggesting its delegation joined a mass walkout during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations...

Dr Eke hits back at PM Fakafanua, says bridge-delay blame ‘untrue’ amid $7m ‘penalty’ claim

25/09/2026

Second man charged with murder over fatal shooting of Tongan-Australian Alai Ahio

24/09/2026

Tonga dialysis centre project collapses as US sponsor unable to fund promised facility, Health Minister says

21/09/2026

Tongan man dies after being pulled from water at NSW beach

21/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

TNU, PSC and accreditation board pledge to resolve qualification recognition dispute

Kaniva Staff - 24/09/2026 0

The Tonga National University (TNU), Public Service Commission and the country's qualifications authority have jointly pledged to resolve problems surrounding the recognition of certificates...

Tonga included in new US-Pacific push against illegal fishing as Australia boosts regional security funding

24/09/2026

Pedestrian dies after crash in Auckland’s Pakuranga

22/09/2026

Tonga international Leka Halasima stars with two tries as Warriors’ season ends amid controversial calls

21/09/2026

Three charged over alleged drug importation after Tonga Police seize methamphetamine

21/09/2026

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 targets up to 100 hip and knee replacement surgeries next...

Kalino Latu - 01/10/2026 0

Tonga is planning to perform up to 100 hip, knee and other joint replacement procedures next year after the country’s first arthroplasty programme at...

Tongitupe-‘O e-Funga Taua Valerie Adams pays heartfelt tribute to legendary sports...

01/10/2026

Tongan anti-drug campaigner Afimeimo‘unga Hola reportedly dies

01/10/2026

Pelikani Taukei’aho on trial over fatal Wairarapa shooting

29/09/2026

Tongan dancer Mele Ta’e’iloa goes viral after sharing stage with Jason...

28/09/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Tonga targets up to 100 hip and knee replacement surgeries next...

Kalino Latu - 01/10/2026 0

Tonga is planning to perform up to 100 hip, knee and other joint replacement procedures next year after the country’s first arthroplasty programme at...