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75-Year-Old Tongan mother triumphs at St Peter’s 551 steps as Pope names third female Vatican leader

Kalino Latu - 23/05/2025

Appeal Court extends receiver’s term in Lord Luani’s $3.38m claim against Lord Nuku

Kalino Latu - 22/05/2025

Illegal sea cucumber operation uncovered in Vavaʻu as Tonga considers extending harvesting ban

Kalino Latu - 22/05/2025

Witness horrified by Zombie Drug victims in NYC, ‘prays crisis doesn’t reach Tonga’

Kalino Latu - 21/05/2025

Tonga Police investigate separate deaths, man’s suicide claims; a Fijian woman’s battle with cancer

Kaniva Staff - 21/05/2025

COMMENTARY Dress Code Debate, Deputy PM’s shorts spark cultural clash in Tonga

Kalino Latu - 20/05/2025

Man jailed in Tonga after strangling boy, 6, ‘until his eyeballs almost fell out’

Kalino Latu - 20/05/2025

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Beulah College student breaks tradition to represent Tonga in Under-18 rugby league clash against Fiji

Kaniva Staff - 23/05/2025 0

In a groundbreaking decision, a student from Beulah College in Tonga has made history by becoming the first from the Adventist Church-affiliated institution to...

North Korea warship damaged at launch attended by Kim Jong Un

22/05/2025

Girl, 14, missing for four days from Auckland’s Ponsonby

22/05/2025

Giant tsunami boulder in Tonga reveals Pacific’s violent history

22/05/2025

Tonga’s new cargo monitoring policy, observation allowed, physical contact prohibited

21/05/2025

National

COMMENTARY Dress Code Debate, Deputy PM’s shorts spark cultural clash in Tonga

Kalino Latu - 20/05/2025 0

Commentary - The recent uproar over Deputy Prime Minister Taniela Fusimālohi's decision to wear shorts during an official visit to Tonga's outer islands has...

Man jailed in Tonga after strangling boy, 6, ‘until his eyeballs almost fell out’

20/05/2025

Court orders Tonga Development Bank to pay journalist’s legal costs after failed appeal

20/05/2025

Court of Appeal orders PSC to pay legal costs in unfair dismissal case

19/05/2025

Court of Appeal partially admits Auditor’s report in Lavulavus retrial, dismisses the couple’s cross-appeal

19/05/2025

National

Public Commission Committee assesses government’s review findings before legal steps are taken

Kalino Latu - 19/05/2025 0

Deputy Prime Minister Dr Taniela Fusimalohi said the government is finally assessing the findings of reviews conducted across ministries and departments. As Kaniva News previously reported, the Eke government came...

Tonga prepares whistleblower bill to protect civil servants exposing government wrongdoing

19/05/2025

Sabbath law under review, Tonga weighs Sunday opening for restaurants

19/05/2025

Tonga police break up 100-teen hilltop party as drug, morality worries grow

18/05/2025

Tongan Catholics explore historic Vatican sites, witness Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration

18/05/2025

Around New Zealand & the World

Sione Tu’itahi steps down as first indigenous president of Global Health organization IUHPE

Kalino Latu - 20/05/2025 0

Sione Tu’itahi, the first Indigenous president of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE), decided to step down after completing his term. The...

World Bank approves $12 Million grant to strengthen Tonga’s climate and fiscal resilience

20/05/2025

Australia strengthens Pacific ties with high-level visit to Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu

20/05/2025

Manhunt enters third day for 7 escaped New Orleans jail inmates; sheriff suspects inside help

19/05/2025

Witnesses sought as Hamilton police investigate woman’s death

19/05/2025

Supporting Sustainable Agriculture for a Resilient Pacific

Kaniva Staff - 22/05/2025 0

Dear Editor, I write with concern about the urgent need to support sustainable agriculture across the Pacificregion. Our island communities rely heavily on farming, yet...