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Tonga’s media freedom squeezed as watchdog role meets political pressure

Kalino Latu - 02/05/2026

Young man jailed for $53,000 TCC break-in and theft

Kalino Latu - 02/05/2026

Japan rugby strips full domestic status from citizen player Lomano Lemeki

Kalino Latu - 02/05/2026

Tatakamotonga man jailed after breaking into homes and attacking women as they slept

Kalino Latu - 01/05/2026

Court clears MP of electoral bribery, finds ‘innocent explanation’ — Tukunga considers appeal

Kalino Latu - 01/05/2026

Tonga Power challenges $58m claim, stands by $20.47m as royal lease remains in limbo

Kalino Latu - 01/05/2026

First look at Tonga’s new Parliament building takes shape

Kalino Latu - 30/04/2026

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The ‘vicious cycle’ driving Tauranga families to Waikato for cheaper cremations

Kaniva Staff - 02/05/2026 0

By Ayla Yeoman, Local Democracy Reporting of RNZ and is republished with permission Some Tauranga families are taking their loved ones outside the city for cremations...

Widespread mourning for Professor Jione Havea, ‘Prophet of the Pacific’

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Court rules Reopoamo Darklie Tufunga a registered sex offender after 64,000 abuse files discovered

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National

Tonga Power challenges $58m claim, stands by $20.47m as royal lease remains in limbo

Kalino Latu - 01/05/2026 0

Nukuʻalofa, Tonga — A dispute over the financial position of Tonga Power Limited (TPL) has intensified, with sharply conflicting claims over millions of paʻanga...

First look at Tonga’s new Parliament building takes shape

30/04/2026

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

30/04/2026

ACC confirms four resignations including investigations director, withholds reasons behind walkout

29/04/2026

Murder charges unsealed in fatal shooting at Salt Lake Tongan LDS church; suspect faces extradition

29/04/2026

National

Police dismiss Tonga Felafoaki claim of 300kg drug seizure in Vavaʻu as false

Kaniva Staff - 29/04/2026 0

Authorities in Tonga have moved to dispel circulating claims by a social media group alleging a significant drug bust in Vavaʻu, describing the information...

Air New Zealand cancels ANZAC Day Tonga flight as cause remains unclear

24/04/2026

Tongans remember volunteers from the islands who served in First World War

24/04/2026

Tongan rugby player accused of rape in New Zealand loses name suppression

24/04/2026

Niua 17 MP retains parliamentary seat pending court of appeal ruling

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Around New Zealand & the World

New mobile alert system rolled out by Tonga Met

Kaniva Staff - 30/04/2026 0

Nukuʻalofa, Tonga — Tonga Meteorological Services has introduced a new mobile phone alert system designed to deliver urgent weather warnings directly to the public,...

‘Can you chip in?’: coach’s cheeky plea to keep Fineanganofo in country

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King Charles’ US visit resonates with Tongans living abroad

25/04/2026

Auckland liquor licences axed or suspended after selling booze to teen Silas Sims before fatal crash

25/04/2026

Sixteen arrested over alleged involvement in drug smuggling syndicate

25/04/2026

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

Kalino Latu - 29/03/2026 0

The lawyer whose actions contributed to turmoil at the 2025 Miss Pacific Islands Pageant is now facing professional sanctions in what appears to be...

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

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

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

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Tonga’s media freedom squeezed as watchdog role meets political pressure

Kalino Latu - 02/05/2026 0

Nuku’alofa — Tonga’s media is under growing strain, with the country slipping further down global press freedom rankings as political pressure, restrictive laws and...

Young man jailed for $53,000 TCC break-in and theft

02/05/2026

Japan rugby strips full domestic status from citizen player Lomano Lemeki

02/05/2026

Tatakamotonga man jailed after breaking into homes and attacking women as...

01/05/2026

Court clears MP of electoral bribery, finds ‘innocent explanation’ — Tukunga...

01/05/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Tonga’s media freedom squeezed as watchdog role meets political pressure

Kalino Latu - 02/05/2026 0

Nuku’alofa — Tonga’s media is under growing strain, with the country slipping further down global press freedom rankings as political pressure, restrictive laws and...