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The Ministry of Education has reportedly issued a directive prohibiting parents from providing food or monetary contributions during Form 2 Common Examinations at government...

Anti-Corruption Commission takes over probe into Police Minister’s alleged role in travel ban breach

11/11/2025

Police superintendent barred from travel as Police Minister faces investigation after allegedly aiding Mormon leader’s departure to US

10/11/2025

Manu Hausia returned to Tonga on parole after serving half of sentence for brutal stabbing

09/11/2025

Police investigation to be launched into Minister Piukala’s alleged role in Mormon leader’s escape from Tonga: PM Eke

08/11/2025

Around New Zealand & the World

Ex-MP alleges several Ministers face five charges ahead of Tonga elections

Kalino Latu - 17/10/2025 0

A former government minister has made a startling claim, alleging that several current Cabinet Ministers are facing criminal charges. ‘Etuate Lavulavu made the revelation during...

Matangi Tonga Online Editor and veteran Pacific journalist Pesi Fonua passes away at 78

13/10/2025

Wayne Brown re-elected as Auckland Mayor, vows to fix transport

12/10/2025

Half a tonne of cannabis seized in raids across Auckland’s west

10/10/2025

UNGA80: Tonga’s Prime Minister meets US President Trump

29/09/2025

Gov’t misleads on King’s new board; the bill reverses 2010 reforms that barred unchecked royal spending power

Kalino Latu - 01/09/2025 0

Analysis - The new King's Diplomatic Services Act, recently approved by the government, is a dangerous step backward for Tonga's fragile democracy. Despite the bill's...

Handing Foreign Affairs to the King—based on a flawed constitution and a broken promise—confers no legitimate power

29/08/2025

Concerns about the incorporation of customs into Tonga’s constitution

21/08/2025

Democracy backsliding: King George V’s 2010 warning ignored as Eke gov’t surrenders Foreign Affairs to monarchy

12/08/2025

Setting the record straight: Kaniva News corrects Setita’s misguided criticism over use of ‘allegation’

28/07/2025

LATEST REVIEWS

Leaked $400m passport sale plan becomes flashpoint in Tonga PM vote

Kalino Latu - 10/12/2025 0

A leaked proposal to sell Tongan citizenship for investment—projected to raise up to US$400 million over five years—has become a central issue in next...

NRL proposes two-year ban for medics over concussion breaches in Eliesa...

08/12/2025

Human trafficking in Tonga persists: U.S. report 2025 warns as country...

07/12/2025

PM confirms Police Minister Piukala suspended over alleged role in Hopoate...

06/12/2025

Critics slam PM Eke for inaction on Police Minister allegations despite...

16/11/2025

LATEST REVIEWS

Leaked $400m passport sale plan becomes flashpoint in Tonga PM vote

Kalino Latu - 10/12/2025 0

A leaked proposal to sell Tongan citizenship for investment—projected to raise up to US$400 million over five years—has become a central issue in next...