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Romance scam loss in NZ highlights Tonga warning

Kaniva Staff - 12/05/2026

Tongan PhD student explores genetic links to metabolic disease at Auckland University

Kaniva Staff - 12/05/2026

Auckland Tongan appeals for help after van stolen from home

Kalino Latu - 12/05/2026

Tonga ‘homelessness’ concern grows as most land remains under King and nobles

Kalino Latu - 12/05/2026

‘A home should never be dangerous’: WCCC responds after mother killed, daughter injured in Vava’u shooting

Kalino Latu - 11/05/2026

Tonga electricity costs rise, govt steps in to pay

Kaniva Staff - 11/05/2026

Tongan student in Fiji urgently needs blood donors

Kaniva Staff - 11/05/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Taukei’aho suffers suspected broken leg in Sea Eagles win over Broncos

Kaniva Staff - 10/05/2026 0

Four Pines Park fell silent on Saturday night after Manly Sea Eagles prop Siosiua Taukeiaho suffered what appears to be a serious leg injury...

Taumalolo set to break Cowboys record in historic milestone

09/05/2026

How Mother’s Day began and why the world celebrates it

09/05/2026

Rare twins case uncovered in UK after DNA test reveals different fathers

09/05/2026

Tributes pour in after Vava‘u mother shot dead, daughter injured

09/05/2026

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Tonga electricity costs rise, govt steps in to pay

Kaniva Staff - 11/05/2026 0

Nuku‘alofa, Tonga – Tongan households will be protected from a newly announced electricity price increase, with the Government stepping in to cover the additional...

Tongan student in Fiji urgently needs blood donors

11/05/2026

Dame Valerie Adams: ‘Losing your mum is one of the worst feelings in the world’

10/05/2026

‘I tried to stop him’: Daughter cries out after her mother shot dead in Vava’u

10/05/2026

Sika urges calm after guilty verdict, vows to appeal

08/05/2026

National

Teen spared jail after knife attack on cousin in Matahau

Kalino Latu - 07/05/2026 0

A teenager who stabbed his cousin during an alcohol-fuelled confrontation in Matahau has avoided prison after the Supreme Court suspended his sentence, citing his...

BG Wealth: US freezes $41m in crypto Ponzi collapse as Tonga, NZ, US warnings echo

07/05/2026

Police continue probe into gunpoint threat against Kele‘a journalist, no arrests yet

06/05/2026

‘Bye-bye my little son’: Mother’s heartbreak after seven-year-old dies in fall from vehicle in Tonga

05/05/2026

Prayers on Bay of Islands beach as Tongan man rescued from sea

05/05/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Mother’s Day preparations marred by deadly shooting in Vava‘u

Kalino Latu - 08/05/2026 0

Vava'u, Tonga - A man has been accused of fatally shooting his wife in Fungamisi, Vava’u. The incident occurred on Thursday evening, casting a...

What is the English Language Bill and what would it actually do?

07/05/2026

Pasifika unemployment rate remains highest in New Zealand

07/05/2026

Grand Tonga Hotel aims to raise hospitality standards in Tonga

07/05/2026

‘Aisiena Taumoepeau appointed to Tonga Rugby Union board

07/05/2026

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

Kalino Latu - 30/04/2026 0

A Tongan national was denied entry into New Zealand, detained for about 24 hours at Auckland International Airport, and then removed to Fiji instead...

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

29/03/2026

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

20/02/2026

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

07/02/2026

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

15/01/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Romance scam loss in NZ highlights Tonga warning

Kaniva Staff - 12/05/2026 0

A New Zealand woman’s alleged loss of nearly $800,000 to an online romance scam is reinforcing warnings in Tonga about the growing threat of...

Tongan PhD student explores genetic links to metabolic disease at Auckland...

12/05/2026

Auckland Tongan appeals for help after van stolen from home

12/05/2026

Tonga ‘homelessness’ concern grows as most land remains under King and...

12/05/2026

‘A home should never be dangerous’: WCCC responds after mother killed,...

11/05/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Romance scam loss in NZ highlights Tonga warning

Kaniva Staff - 12/05/2026 0

A New Zealand woman’s alleged loss of nearly $800,000 to an online romance scam is reinforcing warnings in Tonga about the growing threat of...

Tongan PhD student explores genetic links to metabolic disease at Auckland...

12/05/2026

Auckland Tongan appeals for help after van stolen from home

12/05/2026

Tonga ‘homelessness’ concern grows as most land remains under King and...

12/05/2026

‘A home should never be dangerous’: WCCC responds after mother killed,...

11/05/2026

NZ and World News News

Taukei’aho suffers suspected broken leg in Sea Eagles win over Broncos

10/05/2026

Taumalolo set to break Cowboys record in historic milestone

09/05/2026

How Mother’s Day began and why the world celebrates it

09/05/2026

Rare twins case uncovered in UK after DNA test reveals different...

09/05/2026

Tributes pour in after Vava‘u mother shot dead, daughter injured

09/05/2026

Giant sperm whale found dead on ʻEua shoreline

08/05/2026

Rare twins case uncovered in UK after DNA test reveals different fathers

A pair of twin sisters in the United Kingdom discovered at the age of 49 that they have different biological fathers in what experts say...

Bystander, officer among injured in two Auckland stabbings

Two people have been arrested after a shocking pair of unrelated stabbings in Auckland's Rānui left multiple injured, including a bystander and a police officer...

National

Tongan PhD student explores genetic links to metabolic disease at Auckland University

A Tongan scholar at the University of Auckland is...

National

Auckland Tongan appeals for help after van stolen from home

A Tongan resident in Auckland is appealing to the...

National

Tonga ‘homelessness’ concern grows as most land remains under King and nobles

A growing lack of secure housing in Tonga is...

National

‘A home should never be dangerous’: WCCC responds after mother killed, daughter injured in Vava’u shooting

Tonga’s Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) has called...

National

Tongan PhD student explores genetic links to metabolic disease at Auckland University

A Tongan scholar at the University of Auckland is...

National

Auckland Tongan appeals for help after van stolen from home

A Tongan resident in Auckland is appealing to the...

National

Tonga ‘homelessness’ concern grows as most land remains under King and nobles

A growing lack of secure housing in Tonga is...

National

‘A home should never be dangerous’: WCCC responds after mother killed, daughter injured in Vava’u shooting

Tonga’s Women and Children Crisis Centre (WCCC) has called...