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Calls to expedite coroner’s office amid serious allegations against Health Ministry following unexpected deaths

Kalino Latu - 21/03/2025

‘Akilisi’s daughter echoes his father’s democratic ambitions at Tonga’s national development summit

Police wrestle with suspect on the road near Tonga National University

COMMENTARY: The Lavulavus case and Justice Cooper’s legacy, a call for judicial reform in Tonga

Mother of five jailed for 20 months after embezzling $155,588 from employer

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Hawaiian Airlines flight returns to Auckland after mechanical fault

Kaniva Staff - 23/03/2025 0

By rnz.co.nz Faulty landing gear has forced a Hawaiian Airlines flight to turn back to Auckland Airport. Flight HA446, which was en route to Honolulu,...

Boxing legend George Foreman, Two-time World Heavyweight Champion, passes away at 76

22/03/2025

Chinese construction companies face scrutiny in Vanuatu following devastating earthquake

22/03/2025

Tonga’s Sisifa appointed interim head of Oceania Netball

21/03/2025

Three arrested after alleged extortion attempts at South Auckland Pak’n Save supermarket

20/03/2025

National

Fijian navy intercepts Tongan vessel, seizes weapons

Kalino Latu - 19/03/2025 0

Fijian authorities have seized a firearm and ammunition from the Tongan vessel MV Malau, which were intended for a recipient in Fiji lacking the necessary firearms...

Tongatapu man convicted of sexually assaulting 4-year-old girl

19/03/2025

EDITORIAL – Too little, too late: Former PM’s bid to clear his name in Lulutai scandal falls flat

18/03/2025

Partner found guilty of sexually assaulting 11yro girl while mother in Australia for fruit picking

17/03/2025

Cassandra Taulaki discovers partner’s double life: Seven kids, a fake twin, and a web of lies

16/03/2025

National

Court dismisses Tu’akoi’s passport charges, upholds forgery case

Kalino Latu - 16/03/2025 0

The Supreme Court of Nuku'alofa has dismissed four passport-related charges against a woman, while she still faces four outstanding forgery charges. ‘Isapela Saiatua Tu‘akoi faced...

Queen Sālote College’s 99th anniversary: Ex-students relive mischievous memories with laughter and warmth

16/03/2025

Woman falls from moving pick-up: Viral video sparks online debate

16/03/2025

Investigation underway after Lulutai’s controversial aircraft emergency landing with firetruck headlights as guides

15/03/2025

Alleged gang leader Lasalosi Vaitohi faces trial for ambush plot while behind bars

14/03/2025

Around New Zealand & the World

Second person in court over alleged mishandling of burials

Kaniva Staff - 20/03/2025 0

By Jacob Johnson, 1News Reporter A second person has appeared in court charged with inappropriate handling of human remains and obtaining more than $18,000 by...

Trump, Putin agree to limited ceasefire on energy, infrastructure in Ukraine

19/03/2025

One person dies in single-vehicle crash on Auckland’s North Shore

19/03/2025

Trump warns Iran will face ‘consequences’ of further attacks from Houthi rebels

18/03/2025

China hands over state of the art sports complex to Tonga

18/03/2025

EDITORIAL: Professor Lafitani continues to attack Kaniva News, but his claims that Tonga’s political reforms in 2010 were not a change for democracy are...

Kalino Latu - 15/02/2025 0

EDITORIAL: Professor Siosiua Lafitani’s ongoing denial that Tonga's 2010 political reform was not a change into a democratic form of government, despite significant evidence...

Tonga Gov’t Reviews: Recent missing file from court registry latest in series of judges’ warnings

14/02/2025

Gov’t Reviews: Recent increase in Tonga fatal crashes brings back court concerns after driver license scandal revealed

06/02/2025

Police failure to disclose list of names of ‘people higher up the supply chain’ fails Tonga’s war against drugs: Judge Cooper

11/01/2025

Tonga’s Chinese debts might have now been paid off if money borrowed intended solely to fix 2006 damages as latest loan balance revealed

06/01/2025

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Hawaiian Airlines flight returns to Auckland after mechanical fault

Kaniva Staff - 23/03/2025 0

By rnz.co.nz Faulty landing gear has forced a Hawaiian Airlines flight to turn back to Auckland Airport. Flight HA446, which was en route to Honolulu,...