Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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National
- Changes needed as Bank’s tough rules stall $30m Gov’t aid for small businesses — PM Fakafanua
  
  02/06/2026
  
  ‘I will hold you in my heart’ — Tongan mother’s heartbreak after only son found dead in Samoa
  
  02/06/2026
  
  One in Four: UNICEF report reveals alarming child poverty in Tonga
  
  01/06/2026
  
  Tonga Police arrest 27 in DUI crackdown as hundreds test positive in May
  
  01/06/2026
  
  Deputy Prime Minister Viliami Lātū acquitted by Supreme Court in election bribery case
  
  01/06/2026
New Zealand
- Five dead in overnight crashes, including three on Desert Road
  
  01/06/2026
  
  Samoa’s Head of State hosts luncheon for King Tupou VI during visit for USP graduation ceremony
  
  29/05/2026
  
  PSC appoints new CEO for Ministry of Tourism
  
  28/05/2026
  
  Arrested during DUI alcohol operation
  
  28/05/2026
  
  Second international undersea cable, ‘Tu‘i Vava‘u’, launched in landmark ceremony
  
  28/05/2026
Sport
- PM Hu’akavameiliku announces Mate Ma’a Tonga squad
  
  15/06/2022
  
  Tonga coach Toutai Kefu says family recovering well from attack
  
  15/10/2021
  
  Fury floors Wilder with 11th round KO
  
  10/10/2021
  
  Tonga committed to Northern rugby tour
  
  06/10/2021
  
  Rugby league star Manu Vatuvei pleads guilty in meth importation case
  
  06/10/2021
Editor’s Picks
- MP Piukala faces interference with justice charge revealed, could be jailed up to five years if convicted
  
  25/05/2026
  
  Tonga National University to explore when lotu helps — and when it harms
  
  24/05/2026
  
  BG Wealth investors warned against paying more as authorities flag new ‘HQIEX’ platform
  
  22/05/2026
  
  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
COVID-19
- Clickable links to activities in English and Tongan for PACO project
  
  30/05/2023
  
  Fiji gets ready to deal with covid surge
  
  13/01/2023
  
  Tonga breaks down 11 deaths by Covid related and underlying conditions
  
  30/03/2022
  
  75yo Ōtāhuhu man murder: Lasalosi Vaitohi named as one of three accused as name suppression lifts
  
  29/03/2022
  
  Tonga to go into new nationwide lockdown as Covid cases climb
  
  17/03/2022
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