Thursday, January 8, 2026

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National
- Man jailed for machete attack causing permanent injuries in Tonga
  
  07/01/2026
  
  Tonga risks full US visa ban if PM Fakafanua government fails to act — Analysis
  
  07/01/2026
  
  $50 bribe attempt fails as Customs officer jailed for illegal weapons import
  
  07/01/2026
  
  Explainer: Why Lo‘au’s view of ‘cut and paste’ journalism is wrong
  
  06/01/2026
  
  Pension fund theft case involving nearly half a million pa‘anga set to return to court
  
  06/01/2026
New Zealand
- Rapist jailed for further sexual offending in Tonga
  
  07/01/2026
  
  Iran leader prepared to flee to Moscow if protests overwhelm security forces: Report
  
  06/01/2026
  
  Woman allegedly caught smuggling NZ$5.53m worth of meth at Auckland Airport
  
  06/01/2026
  
  Auckland Police release images of two men sought over Karangahape rd brawl
  
  05/01/2026
  
  New Year’s eve thunderstorms threaten North Island celebrations, while Hawke’s Bay sees respite
  
  31/12/2025
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
- Gov’t misleads on King’s new board; the bill reverses 2010 reforms that barred unchecked royal spending power
  
  01/09/2025
  
  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
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
Ako ‘A Tonga Academy

Home US deputy secretary to arrive in Tonga tomorrow in wake of new US Tonga based embassy revelation Deputy Secretary of State, Her Excellenc, Ms Wedny R. Sherman

Deputy Secretary of State, Her Excellenc, Ms Wedny R. Sherman