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Tonga’s ‘Apifo‘ou College to celebrate 160 years

Kalino Latu - 09/03/2025

COMMENTARY: Former Deputy PM Vaipulu has been deeply involved in domestic airlines’ continuing crises for past decade

Ship cranes lowered into waters caught on camera as drugs increasingly entering Tonga by seas: Police Minister

Hu‘atolitoli prison inmate’s death possible suicide

Former gov’t ministers call meeting to respond to Lulutai allegations as Eke gov’t considers involving king’s authority in its investigation

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Trump administration launches new ‘self-deportation’ app

Kaniva Staff - 11/03/2025 0

By Ted Hesson, Reuters WASHINGTON -The Trump administration rolled out a new app on Monday that will allow immigrants in the United States illegally...

Chris Hipkins overtakes Christopher Luxon as preferred prime minister in Taxpayers’ Union-Curia poll

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Russia’s goals are unchanged, Zelensky says, as strikes kill 11 in eastern Ukraine

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Double murderer is first US inmate executed by firing squad in 15 years

09/03/2025

Greens say NZ visa barriers for Pacific Island nations is ‘unfair’, hangover ‘racism’

09/03/2025

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Tongan family who have overstayed in NZ for 28 years granted residence thanks to consultant Koli Vanisi

Kalino Latu - 06/03/2025 0

The New Zealand Immigration service has granted residence permits to a Tongan family that has been unable to live legally for nearly thirty years. Sione...

Tonga Police arrest suspect with drugs as he attempt to flee

03/03/2025

Royal Commission considered to investigate Lulutai new aircraft purchase following repeated groundings and requirement to replace engines

28/02/2025

Lulutai employs Real Tonga director as interim CEO to assist in airlines review process

28/02/2025

Goverment terminates Lulutai CEO Poasi Tei’s contract amid airlines review

28/02/2025

National

Lulutai seeking $7 million subsidy as gov’t assesses possibility for the airlines to be ‘wound-up’

Kalino Latu - 27/02/2025 0

The government is assessing the possibility of ceasing Lulutai Airlines services due to its inability to meet financial obligations, the Minister for Public Enterprises...

Tonga to withdraw from Pacific Islands beauty contest as judge at centre of fraud allegations wants Samoa to host it ‘permanently’

25/02/2025

New category 1 cyclone Seru to affect Tonga, Rae moving away from the groups

25/02/2025

Lawyer Tupou accuses Prof Lafitani of lying about Tonga’s democracy and questions his knowledge of law and the status of Lo’au University

24/02/2025

Spending time with sex worker ends in RSE employee being deported to Tonga

24/02/2025

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36kg of meth found in unaccompanied luggage at Auckland Airport

Kaniva Staff - 06/03/2025 0

By 1News Reporters Customs have seized more than 36 kilograms of methamphetamine found in unaccompanied bags at Auckland International Airport yesterday. The two bags arrived on...

China says it is ready for ‘any type of war’ with US

06/03/2025

One dead, one seriously injured in South Auckland crash

01/03/2025

Police treating Auckland woman’s sudden death as unexplained

01/03/2025

Three people injured in Takanini incident

28/02/2025

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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Trump administration launches new ‘self-deportation’ app

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By Ted Hesson, Reuters WASHINGTON -The Trump administration rolled out a new app on Monday that will allow immigrants in the United States illegally...