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National
- Prince Ata fights back tears as Tonga marks 200 years of Christianity
  
  23/06/2026
  
  As cybercrime surges, new regional fund could help Tonga bolster cyber security
  
  23/06/2026
  
  Parliament approves Tonga’s $949.4 million budget for 2026/27
  
  23/06/2026
  
  Tongan man convicted of raping teenage relative loses deportation appeal in New Zealand
  
  22/06/2026
  
  Missing child found safe at home, police thank public
  
  22/06/2026
New Zealand
- Police seize nearly 500 cannabis plants in Auckland crackdown on organised crime
  
  19/06/2026
  
  Customs uncover 100kg cocaine worth $35m hidden in Tauranga container
  
  11/06/2026
  
  Cook Strait ferry sailings cancelled, residents told to stay off beaches as swells up to 10.5m forecast in Wellington
  
  08/06/2026
  
  US Defense Department classifies LDS Church separately from Christian denominations
  
  07/06/2026
  
  ‘Shook the house’: Eight injured in Wellington train derailment
  
  07/06/2026
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
- Pentagon revises religious codes, reclassifies LDS after backlash
  
  09/06/2026
  
  From Martyrs’ blood to ‘Tree of Life’: Tonga marks 200 years of christianity
  
  04/06/2026
  
  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
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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Slain Tongan daughter promises ‘cake for her mum’s birthday’ today; instead of celebration mum laments her daughter’s violent death

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Prayer vigil held in memory of Toakase Finau as tributes flow for her husband Viliami Lātū following tragic deaths

Suspected murder suicide followed family violence as prayer vigil announced after death of Tongan couple

Off duty police officer charged with drink driving after man killed in Tongatapu crash

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Man dies after becoming trapped in a container in Tongatapu

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Woman dies in hospital following crash in Mangere

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One person critically injured in Mangere crash

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Suspected drunk driver charged after Vainī Sunday crash

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Drivers urged to avoid part of Great South road after serious crash

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Sea search underway for missing Tofoa man

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Three Kolonga people killed in car accident

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Husband, two women killed in Hihifo horror crash, wife hospitalised

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Telekava suspicious death now ruled homicide

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