Saturday, October 3, 2026

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National
- Niuafoʻou eruption: 80 years since thousands fled into the darkness as volcano destroyed village
  03/10/2026
  TRU calls special meeting days after PM raises governance concerns
  02/10/2026
  Two suspected flu deaths in Tonga not yet confirmed, Health Minister says
  02/10/2026
  Traffic chaos on rural roads after Police shut major route for King’s NEMO opening
  02/10/2026
  PM raises concerns over Tonga Rugby Union accountability, says he has yet to hear of AGM
  02/10/2026
New Zealand
- Three found dead at South Auckland home as police investigate ‘tragic event’
  02/10/2026
  Former Tongan Cabinet Minister Lisiate ʻAkolo to be laid to rest in Auckland
  02/10/2026
  Auckland students launch World Heart Day appeal for Fiji hospital that has treated Tongan children
  29/09/2026
  Left bloc may be able to form government latest poll suggests
  28/09/2026
  Tongan powerhouse Pangai Junior joins Ofahengaue at Leigh on multi-year deal
  27/09/2026
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
- PM accepted Hū Louifi proposal before Palace directed it not to proceed; office says leaked memo was not final
  30/08/2026
  Queen Sālote’s ‘fisherman’s net’ marks 78 years of shaping Tongan church leaders
  25/08/2026
  Lord Afeaki back on bench after lawyers alleged ‘cronyism’ and conflict
  24/08/2026
  US-China diplomatic row erupts over alleged trafficking of Tongan women through arranged marriages
  23/08/2026
  Two Tongan men named over alleged roles in drug and money-laundering ring exposed by FBI sting
  19/08/2026
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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Kefu’s death now being treated as a homicide

‘Human Rights activist’ Polikalepo Kefu dies suddenly

Slain Tongan daughter promises ‘cake for her mum’s birthday’ today; instead of celebration mum laments her daughter’s violent death

Kalino Latu - 20/03/2021

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

Tongan police investigate suspicious death

Kaniva Staff - 02/04/2016 1

A teacher who was also a mother apparently electrocuted before she dies in Toloa

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One dead after car hit tree in Haʻapai

Kalino Latu - 12/03/2016 0

Unlicensed driver,20, arrested in connection to Vavaʻu deadly crash

Kaniva Staff - 20/08/2015 1

One killed in Vava’u crash

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Haveluloto man charged after u-turn crash

Kaniva Pacific - 22/04/2015 1

Afā man charged with manslaughter

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A Tongan man dies after car hits tree in BOP

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Mother killed with daughter laid to rest

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Tongan families in Manukau to receive bodies of crash victims

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