Tuesday, June 23, 2026

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National
- 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
  
  Land row stalls Tonga’s biggest bridge; Penalty bill set to hit $14 million
  
  22/06/2026
  
  More suspected drug packages wash ashore on Vava’u beaches
  
  21/06/2026
  
  Tongan produce shipment spoils in US, sparks sympathy, raises handling questions
  
  21/06/2026
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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Police seize nearly 500 cannabis plants in Auckland crackdown on organised crime

Customs uncover 100kg cocaine worth $35m hidden in Tauranga container

Cook Strait ferry sailings cancelled, residents told to stay off beaches as swells up to 10.5m forecast in Wellington

Kaniva Staff - 08/06/2026

US Defense Department classifies LDS Church separately from Christian denominations

‘Shook the house’: Eight injured in Wellington train derailment

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Bad weather hampers efforts to fix microwave link in Tonga

Kaniva Staff - 29/01/2022

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Man dies in Auckland house fire

Kaniva Staff - 29/01/2022

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Covid-19 update: 105 new community cases, 15 new Omicron cases identified

Kaniva Staff - 28/01/2022

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MP Jenny Salesa confident Tonga government can handle Covid-19 aboard Australian Navy vessel

Kaniva Staff - 27/01/2022

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Recovery in Tonga has already started, Red Cross says

Kaniva Staff - 27/01/2022

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Volunteers put heart and soul into loading aid containers for Tonga

Kaniva Staff - 27/01/2022

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Covid-19 update: 45 new community cases, 34 Omicron cases added to total

Kaniva Staff - 27/01/2022

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Covid-19: 23 new community cases reported in NZ, number of Omicron cases reaches 56

Kaniva Staff - 26/01/2022

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Mango survivors mourn dead tsunami victim while awaiting rescuers

Kaniva Staff - 26/01/2022

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Tongan woman shot dead in the US, Police investigation underway

Kaniva Staff - 26/01/2022

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