Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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National
- Social media clash erupts over new alleged investment scheme targeting Tongan diaspora
  
  24/02/2026
  
  Vava’u whale photo ‘Māhina’ crowned World Nature Photo of the Year
  
  24/02/2026
  
  Commerce Commission seeks victims of alleged Tongan loan shark for possible compensation
  
  23/02/2026
  
  Huge fire erupts in central Nuku‘alofa, livestream videos show firefighters battling massive blaze
  
  23/02/2026
  
  Name suppression lifted for Auckland jailed meth‑ importing nurse Ma’ata Vi
  
  23/02/2026
New Zealand
- Tonga Police suspend search for missing man at sea after no new leads
  
  24/02/2026
  
  Moana Pasifika’s Tonga Match Moved After Funding Shortfall
  
  24/02/2026
  
  Police seek public assistance to locate wanted man Tevita Lasa
  
  24/02/2026
  
  Friendliness defined: MV ‘Otuanga’ofa hailed after reversing to pick up late passenger
  
  24/02/2026
  
  Tonga should heed Fiji’s warning on drug cartels buying off authorities
  
  22/02/2026
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
- UK row over China’s ‘Super Embassy’ rekindles questions long absent in Tonga
  
  07/02/2026
  
  Lo‘au controversial university’s bluff unravels: From Police threats to publishing plans
  
  15/01/2026
  
  Dr Lafitani refunds fees after student engages lawyer over course quality concerns and alleged academic fraud
  
  09/10/2025
  
  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
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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Tonga Police suspend search for missing man at sea after no new leads

Moana Pasifika’s Tonga Match Moved After Funding Shortfall

Police seek public assistance to locate wanted man Tevita Lasa

Kaniva Staff - 24/02/2026

Friendliness defined: MV ‘Otuanga’ofa hailed after reversing to pick up late passenger

Tonga should heed Fiji’s warning on drug cartels buying off authorities

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Government not ruling out snap lockdown in Christchurch after two Covid-19 community cases

Kaniva Staff - 28/10/2021

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Principals to discuss next steps in reopening Auckland primary schools

Kalino Latu - 28/10/2021

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22-year-old man dies by suicide in Tongatapu

Kaniva Staff - 27/10/2021

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Covid-19 update: 74 new community cases reported in NZ today

Kaniva Staff - 27/10/2021

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US FDA advisers back Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children

Kaniva Staff - 27/10/2021

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Vaccination to be mandated for workplaces requiring certificates for entry

Kaniva Staff - 26/10/2021

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Covid-19 update: 109 new community cases

Kaniva Staff - 25/10/2021

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Tongan coach who died at sea remembered as ‘a giant of the Waka Ama’

Kaniva Staff - 24/10/2021

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Covid-19 update: 80 community cases reported in NZ today

Kaniva Staff - 24/10/2021

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Covid-19 wrap: Traffic lights, spreading cases and third doses

Kalino Latu - 23/10/2021

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