Sunday, February 22, 2026

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National
- QSC Committee denies claims of unpaid contractors amid centenary preparations
  
  21/02/2026
  
  What is wastewater drug testing, the method Tonga’s Police Commissioner wants to use?
  
  21/02/2026
  
  Family dispute leads to demolition of property in Tonga
  
  21/02/2026
  
  Photos reveal dangerous state of disrepair inside Ngū Hospital in Vavaʻu
  
  20/02/2026
  
  Remaining land from Hunga eruption continues to erode, new aerial survey finds
  
  20/02/2026
New Zealand
- UK weighs historic move to remove Andrew from royal line of succession
  
  22/02/2026
  
  Videos of teen NRL sensation Heamasi Makasini go viral in Tonga, drawing comparisons to Jonah Lomu
  
  21/02/2026
  
  Tonga Police issues urgent reminder on domestic violence as new survey reveals alarming levels of abuse
  
  21/02/2026
  
  Eleven arrested as Police dismantle dark web drug import network
  
  21/02/2026
  
  Cocaine detections surge in workplace drug tests across New Zealand
  
  20/02/2026
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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UK weighs historic move to remove Andrew from royal line of succession

Videos of teen NRL sensation Heamasi Makasini go viral in Tonga, drawing comparisons to Jonah Lomu

Tonga Police issues urgent reminder on domestic violence as new survey reveals alarming levels of abuse

Kaniva Staff - 21/02/2026

Eleven arrested as Police dismantle dark web drug import network

Cocaine detections surge in workplace drug tests across New Zealand

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Exclusive: Commerce Commission investigating possible pyramid schemes targeting Tongans in Auckland

Kaniva Staff - 28/03/2021

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Pacific call for global ban on deep sea mining

Kaniva Staff - 26/03/2021

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The soul of Tongan Rugby: New CEO on finances, fixtures and the future

Kaniva Staff - 26/03/2021

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Tongan discus star aiming to lift off in new sport

Kaniva Staff - 26/03/2021

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Tonga’s prisons can’t cope with drug crime surge

Kaniva Staff - 23/03/2021

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Migrant says unjustified benefit refusals and delays keeping numbers down

Kaniva Staff - 23/03/2021

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NZ reaction as international spectators barred from Olympics

Kaniva Staff - 22/03/2021

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Man jailed after vicious machete attack in Tongatapu

Kaniva Staff - 21/03/2021

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Man arrested after Lord Dalgety assaulted in his home

Kaniva Staff - 20/03/2021

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Strings attached: The reality behind NZ’s climate aid in the Pacific

Kaniva Staff - 20/03/2021

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