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National
- Tonga Parliament adjourned after MP raises allegation against Chief Justice
  
  15/06/2026
  
  Tonga Justice warns over false information in birth, death and marriage registrations
  
  11/06/2026
  
  Miss Heilala 2026 organisers warn of fake contestant posts after registrations close
  
  11/06/2026
  
  Two packages of ‘ice’ discovered at Vavaʻu beach, site of $2.3m cocaine find in 2021
  
  10/06/2026
  
  Minister of Lands found guilty of breaching electoral law
  
  09/06/2026
New Zealand
- Customs uncover 100kg cocaine worth $35m hidden in Tauranga container
  
  11/06/2026
  
  Pentagon revises religious codes, reclassifies LDS after backlash
  
  09/06/2026
  
  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
- 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
  
  Locked up 24 hours ‘for Carrying Books’: Man denied entry to New Zealand removed to Fiji instead of Tonga
  
  30/04/2026
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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Customs uncover 100kg cocaine worth $35m hidden in Tauranga container

Pentagon revises religious codes, reclassifies LDS after backlash

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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Israel Warns ‘Tehran Will Burn’ in retaliation for Iranian missile attacks; IDF reveals names...

Kaniva Staff - 15/06/2025

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Tonga Police sportsmanship appeal falters as social media exposes ex-students backing brawls

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Mossad’s stealth invasion; How Israel smuggled drones & commandos into Iran before devastating strike

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Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear facilities; Tehran vows retaliation as tensions escalate

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Tonga Police arrest ‘Ananā man in drug bust, seize illicit substances and cash

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Church research reveals how missionaries secretly saved rare religious texts in Tonga

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WATCH VIDEO Reckless driver sparks chaos while performing doughnuts on Nuku’alofa roundabout

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