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Tongan music scholar Helen Pahulu wins prestigious Pacific Arts Prize

Dr Suliana Mone among 20 NZ researchers awarded prestigious $820,000 fellowships

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes near Niuatoputapu, no tsunami threat to Tonga

Kalino Latu - 26/10/2026

Friends of Tonga wins international environmental award among 4,200 applicants

Drink-driving arrests surge to 65 in Tonga, with one driver also facing methamphetamine charges

Tonga moves closer to establishing law school as senior judges back TNU plan

Kalino Latu - 16/09/2026

Tongan girl Achillea Hennessy, 7, claims fourth world jiu-jitsu title

Kaniva Staff - 16/09/2026

Opera star Filipe Manu dreams of world’s first production entirely in Tongan

Kaniva Staff - 15/09/2026

Tongan great Jason Taumalolo dominates Cowboys’ decade of Paul Bowman Medal winners

Kaniva Staff - 15/09/2026

Former Kelston Boys’ teacher convicted of sexually abusing two boys decades ago

Kaniva Staff - 14/09/2026

Tonga netball confident ahead of World Cup qualifier on home soil

Kaniva Staff - 14/09/2026

All Blacks v Springboks: What you need to know

Kaniva Staff - 13/09/2026

New Pacific education report puts spotlight on Tonga’s reading struggles

Kaniva Staff - 12/09/2026

Loleini Tonga’s son follows late NFL father’s footsteps as five-star Ohio State recruit

Kaniva Staff - 12/09/2026

Twenty-five years after 9/11: How the attacks reshaped Tonga’s laws and security policies

Kaniva Staff - 12/09/2026

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Tongan-American politician David Tangipa wins re-election to California State Assembly

Hawai’i, Utah targeted as 2030 Rugby League World Cup heads to Pacific and USA

Taumalolo’s World Cup future uncertain as legacy of inspiring players and unprecedented Tongan support endures

Dinah Jane receives warm welcome in Vavaʻu following national anthem controversy

Tonga’s World Cup dream ends, but die-hard supporters stand firmly behind their team

Tongan music scholar Helen Pahulu wins prestigious Pacific Arts Prize

Dr Suliana Mone among 20 NZ researchers awarded prestigious $820,000 fellowships

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes near Niuatoputapu, no tsunami threat to Tonga

Friends of Tonga wins international environmental award among 4,200 applicants

Drink-driving arrests surge to 65 in Tonga, with one driver also facing methamphetamine charges

PM Hu’akavameiliku announces Mate Ma’a Tonga squad

Tonga coach Toutai Kefu says family recovering well from attack

Fury floors Wilder with 11th round KO

Tonga committed to Northern rugby tour

Rugby league star Manu Vatuvei pleads guilty in meth importation case

Tonga’s Diplomatic Services under fire over passport delays as differing accounts emerge

PM accepted Hū Louifi proposal before Palace directed it not to proceed; office says leaked memo was not final

Queen Sālote’s ‘fisherman’s net’ marks 78 years of shaping Tongan church leaders

Lord Afeaki back on bench after lawyers alleged ‘cronyism’ and conflict

US-China diplomatic row erupts over alleged trafficking of Tongan women through arranged marriages

Around New Zealand & the World

Tongan music scholar Helen Pahulu wins prestigious Pacific Arts Prize

Dr Suliana Mone among 20 NZ researchers awarded prestigious $820,000 fellowships

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes near Niuatoputapu, no tsunami threat to Tonga

Friends of Tonga wins international environmental award among 4,200 applicants

Drink-driving arrests surge to 65 in Tonga, with one driver also facing methamphetamine charges

Tonga moves closer to establishing law school as senior judges back TNU plan

Tongan girl Achillea Hennessy, 7, claims fourth world jiu-jitsu title

Opera star Filipe Manu dreams of world’s first production entirely in Tongan

Tongan great Jason Taumalolo dominates Cowboys’ decade of Paul Bowman Medal winners

Former Kelston Boys’ teacher convicted of sexually abusing two boys decades ago

Tonga netball confident ahead of World Cup qualifier on home soil

All Blacks v Springboks: What you need to know

New Pacific education report puts spotlight on Tonga’s reading struggles

Loleini Tonga’s son follows late NFL father’s footsteps as five-star Ohio State recruit

Twenty-five years after 9/11: How the attacks reshaped Tonga’s laws and security policies

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