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National
- Man convicted over forged Tonga Australia Support Platform documents for MFF workshop
  
  02/03/2026
  
  Tongan publication raises unverified drug‑link claim about missing boat; authorities report no evidence
  
  02/03/2026
  
  Tongatapu man convicted after machete attack in family eviction dispute
  
  02/03/2026
  
  Tributes flow for Tongan man missing after Piha incident in Auckland
  
  02/03/2026
  
  Two arrested for alleged online harassment and harm via Facebook platforms in Tongatapu
  
  02/03/2026
New Zealand
- Talafo’ou man arrested for alleged meth and cannabis dealing
  
  02/03/2026
  
  Cyclone Urmil weakens but Tonga remains under multiple weather warnings
  
  02/03/2026
  
  Man injured in Papakura shooting as Police launch investigation
  
  01/03/2026
  
  Tsunami no-threat advisory issued after 6.1 magnitude earthquake southwest of Tonga
  
  01/03/2026
  
  Search underway for fisherman swept off rocks near Piha
  
  01/03/2026
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
- Tilila Siola’a Walker’s ponzi scheme trial set for March 2027, U.S. prosecutors confirm
  
  20/02/2026
  
  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
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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Man in hospital with four gunshot wounds, four arrested

Rugby league star Manu Vatuvei pleads guilty in meth importation case

Timaru tragedy: Trial date set for mother accused of murdering daughters

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Revealed: Who is being discharged without conviction

Manurewa homicide victim was 16-year-old girl

Man convicted of raping neighbour after breaking into her house

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Court denies Salt Lake FWC claims in latest step in long running church legal...

Philip Cass - 14/10/2017 1

Supreme Court declares 2016 changes to TRU constitution unlawful

Philip Cass - 05/10/2017 0

Woman gets suspended sentence in insurance embezzlement case

Kalino Latu - 03/10/2017 0

Supreme Court allows Ministry’s appeal on Tongasat tax argument

Philip Cass - 24/09/2017 1

Guilty beyond reasonable doubt on all charges

Philip Cass - 11/09/2017 0

Supreme Court reduces sentence for grievous bodily harm after plea

Philip Cass - 09/09/2017 0

Land Court awards Kolomotuʻa land, buildings to Moʻui Foʻou ʻIa Kalaisi Fellowship

Philip Cass - 03/09/2017 1

Citizenship fundamental to Tongan system of land tenure, court told

Kalino Latu - 09/08/2017 0

Pago Pago Court told Tongan woman admitted parcel contained drugs

Philip Cass - 06/08/2017 0

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