Wednesday, September 30, 2026

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National
- Pelikai Taukei’aho on trial over fatal Wairarapa shooting
  29/09/2026
  Tongan dancer Mele Ta’e’iloa goes viral after sharing stage with Jason Derulo in Auckland
  28/09/2026
  Tongan graduate makes University of Auckland history with rare conjoint degree
  28/09/2026
  Illegal ammunition imports rising, court warns as 79-year-old Tongan avoids jail
  27/09/2026
  Tributes flow for victim of Veitongo alleged fatal crash
  26/09/2026
New Zealand
- Auckland students launch World Heart Day appeal for Fiji hospital that has treated Tongan children
  29/09/2026
  Left bloc may be able to form government latest poll suggests
  28/09/2026
  Tongan powerhouse Pangai Junior joins Ofahengaue at Leigh on multi-year deal
  27/09/2026
  Fijian man acquitted of rape, sexual assault of Virgin Australia cabin crew member
  26/09/2026
  UB40 marks nearly 50 years as tour heads to NZ and Australia, home to huge Tongan diaspora
  26/09/2026
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
- PM accepted Hū Louifi proposal before Palace directed it not to proceed; office says leaked memo was not final
  30/08/2026
  Queen Sālote’s ‘fisherman’s net’ marks 78 years of shaping Tongan church leaders
  25/08/2026
  Lord Afeaki back on bench after lawyers alleged ‘cronyism’ and conflict
  24/08/2026
  US-China diplomatic row erupts over alleged trafficking of Tongan women through arranged marriages
  23/08/2026
  Two Tongan men named over alleged roles in drug and money-laundering ring exposed by FBI sting
  19/08/2026
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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