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National
- Free Wesleyan Church president condemns alcohol served at QSC centenary ball
  
  11/03/2026
  
  Minimum marriage age rises to 18 in Tonga
  
  10/03/2026
  
  The roles of ‘ave e halá, fakahā teu and tā lahi in QSC’s centennial preparations
  
  10/03/2026
  
  Misplaced bag at Op Shop pickup spot leads to drug seizure and $4510 arrest
  
  10/03/2026
  
  Paea ‘I Middlemore Tupou among Australians sentenced over Bali villa murder
  
  09/03/2026
New Zealand
- Anthem protest turns to asylum bid as Iranian players escape in Australia
  
  10/03/2026
  
  Research sheds new light on pusiaki, Tongan adoption
  
  10/03/2026
  
  Misplaced bag at Op Shop pickup spot leads to drug seizure and $4510 arrest
  
  10/03/2026
  
  Tonga eyes revival as AU$150m rugby investment opens new pathway
  
  10/03/2026
  
  Father of six jailed for cannabis cultivation as court highlights impact on family
  
  08/03/2026
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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