Thursday, April 23, 2026

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National
- Heavy machinery moves in as Fangaʻuta Lagoon bridge construction gets underway
  
  23/04/2026
  
  Vī Hausia thanks community after being elected chair of Ōtara‑Papatoetoe local board
  
  23/04/2026
  
  Tonga declares dengue fever outbreak with 28 confirmed cases
  
  22/04/2026
  
  Power outages disrupt civil registry services amid public anger over blackouts
  
  22/04/2026
  
  Endless blackouts push public to breaking point, PM Fakafanua urged to act
  
  22/04/2026
New Zealand
- All Blacks midfielder Fainga’anuku to start in loose fowards for Crusaders
  
  23/04/2026
  
  Person stabbed multiple times while waiting for bus in Auckland
  
  23/04/2026
  
  What to do, and not do, at an Anzac Day Dawn Service
  
  23/04/2026
  
  Family of woman and children killed in Hastings homicide say they are ‘devastated’
  
  22/04/2026
  
  Inland Revenue contacts crypto investors over unpaid tax
  
  21/04/2026
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
- Samoan lawyer in Miss Pacific Islands pageant Tonga dispute suspended in undisclosed case
  
  29/03/2026
  
  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
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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