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National
- Tongan gang leader jailed for life after ordering deadly Ōtāhuhu shooting from prison
  18/09/2026
  Tongan TVNZ journalist Indira Stewart reveals breast cancer battle, urges women to get checked
  18/09/2026
  Promising young Tongan darts player Tuʻilea dies, association pays tribute
  18/09/2026
  Vavaʻu whale-watching boat in accident after two recent boating incidents
  18/09/2026
  Lawyer Lance Talakai appointed Utah juvenile court judge in district home to America’s largest Tongan community
  17/09/2026
New Zealand
- Tonga Police arrest 38 people for drink-driving in week-long operation
  18/09/2026
  Tonga moves closer to establishing law school as senior judges back TNU plan
  16/09/2026
  Tongan girl Achillea Hennessy, 7, claims fourth world jiu-jitsu title
  16/09/2026
  Opera star Filipe Manu dreams of world’s first production entirely in Tongan
  15/09/2026
  Tongan great Jason Taumalolo dominates Cowboys’ decade of Paul Bowman Medal winners
  15/09/2026
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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New tugboat’s name revives Queen Sālote’s Fanga-‘i-lifuka song after 1961 boat tragedy

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Mechanical issues on Lulutai Airlines’ aircraft; emergency crews respond

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Policewoman who drowned at Laulea beach laid to rest

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Two brothers and cousin found guilty of murdering Tongan grandmother

Kaniva Staff - 07/12/2023

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Kingdom upbeat on tourism potential despite tiny market share

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Tongatapu woman given suspended sentence for meth possession

Kaniva Staff - 16/08/2024

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Veteran Tongan democracy advocate and church minister Rev Simote Vea dies

Kalino Latu - 19/08/2026

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Tonga Police ‘will determine’ next steps after suspended senior police officer flees to US

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Kaumavae sentenced to home detention in NZ for $1.4m tax evasion

Kalino Latu - 25/09/2025

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Audit exposes $277.9m asset-record gap and ‘major malpractice’ involving $6.1m in Infrastructure Ministry procurement

Kalino Latu - 01/09/2026

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