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- Huge fire erupts in central Nuku‘alofa, livestream videos show firefighters battling massive blaze
  
  23/02/2026
  
  Name suppression lifted for Auckland jailed meth‑ importing nurse Ma’ata Vi
  
  23/02/2026
  
  Tonga’s iconic three‑branched coconut tree dying after earlier attempts to cut and poison its roots
  
  22/02/2026
  
  No tsunami threat to Tonga after 6.2 earthquake south of Fiji
  
  22/02/2026
  
  QSC Committee denies claims of unpaid contractors amid centenary preparations
  
  21/02/2026
New Zealand
- Tonga should heed Fiji’s warning on drug cartels buying off authorities
  
  22/02/2026
  
  Former ‘Īkale Tahi half‑back Manu Vunipola has died
  
  22/02/2026
  
  No overseas rugby contract without Fiji approval — A protective step Tonga has urgently needed
  
  22/02/2026
  
  Taufatofua shares heartwarming family moment after flag-bearing return at 2026 Winter Olympics
  
  22/02/2026
  
  Government empowers police to move on homeless and beggars
  
  22/02/2026
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
- 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
  
  Handing Foreign Affairs to the King—based on a flawed constitution and a broken promise—confers no legitimate power
  
  29/08/2025
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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Huge fire erupts in central Nuku‘alofa, livestream videos show firefighters battling massive blaze

Name suppression lifted for Auckland jailed meth‑ importing nurse Ma’ata Vi

Tonga’s iconic three‑branched coconut tree dying after earlier attempts to cut and poison its roots

Kalino Latu - 22/02/2026

No tsunami threat to Tonga after 6.2 earthquake south of Fiji

QSC Committee denies claims of unpaid contractors amid centenary preparations

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Tonga Power misdates outage notice after crash, listing Christmas Day instead of Christmas Eve,...

Kalino Latu - 24/12/2025

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Tonga Election Commission probes $10,000 sponsorship allegation as rival faces bribery and residency complaint

Kalino Latu - 23/12/2025

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Trump Administration removes US Ambassador covering Tonga in major diplomatic shake-up

Kalino Latu - 23/12/2025

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Crown Prince renominated as Foreign Minister amid failed bid to block US travel sanctions

Kalino Latu - 22/12/2025

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Video shows guard choking, slamming woman at Tonga Hou’eiki Church feast

Kalino Latu - 20/12/2025

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Trump travel restrictions bar Tongan families from graduations, claims BYU-Hawaiʻi professor

Kalino Latu - 20/12/2025

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Fiji woman lured by false job in Tonga; Trafficker sentenced to 7.5 years

Kalino Latu - 17/12/2025

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BG Wealth Sharing declared a scam by Tonga’s National Bank

Kalino Latu - 17/12/2025

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Trump administration adds Tonga to list of countries facing partial U.S. travel restrictions after...

Kalino Latu - 17/12/2025

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Leaked $400m passport sale plan becomes flashpoint in Tonga PM vote

Kalino Latu - 10/12/2025

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