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National
- QSC Committee denies claims of unpaid contractors amid centenary preparations
  
  21/02/2026
  
  What is wastewater drug testing, the method Tonga’s Police Commissioner wants to use?
  
  21/02/2026
  
  Family dispute leads to demolition of property in Tonga
  
  21/02/2026
  
  Photos reveal dangerous state of disrepair inside Ngū Hospital in Vavaʻu
  
  20/02/2026
  
  Remaining land from Hunga eruption continues to erode, new aerial survey finds
  
  20/02/2026
New Zealand
- Videos of teen NRL sensation Heamasi Makasini go viral in Tonga, drawing comparisons to Jonah Lomu
  
  21/02/2026
  
  Tonga Police issues urgent reminder on domestic violence as new survey reveals alarming levels of abuse
  
  21/02/2026
  
  Eleven arrested as Police dismantle dark web drug import network
  
  21/02/2026
  
  Cocaine detections surge in workplace drug tests across New Zealand
  
  20/02/2026
  
  Further Mapelu meth arrest as Police vehicle collides in Halaloto pursuit
  
  19/02/2026
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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