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Arrested during DUI alcohol operation

Kaniva Staff - 28/05/2026 0

Tonga Police have confirmed 19 arrests during a DUI Alcohol Operation conducted last week. The operation targeted drivers suspected of operating vehicles under the influence...

Second international undersea cable, ‘Tu‘i Vava‘u’, launched in landmark ceremony

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Police investigate serious shooting in Mount Wellington

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Undercover tactic goes viral: Thai Police pose as dancers to arrest suspected drug dealer

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White House deadly shooting deepens anxiety among Tongans over U.S. green card crackdown

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MP Piukala faces interference with justice charge revealed, could be jailed up to five years if convicted

Kalino Latu - 25/05/2026 0

The charge against former Minister of Police Piveni Piukala—alleged to have assisted a man subject to a restraining order to leave Tonga—has now been...

Tonga National University to explore when lotu helps — and when it harms

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National

Tonga Electoral Commission appoints new Supervisor of Elections

Kaniva Staff - 22/05/2026 0

The Tonga Electoral Commission has officially appointed Mr Samuiela Vao as the new Supervisor of Elections and Chief Executive Officer, marking a key leadership...

Two arrested in Mataika over alleged drug offending

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BG Wealth investors warned against paying more as authorities flag new ‘HQIEX’ platform

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Neiafu Town officer clashes with Market staff over ‘Dirty’ lot Facebook post

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Documents reveal how Tuipulotu Vi was allegedly murdered by US hitman Tanginoa Pahulu Tangi

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Sentence handed down in North Carolina hit-and-run that killed LDS missionary Aleki Langi

Kaniva Staff - 22/05/2026 0

A man responsible for a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a young Latter-day Saints missionary in North Carolina has been sentenced after pleading guilty...

Tonga marks 30 years of Ocean of Light School, highlighting education for service

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Unitec’s Mt Albert campus evacuated over threat

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One dead in Onehunga house fire, cordons in place

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Fiji High Court refuses stay applications for two ex-deputy PMs

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Locked up 24 hours ‘for Carrying Books’: Man denied entry to New Zealand removed to Fiji instead of Tonga

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A Tongan national was denied entry into New Zealand, detained for about 24 hours at Auckland International Airport, and then removed to Fiji instead...

Samoan lawyer in Miss Pacific Islands pageant Tonga dispute suspended in undisclosed case

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Arrested during DUI alcohol operation

Kaniva Staff - 28/05/2026 0

Tonga Police have confirmed 19 arrests during a DUI Alcohol Operation conducted last week. The operation targeted drivers suspected of operating vehicles under the influence...