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Tonga dialysis centre project collapses as US sponsor unable to fund promised facility, Health Minister says

Kalino Latu - 21/09/2026

Tongan man dies after being pulled from water at NSW beach

Kaniva Staff - 21/09/2026

Ulakai Fakaosilea, who orchestrated 198kg meth import from prison, loses appeal against life sentence

Kalino Latu - 20/09/2026

New US public benefits rule could make green cards harder for some Tongans

Kalino Latu - 20/09/2026

Tongan gang leader jailed for life after ordering deadly Ōtāhuhu shooting from prison

Kalino Latu - 18/09/2026

Tongan TVNZ journalist Indira Stewart reveals breast cancer battle, urges women to get checked

Kalino Latu - 18/09/2026

Promising young Tongan darts player Tuʻilea dies, association pays tribute

Kalino Latu - 18/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Tonga international Leka Halasima stars with two tries as Warriors’ season ends amid controversial calls

Kaniva Staff - 21/09/2026 0

Auckland, NZ - Tonga international Leka Halasima produced one of the standout performances of the NRL semifinal, scoring both of the Warriors’ tries, but...

Three charged over alleged drug importation after Tonga Police seize methamphetamine

21/09/2026

Fiji’s notorious ‘bluetoothing’ draws attention, but WHO finds bigger HIV danger in needle sharing

20/09/2026

New guide aims to help Tongan families build homes that can better withstand cyclones

20/09/2026

Dr Vinolia Salesi appointed new CEO of Tonga’s Ministry of Infrastructure

20/09/2026

National

Tongan TVNZ journalist Indira Stewart reveals breast cancer battle, urges women to get checked

Kalino Latu - 18/09/2026 0

Award-winning Tongan-Fijian journalist Indira Stewart has revealed she has been undergoing treatment for an aggressive form of breast cancer, sharing her experience publicly to...

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

Vavaʻu man admits murdering wife in shooting that allegedly injured daughter

17/09/2026

National

Fiji declares HIV national emergency amid close links with Tonga

Kaniva Staff - 16/09/2026 0

Fiji has declared its escalating HIV epidemic a national emergency after new estimates showed one in every 60 adults is living with the virus,...

‘Our people are heavy’: New blow for controversial Twin Otter — fewer passengers as Lulutai struggles for profit, PM says

16/09/2026

Tongan businessman jailed for life over 5.8kg meth shipment bound for New Zealand

15/09/2026

Reserve Bank’s Senolita Lutui remembered for helping others, leaves four young children

15/09/2026

Tongan rugby league player Leki Filihiahekava’s killer jailed for more than eight years

14/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Tongan bodybuilder Sepuloni Koloa set for Aotearoa South Pacific ProAm after earning professional status

Kaniva Staff - 19/09/2026 0

Tongan bodybuilder Sepuloni Koloa is preparing to represent Tonga and Team South Pacific at next weekend’s Aotearoa South Pacific ProAm in Auckland, returning to...

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

PM accepted Hū Louifi proposal before Palace directed it not to proceed; office says leaked memo was not final

Kalino Latu - 30/08/2026 0

The Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed that Lord Fakafanua accepted a proposal for the Government to perform a Hū Louifi to the King before...

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

LATEST REVIEWS

Tonga dialysis centre project collapses as US sponsor unable to fund...

Kalino Latu - 21/09/2026 0

Tonga’s long-awaited dialysis centre project, which the nation was told would be launched last year, has effectively collapsed after the United States-based organisation behind...

Tongan man dies after being pulled from water at NSW beach

21/09/2026

Ulakai Fakaosilea, who orchestrated 198kg meth import from prison, loses appeal...

20/09/2026

New US public benefits rule could make green cards harder for...

20/09/2026

Tongan gang leader jailed for life after ordering deadly Ōtāhuhu shooting...

18/09/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Tonga dialysis centre project collapses as US sponsor unable to fund...

Kalino Latu - 21/09/2026 0

Tonga’s long-awaited dialysis centre project, which the nation was told would be launched last year, has effectively collapsed after the United States-based organisation behind...