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Tensions flare: Police Minister in near altercation with former MP Lavulavu

Kalino Latu - 11/10/2025

Barrett offers NZ$50,000 reward to track down the Fulivais — NZ Police say border alert not justified

Kalino Latu - 10/10/2025

Former Tonga chief justice Owen Paulsen appointed to New Zealand High Court

Kaniva Staff - 10/10/2025

Fotofili elected unopposed as Noble MP for Ongo Niua, marking start of Tonga’s general election

Kalino Latu - 09/10/2025

Dr Lafitani refunds fees after student engages lawyer over course quality and alleged academic fraud

Kalino Latu - 09/10/2025

Tonga to fly flags at half-mast for late LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson

Kalino Latu - 08/10/2025

Tonga shortlists two airlines for Lulutai amid negotiations over $6m retirement fund loan

Kalino Latu - 07/10/2025

Around New Zealand & the World

Matangi Tonga Online Editor and veteran Pacific journalist Pesi Fonua passes away at 78

Kaniva Staff - 13/10/2025 0

Nukuʻalofa, Tonga — Pesi Siale Fonua, editor and publisher of Matangi Tonga Online and a distinguished figure in Pacific Islands journalism, has passed away...

Wayne Brown re-elected as Auckland Mayor, vows to fix transport

12/10/2025

Half a tonne of cannabis seized in raids across Auckland’s west

10/10/2025

UNGA80: Tonga’s Prime Minister meets US President Trump

29/09/2025

Princess Angelika inaugurates new classrooms and facilities at GPS ‘Eueiki

26/09/2025

National

Tonga to fly flags at half-mast for late LDS Church President Russell M. Nelson

Kalino Latu - 08/10/2025 0

The Prime Minister of Tonga, Dr ʻAisake Valu Eke, has ordered all national flags across the Kingdom to be flown at half-mast on Wednesday,...

Tonga shortlists two airlines for Lulutai amid negotiations over $6m retirement fund loan

07/10/2025

Tonga Government denies walking out during Israeli PM’s UN speech

05/10/2025

Facebook livestreamer ordered to apologise to Minister Tapueluelu over defamatory remarks

05/10/2025

Tonga’s support for Israel amid genocide allegations sparks deep community division

05/10/2025

National

Tonga Airport CEO suspended over alleged misuse of power: Public Enterprises Minister

Kalino Latu - 03/10/2025 0

Nuku'alofa — The chief executive officer (CEO) of Tonga Airports Ltd (TAL), Edgar Cocker, has been suspended pending an investigation into alleged misuse of...

Tonga prepares to appoint first local police commissioner after 15 years of foreign leadership: Police Minister

03/10/2025

Turner acknowledges misconduct as police officers face investigations over alcohol incidents following Editorial

03/10/2025

Auckland businessman calls for King’s intervention in Lord Fulivai’s unpaid court-ordered debt

02/10/2025

Tongans react to deadly Mormon Church shooting in Michigan: ‘Nothing is sacred anymore’

29/09/2025

Around New Zealand & the World

Tonga secures $6 million grant from Japan to launch electronic passport system

Kaniva Staff - 26/09/2025 0

Nuku’alofa, Tonga — The Governments of Japan and Tonga signed an agreement on Thursday, September 25, 2025, to introduce an Electronic Machine-Readable Passport (EMRP)...

King Tupou VI arrives in Solomon Islands for USP graduation ceremony

25/09/2025

Sepiuta Setaita Vave faces new trial date over fake cancer scam; also charged with sexual assault

25/09/2025

Mass enrollments demonstrate the impact of the ‘Revealed Word’ 181 new pastors voluntarily join the educational program

25/09/2025

Historic royal visit marks 200 years of Tonga–Australia friendship

25/09/2025

Gov’t misleads on King’s new board; the bill reverses 2010 reforms that barred unchecked royal spending power

Kalino Latu - 01/09/2025 0

Analysis - The new King's Diplomatic Services Act, recently approved by the government, is a dangerous step backward for Tonga's fragile democracy. Despite the bill's...

Handing Foreign Affairs to the King—based on a flawed constitution and a broken promise—confers no legitimate power

29/08/2025

Concerns about the incorporation of customs into Tonga’s constitution

21/08/2025

Democracy backsliding: King George V’s 2010 warning ignored as Eke gov’t surrenders Foreign Affairs to monarchy

12/08/2025

Setting the record straight: Kaniva News corrects Setita’s misguided criticism over use of ‘allegation’

28/07/2025

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Tensions flare: Police Minister in near altercation with former MP Lavulavu

Kalino Latu - 11/10/2025 0

An angry outburst from Minister of Police Piveni Piukala nearly escalated into a physical confrontation with former Cabinet Minister 'Etuate Lavulavu during a press...