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

Kalino Latu - 22/05/2026

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

Kaniva Staff - 22/05/2026

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

Kaniva Staff - 21/05/2026

Alai Ahio killed in targeted Sydney shooting linked to gangland tensions

Kaniva Staff - 20/05/2026

Tonga budget allocates $3.2m to failing Lulutai Airline despite crisis warning

Kalino Latu - 20/05/2026

Tongan father of four earns MBA while pursuing mission to improve Pacific lives

Kaniva Staff - 20/05/2026

Globe‑trotting controversy resurfaces: Speaker concerned as Lands Minister misses oath for second time

Kalino Latu - 20/05/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

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

Kaniva Staff - 21/05/2026 0

By Margot Staunton, RNZ Pacific senior journalist and is republished with permission Two of Fiji's former deputy prime ministers face trial on separate corruption charges...

‘It’s crap’ – Parker eager to clear name after failed drug test

21/05/2026

TNU students warn of rising soil acidity from over-farming

21/05/2026

NZ, Australian police announce Colombian base to combat Pacific drug surge

20/05/2026

Two arrested at Auckland airport with $2.2m cocaine haul

20/05/2026

National

Tongan father of four earns MBA while pursuing mission to improve Pacific lives

Kaniva Staff - 20/05/2026 0

Auckland-raised graduate James Heimuli has celebrated a major academic milestone, earning his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Otago. With strong Tongan...

Globe‑trotting controversy resurfaces: Speaker concerned as Lands Minister misses oath for second time

20/05/2026

Mother shot dead in Vava’u to be laid to rest

19/05/2026

‘Uncivil Servants’ at 40: How a Tongan poem still mirrors Tonga’s public service failures

18/05/2026

Tonga protects whistleblowers — But without an Information Act, who exposes the truth?

17/05/2026

National

Complaints allegedly lodged against former Chief Judge Lord Dalgety of Sikotilani

Kalino Latu - 17/05/2026 0

Complaints have allegedly been lodged against former Chief Judge Lord Dalgety of Sikotilani, according to claims published by the Tongan-language news website Kakalu ‘o...

‘Swift Wave Global’ emerges after BG Wealth collapse leaves Tongans reeling

17/05/2026

The long memory of migration: From the ‘Girmitiyas’ to Tonga’s Chinese passport era

16/05/2026

Rock attack leaves teen with facial injuries and tooth loss in Kolovai assault

16/05/2026

Former MP Johnny Taione trial ends after witnesse fail to appear

16/05/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Appeal dismissed: Fetuʻu’s life sentence upheld in drug case with Comanchero links

Kaniva Staff - 18/05/2026 0

Nuku’alofa, Tonga — The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction and life sentence of Tohitongi Fetuʻu, dismissing his appeal in a major...

Tonga and Australia sign $10 million Tala Kei Kapa humanitarian partnership

18/05/2026

WHO declares Ebola emergency as Congo–Uganda outbreak grows, risk to Tonga remains low

18/05/2026

Justis Huni eyes blockbuster opportunity with potential spot on Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua card

17/05/2026

Drug courier jailed for smuggling 20kg of meth through Auckland airport

16/05/2026

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

Kalino Latu - 30/04/2026 0

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

29/03/2026

Tilila Siola’a Walker’s ponzi scheme trial set for March 2027, U.S. prosecutors confirm

20/02/2026

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

LATEST REVIEWS

BG Wealth investors warned against paying more as authorities flag new...

Kalino Latu - 22/05/2026 0

Investors linked to the collapsed BG Wealth Sharing scheme—including many Tongans—are being urged to avoid sending further money after United States regulators flagged renewed...

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

22/05/2026

Documents reveal how Tuipulotu Vi was allegedly murdered by US hitman...

21/05/2026

Alai Ahio killed in targeted Sydney shooting linked to gangland tensions

20/05/2026

Tonga budget allocates $3.2m to failing Lulutai Airline despite crisis warning

20/05/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

BG Wealth investors warned against paying more as authorities flag new...

Kalino Latu - 22/05/2026 0

Investors linked to the collapsed BG Wealth Sharing scheme—including many Tongans—are being urged to avoid sending further money after United States regulators flagged renewed...