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Critics slam PM Eke for inaction on Police Minister allegations despite his power to act

Kalino Latu - 16/11/2025

U.S. grateful as timely fuel delivery from Matson eases Tonga shortage, stabilizes election week

Kalino Latu - 16/11/2025

Piukala dismisses ACC probe as ‘rubbish,’ alleges judge ‘admitted’ misreading charges

Kalino Latu - 14/11/2025

Facebook post triggers widespread kava scare in Tonga over adulteration claims

Kalino Latu - 13/11/2025

New report underscores Tongan diaspora’s size—double the home population as calls for voting rights grow

Kalino Latu - 12/11/2025

NRBT warns of counterfeit banknotes flooding Tonga’s market

Kaniva Staff - 12/11/2025

Government schools ban parental contributions amid complaints over Form 2 exams

Kalino Latu - 11/11/2025

Around New Zealand & the World

Joseph Parker risks boxing ban after failed drug test

Kaniva Staff - 15/11/2025 0

Former world heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is facing a possible suspension from boxing after testing positive for cocaine. The 33-year-old New Zealander returned an...

Auckland Airport customs nets five meth couriers in major pre-summer crackdown

13/11/2025

Nuku’alofa woman gets one-year sentence for $52,550 fraud scam

08/11/2025

New cyclone-resistant community hall opens in Ha’apai with royal blessing

06/11/2025

Petition closing tomorrow calls for visa-on-arrival for Tongans and other Pacific Islanders

06/11/2025

National

NRBT warns of counterfeit banknotes flooding Tonga’s market

Kaniva Staff - 12/11/2025 0

Nukuʻalofa – The National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) has issued a warning about an increase in counterfeit banknotes circulating in the country. The...

Government schools ban parental contributions amid complaints over Form 2 exams

11/11/2025

Anti-Corruption Commission takes over probe into Police Minister’s alleged role in travel ban breach

11/11/2025

Police superintendent barred from travel as Police Minister faces investigation after allegedly aiding Mormon leader’s departure to US

10/11/2025

Manu Hausia returned to Tonga on parole after serving half of sentence for brutal stabbing

09/11/2025

National

Police investigation to be launched into Minister Piukala’s alleged role in Mormon leader’s escape from Tonga: PM Eke

Kalino Latu - 08/11/2025 0

Prime Minister 'Aisake Eke has confirmed that police will investigate the Police Minister, Piveni Piukala, over allegations he interfered with a court order preventing...

Customs Minister accuses Police Minister of aiding Mormon leader’s flight in breach of court order

07/11/2025

Tonga-bound: Philippines foils human trafficking bid, two passengers intercepted

07/11/2025

Shooting the Messenger: Intimidation won’t stop Kaniva News’ ongoing reporting on Lo’au university controversy

06/11/2025

Tongan man jailed for shooting at family’s van, bullet stopped ‘centimetres from girl’s heart

06/11/2025

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

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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Critics slam PM Eke for inaction on Police Minister allegations despite...

Kalino Latu - 16/11/2025 0

Commentary – Tonga’s democratic experiment is being tested yet again. Prime Minister Aisake Eke’s refusal to discipline Police Minister Piveni Piukala, who is accused...

U.S. grateful as timely fuel delivery from Matson eases Tonga shortage,...

16/11/2025

Piukala dismisses ACC probe as ‘rubbish,’ alleges judge ‘admitted’ misreading charges

14/11/2025

Facebook post triggers widespread kava scare in Tonga over adulteration claims

13/11/2025

New report underscores Tongan diaspora’s size—double the home population as calls...

12/11/2025

LATEST REVIEWS

Critics slam PM Eke for inaction on Police Minister allegations despite...

Kalino Latu - 16/11/2025 0

Commentary – Tonga’s democratic experiment is being tested yet again. Prime Minister Aisake Eke’s refusal to discipline Police Minister Piveni Piukala, who is accused...