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A growing lack of secure housing in Tonga is increasingly being recognised as a major issue, with authorities identifying informal settlements, rising demand for...

‘A home should never be dangerous’: WCCC responds after mother killed, daughter injured in Vava’u shooting

11/05/2026

Tonga electricity costs rise, govt steps in to pay

11/05/2026

Tongan student in Fiji urgently needs blood donors

11/05/2026

Dame Valerie Adams: ‘Losing your mum is one of the worst feelings in the world’

10/05/2026

National

‘I tried to stop him’: Daughter cries out after her mother shot dead in Vava’u

Kalino Latu - 10/05/2026 0

A newly emerged video has provided a harrowing glimpse into the moments following the fatal shooting in Vava’u, capturing the trauma experienced by the...

Sika urges calm after guilty verdict, vows to appeal

08/05/2026

Teen spared jail after knife attack on cousin in Matahau

07/05/2026

BG Wealth: US freezes $41m in crypto Ponzi collapse as Tonga, NZ, US warnings echo

07/05/2026

Police continue probe into gunpoint threat against Kele‘a journalist, no arrests yet

06/05/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Mother’s Day preparations marred by deadly shooting in Vava‘u

Kalino Latu - 08/05/2026 0

Vava'u, Tonga - A man has been accused of fatally shooting his wife in Fungamisi, Vava’u. The incident occurred on Thursday evening, casting a...

What is the English Language Bill and what would it actually do?

07/05/2026

Pasifika unemployment rate remains highest in New Zealand

07/05/2026

Grand Tonga Hotel aims to raise hospitality standards in Tonga

07/05/2026

‘Aisiena Taumoepeau appointed to Tonga Rugby Union board

07/05/2026

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

Life-sentenced meth offender released after appeal in Tonga

Kalino Latu - 13/05/2026 0

A woman in Tonga who had been serving a life sentence for methamphetamine importation, and later received an additional sentence for importing drug-use utensils,...

A costly dream: Tonga must confront the reality of hosting the...

12/05/2026

Romance scam loss in NZ highlights Tonga warning

12/05/2026

Tongan PhD student explores genetic links to metabolic disease at Auckland...

12/05/2026

Auckland Tongan appeals for help after van stolen from home

12/05/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Life-sentenced meth offender released after appeal in Tonga

Kalino Latu - 13/05/2026 0

A woman in Tonga who had been serving a life sentence for methamphetamine importation, and later received an additional sentence for importing drug-use utensils,...