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Catholic priest jailed after ignoring passenger’s warning to slow down before fatal Tonga crash

Kalino Latu - 13/09/2026

More road crashes in Tonga as car hits tree, overturns with occupant trapped inside

Kalino Latu - 13/09/2026

NZ First’s Pacific-only overstayer clemency worth celebrating — will Labour and Greens go further?

Kalino Latu - 13/09/2026

Minister scolds cameraman for not wearing taʻovala at Auckland Tongan wedding, sparking online debate

Kalino Latu - 12/09/2026

Another vehicle crashes into power pole within days, overturns and forces emergency Tongatapu outage

Kalino Latu - 12/09/2026

Twenty-five years after 9/11: How the attacks reshaped Tonga’s laws and security policies

Kaniva Staff - 12/09/2026

Tongans among Pacific overstayers offered pathway to stay as NZ First proposes automatic deportation, permanent visa ban

Kaniva Staff - 11/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

All Blacks v Springboks: What you need to know

Kaniva Staff - 13/09/2026 0

1NewsThe All Blacks meet the Springboks in Baltimore this weekend in a series decider that will settle Rugby's Greatest Rivalry for 2026, with South...

New Pacific education report puts spotlight on Tonga’s reading struggles

12/09/2026

Loleini Tonga’s son follows late NFL father’s footsteps as five-star Ohio State recruit

12/09/2026

Twenty-five years after 9/11: How the attacks reshaped Tonga’s laws and security policies

12/09/2026

Former wife of Tongan All Black Pita Alatini, threatened in alleged Auckland coward-punch attack

12/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Twenty-five years after 9/11: How the attacks reshaped Tonga’s laws and security policies

Kaniva Staff - 12/09/2026 0

Commentary — When hijacked passenger aircraft struck New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, Tonga was thousands of kilometres...

Tongans among Pacific overstayers offered pathway to stay as NZ First proposes automatic deportation, permanent visa ban

11/09/2026

Tonga team to miss 40th anniversary amid Mate Ma‘a Tonga dispute

11/09/2026

Man jailed for killing Tongan man in fatal Ōtāhuhu boarding house stabbing

10/09/2026

Vehicle crashes into power pole, forcing emergency outage across western Tongatapu

10/09/2026

National

Health Minister leads delegation to funeral of Nuku‘alofa boat tragedy victim

Kalino Latu - 09/09/2026 0

Tonga’s Ministry of Health has paid its respects to Staff Nurse Diplomate Siokapesi Hefa, the 22-year-old Tokomololo woman who died after a small boat...

Supreme Court orders PM’s Office to allow Tonga Chronicle, 88.1 FM journalists into press conferences

07/09/2026

American Idol winner Iam Tongi honours Tongan heritage at Hawaii wedding

07/09/2026

Unconfirmed reports claim several Tongans arrested at Salt Lake City airport amid expanding ICE crackdown

05/09/2026

Man in viral Tonga restraint video says his phone was stolen, apologises for ‘unlawful’ conduct

05/09/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Trump promises US$5,000 to American adults if Republicans win Congress, potentially benefiting Tongan Americans

Kaniva Staff - 11/09/2026 0

Thousands of Tongan Americans could potentially benefit from an extraordinary election pledge by President Donald Trump to pay US$5,000 to every American adult if...