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Tonga Power adds two generators amid longstanding electricity outages across Tongatapu

Kalino Latu - 17/10/2026

Death of Nightingale singer ʻElenoa Bloomfield marks loss to Tonga’s musical heritage

Kalino Latu - 17/10/2026

King honours 40 years of Mate Maʻa Tonga as trademark dispute continues, leaving national team without historic name

Kalino Latu - 12/10/2026

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Vavaʻu, Tonga Met rules out tsunami threat

Kalino Latu - 12/10/2026

Tongan NZ First candidate Vicky Hau takes campaign to Māngere church weeks before NZ election

Kalino Latu - 11/10/2026

Tongan judge in NZ moved to tears by family’s forgiveness as Vavatau Bing avoids jail in fatal laughing gas crash

Kalino Latu - 11/10/2026

Powerful Panama earthquake raises Pacific tsunami fears, putting Tonga on alert for possible threat

Kalino Latu - 10/10/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Women dominate USP Tonga graduation as 199 students receive qualifications

Kaniva Staff - 17/10/2026 0

A total of 199 students graduated from the University of the South Pacific (USP) Tonga Campus on Saturday, with women accounting for nearly three-quarters...

Tonga to receive $15.39 million in ADB emergency aid as Middle East conflict drives up fuel costs

17/10/2026

Tonga Police arrest 41 drink-drivers in latest road safety crackdown

13/10/2026

US strikes at alleged Chinese criminal influence in Pacific, bans Fiji-based businessman Zhao Fugang and family

08/10/2026

Tonga unveils powerful World Cup squad as stars answer Kingdom’s call

06/10/2026

National

Tongan judge in NZ moved to tears by family’s forgiveness as Vavatau Bing avoids jail in fatal laughing gas crash

Kalino Latu - 11/10/2026 0

New Zealand’s first female judge of Tongan heritage was moved to tears by a grieving family's extraordinary forgiveness of a young woman whose dangerous...

Powerful Panama earthquake raises Pacific tsunami fears, putting Tonga on alert for possible threat

10/10/2026

Tributes pour in for Tongan father of four shot dead by US deputies as family demands justice

09/10/2026

Bringing a van ashore in Fotuhaʻa is no ordinary delivery — it takes a village

08/10/2026

Family members reclaim both parliamentary seats vacated after election fraud and bribery rulings

08/10/2026

National

Poll boosts prospect of Tongan Labour MPs returning to government

Kaniva Staff - 06/10/2026 0

A new political poll has strengthened the prospect of Labour returning to power next month — a result that would also return three MPs...

Tonga breaks ground on first artificial football pitch in TOP$2.5m FIFA-funded project

05/10/2026

Drink-driving arrests surge as Tonga Police charge 50 motorists in latest operation

05/10/2026

Chinese woman arrested as Tonga Police investigate alleged trafficking of Tongan women to China

05/10/2026

Cardinal Mafi takes to dance floor as Tongan Catholics celebrate 50 years in Australia

04/10/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Woman charged with attempted murder after West Auckland stabbing

Kaniva Staff - 06/10/2026 0

By 1News reporters and republished with permissionA 33-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in West Auckland that left two...

Angelina Mahe returns home with UK corporate law Master’s after Chevening journey

05/10/2026

Three found dead at South Auckland home as police investigate ‘tragic event’

02/10/2026

Former Tongan Cabinet Minister Lisiate ʻAkolo to be laid to rest in Auckland

02/10/2026

Auckland students launch World Heart Day appeal for Fiji hospital that has treated Tongan children

29/09/2026

PM accepted Hū Louifi proposal before Palace directed it not to proceed; office says leaked memo was not final

Kalino Latu - 30/08/2026 0

The Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed that Lord Fakafanua accepted a proposal for the Government to perform a Hū Louifi to the King before...

Queen Sālote’s ‘fisherman’s net’ marks 78 years of shaping Tongan church leaders

25/08/2026

Lord Afeaki back on bench after lawyers alleged ‘cronyism’ and conflict

24/08/2026

US-China diplomatic row erupts over alleged trafficking of Tongan women through arranged marriages

23/08/2026

Two Tongan men named over alleged roles in drug and money-laundering ring exposed by FBI sting

19/08/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Tonga Power adds two generators amid longstanding electricity outages across Tongatapu

Kalino Latu - 17/10/2026 0

Tonga Power Limited (TPL) has commissioned two additional generators at Popua Power Station, boosting electricity generation capacity by 3.52 megawatts as the company continues...

Death of Nightingale singer ʻElenoa Bloomfield marks loss to Tonga’s musical...

17/10/2026

King honours 40 years of Mate Maʻa Tonga as trademark dispute...

12/10/2026

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes near Vavaʻu, Tonga Met rules out tsunami...

12/10/2026

Tongan NZ First candidate Vicky Hau takes campaign to Māngere church...

11/10/2026

LATEST REVIEWS

Tonga Power adds two generators amid longstanding electricity outages across Tongatapu

Kalino Latu - 17/10/2026 0

Tonga Power Limited (TPL) has commissioned two additional generators at Popua Power Station, boosting electricity generation capacity by 3.52 megawatts as the company continues...