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Police investigate suspected suicide of 17-year-old boy in Fuaʻamotu

Kaniva Staff - 01/09/2026

Tributes flow as friends and kāinga identify man who died in Tonga

Kalino Latu - 01/09/2026

Audit exposes $277.9m asset-record gap and ‘major malpractice’ involving $6.1m in Infrastructure Ministry procurement

Kalino Latu - 01/09/2026

Man, 23, arrested following death of 42-year-old in Tonga

Kaniva Staff - 31/08/2026

Worsening government audits could alarm Tonga’s overseas funding partners, former PM warns

Kalino Latu - 31/08/2026

Tongan national charged in Australia after police seize 125kg of kava and more than $100,000 cash

Kaniva Staff - 30/08/2026

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

Kalino Latu - 30/08/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Tongan heritage candidate Te Whatanui Leka Taumalolo Skipwith to contest Ōtāhuhu for Greens

Kaniva Staff - 01/09/2026 0

A community leader with Tongan heritage has been selected by the Green Party to contest the Ōtāhuhu electorate in New Zealand’s 2026 General Election.Te...

Director Soakimi Misiuata banned for seven years after company collapsed owing IRD more than $318,000

01/09/2026

New Zealand visa centre to open in Nukuʻalofa; all RSE applications must be submitted there

31/08/2026

Police continue hunt for those behind Wattle Downs suspected double homicide

28/08/2026

Two dead, schools locked down in ‘unfolding serious’ south Auckland incident

27/08/2026

National

Tongan national charged in Australia after police seize 125kg of kava and more than $100,000 cash

Kaniva Staff - 30/08/2026 0

A 50-year-old Tongan national has been arrested in Australia after Northern Territory Police allegedly discovered 125 kilograms of kava, more than $100,000 in cash...

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

30/08/2026

Investigation underway after Lulutai-operated Saab encounters landing difficulty in Vavaʻu

29/08/2026

Tongan-American Utah lawmaker Doug Fiefia speaks after fatal funeral shooting

28/08/2026

Second potential candidate withdraws to back Koloamatangi under apparent democratic-reform deal

28/08/2026

National

Two more arrested after Tongan twin killed in funeral shooting

Kaniva Staff - 28/08/2026 0

Two 19-year-olds have been arrested on suspicion of obstructing justice following the deadly shooting outside a funeral in Kearns, Utah, that killed one Tongan...

Students paid, passed—but PSC rejected their TNU qualifications, Parliament told

27/08/2026

PM’s Office breaks silence, denies planned hū louifi to King

27/08/2026

PM yet to respond to claims of taxpayer-funded hū louifi seeking King’s forgiveness

26/08/2026

Tonga-born Saula Maʻu fights back tears after fulfilling All Blacks dream in dramatic win

26/08/2026

Around New Zealand & the World

Nearly 70 arrested for drink-driving after Tonga Police test more than 2,800 motorists

Kaniva Staff - 25/08/2026 0

Tonga Police arrested and charged 69 people with drink-driving last week after conducting breathalyser tests on more than 2,800 motorists.Police said those arrested included...

National goes it alone on social media ban for under-16s

25/08/2026

Australia announces AUD$20 million investment in gender and disability inclusion in Tonga

25/08/2026

Govt pushes ahead with social media ban for under-16s

24/08/2026

Whale-watching boat carrying NZ Anglican Church delegates capsizes in Tonga

24/08/2026

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

Kalino Latu - 25/08/2026 0

For 78 years, Siaʻatoutai Theological College has been weaving what its name symbolises—a spiritual “fisherman’s net” designed to prepare generations of ministers and lay...