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Lulutai desperate for planes approaches Air Chathams for aircrafts lease

Kalino Latu - 05/05/2024

Family identify body found in Tongatapu

PM claims nobody interested in taking over Lulutai; adamant gov’t will keep running airline despite king’s concerns

King emphasises concerns over ‘secrecy’ surrounding Lulutai airlines operation; warns Parliament over increasing drug offences

‘Tongan Pablo’ identified in corrupt Air NZ baggage crew smuggling drugs from Los Angeles into Auckland

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‘Extremely dangerous’: Police hunting for man after fatal Ponsonby Road shooting

Kaniva Staff - 06/05/2024 0

By rnz.co.nz and is republished with permission Police are searching for an "extremely dangerous" man believed to be behind a fatal shooting on Auckland's Ponsonby...

Girl thought to be missing in Nuku’alofa found safe

06/05/2024

Man in wheelchair stabbed in neck as Facebook Marketplace meetup turns violent in Perth

05/05/2024

Woman left with serious brain injury after partner’s violent assault

05/05/2024

Man dies after alleged stabbing at Ormond, in Melbourne’s southeast

05/05/2024

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Church-going fake tradie Tevita Ungounga to be deported

Kaniva Staff - 26/04/2024 0

A fake tradie who fleeced customers off by more than $280k will be deported to Tonga after inflicting shoddy and incomplete work on vulnerable...

Tongans remember volunteers from the islands who served in First World War

24/04/2024

Viliami Tonga admits road rage assault on way to Auckland brawl where Charles Pongi died

24/04/2024

Tributes flow in for late ‘Ikale Tahi player Heamani Lavaka

24/04/2024

Court says appointment of Foreign Affairs CEO could ‘undermine’ foreign relations

22/04/2024

National

We quoted preliminary report on Saab crash accurately; Ministry comments are misleading

Kalino Latu and Philip Cass - 18/04/2024 0

KANIVA COMMENT: The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Ministry of Infrastructure has attacked Kaniva News’ reporting that concerned citizens have called on the Prime...

Concerned citizens call for resignations after release of preliminary report on Saab crash

17/04/2024

Globe trotting: Tonga Lands Minister holds meetings in NZ in wake of refusal to reveal travelling costs citing ‘confidentiality’

16/04/2024

Businessman jailed for smuggling ‘Tongan chop’ tobacco, tax evasion

12/04/2024

Trio arrested with TOP$16million worth of meth seized in two raids in Tonga

10/04/2024

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Man arrested after possible firearm sighting in Auckland CBD hotel

Kaniva Staff - 04/05/2024 0

By rnz.co.nz and is republished with permission Two men have been arrested after a standoff with police in central Auckland. At least a dozen armed police...

Woman given suspended sentence for impersonating Customs Officer on Vava‘u

04/05/2024

Tongatapu man jailed after meth found in vaping device

03/05/2024

McDonald’s stabbing: Man left fighting for life after being wounded at St Albans venue

30/04/2024

Meet the Aussie who won the jackpot 14 times with a simple maths formula – taking home more than $30million

30/04/2024

Auditor General says no acceptable evidence for government’s ownership of Lulutai airlines was available; Former Finance Minister demands investigation

Kalino Latu - 28/02/2024 0

Tonga’s Auditor General, Sefita Tangi, says that documents submitted by the government as proof of its ownership of Lulutai airlines were not what was...

Openness, transparency and new thinking are the only way forward for Tonga’s air services

18/01/2024

MV Niuvākai stalled repeatedly during sailing test, but government still bought it for over $1 million, claims first mate

29/12/2023

Some Tongans are unaware of Christmas Day and Good Friday business suspension law : we publish it here for you

28/12/2023

Government shows double standard when it addresses nurses’ pay rise proposal strike

20/12/2023

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‘Extremely dangerous’: Police hunting for man after fatal Ponsonby Road shooting

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By rnz.co.nz and is republished with permission Police are searching for an "extremely dangerous" man believed to be behind a fatal shooting on Auckland's Ponsonby...

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King emphasises concerns over ‘secrecy’ surrounding Lulutai airlines operation; warns Parliament over increasing drug offences

King Tupou VI has repeated his concerns over the government’s involvement in the operation of the Lulutai airlines. The King made the comments during his speech...

King emphasises concerns over ‘secrecy’ surrounding Lulutai airlines operation; warns Parliament over increasing drug offences

King Tupou VI has repeated his concerns over the...

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