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More Tongan children will be orphaned in New Zealand by rising...
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Salman Rushdie off ventilator and talking, day after attack
By 1news.co.nz
Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk on Sunday,...
Covid-19 update: Lowest number of daily community cases since February
By RNZ.co.nz
The number of new daily community cases of Covid-19 in New Zealand has dropped below the...
Police appeal for help to find driver involved in hit-and-run
By RNZ.co.nz
Police want public help to find the driver of a van involved in a hit and...
All Blacks silence critics with 35-23 victory over Springboks
Centre David Havili and lock Scott Barrett scored late tries as the All Blacks eased the pressure on coach Ian Foster with...
Gang president among four arrested thanks to tip-off
By 1news.co.nz
The president of the Aotearoa Natives gang was arrested, along with three others, thanks to a lead...
New All Black’s family preparing for his emotional debut
By 1news.co.nz
Just 24 hours ago, new All Black Fletcher Newell called his father Arnold to say he was...
Man walking around Auckland’s Sky City with knife arrested
A man has been arrested on Friday afternoon after walking around Auckland's Sky City with a knife.
New project aims to stop human trafficking in four Pacific countries
By RNZ.co.nz
The United States government has launched a $US10 million five-year project to stop human trafficking in...
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Residents welcome announcement of new US embassy in Tonga
Residents of Tonga take to social media to welcome a plan by the US to open a new embassy in Nuku’alofa.
Tonga government rejects US nationals’ ‘held ransom’ claim as ‘false and misleading’
The Tonga government has vehemently denied claims made by three US citizens in Vava’u they had been threatened to pay $11,000 for...
Our own home ‘will become our own grave’ if not taken care of, warns...
The new leader of an international health care body has warned Pacific Island peoples that their way of life and the environment...
Police probe after 69-year-old man found dead in apparent suicide
The Police are investigating after a man died on Monday in what they had described as alleged 'suicide' while at Mu’a police...
Notorious Tongatapu machete attacker jailed after man loses hand
A man who hacked his victim's arm with a machete has been jailed for seven years.
China will not pressure Tonga over repaying debt, says Tongans have benefitted from loans
Chinese Ambassador to Tonga Cao Xiaolin.
China will not pressure Tonga if it is unable to repay its...
Vanuatu government says proposal to deliver air services for Tonga would be a ‘win-win’...
The Government of Vanuatu wants Air Vanuatu to be granted the right to deliver regional and international air services on behalf of...
Unclaimed body in Tonga buried
A body, which was in a Nuku’alofa morgue for almost a year, was buried at a public cemetery after no one came...
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Boxer Joseph Parker splits with Kevin Barry, what next?
This RNZ.co.nz story is republished with permission
New Zealand heavyweight boxer Joseph Parker has split with trainer Kevin Barry.
The pair have parted ways by mutual...
