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Kaniva News is an Auckland-based Tongan news and entertainment service that provides a unique bilingual news, cultural and musical services in Tongan and English using digital print, video, performance and audio. We are the only Tonga/English bilingual news service in New Zealand.

By Philip Cass The University of Auckland is to bestow a posthumous honorary doctorate on the late Tongan academic, author and sociologist Professor ‘Epeli Hau’ofa. Hau’ofa...

Kaniva Tonga News A new tsunami warning is now in force for all of Tonga following this evening’s violent eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai undersea volcano...

By Kalino Latu in Auckland Tonga's new Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests, Viliami Hingano, is currently in New Zealand for medical tests after the...

By Kalino Latu in Auckland Health Ministry Chief Executive Dr Siale ‘Akau’ola says the ministry had not responded to allegations made on social media to...

By Kalino Latu in Auckland A person who tested positive for covid-19 in Tonga has now tested negative, says the Ministry of Health CEO. Dr Siale...

By Kalino Latu in Auckland The first repatriation flight to return stranded Tongans from Fiji which was supposed to start today as announced by the...

By Philip Cass of Kaniva News Recognised seasonal employee workers in New Zealand rarely have a voice in the New Zealand media, new research at...

By Philip Cass of Kaniva News Tonga has fallen five places to lie 50th in this year’s World Press Freedom Index. In last year's index, compiled...

EDITORIAL: By Kaniva News staff Last month’s announcement by Minister for Pacific Peoples 'Aupito William Sio that overstayers qualify for health care during the covid-19...

Julian Pettifer introduces his 1979 BBC series Diamonds in the Sky. Video: Julian Pettifer ANALYSIS: By Dr Philip Cass There was an American entrepreneur who...

By Kalino Lātū, editor of Kaniva News   Tonga's Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pōhiva says he believes an appeal by Tongasat against a Supreme Court ruling over...

By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News A petition calling for a lawsuit to be filed against two former prime ministers of Tonga for their...

By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News The government of Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pōhiva has planned an audience with the King of Tonga after a...

By Philip Cass of Kaniva News The King of Tonga has no right to judge the merits of legislation passed by Parliament, according to a...

By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News Tonga's Prime Minister ‘Akilisi Pohiva disagrees with a decision by his Minister of Education to ban girls from...

By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News A cabinet submission by the Police Minister to dismiss Police Commissioner Steve Caldwell has revealed concerns over an...

By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News The king’s noble and former Prime Minister, Lord Tu’ivakanō has been charged with passport offences, money laundering and...

By Philip Cass of Kaniva News Tonga’s churches are failing to provide leadership over climate change and it is up to young people to join...

By Kalino Latu. editor of Kaniva News The Tongan government’s efforts to assess the extent of destruction by Tropical Cyclone Gita have been hindered by...

By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News The Tongan government has welcomed New Zealand’s offer to donate $750,000 and personnel assistance in the aftermath of...

By Kalino Latu, editor of Kaniva News An overnight curfew was in place in Tonga tonight as the kingdom awaited the full force of Cyclone...

By Kalino Lātū, editor of Kaniva News A businessman, Dr Tu’i Uata, who was not elected by voters to Tonga's Parliament has been named by...