Health • TongaPacific dialysis patient among cases behind $70m Health NZ debtThe Tongan man was granted a visa to continue treatment in Aotearoa as Te Whatu Ora tries to recover unpaid costs from visitors and migrants.Christine RovoiWed, 07 Oct
Pacific Region • TongaTonga uses anti-terror law for the first time to convict gang leaderAustralian deportee Eneasi Taumoefolau faces up to 25 years after a court found he helped establish a chapter of the outlaw motorcycle gang, Comancheros.Christine RovoiTue, 06 Oct
Sports • TongaFrom Tonga to a 161km ultra: Duane Harris takes on next big testAfter beating a 100km mountain race, the former US soldier is preparing for an even longer challenge that will push him beyond 24 hours on the trail.PMN NewsSat, 03 Oct
Pacific Region • TongaSolar power could bring safer water to 23 more remote communities Two remote islands in Vava'u are already producing drinking water from the sea, with a wider rollout now being discussed with the Tongan government.Christine RovoiWed, 30 Sep
Sports • TongaFineanganofo stays in NZ as his English club deal is reshapedThe Tongan rugby star will remain with the Hurricanes for another season before joining Newcastle on a deal through to 2029.PMN NewsTue, 29 Sep
Business • Papua New Guinea • Fiji • TongaNeville Choi takes over PINA leadership as Kalafi Moala exitsThe Papua New Guinea media leader takes charge as the regional news body prepares for its next Pacific Media Summit in PNG in 2028.PMN NewsFri, 25 Sep
Law & Order • TongaTonga drug networks ‘making meth locally’, PINA president saysThree people have been charged over an alleged meth importation as a veteran journalist warns criminal networks are becoming more organised.Christine RovoiTue, 22 Sep
Opinion • Sāmoa • Tonga • FijiOpinion: From the Apology Mat to the Welcome Mat, it's repairing the VāCan the same Pacific hands and feet that have cleaned, dusted and polished the visa-free welcome lines at our airports for decades hope to join that welcome line in the next election?Thomas Tarurongo WynneFri, 18 Sep
Sports • Tonga • Fiji • Aotearoa New ZealandSeven-year-old Fijian-Tongan star wins fourth world jiu-jitsu titleAchillea Fotofili Hennessy is already eyeing her next challenge, with family keeping sport, Tongan and Fijian heritage and having fun.Aui'a Vaimaila Leatinu'uFri, 18 Sep
Environment • TongaTongan volcano sent seafloor crashing 700m in minutes - new studyScientists say the collapse explains why the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai eruption produced powerful tsunamis across Tonga and the region.Christine RovoiFri, 18 Sep