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		<title>Tonga Justice warns over false information in birth, death and marriage registrations</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nuku&#8217;alofa, Tonga — The Registrar General&#8217;s Office has issued a public warning reminding Tongans that providing false information when registering births, deaths or marriages is a criminal offence under the new Civil Registration and Digital Identification Act 2025. In a series of public notices released today, the Office of the Registrar General highlighted penalties under [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Customs uncover 100kg cocaine worth $35m hidden in Tauranga container</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By RNZ Customs officers have seized an estimated 100kg of cocaine worth up to $35 million after it was discovered hidden inside a shipping container at the Port of Tauranga. The drugs were found on Monday during a routine inspection of a refrigerated container carrying legitimate goods that had travelled from Chile via Peru, Colombia [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Miss Heilala 2026 organisers warn of fake contestant posts after registrations close</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nuku&#8217;alofa, Tonga — Miss Heilala organisers are warning the public about fake contestant announcements circulating online, saying several unauthorised posts have falsely claimed to reveal participants ahead of official confirmation. In a statement on its official platforms, the committee said: “We have noticed several fake Miss Heilala contestant announcements circulating online.” It stressed the posts [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Two packages of ‘ice’ discovered at Vavaʻu beach, site of $2.3m cocaine find in 2021</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nearly five years after cocaine packages washed ashore at Hōleva and Haʻalaufuli beaches in Vavaʻu, two bags of what has been described as “ice” were discovered on Sunday. Neiafu town officer Vava Lapota claimed that the two packages of &#8220;ice&#8221; were discovered by residents and later handed over to the Neiafu Police. Kaniva News has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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