A travelling exhibition, 'Tohoku – through the eyes of Japanese photographers' opened on Thursday, 13 August and is on display for two-weeks at the Tupou Tertiary Hall in Fasi.
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Friday 14 August 2015
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Thursday 30 July 2015
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A colourful work of art that was created in a random collaboration with over 200 people from a cross-section of the community will be opened to the public at Art Space, Hala Lavinia, Kolofo’ou on Tuesday, 4 August.

Tuesday 28 July 2015
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Tupou College won the 2015 brass bands competition of the Inter-College Brass Band Music Festival that ended on Friday, 24 July at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall.

Wednesday 22 July 2015
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A three-day brass band competition for the annual Inter-College Brass Band Music Festival started today 22 July with solo performances at the Police Headquarters in Longolongo.

Saturday 11 July 2015
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Miss Leiola, Brittne Fuimaono, was crowned as Tonga's new Miss Heilala last night (July 10) at the Heilala Pageant final held at the Queen Salote Memorial Hall. Photos by Caroline Manu.

Wednesday 8 July 2015
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Crowds gathered at Mala’e Pangai Lahi for two nights Tuesday and Wednesday 7-8 July to watch an outstanding Military Tattoo, which concluded the coronation celebrations of HM King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u.

Monday 22 June 2015
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With only four days to go before the Coronation celebration of HM King Tupou VI officially begins on Saturday, 27 June, more than one thousand dancers from various schools today held their final rehearsal for Queen Nanasipau’u Tuku’aho. Photos by Linny Folau

Thursday 11 June 2015
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Thousands of Tongatapu secondary and primary students performed their traditional dances for HM Queen Nanasipau‘u at Mala’e Pangai Lahi today, Thursday, 11 June. Another rehearsal will be held there on Tuesday June 16.

Tuesday 9 June 2015
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With less than three-weeks to go before the Coronation celebration of HM King Tupou VI begins on 27 June, Tongan schools are gearing up to perform their joyous dances that will bring thousands of dancers into two main events. The all-girls Queen Salote College is practising their famous Ma'ulu'ulu.

Friday 8 May 2015
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Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet will be performed in Nuku’alofa on Tuesday, 23 June by a London based company, Globe to Globe Hamlet tour.

Saturday 7 March 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
One of Tonga’s most successful traditional craftsmen, Sitiveni Fehoko believes that Tonga’s handicrafts are the best in the Pacific and have the potential of being a significant export for Tonga. He is passing on his skills of carving to disadvantaged youth.
Thursday 5 March 2015
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An aspiring Tongan ballerina Eliana Vaha’i (13) from Utah, is preparing to perform in Tonga this year for the King’s coronation.

Wednesday 4 March 2015
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A Shaolin Martial Arts Group from China demonstrated powerful moves during a special performance on Tuesday night March 3, at Queen Salote Memorial Hall.

Thursday 26 February 2015
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The Henan Martial Arts Group from Shaolin, China will tour Tonga next week 2 -5 March.
Monday 9 February 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A local drama group “On the Spot” will put on a show in Ha’apai this week to help cheer-up residents in the outer island community that was devastated by Cyclone Ian last year. By Finau Fonua.
Friday 26 December 2014
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The large stump of a century-old Ngatae tree (Coral Tree) outside the Tonga Development Bank in central Nuku’alofa has been carved a local artist Sitiveni Fehoko, who was commissioned by the bank.

Friday 12 December 2014
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Almost 2,000 people turned up to watch the Laughing Samoans in a sold-out concert that left the crowd in fits of laughter last night, at the Queen Salote College Hall.

Wednesday 10 December 2014
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The popular comedic duo the Laughing Samoans are in Tonga for two concerts of hilarious laughter on December 11-12 in support of the Walk on Walk Strong Foundation (WOWS) for child cancer.
Friday 19 September 2014
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A new book called Sandalwood Blood, a historical fiction written by Sam Lala, was launched by Princess Pilolevu at the Tungi Colonnade square in Nuku'alofa last night, 18 September.

Friday 29 August 2014
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Training for Tongan handicraft producers is boosting their earnings by improving their creative skills and making them more aware of what their customers expect, say the organisers of courses in cultural tourism and handicraft making held this month in Tongatapu.
