Traditional dance entertainment for the celebration of the Coronation of HM King George Tupou V were performed on August 2 at the Mala'e Pangai. Photos by Peter Poulsen
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Tuesday 5 August 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Monday 4 August 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Visitors to Tonga's coronation enjoyed an afternoon of traditional entertainment featuring joyful displays of Tonga's Masterpiece, the Lakalaka, and other dances performed in a bright sunshine at the Mala'e Pangai on August 2. Photos by Pesi Fonua, Adrienne L. Kaeppler, Peter Poulsen, Linny Folau and Mary Lyn Fonua.
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Monday 4 August 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The King of Tonga's Coronation Military Parade held on the morning of Saturday August 2, was attended by foreign royals and distinguished guests from many Pacific Islands and other countries. Photos by Pesi Fonua and Adrienne L. Kaeppler.
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Monday 4 August 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A spectacular half hour display of fireworks on the Nuku'alofa seafront attracted crowds of spectators on the evening of August 1, Tonga's Coronation day, for King George Tupou V. Photos by Pesi Fonua and Linny Folau.
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Friday 1 August 2008
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
During Tonga's coronation celebrations 270 people were named to receive honours, with many attending the investiture ceremony at the Royal Palace on July 31. Topping the medal list was HM King George Tupou V, himself, and his mother HM Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho.
Friday 1 August 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Following his hour-long coronation service in the Centenary Church, HM King George Tupou V riding in an open car, was driven through the streets of central Nuku'alofa and down Hala Taufa'ahau. The black Humber Snipe Coupe was once owned by his grandmother Queen Salote. Photos by Linny Folau and Pesi Fonua.
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Friday 1 August 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Photos by Linny Folau and Mary Lyn Fonua.
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Thursday 31 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's King George Tupou V arrives at the FWC Centenary Church in Nuku‘alofa, this morning for his coronation. Photos Pesi Fonua, Mary Lyn Fonua, Linny Folau, Peter Halmagy and courtesy TV1.
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Thursday 31 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Tupakapakanava or traditional torch lighting ceremony was held along the Nuku'alofa foreshore yesterday evening, July 30, after sunset when students lit bark torches creating a line of fire around the coastline and rings of fire around the small islets visible from the capitalThe ceremony is a traditional honour accorded to the Royal Family and followed the installation of Tonga's King George Tupou V yesterday. Photos by Peter Poulsen.
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Wednesday 30 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The traditional installation of the king took place today with a Taumafa Kava ceremony on Pangai Lahi next to the Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa. King George Tupou V is the fifth king in the Tupou dynasty and the 23rd Tu'i Kanokupolu - a traditional title also held by Tonga's monarchs. Photos by Pesi Fonua and Peter Poulsen.
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Wednesday 30 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Miss Heilala 2008-09 is Fiona Makisi (21), a student doing a double major in Arts and Law at the University of Sydney, Australia. Photos by Linny Folau
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Wednesday 30 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A humpback whale and her calf visited Nuku'alofa last Friday, July 25, the Tonga Visitor's Bureau reports, with sightings of the pair unusually close to the shores of the capital.
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Tuesday 29 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
King George Tupou V applauded the spectacular dances by massed Tongatapu schools at Teufaiva Stadium this morning. Photos by Peter Poulsen, Mary Lyn Fonua, Linny Folau and Adrienne L. Kaeppler.
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Tuesday 29 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
About 10,000 dancers, students from government primary schools, gathered at the Teufaiva Stadium this morning for a mass performance of dances on Education Day in celebration of King George Tupou V's Coronation. The stadium was filled with another 10,000-12,000 parents and spectators, including the King's guests the Maori king and queen. Photos by Peter Poulsen, Mary Lyn Fonua, and Linny Folau.
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Tuesday 29 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's King George Tupou V appointed four new Privy Councillors last week.
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Monday 28 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
FURNITURE urgently required for the coronation of King George Tupou V on Friday arrived in Tonga today, Monday, on a special cargo flight made by DHL's aircraft "The Jedi", only days before the crowning of the king on August 1, 2008.
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Monday 28 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's Miss Heilala contestants took part in a colourful float parade on Saturday July 26, a popular highlight of Tonga's annual Heilala Festival. Photos by Mary Lyn Fonua and Linny Folau
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Monday 28 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A multi-cultural "One Tonga" Block party brought thousands of people out onto the streets in central Nuku'alofa on Friday, July 25 with a show in the lead-up celebration of HM King George Tupou V's coronation.
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Monday 28 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A multi-cultural Tonga was on show in the lead up celebrations for the coronation of King George Tupou V, with the "One Tonga" parade on Friday evening. Photos by Linny Folau
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Friday 25 July 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The winner of last week's Miss Heilala Tau'olunga dance competition at the Heilala Village will be announced on the final night of the Miss Heilala contest on Tuesday 29 July.
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