King Tupou VI drank kava in the royal kava circle - the Taumafa Kava today, confirming his title as the 24th Tu'i Kanokupolu and king of Tonga. Photos by Pesi Fonua, Linny Folau, Peter Poulsen and Adrienne L. Kaeppler.
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Saturday 27 June 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 26 June 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga made their presentation of gifts to HM King Tupou VI on Thursday, 25 June at the Royal Palace in Nuku’alofa.
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Friday 19 June 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Coronation Education Day on Wednesday July 1 promises to be a spectacular event with thousands of student dancers massed at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium to perform for the king. A dress rehearsal today turned out the red and white Tongan flag on the field.
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Wednesday 17 June 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
It was a festive day for the people in Kolofo'ou who decorated their homes with mats, red flags and balloons in preparation for HM King Tupou VI's Coronation. Photos by Linny Folau
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Wednesday 17 June 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Homes in the Kolomotu’a area part of Nuku‘alofa were decorated with colourful balloons, mats and tapa for a visit by HM King Tupou VI on Friday, 12 June.
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Thursday 4 June 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga High School marked its 68th Anniversary today 4 June, which included the launch of new solar panels that can provide up to 70 percent of the school's electricity demand.
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Friday 29 May 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hundreds of Tongatapu secondary and tertiary school students led by lively brass bands marched through central Nuku'alofa on Thursday, 28 May to mark the opening of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga's 2015 Session. Photos by Linny Folau
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Monday 18 May 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The International Day of Families on 15 May was marked in Nuku‘alofa with a family fun walk led by Prince Taufa‘ahau Manumataongo and his mother Crown Princess Sinaitakala Tuku‘aho.
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Monday 4 May 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga's annual 'Fakame' or Children’s Sunday was held on 3 May with children beautifully dressed in their finest to perform rituals, recite bible verses and hymns in Methodist churches throughout Tonga.
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Saturday 25 April 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga remembered its 91 soldiers sent to the battle fields of Gallipoli, Turkey and also to France and Palestine during the First World War, and the soldiers sent to other conflicts and peace keeping missions since then, at the ANZAC Centenary Dawn Service held at the Cenotaph, Pangai Si'i this morning 25 April 2015.
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Monday 20 April 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The 91st Inter Collegiate Athletics Competition ended on Friday, 17 April with a colourful march after three-days of hot competition at Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium. Unofficial results showed Tupou College on top with 27 gold medals. Photos by Linny Folau.
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Thursday 16 April 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Scattered showers over Nuku’alofa today did not dampen the spirits of hundreds of students who gathered at the Teufaiva Outdoor Stadium for the 91st Inter-Collegiate Athletics Competition.
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Monday 13 April 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A celebratory lunch for HE Cardinal Mafi on Saturday, 11 April was attended by King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau’u at ‘Apifo’ou College grounds.
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Thursday 26 March 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two days of sports competitions started today at Teufaiva Stadium for sports teams from Government and Non-Government Primary Schools throughout Tongatapu.
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Thursday 15 January 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A colourful float parade led by Princess Latufuipeka Tuku’aho today brightened up the capital as part of a Pea Community Week program.
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Friday 2 January 2015
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
2014 was a year of extreme weather events for Tonga. Starting with the Severe Tropical Cyclone Ian in January, the year ended with a severe drought for Tongatapu and an El Nino warning for the whole of Tonga. January brought us images of Cyclone Ian. Photos from Matangi Tonga archives.
Sunday 21 December 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The first “Ha‘ateiho Day” on Friday, 19 December was celebrated by residents with a feast and colourful dancing at the Funga-Mana-Mo‘ui grounds, 'Atele.
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Thursday 18 December 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over 100 students received certificates and diplomas in trades at a combined graduation ceremony for ‘Ahopanilolo Technical Institute and the Australian-Pacific Technical College (APTC) in Nuku'alofa today. Photos by Linny Folau.
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Wednesday 10 December 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over 400 graduates from three Government Post-Secondary Education Institutes received their certificates and diplomas today during a combined award ceremony in Nuku‘alofa. Photos by Linny Folau.
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Thursday 20 November 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Hundreds of young students from 11 Primary and Middle Schools of the Free Wesleyan Church today performed colourful traditional dances, at the Maamaloa grounds in Nuku'alofa.
