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Wednesday 26 June 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Contestants for the Miss Heilala 2024 crown, made their first public appearance this afternoon, 26 June, at the Heilala Village in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 25 June 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Malia Lolini Sime won the Heilala 2024 Best Chef competition, with her seafood dish a Fish Curry along with a twist on the classic Tongan dessert, a Faikakai Lesi (Pawpaw) on the second day of the Heilala Festival, 25 June in Nuku'alofa.
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Monday 24 June 2024

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Heilala festivities opened this morning with the judging of a Best Floral Arrangement competition at Heilala Village in Nuku’alofa, where nine contestants presented a colourful array of floral creations. The winner was Mele Molini Fainga'a.
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Wednesday 19 June 2024

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Twelve contestants aged between 18 and 26 years are vying for the Miss Heilala crown this year. Registrations closed last week and the official photos of the contestants were released, ahead of their first public appearance on 26 June at the Heilala Village in Nuku’alofa.
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Thursday 30 May 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Heilala Festival has been set for two weeks, starting in the last week of June. Held under the theme, “My Kingdom, My Pride, Ko hoku Tonga, Ko hoku laukau’anga”, events are being organised in a tentative program released by the Ministry of Tourism, including the popular Miss Heilala Pageant starting on 29 June.
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Thursday 15 February 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tourists from the Ambience Cruise Ship crowded the Nuku'alofa central business district (CBD), with some of them in search of cold beers, today, 15 February 2024.
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Wednesday 31 January 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tourists were spotted cycling around the CBD and coastal shorelines of Nuku’alofa on rented bicycles, after the Europa 2, the second cruise ship to Tongatapu for this year, docked at Vuna Wharf.
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Tuesday 23 January 2024
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Star Breeze will be the first cruise ship to visit Tonga this year, scheduled to arrive in Nuku'alofa this Saturday, 27 January.
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Thursday 21 December 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The last cruise ship for the Port of Nuku'alofa for 2023, the SV AIDAsol docked at Vuna Wharf, at 8:00am this morning, after departing Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
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Friday 10 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The cruise ship, Pacific Explorer, docked at Vuna Wharf in Nuku’alofa this morning, with over 2,500 passengers.
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Thursday 2 November 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The cruise ship, MS Noordam, docked at Vuna Wharf in Nuku’alofa this morning, with over 1,500 tourists. The vessel arrived at 8:00am after departing Vava’u at 5:00pm yesterday. While in Nuku'alofa, the ship delivered over 500kgs of school library books and other resources that were purchased with donations from passengers on the ship.
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Monday 30 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A second Cruise Ship for October, the Volendam docked at Vuna Wharf in Nuku'alofa, this morning, 30 October, with 1840 people on board.
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Thursday 26 October 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
P&O's Pacific Adventure cruise ship docked at Vuna Wharf, Nuku'alofa this morning, 26 October, bringing new faces into town.
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Friday 11 August 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Nuku’alofa greeted thousands of new faces arriving on the returning cruise ship, the Pacific Explorer which docked at Vuna Wharf today, 11 August.
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Wednesday 26 July 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A cruise ship, the Pacific Explorer docked the port at Vuna Wharf this morning, 25 July, four days after the Pacific Encounter departed.
Friday 7 July 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A local girl, Miss ‘Eua Masani, Sitita Hamilton Va’enuku (24) was crowned the Miss Heilala 2023 at midnight, last night during the Miss Heilala Ball at the Sir Sofele Hall in ‘Apifo’ou, Ma’ufanga. 
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Thursday 6 July 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s traditional dances and costumes were on show at the Miss Heilala Tau‘olunga competition on Wednesday night, 5 July, at the Sir Sofele Kakala Hall, in Ma’ufanga.
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Wednesday 5 July 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Talent Quest, the fourth Miss Heilala judging event held on 4 July, at Sir Sofele Kakala Hall, Ma’ufanga, was received by an appreciative crowd.
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Wednesday 5 July 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Miss Heilala Contestants modestly displayed their natural beauty and physique during third judging event, modelling Sarong swim-wear, held on 4 July, at Sir Sofele Kakala Hall, Ma’ufanga.
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Wednesday 5 July 2023

Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Twelve Miss Heilala contestants made a colourful appearance for the Heilala crown, last night, 4 July, at Sir Sofele Kakala Hall at 'Apifo'ou Ma'ufanga. They started the evenings entertainment by modelling their Kiekie Creation.
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