The Heilala Festival Parade attracted a flood of people into the capital today, during the public holiday for the official birthday of HM King Tupou VI (64), on 4 July.
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Tuesday 4 July 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Thursday 29 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Twelve contestants vying for the Miss Heilala 2023 crown, made their first public appearance on 28 June, at Tanoa International Dateline Hotel, Nuku’alofa.
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Wednesday 28 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tanaki Helu won the Best Chef of the Year contest, when he wowed judges with his main course, a honey glazed fish dish, during the second day of the Heilala Festival, in Nuku'alofa on 27 June.
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Tuesday 27 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Heilala festivities started with a Best Floral Arrangement competition on Monday, 26 June, at Ancient Tonga in Fangaloto, Tongatapu
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Saturday 24 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Miss Heilala Pageant 2023 opens on Monday 26 June, during with the Heilala Festival in Nuku’alofa Tonga. Nine contestants so far, have been introduced to the public.
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Saturday 17 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Miss Heilala 2019-22 Yehenara Soukop expressed her gratitude as she prepares to close her Miss Heilala chapter, after reigning for four years. Heilala Festival to be held on 26 June to 6 July, with the theme "Tonga my Kingdom."
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Saturday 17 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga’s Miss Galaxy Queen Pageant, a colourful annual event, marks its 30th anniversary this year, with a special showcase programme, from 9-14 July.
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Wednesday 14 June 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga will be among 155 countries and regions confirmed to participate at the 2025 Osaka World Expo.
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Thursday 25 May 2023
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Drums were beating at the Liku'alofa Resort-Tofoa yesterday, 24 May, and kava flowed in a welcome for the first yacht rally to visit Tonga since the borders opened post-covid.
Wednesday 3 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Heilala Festival 2023 including the popular Miss Heilala Pageant returns in Nuku'alofa from 26 June to 7 July, after a three-years hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Monday 1 May 2023
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Auckland, New Zealand
The South Pacific Sailing Network Conference, “Reviving South Pacific Cruising” was held from 26-27 April 2023 at Orams Marine Boat Park in Auckland, New Zealand. The conference targeted marine authorities, individuals, organizations, and businesses involved with yachting around the South Pacific.
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Friday 14 April 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The cruise ship, Celebrity Eclipse, visited Nuku'alofa for a day, arriving with more than 3000 passengers and crew on 14 April.
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Monday 13 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
With 2023 the year of revival, the local tourism industry that was hit hard with the closure of Tonga's international borders in 2020 has 18 cruise ships listed to visit.
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Monday 30 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Zuiderdam is the second cruise to visit Nuku'alofa in 2023, arriving with more than 2000 passengers and crew at Vuna Wwharf, today 30 January.
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Tuesday 24 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Celebrity Eclipse is the first cruise to visit Nuku'alofa in 2023, arriving with more than 2600 passengers at Vuna wharf on 23 January.
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Saturday 21 January 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tourism operators in Tonga's top destination, say Vava'u is once again being crippled by a lack of air services. The Tonga government-owned Lulutai Airlines withdrew the services of its main SAAB340 aircraft from 17 January 2023, and there's no indication of when a replacement might come into service for the Vava'u and Ha'apai groups.
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Thursday 31 March 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga won the BIE Gold Award for exhibition design at the Expo 2020 Dubai on March 30, for its “supreme aesthetic functionality with extraordinary visitor discovery” in the the Opportunity District, Interior Design Category.
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Tuesday 6 July 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A float parade and fun fair events were held on Monday, July 5 a public holiday in Tonga. People flocked to the Nuku'alofa waterfront to enjoy the events, after more than a year since mass gatherings, including the annual Heilala Festival were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Friday 19 June 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 'Beautiful Tonga Clean Up' campaign held earlier this year, has today presented new lawnmowers to eight villages who did the best clean up work in Tongatapu.
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Tuesday 2 June 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Statistics show a major decrease in international visitors to Tonga between January to March, in comparison to 2019, as CoViD-19 started to spread worldwide and in the months before Tonga closed its border.
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