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Princess Elisiva Fusipala Tauki'onetuku of Tonga during visit to New South Wales, ca. 1930
Nuku'alofa, Tonga: three Tongan women in front of a traditional hut
Group of people dancing the Lakalaka, wearing traditional clothing. The performance is taking place in front of Queen Sālote Tupou III at the Royal Palace in Nuku'alofa in Tonga.
Princess Elisiva Fusipala Tauki'onetuku of Tonga standing in a garden, New South Wales, ca. 1930
Photograph taken at the double wedding of the sons of Queen Salote of Tonga, Nuku'alofa, Tonga 1947
Fishing hook, Kingdom of Tonga (Polynesia), c. 1773 (dated 1768–1778). Made of mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and plant fibres.
Queen Sālote of Tonga. Photograph taken on 29 December 1952.
Traditional tapa cloth making process in Tonga, showing the beating and joining of bark cloth sheets.
Portrait of an indigenous girl in Tonga, photographed in the 1890s.
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What it's like living in Kingdom of Tonga?
I wanna how is the people there considering it suffered the biggest volcanic eruption and a huge tsunami, I'm wondering how you guy's are doing?
Getting cash on arrival
I had arranged to pick up an order of Pa'anga from the currency exchange at Melbourne airport before I leave for Tonga on Sunday. They just emailed me to say it's not available. Is there still a Western Union at the airport in Nuku'alofa? Is there enough time to transfer funds to collect Monday morning??? I thought I was so organised now I'm stressed!
Terrible Tonga Airlines
Lulutai Airlines is an airline I find intolerable. I booked a flight with them; although the ticket terms outlined refund and rebooking policies, the website lacked the actual buttons to process these requests. I was forced to rely on email or phone calls. To begin with, the phone line wasn't toll-free, meaning I incurred high call charges—yet despite calling repeatedly, I received no response. My emails went unanswered as well. I couldn't visit them in person because I am a tourist living in New Zealand. I am absolutely furious.