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Story: Tongans

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Migrations

  3. Life in New Zealand

  4. Culture

  5. Pacific Islands identity

  6. Facts and figures

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Migrations

Tonga

Tonga

Tapa chasuble

Tapa chasuble

Queen Sālote at Auckland Diocesan School

Queen Sālote at Auckland Diocesan School (1st of 2)

A reunion, 1935

A reunion, 1935 (2nd of 2)

Factory workers, 1973

Factory workers, 1973

Tongan overstayers

Tongan overstayers

Tongans in New Zealand, 1961–2001

Tongans in New Zealand, 1961–2013

From page 2 - Life in New Zealand

Tongan Methodist Choir

Tongan Methodist Choir

Supplies for hurricane victims

Supplies for hurricane victims

The last Pacific monarchy

The last Pacific monarchy (1st of 2)

Kalafi Moala

Kalafi Moala (2nd of 2)

From page 3 - Culture

The Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga

The Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga

Breakaway Methodists

Breakaway Methodists

Language programmes

Language programmes

Home–school partnership

Home–school partnership

From page 4 - Pacific Islands identity

Tapa cloth made in New Zealand

Tapa cloth made in New Zealand

New art by Tongan New Zealanders

New art by Tongan New Zealanders (1st of 2)

Photographs by Emily Mafile‘o

Photographs by Emily Mafile‘o (2nd of 2)

Hip hop band Nesian Mystik

Hip hop band Nesian Mystik

Auckland Secondary Schools Cultural Festival

Auckland Secondary Schools Cultural Festival

Ben Makisi

Ben Makisi (1st of 3)

Filipe Onevula Tohi

Filipe Onevula Tohi (2nd of 3)

Ruby Smith-Fifita supports her dad

Ruby Smith-Fifita supports her dad (3rd of 3)

How to cite this page:

Melenaite Taumoefolau, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/tongans/media (accessed 23 March 2023)

Story by Melenaite Taumoefolau, published 8 Feb 2005, updated 25 Mar 2015

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