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Vavaʻu is an island group, consisting of one large island (ʻUtu Vavaʻu) and 40 smaller ones, in Tonga. It is part of Vavaʻu District, which includes several...

Peau Vavaʻu Ltd (or Air Waves of Vavaʻu) was an airline based at the Pacific Royale Hotel in Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga. It operated domestic services...

The Vavaʻu Code was instituted in Vavaʻu, Tonga in 1839, by King George Tupou I. It contained the country's first ever written laws, and formed the bases...

Vavaʻu International Airport (IATA: VAV, ICAO: NFTV), also known as Lupepauʻu International Airport, is an airport in Vavaʻu, Tonga. The airport is located...

The Vava'u rail (Hypotaenidia vavauensis) is an extinct species of bird in Rallidae. It was first described in 1793 from an illustration. In 2020 subfossil...

Vavaʻu 14 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election...

Pangaimotu is an island in the Vava'u Group of Tonga. It is reachable by a 5-minute boat trip from Neiafu, the capital of Vava'u. The population is 696. Tonga's...

Port of Refuge, a deep-water harbour on the south coast of Vavaʻu, the main island of the Vavaʻu archipelago in northern Tonga. To the north-west lies the...

Vavaʻu is an electoral constituency which sends two representatives to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga. It covers the eponymous region and island chain...

pointed out by Tongans. One is Ahole a deep hole on the island of Koloa, Vava'u. Ahole was the opening from which Maui Kisikisi brought fire from the underworld...

islands from the ocean, first appearing Tongatapu, the Ha'apai Islands and Vava'u, integrating into what became modern-day Tonga. An Austronesian-speaking...

Motu is a district of Vavaʻu division, Tonga. "Tonga 2011 Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved 26 May 2019. "2015 TONGA NATIONALAGRICULTURAL CENSUSMAIN...

Vavaʻu 15 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election...

ʻUmuna (also spelled Umuna) is a small private island located in the Vava'u Group of the Kingdom of Tonga in the South Pacific Ocean. The island is used...

that situation, and $500,000 in damages from a bird strike incident in Vava'u in May 2020 involving the Saab 340 forced the airline to close. Soon after...

are appointed by the monarch. The governor of Ha'apai and the governor of Vava'u also serve on the Cabinet ex officio. When in session and presided over...

Vavaʻu 16 is an electoral constituency for the Legislative Assembly in the Kingdom of Tonga. It was established for the November 2010 general election...

"Tonga's Lulutai Airlines resumes flight operations". ch-aviation. "Tonga to Vava'u Flights: Explore Idyllic Islands & Adventures". Matt Lennon (18 August 2022)...

Ovalau, is an island in Tonga, it is located in Motu district within the Vava'u Group, which is in the far north of the country. Reinecke, Franz (1896)...

domestically, roughly 40 minutes by flight to Tongatapu and 30 minutes to Vava'u. Taxis serve the airport, and services include a cafe inside the terminal...

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Overseas Lands of France Tahanea Tuamotus, French Polynesia  France Tahifehifa Vavaʻu group Tonga Tahiti Windward Islands, French Polynesia Overseas Lands of...

Assembly of Tonga in the 2024 Vavaʻu 14 by-election. He was re-elected at the 2025 election. "Dr Mo'ale 'Otunuku wins Vava'u 14 By-election". Matangi Tonga...

Headed) was a dynasty of six important hereditary chiefs from Vavaʻu (the Tuʻi Vavaʻu), currently in the kingdom of Tonga. The dynasty began sometime...

A by-election was held in the Vavaʻu 16 constituency in Tonga on 14 July 2016. It followed the conviction and unseating of MP ‘Etuate Lavulavu for bribery...

Balavu Vanuabalavu Airport Yasawa Yasawa Island Airport Terminated Tonga Neiafu Vava'u International Airport Tuvalu Funafuti Funafuti International Airport...

Leimatuʻa is a district of Vavaʻu division, Tonga. "Tonga 2011 Census of Population and Housing". Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved...

kilometres (42.20 sq mi). The Tongatapu island group lies to its south, and the Vavaʻu group lies to its north. Seventeen of the Haʻapai islands are inhabited...

western district of Vavaʻu in Tonga. The population is 114. Vaimalō was named by one of the most revered and beloved chiefs in Vavaʻu's history the great...

A by-election was held in the Tongan electorate of Vavaʻu 14 on 28 March 2024. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of MP Saia Piukala on 12...

schools in various groups of islands including Tongatapu, Ha'apai, and Vava'u. Little progress was made during the first few years as only 16 Tongans...

winds of 185 km/h (115 mph). Shortly thereafter, it passed directly over Vavaʻu, Tonga, resulting in widespread damage. By January 1, 2002, the cyclone...

2012. "Contact Information for Peau Vavaʻu." Peau Vavaʻu. June 12, 2007. Retrieved on January 20, 2011. "Peau Vava'u Limited Pacific Royale Hotel Taufa'ahau...

- New Wellington to Fiji flight announced "Fiji Airways Resumes Nadi – Vava'u Service From April 2023". Retrieved 2023-03-19. "Hibiscus Air operates daily...

settlement 3,000 years ago, presumably due to human-caused factors. On Vava'u, it may have survived into historic times because among the drawings which...

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under construction in Neiafu, in the Vavaʻu island of Tonga. It will be the church's second temple in the country, where...

List of Mobile Area Codes Area Code Area 87 Tongatapu Island Group 88 Vavaʻu Island Group 89 Haʻapai Island Group...

became a high school teacher at the Mailefihi & Siuʻilikutapu College (in Vavaʻu) in 1991. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from ʻAtenisi University...

Tongan Grammar. Vava'u Press Limited. p. 81. ISBN 982-213-007-4. Churchward, Clerk Maxwell (1953). Tongan grammar (Pbk. ed.). Tonga: Vava'u Press. p. 171...

to the USA. ʻAunofo Havea Funaki was born in Tu'anuku on the island of Vavaʻu in the Kingdom of Tonga. She had five brothers and three sisters. Having...

Vahafolau Esikia Born (1979-11-28) November 28, 1979 (age 46) Nieafu, Vava'u Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 210 lb (95 kg) Rugby union career Position...

748; -174.079 (Ovalau (Vavaʻu)) Pangaimotu 18°40′44″S 174°00′04″W / 18.679°S 174.001°W / -18.679; -174.001 (Pangaimotu (Vavaʻu)) Pangaimotu township...

labati) Perhaps c. 1793 Oceanic eclectus (Eclectus infectus) After 1793 Vava'u rail (Hypotaenidia vavauensis) c. late 18th century Pile-builder megapode...

Tu'i'afitu, was a Tongan nobleman, Member of Parliament, and the Governor of Vavaʻu. Tu'i'afitu was educated at Tonga High School and then in Australia at Newington...

pallidus N.E.Gray – 'Eua, Vava'u Alphitonia franguloides var. obtusa A.Gray Atractocarpus crosbyi (Burkill) Puttock – Vava'u Ixora yunckeri A.C.Sm. – 'Eua...

the Maiken, a yacht that had left the northern Tongan islands group of Vava'u in August, reported that they had seen streaks of light, porous pumice stone...

Airport Niuatoputapu NTT NFTP Niuatoputapu Airport Tongatapu TBU NFTF Fuaʻamotu International Airport [base] Vava'u VAV NFTV Vava'u International Airport...

1859, he was the youngest child and second son of Tēvita ʻUnga and Fifita Vavaʻu, the second daughter of Liufau, Tuʻi Haʻangana Ngata, and his second wife...

throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Wolfgramm was born 1 November 1939 in Neiafu, Vava’u, Tonga. His parents were Konrad Uhi Wolfgramm, and Alilia Funaki Toutai...

four MPs appointed by the king. Viliami Uasike Latu requested a recount in Vavaʻu, the constituency he contested, as he missed out on the second seat there...

Club, New Orleans, Louisiana to Gulfport, Mississippi Regatta Vava'u held annually in Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga in September Rotary Club of Sydney Cove Charity...

with the estates of Talasiu in Tongatapu and Ofu, Okoa and Vasivasi in Vavaʻu. Fakatoufifita worked as a civil servant for the Ministry of Lands, Survey...

radio advertising sales, and from its retail radio shop outlet located in Vavaʻu. Its retail radio shop in Nukuʻalofa's Central Business District was among...

Native Training Institute at Vava'u, Tonga (June 1852)....

Tongatapu and nearby islands, two representing Haʻapai and two representing Vavaʻu and nearby islands. A further seven members were elected by the nobility...

is located within the Vava'u Group in the far north of the country. The island lies 3.1 kilometers from the main island of Vava'u. Faioa is one kilometer...

Sila Puafisi (born 15 April 1988) is a Tongan international rugby union player. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors. He played for Tasman Mako where...

Tongatapu No. 3 Second? 'Etuate Lavulavu Independent Vava'u No. 1 Third Samiu Vaipulu Independent Vava'u No. 2 Sixth 'Uliti Uata HRDM Ha'apai No. 1 Seventh...

Lisiate ʻAkolo Independent Vavaʻu 14 Third Samiu Vaipulu Independent Vavaʻu 15 Seventh Viliami Uasike Latu Independent Vavaʻu 16 First Sosefo Feʻaomoeata...

controlling a disputed piece of land in Haʻapai, he expanded to control Vavaʻu, Tongatapu, and other islands. George Tupou I was born on 4 December 1797...

wait out the hurricane season. On May 1, 1966, Graham sailed Dove to the Vavaʻu Group in Tonga. On June 21, Dove sailed to Fiji: first to Fulanga in the...

Olympics". tongaindependent.com. "Fe'ofa'aki Epenisa: 'Little brown girl from Vava'u' carries Tonga boxing to the Olympics". RNZ. "Tonga's first female Olympic...

of bird in the family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to the islands of Vava'u and Late in Tonga. It is mainly found in tropical primary forest, but can...

San Francisco from 1992 to 1996. From 1998 to 2002 Tuita was governor of Vava'u. In 2002 he was appointed to the cabinet of Tonga with the title minister...

with his warriors from Vava'u and Ha'apai and protected the King and Nuku'alofa.[citation needed] 'Ulukalala, chief of Vava'u from the Ha'a Ngata Tupu...

William James Stewart Lockyer Lockyer in Vavaʻu, Tonga, as a part of an expedition to observe the Solar eclipse of April 28, 1911 Born (1868-01-03)3 January...

island group of Vavaʻu. During his sojourn, he learned the Tongan language and had significant contact with chief leaders in the Vavaʻu island group. He...

title is attached to the estates of Maʻufanga (on Tongatapu), Ngaʻakau (on Vavaʻu) and Faleloa (on Haʻapai), and enables its holder to be elected to the Legislative...

who united its power and prestige with that of the Tu'i Kanokupolu, Tu'i Vava'u, and Tu'i Ha'apai titles to establish the modern-day institution of the...

Beacon. Martin, John (1981) Tonga Islands: William Mariner’s Account. Tonga: Vava’u Press. Diamond, M. (1990) Selected Cross-Generational Sexual Behavior in...

abdicated 1790 Vuna of Konokupolu and Vava'u, 5th Tu'i Kanokupolu, deposed 1700. Takitakimalohi, 3rd Vuna and Tu'i Vava'u, deposed 1799. List of monarchs who...

has 169 islands, 36 of them inhabited, which are in three main groups – Vavaʻu, Haʻapai, and Tongatapu – and cover an 800-kilometre-long (500-mile) north–south...

palace on Lifuka in Haʻapai, Fangatongo ("mangrove beach") near Talau on Vavaʻu, and residences in Niuafoʻou and Niuatoputapu. The palace of ʻEua is just...

"Brigadier General 'Uta'atu retires from HMAF". Matangi Tonga Online. Vava'u Press. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016...

later inherited the Fulivai), Tēvita Tapueluelu of Vavaʻu, SF Tafolo, Tēvita Ula Afuhaʻamango of Vavaʻu, Siosiua Niutupuʻivaha Kaho (but later inherited...

daughter of the Hon. Tevita Manu-’o-pangai, ‘Ahome’e, sometime Governor of Vava’u and Ha’apai and Minister for Police and his wife, Heuʻifanga Veikune, a...

from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2022-06-14. "Football comes to Vava'u". 3 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. "Hybrid FIFA...

and refuse heaps, have been found in Tongatapu and Haʻapai, and a few in Vavaʻu and the Niuas that provide insights into old Tongan settlement patterns...

cases located on Tongatapu and 10% located on the neighboring island of Vava'u. The outbreak has been attributed to a sharp drop in measles vaccination...

174°0′W / 18.567°S 174.000°W / -18.567; -174.000 (Tonga)  Tonga Islands of Vavaʻu 18°42′S 174°0′W / 18.700°S 174.000°W / -18.700; -174.000 (Pacific Ocean)...

Warrior Nationality Tongan Born (1969-12-01) December 1, 1969 (age 56) Vava'u, Tonga Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight 140 kg (309 lb) Sport Sport Boxing...

continental crust. Some of the larger eastern islands are Foa, Lifuka, Vavaʻu, 'Eua, and Tongatapu. Several of the islands on the western side of the...

Haʻa Ngata Tupu clan in Vavaʻu. This clan became powerful in the time of Tuituiohu's son, 'Finau ʻUlukalala I, ruler of Vavaʻu and Haʻapai. ʻUlukalala...

Legislative Assembly of Tonga. He has previously served as Governor of Vava'u. He is the 10th Noble Fulivai since 2002. He was elected to the Legislative...

Apia (Western Samoa) were begun with the CASA in 1986. As airfields in Vavaʻu, Haʻapai, ʻEua and the Niuas were upgraded, the airline upgraded the inter-island...

Vavaʻu TO-053 east Vavaʻu Taʻanea 30.00 2,300 0.0 Leimatuʻa Vavaʻu TO-054 Leimatuʻa 21.00 2,436 0.0 Hihifo Vavaʻu TO-055 west Vavaʻu Longomapu 30.00 2...

Pacific Games DF Ta’u Tupou (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 25) 1 0 Vava'u 2023 Pacific Games MF Kamaliele Papani (1984-04-08) 8 April 1984 (age 42)...

Development Bank and the World Bank. An extension of the cable to Haʻapai and Vavaʻu was commissioned in April 2018. On 20 January 2019, the cable broke and...

and then sailed the 1,400 nautical miles (2,600 km; 1,600 mi) journey to Vavaʻu, Tonga in 12 days, where she arrived 8 July. Arrived 17 July 2011 at Suva...

Tupoumoheofo retreated to retirement in the northern Tongan Island of Vava’u under the protection of the 'Ulukalala family. In the late 18th century...

Late Island is an uninhabited volcanic island southwest of Vavaʻu in the kingdom of Tonga. The small, 6-km-wide circular island of Late, lying along the...

he appointed ʻUnga as acting governor of Vavaʻu. In July 1865, English explorer Julius Brenchley visited Vavaʻu for five days and met governor ʻUnga, who...

10-15 mm, generally: the holotype is 16 mm. long. Locus typicus: Neiafu, Vava'u Islands, Tonga. Pacific Ocean: Tonga and New Caledonia, from depths 2 metres...

increase this source of revenue. Cruise ships often stop in Nukuʻalofa and Vavaʻu. According to the CIA World Factbook, The Tongan economy's base is agriculture...

Moʻumuʻa is an island located in the Vavaʻu District in the Vavaʻu Group of Tonga, geographically in the Far north of the country. The island of Moʻumuʻa...

Minister ʻAkilisi Pōhiva preemptively declared a state of emergency for the Vavaʻu and Haʻapai islands. Eleven shelters were opened, with 390 seeking refuge...

them with Tuʻitalau and Tuʻiʻamanave from Talau of the northern island of Vava'u. As a prince Tuʻitātui probably had had a sheltered life, away from others...

Aegean offshore, 21 km (13 mi) SSE of Fry 6.0 74.0 VI - - - 14  Tonga, Vavaʻu offshore, 142 km (88 mi) W of Neiafu 6.4 260.0 IV - - - 15  Turkey, Konya...

Fonovai Tangimana (born 25 October 1989) is a Tongan-born Romanian rugby union football player. He plays in the wing position for professional SuperLiga...

Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u crowned at Centenary Church". Matangi Tonga. Vavaʻu Press. Retrieved 4 July 2015. "Tonga crowns King Tupou VI in lavish public...

Falevai is a settlement in the Vava'u islands in Tonga. The name Falevai, if translated into English means "water house." The name was given because of...

where her army was slaughtered. Tupoumoheofo survived and returned to Vava’u. She made no more attempts to regain power. Mumui helped bring stability...

by Havea Tu‘iha‘angana Member of the Legislative Assembly Constituency Vavaʻu Nobles' constituency Personal details Born Fatafehi Fuatakifolaha (1944-04-12)12...

Tungī Mailefihi 18. Sūnia Mafileʻo 9. Mele Siuʻilikutapu 19. Fane Tupou Vavaʻu 2. Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake 20. Siaosi Fatafehi Toutaitokotaha 10. George Tupou...

Lea Full name Sione Ma'a Lea Born (1987-01-12) 12 January 1987 (age 39) Vavaʻu, Tonga Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) School...

Taula is an island in Tonga. It is located in the far south of the Vavaʻu Group in the far north of the country. "Taula Island: Tonga". Geographical Names...

entire Kingdom of Tonga, including the outer island groups of Ha'apai, Vava'u, Niuafo'ou & Niuatoputapu, although there have been reports of listeners...

Kenutu is a privately owned island of the coast of Vava'u Island that belongs to the Afuha’amango Family. This island is owned by the Afuha'amango family...

and Go Se-won for the second half and they head to one of the islands of Vavaʻu. In the final episode, they were introduced to a tribe in Tonga who taught...

2009. Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2009. "Vava'u MP becomes Tonga's new Justice Minister". RNZ. 10 November 2009. Retrieved...

Tongan, for Tongan language programs only. There was a special service in Vavaʻu, which as of 2011 received files from Tongatapu via an undersea cable. "New...

continues to be involved in the tourism industry on his home island of Vavaʻu. Vaipulu was first elected to Parliament in 1987. He lost his seat in the...

was a Tongan journalist and publisher of Matangi Tonga. Fonua launched Vava'u Press Limited with his wife, Mary, in 1979. He became editor-in-chief of...

Tonga Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Weight 120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb) School Vava'u High School University University of the South Pacific Tonga College Atele...

volcanic island atop a submarine volcano in Tonga. It is located southwest of Vava'u, between the islands of Kao and Late along the Tofua volcanic arc. The island...

Niuafoʻou and Niuatoputapu, while a tropical cyclone watch was placed under Vavaʻu and Haʻapai. A heavy rain warning and flash flood advisory was issued for...

Polynesia (1961–1962), Upolu in Samoa (1964, 1965–1966), Tongatapu and Vava'u in Tonga (1964) and Nukuoro (1965). The Nukuoro excavation was the first...

newspaper providing Tongan news in both English and Tongan. It is operated by Vava'u Press. The newspaper's Nukuʻalofa office was destroyed in the fires and...

was the youngest of six children. His father was from Masilamea, Neiafu, Vava'u in Tonga. He had five older brothers: Tama Watson Nau, Paula Fuikefu Nau...

Bengkulu 6.2 33.0 VII Aftershock of the 7.9 event on 4 June. - - 26 Tonga, Vavaʻu offshore, 136 km (85 mi) south of Hihifo 6.4 56.0 - - - - 28 Ecuador, Manabí...

Browns, and Dallas Cowboys. Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Paea grew up in Vavaʻu, Tonga, where he played high school rugby union and dreamt of playing at...

Oriana in Vava'u, Tonga History Name Oriana: 1960–2005 Owner Orient Steam Navigation Company: 1960–1966 P&O: 1966–1986 Operator 1960–1966, P&O-Orient Lines...

the noble title Fulivai and owned the Hunga estate on Vavaʻu. He also served on the church's Vavaʻu District Board of Trustees. He was elected to the Legislative...

class, especially annoying the nobleman Lord Fīnau 'Ulukālala of Tu'anuku, Vava'u, who defected with a group of sympathetic ministers to form the Church of...

uninhabited volcanic island in the kingdom of Tonga. It 70 km northwest of Vavaʻu and is part of the highly active Kermadec-Tonga subduction zone and its...

Tonga: Vava'u Press. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020. "Tropical Cyclone Alert in force". Matangi Tonga Online. Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Vava'u Press....

Island rail, Gallirallus sp. - possibly survived to the early 19th century Vava'u rail, Gallirallus [Hypotaenidia] vavauensis de Lafresnaye, Frédéric (1841)...

Australian rugby union player who played as flanker. Born on the island of Vava'u and educated at the Homebush Boys High School, Finau first played for West...

is divided into five island groups: 'Eua, Ha'apai, Nuia, Tongatapu, and Vava'u. The only form of local government is through town and district officials...

Hon Kalanivalu Mahe 'Uli'uli Tupouniua Hon Tu'ivakano Viliami Fukofuka Vava'u Hon Veikune Samiu Vaipulu Hon Fulivai Masao Paasi Eua Hon Nuku Tu'ipulotu...

Pau'uvale was born in Ha'akio Tukulalo Olo'ua in the Tongan district of Vava'u around 1949. She married Siosifa Pau'uvale, a fellow educator, with whom...

(357 mi) north of Tongatapu island group and 337 km (209 mi) northwest of Vavaʻu. It is a volcanic rim island with an area of 15 km2 (5.8 sq mi) and a population...

the International Rugby Board. Tonga has four main rugby playing islands, Vava'u (which produced players like Epi Taione), Ha'apai (which produced players...

located in Nukuʻalofa Prince Wellington Ngu Hospital (District hospital) in Vavaʻu Niu’ui Hospital (District hospital) in Haʻapai Niu’eki Hospital (District...

Tapana (film), a 2004 Telugu romantic-drama film Tapana, an island in the Vava'u group, Tonga This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the...

and by Josua Mateinaniu, a Fijian from Vulaga who had been converted at Vava'u in 1834. 1840 First visit from an American exploring expedition, the US...

Kilinalivoni Tongilava. He attended primary school in Nukuʻalofa and Neiafu on Vava'u and continued his secondary education at Newington College, Stanmore, Sydney...

related to Sālote Lupepauʻu. Ledyard, Patricia (1982). The Tongan Past. Vava'u, Tonga: Distributed by Matheson. ISBN 9780908717026. OCLC 13112650. Marcus...

Kitione Lave, was a Tongan heavyweight boxer from the island of Hunga, Vava'u and Kotu, Ha'apai. At the age of 18 he became the South Pacific heavyweight...

Teisina Fuko Independent 2,657 Viliami Pousima Afeaki Independent 2,249 Vavaʻu (2 representatives) 'Atunaisa Katoa Independent 2,100 Siale Faletau Independent...

International Aotearoa led a 2025 rapid assessment expedition Humpback whales in Vavaʻu, Tonga A Giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris), the subject of collaborative...

tropical moist forests Administrative divisions of Tonga Ha'apai Tongatapu Vava'u Capital of Tonga: Nukuʻalofa Cities of Tonga Demographics of Tonga Politics...

longest serving bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion. Bryce was born in Vavaʻu, Tonga. He was raised in Samoa and trained for the Anglican ministry in...

Assembly 24 March: Austria, Salzburg, Mayor, runoff election 28 March: Tonga, Vavaʻu 14, by-election 31 March: Turkey, Mayors and Municipal Councils Thailand...

along the southern coast of China, on Phuket Island in Thailand and on Vava'u in Tonga. Intetrior valve with pearls Museum specimens Two specimens live...

word for 'table', Taula may also refer to: Taula (Tonga), an island in the Vava'u group of Tonga Durio graveolens or taula Taula, a village in Oncești Commune...

175°08′58″W / 21.24111°S 175.14944°W / -21.24111; -175.14944 Vavaʻu NFTV VAV Vavaʻu International Airport (Lupepauʻu Airport) 18°35′07″S 173°57′42″W...

ʻUfi (Dioscorea alata) vine in Vavaʻu, Tonga...

Assembly of Tonga for Vavaʻu. He was stripped of his seat in 2016 after being convicted of bribery, precipitating the 2016 Vavaʻu 16 by-election. He graduated...

Polynesia) Huahine (French Polynesia) Tahiti (French Polynesia) Ha'apai (Tonga) Vava'u (Tonga) Rarotonga (Cook Islands) Pukapuka (Cook Islands) Tuvalu Havai'i...

Alatini Saulala (born 22 September 1967), was born in Tonga and educated at Brigham Young University–Idaho. He is 1.82m tall and weighs 97 kg, as described...

Fifitapuku Faletau Born (1968-10-03) 3 October 1968 (age 57) Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Weight 270 lb (122 kg) Rugby union career...

provided for the establishment of a coal station on the Tongan island of Vavaʻu, guaranteeing all usage rights of the specified area to the German Empire...

Illustration of an unidentified extinct species (possibly G. vekamatolu) from Vavaʻu, 1739 Conservation status Extinct  Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia...

Viliami Pasikala, Haniteli Fa'anunu, Meli Taufaeteau and Moleni Taufa from Vava'u; and Salote Fukofuka, 'Amelia Helu, 'Ofa Likiliki, Tevita Fakatou, Sioape...

Uganda HP HPA Pearl Airways PEARL AIRWAYS Haiti IATA code withdrawn PVU Peau Vavaʻu PEAU Tonga PXA Pecotox Air PECOTOX Moldova PC PGT Pegasus Airlines SUNTURK...

single-member constituencies. The island of Tongatapu has ten constituencies, Vavaʻu three, Haʻapai two and ʻEua and the Niuas have one each. Nine seats are...

Luani, was a Tongan nobleman, Member of Parliament, and the Governor of Vavaʻu. The son of MP Tongaleva Luani, Luani attended Newington College in Australia...

drifted to the north-north-east and spread over the Niuatoputapu, Haʻapai and Vavaʻu island groups. Surtseyan explosions, steam plumes and steam bursts were...

history, devastating the island group. The island groups of Ha'apai and Vava'u were hit worst. Six were killed, while 45,000 became homeless and 95% of...

American Samoa. The Talune went on from Apia to Tonga (calling at Neiafu, Vava'u, Ha'Apai) and to Nuku'Alofa in Tongatapu, where it arrived on 12 November...

metres hurdles and the high jump. Following the games he was granted land in Vavaʻu by governor Lord Fakatulolo. Foliaki was working as a Mormon missionary...

Samiu Kaufusi Vahafolau (born 24 April 1978 in Ovaka, Tonga) is a former rugby union footballer who played for AS Béziers in the French Pro D2 as well...

Lausiʻi 28. Sunia ʻAkaveka Mafileʻo 14. Sione Lamipeti Mafileʻo 29. Fanetupou Vavaʻu 7. ʻAnaukihesina Lamipeti 30. Tevita Taʻofikaetau Tapueluelu 15. ʻAlilia...

George Tupou II of Tonga. Born to Tēvita ʻUnga and his first wife Fifita Vavaʻu, her father was, according to newly adopted Christian law, an illegitimate...

multi-member districts. Ten constituencies were allocated to Tongatapu, three for Vava‘u, Ha‘apai, while ʻEua and the Niuas each had one. Voting for the nobles'...

Location Airport IATA Code Nukuʻalofa Fuaʻamotu International Airport TBU Vavaʻu Vavaʻu International Airport VAV...

equal number of people's representatives, the governors for Haʻapai and Vavaʻu, and at least four Cabinet Ministers chosen by the monarch. An increase...

a building in Asahi. - 1 26 West Chile Rise 6.0 10.0 - - - - 27 Tonga, Vavaʻu offshore, 127 km (79 mi) west of Neiafu 6.0 223.9 IV - - - 28 Afghanistan...

deep: first appeared Lofanga and the other Haʻapai Islands, and finally Vavaʻu. Māui then dwelt in Tonga. Māui had two sons: the eldest, Māui-Atalanga...

(Mata'aho Airport) – Niuatoputapu NFTV (VAV) – Vava'u International Airport (Lupepau'u Airport) – Vava'u Also see airport category and list. NGAB (ABF)...

information Full name William Sorensen Born (1932-04-06)6 April 1932 Utui, Vavaʻu, Tonga Died 25 January 1996(1996-01-25) (aged 63) Playing information Position...

Island, New York S.S. Oregon SS Oriana 1959 Scrapped in 2005 S.S. Oriana in Vava'u, Tonga, circa 1985 RMS Orion 1934 Scrapped in 1963 R.M.S. Orion SS Oronsay...

S, 174.9050° W. The Mount Talau National Park, located on the island of Vava’u, was established in 1995. It was named after the flat-topped mountain that...

Chris Hala'ufia (born 24 October 1978) is a Tongan former rugby union player. A back row forward, he played for English club London Welsh in the Aviva...

1854, he was the second child and eldest son of Tēvita ʻUnga and Fifita Vavaʻu, the second daughter of Liufau, Tuʻi Haʻangana Ngata, and his second wife...

was also providing funding, equipment and education to Vanilla farmers in Vava'u, Tonga and Madagascar. In 2015 Queen Fine Foods was acquired by German brand...

by 33 ft). The church almost failed to survive. The Butz's were taken to Vavaʻu on the Pitcairn, since it was thought that there were too many missionaries...

grandfather Tu'i Pelehake Filiaipulotu and maternal grandmother Fifita Vava'u, he is a descendant of Tangikinatofetofe, daughter of Lord Nuku Hape Queen...

March 2022. "Tonga to take part in Commonwealth Games". Matangi Tonga. Vava'u Press. 16 April 2022. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved...

Tongan Society by Elizabeth Bott Spillius (Nua) 1924-2016". Matangi Tonga. Vava'u Press. Retrieved 24 January 2018. Freeman, Linton C.; Barry Wellman (1995)...

ISSN 0032-4000. Churchward, C. Maxwell (Clerk Maxwell) (1985). Tongan grammar. Vava'u Press. ISBN 9822130074. OCLC 1013321889. Fison, Lorimer (1905). "Tales from...

initially spread through schools located on the islands of Tongatapu and Vava'u. This placed individuals aged 15–29 to be most at risk of contracting the...

since the change of public holidays): Heilala Festival Week (around 8 July) Vavaʻu Festival Week (around 8 May) Haʻapai Tourism Festival (around 8 June) Royal...

The ‘Ene’io Botanical Garden (EBG) is a botanical garden in Tonga and is the first of its kind there. It has the largest and most varied plant collection...

King George Tupou I. 1839 First written law in Tonga in the form of the Vavaʻu Code. Later revised in 1850 1845 George Tupou completed his conquest and...

offshore, 133 km (83 mi) WNW of Manokwari 6.3 33.0 VIII - - - 14 Tonga, Vava‘u offshore, 186 km (116 mi) NW of Neiafu 6.4 274.9 - - - - 15 Russia, Kamchatka...

Airport Solomon Islands Honiara Honiara International Airport Tonga Neiafu Vavaʻu International Airport Nukuʻalofa Fuaʻamotu Airport Tuvalu Funafuti Funafuti...

winds of 185 km/h (115 mph). Shortly thereafter, it passed directly over Vava'u, resulting in widespread damage. By January 1, 2002, the cyclone began to...

history, devastating the island group. The island groups of Ha'apai and Vava'u were hit worst. Six were killed, while 45,000 became homeless and 95% of...

Tonga in both the rugby league and rugby union sides. Finau in Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga. Salesi began his career with the Canberra Raiders, and played in...

Wallis, the main seat of the mission in Tonga. The missionaries arrived at Vava’u but were not welcome, and thus continued their journey to Futuna. Chanel...

Radini Nayau. Laufitu was a daughter of the Chief of Totoya and a woman of Vavaʻu. Laufitu and her younger sister Radavu were sent as wives for Rasolo. It...

Archaeology The archaeological work consisted of a preliminary survey of the Vava'u Group in Tonga, and a survey of Atiu, Cook Islands. Biology A study of the...

his brother in the government. His first assignment was as governor of Vavaʻu (1949–1952), later of Haʻapai (1952–1953), and he then served as Minister...

Scarlets and the Tonga national team. Born and raised on the Tongan island of Vava'u, Fifita attended Tonga College on the larger island of Tongatapu and while...

Ovaka is an island in Tonga. It is located within the Vava'u Group in the far north of the country. It is 2800 meters long east–west, and more than 800...

information Full name Donald Keio Mann Born (1942-03-14) 14 March 1942 (age 84) Vavaʻu, Tonga Playing information Position Prop Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Glenora...

name of several places in Polynesia: Neiafu (Vava'u) – the second largest town in Tonga, located on Vava'u island. Neiafu (Tongatapu) – a small village...

Sisia is an island in Tonga. It is located within the Vava'u Group in the far north of the country. According to Tongan mythology, legend affirms that...

noble, diplomat, and civil servant. His estate is in Taunga in the southern Vava'u Group in the far north of the country. Faletau is the second eldest son...

Hon Luani (Tongalevu) Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1987, p49 Lord Luani, Governor of Vava’u, passes away Tonga Government Portal, 13 May 2010 v t e...

watercolor illustration made about 1800. Hypotaenidia Vavaʻu rail, Hypotaenidia vavauensis (Vavaʻu, Tonga, Southwest Pacific, early 19th century?) This...

Prime Minister Feleti Sevele. He stood in the 2010 election in the seat of Vavaʻu 14 and was successful. New Prime Minister Lord Tuʻivakanō retained him in...

Olympics". tongaindependent.com. "Fe'ofa'aki Epenisa: 'Little brown girl from Vava'u' carries Tonga boxing to the Olympics". RNZ. "Tonga's first female Olympic...

Girls, (perhaps portraited on Malaspina's visit to Vavaʻu in 1793), performing different dances. From left to right: hiko (juggling), ula, meʻetuʻupaki...

district; "an agricultural project in Vaini"; health clinics set up in Vavaʻu and Vaini; the provision of seven Chinese doctors for a two-year period;...

(1991) [1820]. Account of the natives of the Tongan Islands (5th ed.). Vava'u Press. ISBN 982-213-002-3. Ortíz Sotelo, Jorge (2015). La Real Armada en...

FIPS Code Region TN01 Ha`apai Island Group, Tonga TN02 Tongatapu Island Group, Tonga TN03 Vava`u Island Group, Tonga...

Airlines Tonga became the second domestic airline of Tonga after Peau Vavaʻu. On August 23, 2008, Airlines Tonga ceased all activity indefinitely, citing...

Madagascar VAU NFNV Vatukoula Airport Vatukoula, Fiji VAV NFTV Vavaʻu International Airport Vavaʻu, Tonga VAW ENSS Vardø Airport, Svartnes Vardø, Norway -VB-...

Tongatapu 8 Tongatapu 9 Tongatapu 10 ʻEua 11 Haʻapai 12 Haʻapai 13 Vavaʻu 14 Vavaʻu 15 Vavaʻu 16 Niua 17 ʻEua Nobles' constituency Haʻapai Nobles' constituency...

the district (Qada') of Zgharta in Lebanon Toula (Vava'u), a village on the main island of Vavaʻu in the kingdom of Tonga Tula, Russia, an industrial...

and ʻEua had the only bridge in the kingdom until one was also built in Vavaʻu. The stream drains into the harbour near the capital of the island, ʻOhonua...

Tonga and villages near them such as: Houma (Tongatapu) Houma ('Eua) Houma (Vava'u) Houma Indians, baseball team Houma (YTB-811), a U.S. Navy tug The Houmas...

Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Vava'u Press. Retrieved December 31, 2019. "Tornado hits Ha'ateiho". Matangitonga. Nuku'alofa, Tonga: Vava'u Press. December 30, 2019...

Americas in Madrid. Gillies created a film, Vava’u ‘Falavai Flava, documenting Burrows's return to Vava’u and her work in reviving traditional ngatu practices...

single-member constituencies. The island of Tongatapu has ten constituencies, Vavaʻu three, Haʻapai two and ʻEua and Niuatoputapu/Niuafoʻou have one each. Nine...

he joined the civil service, working as a clerk. He became Governor of Vavaʻu in 1929, and then Governor of Haʻapai in 1932. In 1933 he married Leafa'itulangi...

2019-04-26. Ostraff, Melinda. "Contemporary Uses of Limu (marine algae) in the Vava'u Island Group, Kingdom of Tonga: an Ethnobotanical Study". University of...

Registration Late (Tonga), an uninhabited volcanic island southwest of Vavaʻu in the kingdom of Tonga "Late" (Dawson's Creek), a 2001 television episode...

Olympics". tongaindependent.com. "Fe'ofa'aki Epenisa: 'Little brown girl from Vava'u' carries Tonga boxing to the Olympics". RNZ. "Tonga's first female Olympic...

Zamboanga in the Philippines, Macao, Port Jackson and Parramatta in Australia, Vava'u, Lima, Buenos Aires and Montevideo. He and Ravenet returned together in...

single-member constituencies. The island of Tongatapu has ten constituencies, Vavaʻu three, Haʻapai two and ʻEua and Niuatoputapu/Niuafoʻou have one each. Nine...

either Lolomānaʻia or Lepuhā, when they were on holiday on ʻEuakafa in Vavaʻu. Angrily, Teleʻa ordered his servant ʻAuku (or ʻUka) to beat Talafaiva,...

"sixteen years of age... but has no children", and to Raiatea, Tongatapu, Vavaʻu, and the Friendly Islands. From 1837 to 1841, the ship's master was Captain...

Ocean, with an original grammar and vocabulary of their language (4th ed.). Vava'u Press. OCLC 9254725. Collocott, E. E. V. (September 1924). "An Experiment...

downgoing seamount. The Capricorn Seamount lies 120 miles (190 km) east of Vava'u Island in Tonga and inside of Tonga's exclusive economic zone. First examined...

Proposed: autonomy of Western Province (Solomon Islands) Vavaʻu Ethnic group: Tongans Proposed state: Vavaʻu Hawaii Proposed autonomous area or state: Hawaii...

Papers in Linguistics. 19: 122–136. C.M. Churchward (1953). Tongan Grammar. Vava'u Press, Tonga. p.67. Zubizarreta, Maria Luisa. (1998). Prosody, focus, and...

the Orange Ballroom, a historic dance venue in Auckland. He was born in Vava'u. As a teenager he was a member of a band whose lead guitarist was the nephew...

Fusitu'a, née Tuita . 1.8.2008 [citation needed] . . . Titilupe Fane Tupou Vava'u Kaho, née Tuita . 1.8.2008 [citation needed] . . . Frederica Lupe'uluiva...

Rank Island name Area (km²) Area (sq mi) Country or territory — 'Utu Vava'u 97 37 Tonga — Waiheke Island 92 36 New Zealand (Auckland Region) — Futuna Island...

Tungī Mailefihi 18. Sūnia Mafileʻo 9. Mele Siuʻilikutapu 19. Fane Tupou Vavaʻu 2. Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV 20. Siaosi Fatafehi Toutaitokotaha 10. George Tupou...

Botanical Garden, Visby Jardin Botanique, Papeete 'Ene'io Botanical Garden – Vava'u Atatürk Arboretum Karaca Arboretum National Botanical Gardens (Uganda) Centro...

became the next president, until his death in 1960. Remarkably, despite Vavaʻu being the estate of ʻUlukālala, the Church of Tonga is very small there...

Palefu began his career as a teacher at Mailefihi Siu'ilikutapu College in Vava'u in 1979. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of...

Pangaimotu may refer to two islands in Tonga: Pangaimotu (Vavaʻu) Pangaimotu (Tongatapu) This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical...

country urged him to marry and produce an heir. They suggested ʻOfa-ki-Vavaʻu, the daughter of Māʻatu from Niuatoputapu, who was related to the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua...

minister. A 500KW solar project with battery storage on the Tongan island of Vava’u was also funded by the ADFD through a $5 million grant. Masdar was in charge...

winds. It struck the Ha'apai islands the next day between Tongatapu and Vava'u, according to the Director of Emergencies Leveni Aho. He also said that...

previously served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health. Tangi is from Vavaʻu. He trained as a medical doctor at the Fiji School of Medicine, then entered...

Haʻapai 930 47 883 Ongo Niua (Niuafo'ou) 49 46 3 Ongo Niua (Niuatoputapu) 159 70 89 Tongatapu 11,177 757 10,394 Vavaʻu 1,597 0 1,595 5/5 14,136 1,042 13,066...

his election was disputed. He contested the 2005 elections, standing in Vava'u, and the 2008 elections, standing in Tongatapu, but was unsuccessful. He...

operations on 16 June 2004 using a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 flying to Vavaʻu. On 3 August 2004 the Tongan government revoked its air operators certificate...

2025 Eke announced that the previous government's decision to privatise Vavaʻu International Airport would be reversed. Eke was re-elected at the 2025...

He also accompanied the expedition organized by Sir Norman Lockyer to Vava'u for the 28 April 1911 solar eclipse. McClean made generous gifts to the...

Kolovai Independent 128 0.3 Sione Lolo Mataele Independent 87 0.2 Vahefonua Vavaʻu  Samiu Vaipulu Independent 2,272 15.7 Elected Viliami Kaufusi Helu Independent...

(1999-04-19)19 April 1999 (aged 24) 0 0 Rockdale Ilinden 17 2DF Ta’u Tupou 0 0 Vava'u 18 2DF Fakaofo Tonga (2004-10-29)29 October 2004 (aged 19) 0 0 Navutoka...

David J. Woodland with the type locality given as Euakafa Island in the Vava'u Group of Tonga. This species is sometimes placed with the other four species...

on the schooner Raiatea. Having nearly been shipwrecked in a storm off Vavaʻu, they were not permitted to land, due to the influence of Methodists, so...

Adrienne L. (1993). Poetry in Motion: Studies in Tongan Dance. Nuku'alofa: Vava'u Press. Hoebel, E. Adamson (April–June 1941). "The Comanche Sun Dance and...

Girls (perhaps portraited on Malaspina's visit to Vavaʻu in 1793), performing different dances. From left to right: hiko (juggling), ula, meʻetuʻupaki...

Toula, Vavaʻu apparently burst open and its load of copra came floating to the ocean surface. A landslide occurred at Hunga island in Vavaʻu, when the...

Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, New South Wales made observations in Vavaʻu Islands, Tonga. Members of Stonyhurst College departed from Tilbury, England...

first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga as representative for Vavaʻu 14 in the 2014 Tongan general election and was appointed Minister of Health...

along with the Tonga Chronicle, were the Tonga National Cultural Centre, to Vavaʻu Member of Parliament ʻEtuate Lavulavu; and the Queen Sālote Memorial Hall...

is of Tongan heritage, from the villages of Tatakamotonga, and Tefisi in Vava'u. She was Curator of Pacific Cultures at Te Papa Tongarewa from 2004 to 2008...

the most damage in Tongatapu and ʻEua and the least damage in Ha'apai and Vava'u. List of earthquakes in 1977 List of earthquakes in Tonga Louisville Ridge...

Davey, Tasmania which was hampered by rain, and the 1911 expedition to Vavaʻu to observe the Solar eclipse of April 28, 1911. In late 1913 Winkelmann...

attorney in Tonga. ʻAna Kata Nau was born on March 17, 1899, at Nelafu, Vavaʻu, Tonga to Tevita Kata Nau II (a reverend minister) and Sela Mahe. She received...

who featured in a 10-minute short film. In an expedition to the coast of Vava'u, Tonga in 2017, Thymann photographed the Tonga Whales for The New York Times...

Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipau'u crowned at Centenary Church". Matangi Tonga. Vavaʻu Press. Retrieved 4 July 2015. "Tonga crowns King Tupou VI in lavish public...

R. C. Anderson Anderson in Vavaʻu, Tonga, as a part of an expedition to observe the Solar eclipse of April 28, 1911 Born (1883-07-23)July 23, 1883 Died...

rugby with Poverty Bay. He is of Tongan descent through his mother (from Vavaʻu) and was capped three times for the Tonga national team across the 2010...

offshore IX (Violent) 10.0 June 24 2026 Venezuela earthquakes 2 7.5 –  Tonga, Vava'u offshore V (Moderate) 229.5 March 24 - 4 7.4 1  Indonesia, North Maluku...

tribes of six Levi Bowen Pieta Keating $25,000 2 Treasure Island 2 1999 1999 Vavaʻu, Tonga Two tribes of eight Tanya Pouwhare Graham Sayer $25,000 3 Celebrity...

Tongatapu and nearby islands, two representing Haʻapai and two representing Vavaʻu and nearby islands. A further seven members were elected by the nobility...

Nottawasaga Georgian Bay Ontario  Canada Nøtterøy Vestfold Norway Nuapapu Vavaʻu group Tonga Isla Nueva Antártica Chilena Province Chile Nuguria Papua New...

parents' home country of Tonga, living in the village of Ha’alaufuli in Vava'u, but her family moved to San Francisco when Manumua was 10. As a high school...

Tongatapu and the surrounding islets, and two of each from both Haʻapai and Vavaʻu. Voting was restricted to men aged 21 or over. The newly elected Parliament...

Gallirallus sp. (Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, South Pacific) Vava'u rail, Gallirallus vavauensis (Vava'u, Tonga) ʻEua rail, Gallirallus vekamatolu (ʻEua, Tonga)...

Viliami Vaki Born Viliami Laukau Vaki (1976-04-27) April 27, 1976 (age 50) Vava'u, Tonga Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight 210 lb (15 st 0 lb; 95 kg) Rugby...

Tungī Mailefihi 18. Sūnia Mafileʻo 9. Mele Siuʻilikutapu 19. Fane Tupou Vavaʻu 2. Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake, Príncipe de Tonga 20. Siaosi Fatafehi Toutaitokotaha...

His mother, Lady Mele Siuʻilikutapu was the granddaughter of the Tuʻi Vavaʻu: Fīnau ʻUlukālala III (Tuapasi). As the nephew of the young and unmarried...

national under-20 football team. Po'oi is from Neiafu in the province of Vavaʻu. In 2016 he was selected as a member of the Tonga national under-20 football...

Tongatapu and nearby islands, two representing Haʻapai and two representing Vavaʻu and nearby islands. A further seven members were elected by the nobility...

10.0 IV Several homes collapsed in Tojo Una-Una Regency. - - 18 Tonga, Vavaʻu offshore, 148 km (92 mi) NW of Fangaleʻounga 6.4 211.0 IV - - - 19 Colombia...

Cortie's coelostat during his visit to Vavaʻu, Tonga, to observe the Solar eclipse of April 28, 1911...

island owned by the Matapule ‘Akau‘ola in Tonga. It is located in the south Vava'u Group in the far north of the country. The island had a population of 36...

awarded a pilot's license. McLeod grew up on the island of Pangaimotu in Vava’u, in a home without electricity. As a child had an intense interest in aeroplanes...

Percy Sione Havea Taione (born September 2, 1971), more commonly known as Sione Taione, is a Tongan politician. He belongs to the Seventh-day Adventist...

archipelago in the South Pacific, Puna is the king of Hiti-marama or of Vavaʻu, depending on the story. In one story, Vahieroa weds Matamata-taua, also...

Sione Vaiomounga (born 8 April 1989) is a Tongan rugby union footballer. He currently plays back-row in which position he represented Tonga at the 2011...

Lakshadweep None None Urmil January 13–15 110 (70) 975 Tafahi, Niuatoputapu, Vavaʻu, Ha'apai Minimal None 07F January 15–16 30 (15) Unspecified Fiji None None...

Nukuʻalofa church, 5 by 10 metres (16 by 33 ft). The Butz's were taken to Vavaʻu on the Pitcairn, since it was thought that there were too many missionaries...

observing the Christian Sabbath tradition. In the Kingdom of Tonga, the Vavaʻu Code (1839) was a form of blue law inspired by the teachings of Methodist...

Tu'anuku is a village on the western part of Vava'u, Tonga. It has several nicknames such as Toa-ko-Tavakefai'ana, Halapukepuke, Hala-siki-'o-Mata'aho...

issued a gale warning for the Tongan island groups of Haʻapai, Tongatapu and Vavaʻu, while the system was located about 555 km (345 mi) to the northwest of...

east-northeast of the eruption site and widespread and significant haze reported at Vavaʻu 255 kilometres (158 mi) away. Steam plumes on 20 March were measured at...

Foliaki were defeated by Joe Tuʻilatai Mataele and Sitili Tupouniua; and Vavaʻu MP Palavilala Tapueluelu was defeated by Ula Afuhaʻamango. Election upsets...

east-northeast of the eruption site and widespread and significant haze reported at Vavaʻu 255 kilometres (158 mi) away. Steam plumes on 20 March were measured at...

Solomone Kata (born 3 December 1994) is a professional dual-code rugby footballer who plays as a centre for Premiership Rugby club Leicester Tigers and...

Captain Anthony Holliday. He reported that on 3 April the inhabitants of Vavaʻu, Tonga, had murdered Powell and four other crew members. Two crew members...

sections of the Kokoda Track to commemorate Anzac Day. Tonga Nuku'alofa Vava'u 28–29 August Albanese attended the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum meeting. United...

the north of the Tonga island group, 300 kilometres (190 miles) away from Vavaʻu near the border with Samoa. Its closest neighbours are the small island...

A picture of Ofa-ki-Vavaʻu, the daughter of Māʻatu from Niuatoputapu, who was related to the Tuʻi Haʻatakalaua line. She was the potential bride of King...

minor King Island, Australia 1988 (IUCN) Hunting. 1823 Vava'u pigeon Columba vitiensis ssp. Vava'u Islands, Tonga Undetermined. Madeira finch Goniaphea...

and refuse heaps, have been found in Tongatapu and Haʻapai, and a few in Vavaʻu and the Niuas that provide insights into old Tongan settlement patterns...

Loʻau told them to 'sail on past the shore'. The same thing happened at Vavaʻu and then Niuatoputapu, and then Samoa, and then Niuafoʻou, and then ʻUvea...

next few years, Guiding activities began on the islands of Ha'apai and Vava'u, and a visiting Guide trainer from New Zealand in 1963 found good interest...

the expedition headed towards Port Jackson. On August 16, vessels passed Vavaʻu. On August 19, they put on the map two small coral islands of Mikhailov...

Hakaufasi is sand cay in Tonga. It is located within the Vava'u Group in the far north of the country. Sailing Directions (enroute) for the Pacific Islands...

the southern part of the Vava'u Group in the north of the country. Along with other uninhabited islands in southern Vava'u it has high biodiversity and...

Code Subdivision name (to, en) TO-01 'Eua TO-02 Ha'apai TO-03 Niuas TO-04 Tongatapu TO-05 Vava'u...

misleadingly suggests, in neighbouring Fuaʻamotu. Village of Vaihoi in Vavaʻu, close to the villages of Leimatuʻa and Holonga Village of Foa in Haʻapai...

600km north of the Tongan capital of Nukuʻalofa, 300 - 375 km northwest of Vavaʻu, and 320 - 470 km south or southwest of Samoa. Niuafoʻou is geographically...

Ovalau Island may refer to Ovalau (Vava'u), an island in Tonga Ovalau (Fiji), an island in Fiji This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct...

Island. At all of these Kellogg treated many sick people. She bypassed Vava'u Island, Tonga, where there was a measles epidemic, to avoid being quarantined...

caused to crops. It had weakened to category 3 when it passed through the Vava'u island group of Tonga, and on February 15 the eye was reported to have passed...

deceit so as to avoid detection and punishment." The Pitcairn bypassed Vavaʻu Island, Tonga, where there was a measles epidemic, to avoid being quarantined...

also a number of other langi in other parts of the country, notably in Vavaʻu and Haʻapai. The "grandest" of Muʻa's langi is Paepae o Teleʻa ("Teleʻa's...

with 85–95 percent of the banana crop and most of the vanilla crop on Vava'u lost. Winston also affected Niue on 16 February; the FMS also issued tropical...

Running back Personal information Born (1965-06-24) June 24, 1965 (age 61) Vavaʻu, Tonga Listed height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Listed weight 219 lb (99 kg) Career...

year had 3,280 from all three main islands in the kingdom - Tongatapu, Vava’u and Ha’apai - including many of Tonga's most influential nobles and chiefs...

Grandmaster. Sione Laumanuʻuli Luani, 50, Tongan politician, governor of Vavaʻu (since 2009). Allan Manings, 86, American television writer (Rowan & Martin's...

April 2019 Russell M. Nelson 11 September 2021 ‘Inoke F. Kupu Tukia-’I-Vava’U Havea 234 Under construction Pago Pago American Samoa Temple (edit) 7 April...

Lasike ʻAkilisi Pōhiva Hon Fohe Feleti Sevele Hon Tu'ivakano ʻEsau Namoa Vava'u Hon Veikune James W. K. Harris Hon Fulivai Samiu Vaipulu Eua Hon Nuku Sunia...

near peak strength, with the worst effects afflicting the island groups of Vavaʻu and Ha'apai. A convergence zone connected to Tino brought stormy conditions...

April 2 – 3, 1900 – A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga's island group of Vava'u. April 12, 1900 – A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga. January 20, 1901 –...

Emoia mokolahi Zug, Ineich, Pregill & Hamilton, 2012 Tonga Tonga Islands (Vava‘u) Emoia mokosariniveikau Zug & Ineich, 1995 Fiji Vanua Levu Vanualevu slender...

Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu) in Vavaʻu. In October 2010, she also served as Acting Prime Minister for a few days...

Airport Lifuka – Lifuka Island Airport (Salote Pilolevu Airport) Neiafu – Vavaʻu International Airport (Lupepauʻu Airport) Auckland, New Zealand – Auckland...

the southern part of the Vava'u Group in the north of the country. Along with other uninhabited islands in southern Vava'u it has high biodiversity and...

rugby players, the royal palace, the Tongan Development Bank, the Port of Vavaʻu (twice, once depicted as it was around 1900, and the other in contemporary...

friendship with Tonga, and leased space for a coaling station at Neiafu in Vavaʻu. The political background of the Treaty of Friendship of 1876 was the heyday...

representing Vavaʻu and nearby islands. A further seven members were elected by the nobility, seven ministers (including the governors of Haʻapai and Vavaʻu) and...

Islands of the South Pacific Ocean. It is located 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Vavaʻu, between Late and Fonualei on the Tofua ridge. It is part of the highly...

had 3,280 members from all three main islands in the kingdom - Tongatapu, Vava’u and Ha’apai - including many of Tonga's most influential nobles and chiefs...

Neiafu is a relatively new Saturday market and shopping centre on Vava'u, Tonga. It is regarded as a municipal market and sells a range of items, including...

husband's conviction for bribery in 2016 she stood in the resulting 2016 Vavaʻu 16 by-election and was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga, becoming...

Society Islands. January 24, 1833 – A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga's Vavaʻu island group. March 9, 1833 – A tropical cyclone impacted Tonga's Ha'apai...

single-member constituencies. The island of Tongatapu has ten constituencies, Vavaʻu three, Haʻapai two and ʻEua and the Niuas have one each. Nine seats are...

between Pago Pago and the Manuʻa Islands, and a Beechcraft King Air to Vavaʻu in Tonga, as well as flights to Apia in Samoa. In January 1997 it celebrated...

before extensive European exploration of the Pacific. Vava'u pigeon Columba vitiensis ssp. Vava'u Islands, Tonga Only known from John Latham's 1823 description...

competitors in athletics. "Tongan Team for 2006 Commonwealth Games". Matangi Tonga Online. Vava'u Press Ltd. 2006-02-09. Retrieved 2006-03-17. v t e v t e...

Siegfried Fisi'ihoi Born (1987-06-08) 8 June 1987 (age 39) Vavaʻu, Tonga Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb) School Rotorua Boys'...

Sione Latu Talakai Born (1979-12-26) 26 December 1979 (age 46) Neiafu, Vava'u, Tonga Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Weight 132 kg (291 lb) Rugby union career...

of shipwrecks: 25 December 1927 Ship State Description Clan Macwilliam United Kingdom The cargo ship was destroyed by fire and sank at Vavaʻu, Tonga....

New Zealand. Both of her parents are Tongan, from the villages Sopu and Vava'u. When her parents migrated to New Zealand in the 1980s, her mother worked...

Returning east across the Pacific Ocean the expedition spent a month at Vava'u, the northern archipelago of Tonga. From there they sailed to Callao, Peru...

Ruha Fifita (born 1990 in Neiafu, Vava’u, Tonga) is a Tongan-New Zealand artist whose work spans multiple disciplines such as, a visual and performing...

March 1893 in Nukuʻalofa. Her father was Tēvita Ula Afuhaʻamango, Noble of Vavaʻu, and her mother was Siosiana Tongovua Tae Manusā. From her maternal relation...

Chile, Coquimbo, 29 km southwest of Illapel 6.1 53.0 VI - - - 4 Tonga, Vavaʻu offshore, 136 km west of Neiafu 6.6 10.0 IV - - - 5 South Georgia and the...

Kau’ulufonua chased the assassins, according to tradition, to ʻEua, Ha’apai, Vava’u, Niuatoputapu, Futuna, Uvea, and eventually killed them in brutal fashion...

million 6 July – December Rarotonga, Mangaia, Wallis and Futuna, Niue, Tonga, Vava'u, New Zealand 4 3 1 $51.4 million 1 Worldwide (See above) 124 82 50 $11.9 billion...

1961 – Governor of Colorado (1975–1987) Sione Manu'uli Luani – Governor of Vava'u, Tonga (2009–2010)[citation needed] Ellis E. Patterson, A.B. 1921 – Lieutenant...

Wallis, the main seat of the mission in Tonga. The missionaries arrived at Vava’u but rumours of an ambush scared the men into hiding. A woman by the Kalisi...

the family income by dispensing medicines. At a Free Church conference in Vavaʻu in August 1898, Baker unsuccessfully sought back-payment from the church...

support, agriculture and fishing'. There were no reports of any damage to Vavaʻu island group or to the main island of Tongatapu, where the capital, Nukuʻalofa...

in 1773. Malaspina opted to visit the northern archipelago now known as Vavaʻu. After the stay in Tonga the expedition sailed to Peru, then back around...

vol 14, 1970. A.L. Kaeppler; Poetry in Motion: Studies in Tongan Dance; Vavaʻu Press, 1993. A.Linkels; Sounds of change in Tonga. A.L. Kaeppler, M. Taumoefolau...

Neiafu, he represented Vavaʻu in the Agricultural Council, and was elected to the Legislative Assembly as one of the two MLAs from Vavaʻu. Molofaha was married...

body, haka nounou (short armed) as opposed to the lakalaka. However the Vavaʻu tradition allows much wilder and wider arm movements. The lyrics of the...

Guinea, Morobe offshore VII (Very strong) 54.9 February 8 6 7.3 0 Tonga, Vava'u offshore IV (Light) 16.0 October 6 7 7.2 5 Chile, Tarapacá VII (Very strong)...

damage was reported on other islands including Niuatoputapu, Tafahi, and Vava'u. On the island of Niuafo'ou sustained winds of 110 km/h (70 mph) were reported...

Elections are not held for the governors of the administrative divisions of Vavaʻu and Haʻapai, who are instead chosen by the monarch on the prime minister's...

issued for the Southern Tongan island groups of Haʻapai, Tongatapu and Vavaʻu. During the next day, Hina took less than two hours to inflict considerable...

conducting his own separate surveying expedition and had just come from the Vavaʻu island group in Tonga. Belcher traveled to Rewa where the Sulphur had lost...

Tahifehifa is an island in Tonga. It is located within the Vava'u Group in the far north of the country, 15 kilometers (9 miles) south of the town of Neiafu...

offshore VIII (Severe) 41.0 16 March 2022 Fukushima earthquake 3 7.3 0 Tonga, Vava'u offshore V (Moderate) 37.0 11 November — 5 7.2 0 Peru, Puno VI (Strong)...

Uganda HP HPA Pearl Airways PEARL AIRWAYS Haiti IATA code withdrawn PVU Peau Vavaʻu PEAU Tonga PXA Pecotox Air PECOTOX Moldova PC PGT Pegasus Airlines SUNTURK...

Tongatapu and nearby islands, two representing Haʻapai and two representing Vavaʻu and nearby islands. A further seven members were elected by the nobility...

Iran, Hormozgan 4.5 55.7 III Minor damage occurred in Bastak. - - 2 Tonga, Vava‘u offshore 6.2 108.4 I - - - 6 France, Midi-Pyrénées 4.9 22.7 V Slight damage...

(Sydney) on 24 March 1869, to Mary Thomas Rabone who was born in 1848 in Vava'u, Tonga, the youngest daughter of the Wesleyan missionary Rev. Stephen Rabone...

people were injured and some animals died in Ninglang County. - 2 5 Tonga, Vava'u, 18 km (11 mi) NO of Neiafu 6.0 33.0 V - - - 12 Papua New Guinea, East New...

covering 1910–1912, including an account of the British expeditions to Vavaʻu for the total solar eclipse of 28 April 1911. On 1 July 1912, the ship was...

consequently condemned. Independence United States The whaler was wrecked at Vavaʻu before 14 August. Indien France The ship was wrecked at Saint Pierre and...

politics when he was elected to Parliament as Noble's Representative for Vavaʻu in the November 2010 general election. He was appointed Deputy Speaker in...

minor damage to vegetation and plantations was reported in parts of the Vava'u group of islands with fruit bearing trees such as breadfruit and banana...

Probably hunting and predation by introduced mammals. Vava'u rail Hypotaenidia vavauensis Vava'u, Tonga Possibly habitat destruction and introduced predators...

Tuʻiʻāfitu (1953–1955) – former governor of Vavaʻu The Lord Luani (1972–1977) – former governor of Vavaʻu The Lord Vahaʻi (1955–1966) – civil servant...

— 1 August 2008 [citation needed] — — — 4 July 2015 Titilupe Fane Tupou Vava'u Kaho, née Tuita . 1 August 2008 [citation needed] — — — 4 July 2015 Frederica...

Four people injured after jumping from buildings in Bolu. - 4 14 Tonga, Vavaʻu offshore, 107 km (66 mi) NW of Neiafu 6.0 143.5 - - - - 14 Russia, Kamchatka...

union player. Born and raised in Tonga, Takau hailed from the island of Vavaʻu and picked up rugby in junior high school. Takau, a center, played rugby...

the disputed area of the Haʻapai islands in 1826, and then secured the Vavaʻu island group in 1833. Launching missionary groups in the 1830s, Tāufaʻāhau...

Feleti Fakaongo (born 16 August 1970 in Vava'u) is a Tongan former rugby union player. He played as lock and flanker. His first cap for Tonga was against...

Returning east across the Pacific Ocean the expedition spent a month at Vava'u, the northern archipelago of Tonga. From there they sailed to Callao, Peru...

easternmost point of their respective island chains. The northern Tonga Islands (Vavaʻu and Niuatoputapu) are moving away from Fiji on the Australian Plate at rates...

cyclone alert for the Tongatapu, Haʻapai and Vavaʻu groups of islands. During the next day, the alert for Vavaʻu was cancelled, while gale and storm-force...

Island Airways WR HRH 1984 1991 Renamed/merged to Royal Tongan Airlines Peau Vavaʻu 3O PVU PEAU 2004 2009 Royal Tongan Airlines WR HRH TONGA ROYAL 1991 2004...

Halaifonua Born Tevita David Halaifonua (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 39) Vava'u, Tonga Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb) School...

Focal height NGA number Admiralty number Range nml Foiata Lighthouse n/a Vavaʻu 18°42′59.1″S 174°08′11.6″W / 18.716417°S 174.136556°W / -18.716417; -174...

Central Equatoria, 69 km east northeast of Juba 7.2 14.9 VIII - - - 20 Tonga, Vava'u, 135 km west northwest of Neiafu 6.3 232.2 - - - - 20 New Zealand, south...

and New Zealand meet to establish a coronavirus-free travel zone. May 8 Vavaʻu Festival Week and ʻEua Tourism Festival, Tonga New Zealand announces its...

district; "an agricultural project in Vaini"; health clinics set up in Vava’u and Vaini; the provision of seven Chinese doctors for a two-year period;...

Louise Iva Guttenbeil (1909–1984) on 29 March 1939. She had been born in Vava’u, Tonga. The couple predominantly lived in central Auckland and in 1980 were...

much of the country of Tonga was left spared by the cyclone. The Island of Vavaʻu reported minor damage to fruit crops and Kava plants. Around 90 in quarantine...

Country and location Mw Depth (km) MMI Notes Casualties Dead Injured 8 Tonga, Vava‘u offshore, 99 km (62 mi) NW of Neiafu 6.2 130.8 - - - - 14 Mid-Indian Ridge...

0 15 United Kingdom, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 6.2 35.0 VI 21 Tonga, Vava'u 6.3 45.0 23 Guatemala, Champerico 7.2 65.3 VII Many homes were destroyed...

2008 Lapita Pottery Archaeological Sites Haʻapai, Niuatoputapu, Tongatapu, Vavaʻu,  Tonga 20°S 175°W / 20°S 175°W / -20; -175 (Lapita Pottery Archaeological...

Kisi Pulu (born 31 January 1979 in Leimatu'a, Tonga) is a rugby union footballer. His usual position is at prop. He currently plays for USA Perpignan in...

1982 Nuku'alofa 7 120.0 4.72 Jasmine 2012 Tongatapu 8 97.7 3.85 Vaianu 2006 Fuaʻamotu 9 44.8 1.76 Cyril 2012 Vava'u 10 37.5 1.48 Wilma 2011 Fua'amotu...

Schaffhausen, referendums 10 July: Japan, Kagoshima, Governor 14 July: Tonga, Vavaʻu 16, Parliament by-election 17 July: Ukraine, Volyn constituency 23, Dnipropetrovsk...

uninhabited, volcanic island in Tonga. It is located in the very north of Vavaʻu group in the north of the country. It is about 1,000 metres (3,300 feet)...

1941 Dawson returned to Tonga after being appointed a Medical Officer in Vavaʻu. He retired from medical practice in 1949 and returned to New Zealand. He...