Captain Cook's Landing, Tonga
This was where Capt Cook landed when first sailing to Tonga in 1777
Bus Journey To The Captain Cook's Landing Site, Kingdom Of Tonga 101st Nation Visited July 2019
Bus Journey To The Captain Cook's Landing Site, Kingdom Of Tonga 101st Nation Visited July 2019
Fishing Pigs of Tongatapu, Tonga
On the island of Tongatapu, in the island kingdom of Tonga, you'll find a very curious sight along the coast at low tide. The fishing pigs will be out harvesting crabs and other seafood stuck in the rocks in the tidal area. This particular porker was feeding along the shore near the historical landing site of Captain Cook, just west of Nuku'alofa.
Captain Cook - Norfolk Island
Exploring Captain Cook Monument on Norfolk Island
Tonga Island 1980 Part II
building the guest house
Treasure Island Eueiki Eco Resort - Tonga presented by Peter Bellingham Photography
Treasure Island Eueiki Eco Resort - Tonga
Tonga, Ha'apai & Tongatapu
2007 Holiday in Ha'apai Island Group in Tonga. Stayed at Captain Cook's then Matafonua on two different islands
Landing in Ha'apai (Tonga)
Flight to reach Ha'apai, end of june 2011
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In this brief video you can find seven little known facts about Tonga.
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1. Tonga became known in the West as the Friendly Islands because of the congenial reception accorded to Captain James Cook on his first visit in 1773. He arrived at the time of the ʻinasi festival, the yearly donation of the First Fruits to the Tuʻi Tonga (the islands' paramount chief) and so received an invitation to the festivities. According to the writer William Mariner, the chiefs wanted to kill Cook during the gathering but could not agree on a plan.
2. The primary island, Tongatapu, has a number of tricks up its sleeve, such as the spectacular blowholes along the south western coastline. You’ll find four miles of coast with countless blowholes that can spout water 30 meters high. Go ahead and take bus from Nukualofa towards the village of Houma (Half an hour) and make sure to be there at high tide for any truly spectacular view.
3. The current royal dynasty of Tonga was founded in 1831 by Taufa’ahau Tupou, who took the name George I. He consolidated the kingdom by conquest and in 1875 granted a constitution. Tonga became independent on June 4, 1970. The government is largely controlled by the king, his nominees, and a small group of hereditary nobles.
4. Not much is known before European contact because of the lack of a writing system, but oral history has survived and been recorded after the arrival of the Europeans. By the 12th century, Tongans and the Tongan paramount chief, the Tuʻi Tonga, had a reputation across the central Pacific—from Niue, Samoa, Rotuma, Wallis & Futuna, New Caledonia to Tikopia—leading some historians to speak of a Tuʻi Tonga Empire.
5. Despite being a small country, Tonga has its own army. Furthermore, it participated in WWI, as part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and in WWII. In recent times, Tongan soldiers were sent to Afghanistan and Iraq and participated in several peace keeping missions.
6. Located in Oceania, Tonga is an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, directly south of Samoa and about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. Its 169 islands, 36 of them inhabited cover an 800-kilometre-long north-south line. The largest island, Tongatapu, is where the capital city of Nukuʻalofa is located.
7. The Free Wesleyan Church is the largest Methodist denomination in Tonga, and also the state church. Everyday life is heavily influenced by Polynesian traditions and especially by the Christian faith; for example, all commerce and entertainment activities cease on Sunday, from the beginning of the day at midnight, to the end of the day at midnight. The constitution declares the Sabbath sacred forever.
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Quik Session After The funeral Pt. 1
A few of us in the ride after our cousin Will Vauvei's burial in the back of the ride actin' stupid. After a long week and a lot of emotions, we finally got a chance to be free with the fam.
Update | October 27, 2014
Aloha, this is Miki Tomita, crewmember on Hikianalia coming to you today from the beautiful port of Nukuʻalofa. It's the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga. We are preparing to depart and head on our way to Aotearoa. We have a sighting planned for Rangitahua (Kermadec Islands), and we'll continue onto Waitangi where there will be an amazing ceremony and series of events there. You might be able to hear in the background the Kingdom of Tonga and government officials here are setting up a wonderful departure ceremony for us. We've enjoyed their hospitality for many days and been able to connect with a lot of students and community members. It has been a wonderful learning experience for all of us. I wanted to sent a shoutout to the students at the University Lab School Project Pono. I also wanted to remind all students who are watching this that one of our main goals of our voyage is to find out how people are working to mālama honua in their own home environments. One of the ways to share with us is to follow us on Hokulea.com, track the voyage, and let us know how you mālama honua in your own communities. So we hope to hear from you soon, and keep following us. Mahalo!
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Rarotonga landings
Air New Zealand 789 coming into Rarotonga
Tools in world’s oldest tattooing kit made from human bone
Researchers have uncovered the world’s oldest known tattooist’s kit – and among the most startling conclusions is that two of the four tattooing tools found are made from human bone.
Dr Michelle Langley, from Griffith’s Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, worked with Associate Professor Geoffrey Clark, from ANU’s College of Asia and the Pacific, to study the intricate, multi-toothed tattooing tools found on Tongatapu Island - Tonga’s main island.
Radiocarbon dating of the tools found them to be 2700 years old, making them the oldest confirmed tattooing combs found in Oceania.
Captain Cook
Captain Cook Bay
Adventure Backpackers, Neiafu, Va'vau, Tonga
I went to Va'vau for a week while living in Pahu, Nuku'alofa, Tonga and this was the backpackers I stayed at, for any other backpackers, ask for Derik or Emily, the owners, they were awesome hosts, and also own the restaurant (The sunset Grill) down the road, def worth a trip!
EXPLORING TONGA: The STONEHENGE (TRILITHON) of the Pacific Ocean (Tongatapu Island) ????
SUBSCRIBE: - Here's one of the Pacific Ocean's most intriguing sites, the Haʻamonga which had an astronomical significance telling the position of sunrise at solstices and equinoxes. Let's walk around it on a very stormy day and let's enjoy its architecture. Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com. Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is a Polynesian sovereign state and archipelago comprising 169 islands of which 36 are inhabited. The total surface area is about 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi) scattered over 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 sq mi) of the southern Pacific Ocean. It has a population 103,000 people of whom 70% reside on the main island of Tongatapu.
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Tonga asks for Japanese aid for airport
Tonga asks for Japanese aid for airport
Tonga has requested financial assistance from Japan to upgrade Fua'amotu airport. The Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva met with Japan's Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iwao Horii, and took the opportunity to raise the matter of funding for the project. Tonga's government wants to extend the runway at Fua'amotu by 400 metres and estimates it will cost over $US17 million. 'Akilisi Pohiva Photo: RNZ / Koro Vaka'uta Mr Horii said his government looked forward to receiving more details...
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New Heilala Holiday Lodge video Dec. 2016
Welcome to Heilala Holiday Lodge's newest online Video! We hope you will enjoy it! Tonga Beach Resort on Ha'atafu and Kanokupolu Beach, Tongatapu.
Samoa - Day 1 of 10 - Arrival & Landing
Approaching finals for Apia (NSFA) from Auckland (NZAA). Landing at runway 08. On Polynesian Blue service DJ91 ZKPBF