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Vasalua Jenner-Helu, a researcher at 'Atenisi Institute says "mālō e lelei" - now a standard greeting in contemporary Tongan - is a phrase that wasn't in common use in the past.
WHEN still a boy, William Mariner left England in 1804 on the ship Port-au-Prince for a whaling expedition to the Pacific. After two years on the high seas, the ship
The eruption of the undersea volcano, off the twin islands of Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha’apai within the Tongan system, drew the world’s attention, if only for a few days, to the island kingdom of Tonga. The death toll so far has been low, and so, for the global viewing audience, more spectacle than tragedy. […]
<strong>The long read:</strong> In the 18th century, the naval explorer was worshipped as a deity. Now his statues are being defaced across the lands he visited<br>