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After four decades a new king has been crowned in the little island kingdom of Tonga. King George Tupou V was crowned August 1, 2008. More info is available in the PT Newswire. Photos are available in the Photo Gallery.  Read More →

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HYPE MOVEMENT Helping Youth Pursue Emancipation How did the HYPE Movement begin? The HYPE Movement was started by young Tongan university students who were devastated by the increase in high school dropout rates, incarceration rates, and death rates in... 

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Graduating High School despite early obstacles

Graduating High School despite early obstacles - My Nephew Harayasu Ke Aloha Fifita Jr! What a joy for me, families, and friends to attend Harry’s commencement and graduation party in Colorado this past weekend. You see, Harry is not your typical... 

Miss Heilala 2008

Here is an updated program for the Miss Heilala 2008 program. Heilala 2007 DVDs are available in the eShop. Video clip available at the PT Videos section. Monday 21st July 2:00pm - Heilala Festival 2008 Pageant Orientation Venue: Downtown Nuku’alofa Tuesday... 

Do you use Twitter?

If any of you use Twitter, you can get PT updates by following us there. The site is http://www.twitter.com/planettonga. If you don’t have time to browse thru all the PT sections to see what is new, you can just go to our Twitter site for updates.... 

Planet Tonga Newswire

The most comprehensive news source for Tongans on the Internet. We gather the news from around the world so you don’t have to. Check us out at http://newswire.planet-tonga.com  Read More →

PT Photo Gallery

The photo gallery is now available at http://photos.planet-tonga.com.  Read More →

676 Benefit Album for Tonga Red Cross Society

CD is now available! Buy one now and support the Tongan Red Cross. The album title ‘Unaloto Ki Pulotu is symbolic of my yearning as a Tongan music artist who was raised outside of Tonga to always remain connected to my cultural roots. The word... 

Kolonga Rugby Gone Global II

Photograph 1: Utu-longo-a’a, Kolonga village rugby team in Auckland. The Kolonga forwards pack walking off the field from their game against Leimatu’a village in the Auckland Tongan Rugby Tournament 2007 at Marist Ardmore. This tournament is played...