A new creative hub in West Auckland is helping to preserve Tongan culture through song and dance. Te Puna Creative Hub has taken over the Whoa! Studios building in Henderson, and occupies the ...

A newly established creative hub in West Auckland is dedicated to preserving Tongan culture through traditional song and dance, Te Ao Maori News reported on March 22. Te Puna Creative Hub ...

It comes as Tongan Language Week is celebrated this week, recognising the 13th most spoken language in the country. The song was a favourite of their grandmother, Alosi Tangi, who died earlier ...

“Waking up in a house, filled with love and acceptance, and walking into the lounge room, my mum was pushing the vacuum, my dad was probably doing the dishes and just the beautiful Tongan music.” ...

Queen Salote also expressed her passion for Tongan culture through composing songs and writing poems, which were later published in 2004. Almost 70 years after it was established, the Tonga ...