Tongan Language Week
A Tongan language love story
6 Sep 2019
Tongan Kahoa Meimuli and New Zealander Brendan Corbett met in 1977 in Palmerston North. They could barely communicate because of the language barrier. After 42 years of marriage, Brendan is now a… Video
Coming up
Tonga gets first public library
2 Sep 2019
As New Zealand celebrates Tongan Language week, Tonga is preparing to open its first ever public library next month - and it's taken a village across New Zealand and Tonga to build it. Audio
Keeping Tongan language alive: The tiny minority with a big plan
5 Sep 2018
Westlake Girls High School has a population of 2200 and just 1 percent of them are Tongan. But the students have rallied to celebrate Tongan language week and promote their culture, keen to do their… Video, Audio