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In My Pacific Islander Household, I Was the Breadwinner at 14
“I felt like I was not looked at as their equal but treated as a daughter with a wallet.”
Tongan Flag Bearer Cancels Olympic Plans to Help Tsunami-Stricken Nation
The taekwondo and skiing athlete says his country is far from recovering from the effects of the most powerful volcanic eruption in decades.
Before and After Photos Show ‘Unprecedented’ Disaster of Tonga Volcano Eruption
The eruption of Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha'apai volcano could be seen from space and caused 15m-high tsunami waves that destroyed every home on one island.
She Took Photos of a Beautiful Sunset After a Volcano Erupted. Then the Tsunami Hit.
The woman, an animal shelter operator, was found dead by her husband after being swept away.
This Olympic Heartthrob Is More Than a Hot Bod
After appearing in the 2016 summer games, 2018 winter games, and now in Tokyo 2020, he’s one of only a few athletes to compete in three consecutive Olympics.
A Tattoo Kit Made From Human Bones Has Been Dated at 2,700 Years Old
The lead archaeologists behind the discovery says the tools would have been "a lot more painful."
Tonga Was Never Colonised, So Why Does It Feel So Colonised?
And what the conflict between traditional monarchists and reformers means for kingdom’s future.
Intimate Portraits of Tonga's Deportees
"These guys, they’ve been through a lot in life, and I feel like it comes through in their faces."
Highlights From Our ‘Deportees of Tonga’ Launch
Here's what our panel had to say about home, belonging and deportation.
Tongan Deportees On the Struggle To Reinvent In A Place Both Home And Not
Watch VICE New Zealand's latest documentary, 'Deportees of Tonga: Gangsters in Paradise.'
'The Forever No': The Fate of Tonga’s Criminal Returnees
We talked to criminal deportees who have little support to prevent them from reverting to a life of crime.