Tuʻanuku

Tu'anuku is a village on the western part of Vava'u Tonga with a population of approximately 300 since Aug 2015. It has several nicknames such as Toa ko Tavake fai'ana, Halapukepuke, Hala siki 'o Mata'aho and also Uini e Ngofe.

There is a fresh water lake next to this village as well as one of Vava'u's two highest mountains Mo'unga Lafa.

Tu'anuku has five churches: The Church of Tonga (Siasi Tonga), the Free Church of Tonga (Siasi Tonga Hou'eiki), the Wesleyan Church (Siasi Uesiliana), the Seventh Day Adventist Church (Aho Fitu), and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Siasi Ma'amonga). It also has a primary school, G.P.S. Tu'anuku, which runs from Class 1 through Class 5. Older students are bussed to Neiafu for their secondary school education.

Tu'anuku is an estate of Finau 'Ulukalala. Their current town officer is Amanaki Lelei Funaki.

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