pn799. Aid and Development in Vava'u, Tonga

 Geographically the Kingdom of Tonga comprises three groups of coral and raised coral islands — Vava'u in the north, Ha'apai in the centre, and Tongatapu in the south — flanked by a number of small volcanic island to west, from Nuiafo'ou north of Vava'u to 'Ata far to the south of Tongatapu.

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An experience like the Maldives': Tonga's Vava'u Airport to be upsized as part of $172m development

• 20/10/2021
• Dan Lake

This is a very different Neiafu than I remember from the 1960s. ACW

Tonga's Vava'u Airport is to be upgraded and have its runway lengthened as part of a NZ$172 million project intended to ensure the airport has capacity for direct international flights once global travel resumes.