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       Tonga
       By: Tonga Date: December 23, 2025, 2:37 am
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       According to westerners, Tonga has never been touched by modern
       society and the best excuse for monarchism is living on a small
       island? Is it not more sad still when non-westerners feel the
       need to justify their monarchy to westerners?
       Tonga, the last Pacific kingdom untouched by the modern world –
       Documentary
       [quote]Tonga, the last Pacific kingdom at a crossroads.
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       00:00 Introduction – Tonga, an archipelago lost in the heart of
       the Pacific
       06:29 The history of the kingdom and the constitutional monarchy
       10:22 Community life and the cava tradition
       16:07 Maka, choirmaster of the royal choir
       25:37 The coronation of the king and traditional dance
       32:22 Education and the exile of young talents
       37:29 Fragile economy and precarious work
       44:45 Naomi and the struggle for shelter
       48:07 The dream of elsewhere and the hope for a better future
       50:02 Towards a new life in New Zealand
       Lost in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, halfway between New
       Caledonia and French Polynesia, emerges a string of islands
       stretching for nearly 500 km: Tonga. Kings have reigned since
       antiquity in this country, which has overcome more than one
       challenge: avoiding colonization, preserving its language and
       traditions, and establishing a constitutional monarchy as early
       as the 19th century. We find a unique people, with a youth torn,
       in the internet age, between respect for customs and the
       yearning for something different.[/quote]
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       Re: Tonga
       By: 90sRetroFan Date: December 23, 2025, 3:00 am
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       Note Tupou's clothing choices (6:39, 6:52, 7:08).  ::)
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