Set against the backdrop of Tonga's rich culture, Agnesi shares her excitement about the royal visit of King Tupu IV and Queen Mat, and the significance of tapa cloth, a traditional fabric made ...

Tui Emma Gillies, her mother Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows, and Gillies' 11-year-old daughter Aroha Heilala Gillies are heading to California to host Tongan tapa cloth decorating workshops ...

Tui Emma Gillies, her mother Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows, and daughter Aroha Heilala Gillies are heading to the US to host Tongan tapa cloth decorating workshops. Photo / Supplied Three generations ...

Tapa cloth or ngatu as it is called in Tonga is cloth made from the bark of the mulberry tree The inner bark is beaten into fine sheets and painted using traditional designs After centuries of use ...