Tuʻanuku


Tu'anuku is a village on the western part of Vava'u, Tonga. It has several nicknames such as Toa-ko-Tavakefai'ana, Halapukepuke, Hala-siki-'o-Mata'aho and also Uini-e-Ngofe. The population is 298.
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, the Free Church of Tonga, the Free Wesleyan Church, the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It also has a primary school, G.P.S. Tu'anuku, which runs from Class 1 through Class 6. Older students are bussed to Neiafu for their secondary school education.
Tu'anuku is an estate of the chief, Finau 'Ulukalala. Their current town officer is 'Amanakilelei Funaki.