Siosiane Fanua Bloomfield examines traditional cures and their practitioners in Tongatapu and the remote Niuas of Tonga in her study, which has a special emphasis on maternal and child health and family planning.

Vava'u Press 2002
192 pages paperback, ISBN 982-213-005-8
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The Kingdom of Tonga is a unique combination of modern technology and Polynesian values. This catalogue focuses on artefacts that were collected in Tonga in the late 18th and early 19th century and illustrates tradition, continuity, and change. The artefacts were part of the first exhibition of the Tongan National Museum in honor of King Taufa'ahau Tupou's 80th birthday.

Tongan National Museum 1999
70 pages paperback, ISBN 982-9005-01-1
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Singer-composer, Tu'imala Kaho has been called the nightingale of Tonga. A collection of her own favourite compositions in Tongan, with score for the piano. English introduction.

Vava‘u Press 1998 First Edition
40 pages paperback, ISBN 982-213-001-5
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A brief but informative account of Tongan history. With the same easy readability of her two earlier books, Patricia Ledyard writes about the myths of the distant past, the first contacts with outside world, and the lives of the leaders who have shaped the present.

Vava‘u Press 1999 Fifth Reprint
84 pages paperback, ISBN 982-9026-01-9
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Vava‘u Press 2008 edn
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The Songs & Poems of Queen Salote brings together in one volume the known artistic work of Queen Salote, Tonga’s poet on the throne (1918-1965). For the first time the work of Polynesia’s great composer becomes accessible to an English speaking audience, who have never before known Queen Salote as a poet. Line for line translation of 114 compositions, includes songs, lullabies, recitals, laments, drama, and Tonga’s great dances the Lakalaka and Ma‘ulu‘ulu, with over 170 illustrations.

Vava'u Press 2004
448 pages hardback, ISBN 982-213-008-2

* First edition out of print,
2nd edition due soon.

Dance is an integral part of Tongan culture, society and history, yet few published works treat dance in any depth. The publication of a collection of eight essays by Adrienne L. Kaeppler is a first step to redressing that imbalance. A unique study of Tonga's dance culture over three decades.

Vava‘u Press 1993 Reprint
150 pages hardcover, ISBN 982-213-003-1

* Out of print

An exciting true account of the capture of the English privateer Port au Prince at Ha‘apai in 1806. The story of the young ship's clerk, who survived the massacre of the crew, and lived in Tonga for four years as the adopted son of a warrior king, at the time of Tonga's civil wars. His remarkable story, as told to Dr Martin, gives a detailed account of an important time in Tongan history, before the time of the missionaries.

Vava‘u Press 1991 Fifth Edition
400 pages hardcover, ISBN 982-213-002-3

* Out of print. Reprint due late 2008.

Written in English, Churchward's work on this Polynesian language is the standard reference for Tongan grammar and language use. First published in 1953.

Vava‘u Press 1999 Fifth Reprint
306 pages paperback, ISBN 982-213-007-4

* Out of print. Being reprinted.