The suckling pig chronicles Kolonga day in Auckland

Abstract

The Tongan diaspora of New Zealand, Australia, and the United States has invented the observance of village days.  Auckland affiliates to Kolonga, a rural farming settlement in Tonga, held an inaugural village day on October 26th, 2015.  The result generated mixed feelings.  The greater part wanted Kolonga day made a regular celebration.  Others thought the event could be improved.  While some saw the maiden Kolonga day as chaos, which should be reworked to resemble a function less costly and showy, and more down-to-earth and practical.  Why have Tongan village days taken off in diaspora, and will they continue to be bankrolled by generations born overseas?