Coronations in Oceania other French Polynesian islands, including the Leeward kingdoms of Huahine, Raiatea, and Bora Bora, and even the Austral Island of Rurutu. The ancient kings of Tonga were always crowned at Kanakubolu, near Hihifo, where they took the title of Tui Kanakubolu. The tree under which they sat was torn down in a gale in the 1890s; George Tupou II had pieces of wood from the fallen tree inlaid into the throne of Tonga. George and his successor, Sālote Tupou III, were crowned on 17 March 1893 and 11 October 1918, respectively. A European coronation ceremony had been introduced to the
Tame Tupou Tame Tupou Siokatame Gary Tupou also known as Tame Tupou and Gary Tupou (born 22 October 1982, in Auckland, New Zealand) is a former professional rugby league footballer who represented the New Zealand national side. His usual position was on the , but he also played as a . He first played in the National Rugby League for Australian club, the Brisbane Broncos, and then in the European Super League for English club, the Bradford Bulls. Tupou was born in Auckland and played rugby league in his early years for Ellerslie Eagles before attending boarding school in South Auckland, Wesley