It's A Way They Have
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In Nukualofa
Bicycles built for two —or even more—are common place in Tonga. The bother of getting the food home from Saturday street-side markets (top left) probably started it; and Takapuna (top right), was the man to do something about it. This was the tricycle he made for his own use in 1952. The idea caught on (centre left), and some of the Big Firms in Nukualofa ordered these transport tricycles from Holland. Tongan ingenuity got to work once again and (centre right), Sese Tautau’a, seen standing, came up with a combina tion motor-cycle/push trike, that took all the leg work out of this form of transportation. Finally (lower left), the ultimate refinement —the motor-tricycle taxi cab with the scallops (if not the fringe), on top.
They are loved by tourists and local people alike.
Photo: Tulua Bros.