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# ATMs in Tonga Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Tonga
errol 22:27 UTC 16 Mar 2008 | Can anyone confirm there are ATMs in Nukualofa? Anywhere else on Tongatapu? |
jay_dee 14:26 UTC 17 Mar 2008 | hi - yes there are a few ATMs in Nukualofa, there's also one at the airport. I'm almost 100% certain you won't find one anywhere else on Tongatapu. | 1
raro 20:42 UTC 17 Mar 2008 | There are also a couple on Vavau, if anyone is planning to head up there. | 2
tessha_m 03:30 UTC 07 Apr 2008 | yep there are ATMS in nuku'alofa. There is an ANZ one and a Westpak one at the very least. There is also a Westpak one in vava'u. And one in Nuku'alofa airport - if its working... it seems to get a bit of a workout that one :) I don't think there was one on 'Eua and i have heard there isn't one on Ha'pai. | 3
sinamoni 01:05 UTC 09 Apr 2008 | Hi Errol, There are actually 7 ANZ, 6 Wespac ATM machines in Tongatapu, 1 Wespac ATM in Vava'u, Ha'apai and Eua and only 1 ANZ ATM at Vava'u. cheers | 4
raro 08:21 UTC 09 Apr 2008 | Hey Errol, didn't realize it was you! How is everything doing at the new LP? Raro (Elliot) (I sold Shangri-La last year, I'm back in the US for a while) | 5
errol 01:51 UTC 10 Apr 2008 | Hey Raro!! How are you? Back in the States? Oh my god! You must be missing the awesome Muri Lagoon swimming at least. I haven't been back there for a thousand years, tho might go back next year. The new LP is great thanks - very similar to the old LP - except now we all salute a painting of the Queen in the morning and the miniature Tony Wheeler busts on our desks (they're the ones whose eyes flash when an author is calling in) have been replaced by miniature Tardis's. PS: thanks everyone for the advice about ATMs. My sister in law and family thank you too. | 6
raro 07:38 UTC 10 Apr 2008 | Good to hear from you. Glad you like the new LP. Maybe you can get them to simplify this TT, it is pretty bad. Anyway, I do miss the lagoon at times, but not the techno hip hop blasting away at weird times, etc. Are you heading to the US in the near future? | 7
raymundlully 09:38 UTC 21 Apr 2008 | What is best cash to bringA$ US $ or Euro? | 8
tessha_m 14:44 UTC 21 Apr 2008 | T$ ...? why do you need to bring cash? just use the ATMs when you arrive, if the one in the airport is broken, you now know where every other one in the country is.... its proberbly easier to find one of the ATMS than to exchange euros for T$... but if you have to bring foreign cash, make it au$ | 9
raro 21:56 UTC 21 Apr 2008 | I'd still bring some pa'anga in cash, in case you are not staying close to an ATM and the one in the airport runs out of $ or otherwise isn't working. | 10
harry_mudd 02:34 UTC 22 Apr 2008 | just bring some cash. there is a western union which gives good rates. As a non-tourist, I used a certain club to change my cash. | 11
2eni 12:59 UTC 26 Apr 2008 | HI, You'll find that some of the service stations have ATMs specifically ANZ as well so you'll have no probs there. Some of the larger villages have a Western Union outlet which you can usually spot when driving along the major roads. There was a Westpac at Vaiola Hospital (Tongatapu) which was convenient when I was there last. Try not to carry wads of cash and if you do have cash make sure you have small change (2, 5 & 10) to amke it easy when you make purchases. Hope this helps. Cheers, Eni | 12