Ovaka

The namesake village is located on the northeast coast.

[1] Notable residents include Salesi (Charles) Liu, who was one of the six sons of chiefs of high rank chosen to accompany Prince Viliami Tungī Mailefihi to school at Newington College in Sydney, Australia, with James Egan Moulton to translate the English Holy Bible into the Tongan language in 1896.

Niuingatoni Liu (dec. 1988) named after Newington College is the son of Salesi Liu who was named in honour of his father's endeavor to Australia and was a well known punake in Tonga.

He composed the lakalaka for the villages of Navutoka, Kolonga and Niutoua in Tongatapu, Tonga.

To this day, his compositions are still performed at auspicious occasions.