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New Tonga PM: 'We need to be united'

Mr Tu'i'onetoa was elected by Parliament last week, following the death of 'Akilisi Pohiva.

The five year long Pohiva administration has been marked by tension between the government and the nobility, but Mr Tu'i'onetoa said he wanted to end that rift and had included three nobles in his Cabinet.

He said an attitude of forgive and forget would allow the government to better develop the country.