Tonga PM Akilisi Pohiva

Akilisi Pohiva, who died in Auckland on Thursday after being hospitalised with pneumonia, had been the longest serving MP in Tonga and Prime Minister since 2014.

Tonight's service will be held at the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga in Mangere, and is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, her deputy Winston Peters and Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William Sio.

Mr Pohiva spent much of this year in Auckland being treated for liver problems.

He will be repatriated to Tonga on Tuesday by the Defence Force.

According to Dr. Sione Latu, Physician Specialist at Vaiola Hospital, medical tests were carried out in Auckland in early April and it was determined that PM Pohiva has a liver complication that the treatment procedure should be carried out on 8 May.

The Prime Minister was admitted in the Intensive Care Unit at Tonga’s Viola Hospital in January.

He was also admitted in hospital in April.

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