Several thousand people today/on Thursday filled Nuku'alofa's First Wesleyan Church to overflowing for the funeral of 'Akilisi Pohiva.
The Tonga prime minister died last Thursday in Auckland after being medevaced from Tonga the previous day.
Our correspondent in Tonga is Kalafi Moala who told Don Wiseman that while people knew Mr Pohiva had been unwell his death still shocked many.
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