Tonga bids farewell to leader Pohiva

By Nick Perry
Updated September 19 2019 - 3:23pm, first published 3:17pm
Tongans have farewelled their late Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva.
Tongans have farewelled their late Prime Minister Akilisi Pohiva.

Hundreds of mourners have packed a church service and children have stood vigil on downtown streets as Tonga took a national holiday to bid farewell to Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva at a state funeral.

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