A state funeral will be held in Tonga's capital for the country's prime minister 'Akilisi Pohiva.
The teacher, journalist and then democracy activist - turned politician died in Auckland yesterday after a battle with liver disease and pneumonia.
Jacinda Ardern says authorities are working on returning his body to Tonga as soon as possible, while the Kingdom begins an official mourning period.
RNZ Pacific's Jamie Tahana reports.
