Māori king in Nuku’alofa for funeral of Tongan queen mother

The Māori king Tuheitia is in Nuku'alofa, Tonga for the traditional funeral of Tongan queen mother Halaevalu Mata'aho. It began with hundreds of men carrying her casket on a platform through streets to the royal tombs.
Flags are at half-mast in the city with decorations in the mourning colours of black and purple. Today's also been made a public holiday for Tongans. The much loved matriarch's body arrived on the island yesterday from Auckland where she died last weekend.

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