Their Majesties King Tupou VI and Queen Nanasipauʻu will arrive in Auckland this evening.

They will leave tomorrow Tuesday 4 for Fiji to attend Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi’s funeral.

The Tongan law lord died after a short illness.

Tonga’s counsul in ‘Atalanga Stafford ‘Aho has confirmed this to Kaniva News.

The Fijian citizen was a life peer on Tonga’s Privy Council after he was appointed by Late King George V as one of his law lords.

He was given the name Lord Madraiwiwi Tangatatonga.