Amid reports in Tonga of Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva's declining health, questions are also being asked about the achievements, or otherwise, of his government.
At the beginning of the latest sitting of parliament, in his speech from the throne, King Tupou VI said the government had no economic plan for the country.
Our correspondent in Tonga Kalafi Moala spoke to Don Wiseman about the state of the economy and other issues.