New Zealand SAS troops in Tonga will be brought home as soon as possible, the Government has announced. A group of 20 New Zealand SAS troops are in Tonga, where the Prime Minister has suddenly been dismissed by the King. The King of Tonga unexpectedly yesterday dismissed the Prime Minister, Akilisi Pohiva, dissolved the Tongan Parliament and ordered a new election to be held by November 16. Pohiva, the former leader of the Tongan democracy movement, has been Prime Minister since 2014. The move was gazetted today after King Tupou VI met yesterday with the Nobles, the Privy Council and Parliament.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 26, 2017 00:22 UTC