Anglican Archbishop of New Zealand, David Moxon, said Sir Paul Reeves was a hope-peddler, a joy-bringer, a courage-bearer. “Someone who stands alongside people and searches for common ground.”
This was just one of the many tributes made to Sir Paul Reeves at his funeral in Auckland yesterday which was attended by more than a thousand mourners, included The Archbishop of York, The Governor General, and the Prime attended the the former Governor General
Students from Hato Petera College and Te Aute College formed a guard of honour and performed a haka as Sir Paul was taken from the Church and the end of the service
On the way to the Cathedral the cortege had driven through the Domain where 380 St Peter’s College students formed a guard of honour and performed a haka. Sir Paul’s grandson attended the school.
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