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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Mourners pay tribute to former Prime Minister Jim Bolger
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:05:10
	Publish Date:		2025-10-23 04:45:00
	Description:		Mourners have paid tribute to former Prime Minister Jim Bolger at an official funeral today, with current and former MPs from various parties travelling up the Wellington coast to attend. The Prime Minister was in attendance along with former Prime Ministers Jenny Shipley, Sir Bill English and Helen Clark. Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro declared Mr Bolger's passing the "end of an era" when a young farmer who left school at 15 could rise through the political ranks to become prime minister. Lillian Hanly reports.
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