NZ: Final tributes to Sir Edmund Hillary

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Updated January 22, 2008 16:13:05

New Zealand has paid tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary at a state funeral in Auckland. Sir Edmund, along with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, conquered Mount Everest on May the 29th, 1953. He died earlier this month at the age of 88.

Presenter: Adam Connors
Speakers: Reverend John Paterson, the Bishop of Auckland; Peter Hillary; Norbu Tenzig Norgay; Ang Rita Sherpa; Sarah Hillary

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