Mike Moore's casket is carried into the service in Auckland. Photo: RNZPoliticians joined family, friends and the public to farewell former Prime Minister Mike Moore. Mike Moore became Prime Minister in 1990, just 59 days before the election. Speakers included Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Western Australia governor Kim Beazley and former Labour Minister Bill Jeffries. Clayton Cosgrove, a close friend of Moore and his Labour Party protege, said those who described the former Prime Minister as bitter did not know the man.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 14, 2020 00:45 UTC