June Mulgrew, Sir Edmund Hillary and then Prime Minister Helen Clark were amongst those who took part in a memorial service for David Lange after his death in August 2005. Listen to an excerpt from the service, in which entertainer Gary McCormick reads a message from the governor general. The event was broadcast nationally.

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