Barry Soper: Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent on Jim Bolger's funeral - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

Memories were shared of Jim Bolger as a devout Catholic, masterful farmer, family man and exceptional leader. 

Colleagues and family shared remembrances of the former Prime Minister, as he was laid to rest in Kapiti today. 

Former Prime Ministers, Governor-Generals, iwi leaders and the Māori Queen attended the funeral at Bolger's local parish.

Newstalk ZB senior political correspondent Barry Soper recapped all the tributes.

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