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The train carrying Savage's body north to Auckland made 20 stops, allowing thousands of people to pay their last respects. Huge crowds lined the route to his burial site at Bastion Point, above Waitemata Harbour. more...
Hear Prime Minister Savage at the Centennial ExhibitionMichael Joseph SavageMichael Joseph Savage