TRIBUTES FROM ACROSS AOTEAROA
“Mike was passionate about our country and ensuring its place in the modern world… The world lost a man with a huge intellect and huge heart today. E te rangatira, moe mai, moe mai, moe mai ra.”
– PM Jacinda Ardern
“Mike will be very sorely missed by everyone who knew him. He was a warm, passionate, funny, mischievous man.”
– Deputy PM Winston Peters
“Farewell Mike Moore, a great fighter for Kiwis who needed a hand up, and a staunch advocate for free trade.”
– Opposition Leader
Simon Bridges
“Mike was a passionate New
Zealander and spent his life serving NZ and its values.”
– Former PM Helen Clark
“The thing that distinguished him from that time was his enthusiasm and compassion in whatever he was doing.
You don’t have to agree with anything he said, but you had to admire that.”
– Former PM Jim Bolger
“I think he was one of the smartest and most innovative thinkers we had in Parliament.”
– Auckland Mayor Phil Goff
“He was flying, animated by a love of politics, in general. And his belief in it. And he hoped it was contagious.”
– Broadcaster John Campbell
“As NZ’s PM, ambassador to
the US and in many, many other roles, Mike lived a life of service to his country. I will never forget his advice and counsel. The US-NZ friendship is deeper and stronger because of him.”
– US Ambassador to
NZ Scott Brown
“Mike Moore was one of the most affable and genuine politicians I’ve ever met. He showed me great kindness on several occasions and was wonderfully unpretentious.”
− Broadcaster Sean Plunket