David's death has touched many New Zealanders. This memorial gathering enables us to celebrate his life and achievements.

Having reached the top he retained those characteristics of modesty and humility in victory which endeared him to us all and brought him respect from his greatest rivals,

It gives us credibility, ... and links us to a system of support in school improvement.

The service is designed to be a celebration of David's life with tributes from a wide range of family, friends and contributions from groups David spent his life working with,

There's a lot of different things that we do during life that could personally harm us and I choose not to stop doing those things.

As New Zealanders, we've been in on the United Nations from the very beginning, played a role in the drafting of the charter - it means a lot to us that those processes are followed.