One of New Zealand's greatest sons has died today.
Tributes to the great adventurer Sir Edmund Hillary, who passed away at Auckland City Hospital at 9am on Friday morning, have begun to flow in.
Via tvnz.co.nz
Call me a dullard but I always thought Everest was conquered by a Brit, as the expedition was British. It took until I came to New Zealand in 2002 to realise that Sir Ed was a Kiwi. Just shows that education is a life long experience I guess!
Scott Base has flags at half mast today.
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