Overview

• His family said he died peacefully on Wednesday surrounded by his wife, nine children and 18 grandchildren.
• He had kidney failure last year and had been receiving dialysis, with thanks expressed to Wellington Regional Hospital and Wellington Free Ambulance.
• Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Winston Peters and Opposition Leader Chris Hipkins praised his integrity and enduring impact on public life.
• As prime minister from 1990 to 1997, he pursued market-oriented reforms to confront high inflation, large deficits and rising debt.
• He led the first MMP-era coalition with New Zealand First and advanced Treaty of Waitangi redress, including the Waikato-Tainui settlement.