Loved ones and friends of the Kiwi soldier killed in Ukraine have farewelled him today at a tangi at Te Taua Moana o Aotearoa Marae in Devonport.
Kane Te T
The body of a slain New Zealand soldier in Ukraine will be brought back home by his uncle at an expected cost of around $65,000.
Kane Te Tai was killed in action while clearing a trench last week in the Vuhledar region.
He is the third New Zealander to die in the conflict.
Charlotte Cook has the latest.