Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger has died at the age of 90. He was New Zealand's 35th prime minister, in power from 1990 to 1997.

After leaving Parliament in 1998, Bolger became New Zealand's ambassador to the United States and later Chancellor of the University of Waikato.

Clare de Lore is a journalist who was Chair of the Press Gallery at the time Jim Bolger was Prime Minister, and a close friend of the family.

She told Kerre Woodham that, 'it was a really happy environment in which he was until very recently when he had to go to hospital.'

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Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger has died at the age of 90.&nbsp;He was New Zealand's 35th prime minister, in power from 1990 to 1997.
After leaving Parliament in 1998, Bolger became New Zealand's ambassador to the United States and later Chancellor of the University of Waikato.
Clare de Lore is a journalist who was Chair of the Press Gallery at the time Jim Bolger was Prime Minister, and a close friend of the family.
She told Kerre Woodham that, 'it was a really happy environment in which he was until very recently when he had to go to hospital.'
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Clare de Lore: Chair of the Press Gallery under Jim Bolger pays tribute to late Prime Minister

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