According to a programme, titled 'Ewen Gilmour's last stand', tributes were to be delivered by Sir Peter Leitch and Gilmour's partner Bernadette McKinley.
The service sheet for Gilmour's funeral.
The road outside the hall was closed, with many flags in town flying at half-mast.
Gilmour's coffin - with a WESTIE number plate - was carried from the hall and placed on a motorcycle sidecar. Then, as family and friends hugged and wiped tears away, more motorcycles positioned themselves for the ride to Tuakau cemetery. The procession included classic Ford cars and a red stretch Falcon, as well as two classic fire trucks.
Gilmour, 51, died in his sleep early on Friday at his seaside Port Waikato home.
An outpouring of love and grief followed Friday's news of his death, with Gilmour remembered as a comedy legend by the entertainment industry.
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Gilmour won the Billy T Award in 1997 and the Decade Achievement Award from the NZ Comedy Guild in 2010. Recently, he presented the TV3 show Road Madness and appeared as a panellist on 7 Days.
Photo / Richard Robinson
He was highly regarded as an ambassador for Variety NZ, the children's charity, and received a Variety International Presidential Citation.
Gilmour had recently found love again with 37-year-old nurse Bernie McKinley. He lost his wife Cathy to cancer in 2011.
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