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Legendary mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary will meet with the Dalai Lama when he visits New Zealand next month.
The trust organising the visit says the pair have been close friends for several years. Sir Edmund will accompany the Dalai Lama to a mayoral welcome in Auckland and introduce him at a public address at Vector Arena in Auckland in June.
Tibetan musician Tenzin Choegal will also be at the address.
- NEWSTALK ZB