Friday, 22 April 2016, 10:37 am Press Release: NZ DPRK Society
Death of Donald Borrie
It is with sadness that we
advise you that the Reverend Donald Borrie, Co-Founder, long
time Chairman and in recent times, Patron of the NZ DPRK
Society, passed away peacefully at his home yesterday.
Don, along with other visionaries, established the NZ
DPRK Society in 1972. For the next 44 years he unwaveringly
advocated a peaceful non-military solution to the division
of Korea as well as a better understanding within NZ of the
injustice international geopolitics have inflicted upon the
North Korean people.
He worked tirelessly at
promoting better relations between New Zealand and North
Korea, both at government level and with people to people
exchanges. As such he has been inspirational, not only to
New Zealanders, but also to the North Koreans who held him
in high regard.
Our condolences go to his wife
Lyndel and the wider Borrie family at the time of their
loss.
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