The Prime Minister says today's repatriation ceremony in Auckland is a reminder of the huge responsibility which comes with every overseas deployment.

Jacinda Ardern was at the airport for the ceremony to honour 27 New Zealand soldiers and one child, whose remains have been returned from Malaysia and Singapore.

Talkback caller Angela, who was at the Airport this morning, told Andrew Dickens it was one of the most moving things she has ever experienced.

" I drove up to the airport and the first thing I saw was about 30 motorcycles parked on the road, and it turned out to be from the veterans motorcycle club. It was very emotional."

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