More than 2500 people turned out to farewell former All Black Sir Colin Meads.
The King Country farmer, aged 81, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer last Sunday, and Monday's funeral was a chance to pay tribute to the man known simply as 'Pinetree'.
Today Te Kuiti fell silent as Pinetree took a final lap through town.
Meads played more than 130 matches as an All Black - it was fitting, then, that his casket arrived in a jet black hearse, the licence plate bearing his famous nickname.
The funeral service saw a number of well-known faces in attendance, from politicians to former All Blacks.
Local officials erected a marquee across the road, in an attempt to seat more well-wishers.
For Sir Colin's family it was a chance to share memories, even if the famous 'hardman' might have been embarrassed by some of the tales.
Throughout his playing career, Sir Colin made life-long friends, many of whom were in Te Kuiti today.
One of them, Sir Brian Lochore, reflected on the pair's pre-game ritual while still playing in the All Blacks.
To his children he was more than just an All Black - he was dad. For his younger daughter Shelley, it's memories of her father on the farm that she remembers well.
But having a famous father meant the family shared Sir Colin with the rest of the country.
For his grandchildren, or Monkey Joes, as he called them, it sometimes helped having a famous grandfather.
On Monday night, family and friends will gather to give Meads his final send-off, but in Te Kuiti one thing is for sure - he won't be forgotten.
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