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Beloved New Zealand music icon dies just days after 70th birthday
Beloved New Zealand composer Martin Lodge has died only days after reaching his 70th birthday.
Their obituary also noted: 'He also conceived, commissioned, and fundraised for the University’s collection of traditional instruments, Te Kohinga Taonga Pūoro.' Well-known internationally the teacher and musician passed away on December 18 at Waikato Hospital in Hamilton after being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2022 The New Zealand Herald's obituary added, 'He will be greatly mourned by many friends in Aotearoa and overseas, but none more so than his cherished siblings and their families; Trish (Auckland), Barbara (Queensland), Katrina (Geraldine) and Graeme (Tasmania).'
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