Attendees at his tangihanga (funeral) included Rotorua mayor Kevin Winter, Chinese ambassador Zhang Limin, Sir Michael Fay, MPs Tariana Turia, Georgina te Heuheu, Hekia Parata, Steve Chadwick and Rotorua MP Todd McClay, then former MP Winston Peters,[REF] Te Puni Kokiri chief executive Leith Comer[REF] and Māori king Tuheitia Paki.
Morrison was buried at Kauae Cemetery in Ngongotaha, Rotorua.