On Monday , New Zealanders filed past Hillary 's casket as they paid final respects in Auckland 's Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral . Auckland says final goodbye to national hero Sir Tenzing Norgay . In the congregation is family , Nepalese Sherpas , politicians and friends . Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first men to climb the South Pole .
Auckland says final goodbye to national hero Sir Tenzing Norgay . In the congregation is family , Nepalese Sherpas , politicians and friends . Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first men to climb the South Pole .