Norman Kirk
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Norman Eric Kirk was a New Zealand politician who served as the 29th prime minister of New Zealand and as well as the minister of Foreign Affairs from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974. He also serv
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Norman Kirk's childhood home
Kirk speaks to a crowd outside Labour Party headquarters, Levin, 1972
Death of Norman Kirk
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On 31 August 1974, Norman Kirk, the 29th prime minister of New Zealand, died unexpectedly aged 51 after a period of poor health. The death led to an outpouring of grief, and weakened the Labour Party,
Norman Kirk
…was a New Zealand politician who served as the 29th prime minister of New Zealand and as well as the minister of Foreign Affairs from 1972 until his sudden death in 1974. He also served as the seventh leader of the Labour Party from 1965 to 1974. Born into poverty in Southern Canterbury, Kirk left school at the age of…
Norman Kirk, crop