The Life And Death Of Norman Kirk

A DigitalNZ Story by Donna Robertson

Prime Minister Norman Kirk, MP for Sydenham, died on 31 August 1974. He had earlier been MP for Lyttelton, and Mayor of Kaiapoi. Read his biography from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/5k12/1 See Gallery - Norman Kirk The First 250 Days on NZ Onscreen http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/gallery---norman-kirk-the-first-250-days-1973

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Image: Norman Eric Kirk

Norman Eric Kirk

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Image: Norman Kirk's childhood home ?

Norman Kirk's childhood home ?

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Image: Creator unknown :Photograph of Norman Kirk

Creator unknown :Photograph of Norman Kirk

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Image: Norman Kirk

Norman Kirk

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Image: Norman Kirk 1969

Norman Kirk 1969

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Image: Mr Norman Kirk speaks to crowd, Levin, 1972

Mr Norman Kirk speaks to crowd, Levin, 1972

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Image: Norman Eric Kirk, leader of the Labour Party

Norman Eric Kirk, leader of the Labour Party

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Image: Norman Kirk, Leader of the Opposition, redecorating his home in Christchurch

Norman Kirk, Leader of the Opposition, redecorating his home in Christchurch

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Image: Leader of the Opposition Norman Kirk visiting the home of a pensioner, Te Aro, Wellington

Leader of the Opposition Norman Kirk visiting the home of a pensioner, Te Aro, Wellington

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Image: Portrait of Kirk, Norman Eric

Portrait of Kirk, Norman Eric

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Image: Prime Minister Norman Kirk

Prime Minister Norman Kirk

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Image: Prime Minister Norman Kirk during a press conference

Prime Minister Norman Kirk during a press conference

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Image: Portrait of Norman Kirk

Portrait of Norman Kirk

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Image: Leader of the opposition, Norman Kirk, handing a cheque for 1% of his gross salary to the director of CORSO, Haddon Charles Dixon, for the Bangladesh appeal

Leader of the opposition, Norman Kirk, handing a cheque for 1% of his gross salary to the director of CORSO, Haddon Charles Dixon, for the Banglade...

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Image: Norman Kirk on his arrival back from Canada for `Commonwealth Heads of Government' (CHOGM) meeting

Norman Kirk on his arrival back from Canada for `Commonwealth Heads of Government' (CHOGM) meeting

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Image: Prime Minister Norman Kirk speaking in Civic Square, Wellington

Prime Minister Norman Kirk speaking in Civic Square, Wellington

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Image: Prime Minister Norman Kirk in Wellington Public Hospital

Prime Minister Norman Kirk in Wellington Public Hospital

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Image: Order of Service for Memorial Service in memory of Norman Kirk

Order of Service for Memorial Service in memory of Norman Kirk

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Image: Norman Kirk's funeral at Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington

Norman Kirk's funeral at Saint Paul's Cathedral, Wellington

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Image: Prime Minister Norman Kirk's coffin being carried up the steps of Parliament

Prime Minister Norman Kirk's coffin being carried up the steps of Parliament

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Image: Polynesian women laying tapa on Norman Kirk's coffin

Polynesian women laying tapa on Norman Kirk's coffin

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Image: Denis O'Reilly's Black Power jacket and wreaths in Norman Kirk's funeral cortège

Denis O'Reilly's Black Power jacket and wreaths in Norman Kirk's funeral cortège

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Image: Alongside the coffin of the late Prime Minister Norman Kirk at Parliament House, Wellington

Alongside the coffin of the late Prime Minister Norman Kirk at Parliament House, Wellington

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Image: Television personality David Frost assisting Mrs Ruth Kirk and her daughters from Westminster Abbey, London, England, after a memorial service for the late Prime Minister Norman Kirk

Television personality David Frost assisting Mrs Ruth Kirk and her daughters from Westminster Abbey, London, England, after a memorial service for ...

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Image: John Kirk placing flowers on his father's casket during the state funeral of Prime Minister Norman Kirk at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington

John Kirk placing flowers on his father's casket during the state funeral of Prime Minister Norman Kirk at St Paul's Cathedral, Wellington

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