Norman Kirk

Description

First NameNorman EricLast NameKirkDescriptionFormer Labour Leader and Prime Minister of New Zealand, Norman Kirk, was born in Waimate. He died suddenly in office in 1972, and is buried in Waimate.

The Aoraki Heritage Collection holds several biographies of Norman Kirk. Please contact us for more information.External LinkDNZB: Norman KirkDate of Birth06 Jan 1923Place of BirthWaimateDate of Death31 Aug 1974 Place of DeathWellingtonSubjectBiographyGovernment

Newspaper Clipping

Waimate pool work progresses

Norman Kirk Memorial Swimming Pool under construction

Late PM's son guest at Waimate - Norman Kirk siwmming centre opened

Totara trees as memorial

Last Minute Changes To Itinerary

Prime Minister Opens 'Waihi Lodge' Tomorrow / Tranquillity is Keynote of New Home for Aged / First Step 10 Years Ago

PM Opens Home For Aged At Geraldine

Photograph

Waimate Salvation Army building opening plaque

Waimate Grain Silo murals, Norman Kirk

Publication

South Canterbury Photo Magazine Vol 1 No 7 September 1973

Photographer unidentified, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Connections

PlaceWaimate