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7 unusual facts about Helen Clark


Adeaze

In a May 2008 Rip It Up interview, Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark stated Adeaze were her favourite New Zealand music group.

Bernard Darnton

On 29 June 2006, Bernard Darnton filed proceedings in the High Court, suing Helen Clark for allegedly misappropriating public funds to pay for the Labour Party's pledge cards during the 2005 election.

Jill Ovens

Ovens was an Alliance candidate in Auckland's Mount Albert electorate in the 1999 elections and the 2002 elections, both times contesting the seat against Labour leader Helen Clark.

Make Cars Green

The event was attended by the FIA Foundation director General David Ward and the World Bank's road safety specialist Tony Bliss, as well as New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark.

Marian Hobbs

In 2004, Hobbs told Prime Minister Helen Clark that she did not expect to seek a post in Cabinet again after the 2005 election, and she made this decision public during the negotiations to form a government in October 2005.

Peter Greenberg

It has featured a number of world leaders including New Zealand's Helen Clark, Abdullah II of Jordan, and Peru's Alejandro Toledo.

Stacey Jones

During the New Zealand 2008 election Jones publicly appeared with then Prime Minister Helen Clark and offered his support to the Labour Party campaign.


Diplomatic Protection Squad

2000 - Prime Minister Helen Clark criticised the DPS handling of a state visit by Chinese President Jiang Zemin the previous year - the DPS sought to minimise the president's exposure to protesters and save the government any embarrassment, which Clark rebuked by saying it was not in the spirit of democracy.

New Zealand response to Hurricane Katrina

On 30 August 2005 NZST (29 August UTC-6/-5) Prime Minister Helen Clark sent condolences by phone and in a letter with an offer of help to United States President George W. Bush and Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff also sent a message of sympathy to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Radio New Zealand National

For instance, former Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Green Party MP Sue Bradford both used this timeslot to do resignation interviews.

Republicanism in New Zealand

In November 2004, Prime Minister Helen Clark announced the formation of a parliamentary committee of inquiry into the constitution, chaired by United Future New Zealand leader Peter Dunne.

Sam Wills

He has also performed at private functions for the former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and the King of Tonga George Tupou V.


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