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unusual facts about Norman Kirk


37th New Zealand Parliament

Norman Kirk formed the third Labour Government and led the Kirk Ministry until his sudden death on 31 August 1974.


Royal New Zealand Navy

One of the best-known roles that the RNZN played on the world stage was when the frigates Canterbury and the Otago were sent by the Labour Government of Norman Kirk to Moruroa Atoll in 1973 to protest against French nuclear testing there.


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Martyn Finlay

However, other Labour MPs including the Opposition Leader Norman Kirk attended the function which dealt with the Nixon Doctrine.