Saturday is the 50th anniversary of the death of Prime Minister Norm Kirk. Kirk was living in Auckland around 1943-1944 where he developed a lasting friendship with fitter and turner Jack Jones, the future Gisborne Times reporter and Gisborne Herald chief reporter.
That meant Kirk — Prime Minister from 1972-1974 — made several visits to the Jones’ household in Gisborne when he wa...
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