Michael Cullen
2022 - 8 - 13
'There is no one like you': Jacinda Ardern fights back tears in ... (New Zealand Herald)
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern choked back tears at a memorial service for Sir Michael as she read aloud the last text message she sent to him.
Collins revealed that Cullen had been a very good dancer but preferred to do his dancing in private. "He did enjoy the quiet life. Cullen was a Member of Parliament from 1981 to 2009. "I recall we had one really tedious meeting with Standard & Poors in their normally sort of arrogant self-serving ways. "Michael at the risk of sentimentality which I suspect you probably hate I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for your intellect, your humour, your kindness.
Ardern gives emotional tribute at Sir Michael Cullen memorial (1 News)
Jacinda Ardern read out the final text she sent him before his death in which she thanked him for his intellect, humour and kindness.
You will never know the impact you have had on me.” Anne Collins remembered him as a "loving, funny, intelligent man" and a "tireless supporter of Jacinda and her government." His widow and fellow former Labour MP Anne Collins led family into the packed service and joked it felt like a "wedding".
'There is no one like you': Jacinda Ardern tears up in speech ... (Stuff.co.nz)
A memorial service was held for the former deputy Prime Minister in rural Bay of Plenty.
“Michael at the risk of sentimentality, which I suspect you probably hate, I wanted to say thank you. While Cullen had chosen the music for the memorial, Anne had slipped in a song, Time Of My Life from Dirty Dancing and got everyone up to dance to the movie scene. “Thanks for always having time for me, no matter what stage in my political career. She went on to tell of their journey up the political ranks, which culminated in them being prime minister and deputy prime minister for six of their nine years in government. Cullen’s family gave glimpses of the man who was born in England, and moved to Christchurch at a young age. Former Prime Minister Helen Clark was one of the last to speak, sharing from when she met Cullen in the second half of the 1970s at the annual conferences of the Labour Party in the Wellington Town Hall.
Come on Labour – Honour Michael Cullen with a memorial Capital ... (thedailyblog.co.nz)
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern choked back tears at a memorial service for Sir Michael as she read aloud the last text message she sent to him. “Michael at the ...
Thank you for your intellect, your humour, your kindness. There is no one like you Michael. I am so lucky to have known you. “Michael at the risk of sentimentality which I suspect you probably hate I wanted to say thank you.
Jacinda Ardern fights back tears in memorial service to Michael ... (Upjobsnews.com)
Sir Michael Cullen at the Herald offices in Auckland. Photo / Doug Sherring. She said Michael was not always good at opening messages and it had gone ...
Collins revealed that Cullen had been a very good dancer but preferred to do his dancing in private. Cullen was a Member of Parliament from 1981 to 2009. “He did enjoy the quiet life. “I recall we had one really tedious meeting with Standard & Poors in their normally sort of arrogant self-serving ways. “Michael at the risk of sentimentality which I suspect you probably hate I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for your intellect, your humour, your kindness.
Ardern gives emotional tribute at Sir Michael Cullen memorial (1 News)
Jacinda Ardern read out the final text she sent him before his death in which she thanked him for his intellect, humour and kindness.
You will never know the impact you have had on me.” Anne Collins remembered him as a "loving, funny, intelligent man" and a "tireless supporter of Jacinda and her government." His widow and fellow former Labour MP Anne Collins led family into the packed service and joked it felt like a "wedding".
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