Michael Joseph Savage Archive

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    Big Norm



    Russel got under the collars of a few Labour Party stalwarts when he walked into Parliament and suggested that he and the Greens were from the political lineage of Mickey Joseph Savage. Savage, a fellow immigrant from Australia, knew that having a right means having a chance, it means having a roof to shelter under and [...] read more
    October 21, 2008 4:22 pm - 4 Comments
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    Russel’s maiden speech in Parliament



    You can read the transcript, or watch the video.  Here’s the first half: At Bastion Point in Auckland there is a memorial to Michael Joseph Savage. It is a simple concrete obelisk above his grave looking over the beautiful Waitemata Harbour and says at the base, ‘he loved his fellow men’. Savage, a fellow immigrant from Australia, [...] read more
    July 3, 2008 4:16 pm - 26 Comments