Helen Clark gives valedictory speech

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has given her sign-off from New Zealand politics, delivering her valedictory speech in parliament.
Her valedictory speech ranged over her childhood, her early years in politics, Labour's 1984 election victory and its crushing defeat in 1990, and the 1999 campaign when she became prime minister. Clark was in Parliament for 27 years, and on Wednesday she thanked many colleagues who had supported her over that time.

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[paddygeo]

We will never see a Great Prime Minister like this again.

[Veronika101]

An amazing woman in the international scene - glad to see she's moving on to bigger things...thanks Helen!

[aleavasa]

Will go down in NZ history as one of it's best politicians

[tamaolemaa]

One of the Greatest PMs in NZ history. Now she has carried NZ's name to the highest forum in the world - the UNDP. It is a long way for a girl from a farm in the waikato

[rotoruacouple]

she was never great

[Essy690]

Will miss you Aunty Helen

[SteveWrathall]

The UN: an ineffective bloated bureaucracy. Helen will be right at home.