Dignitaries to attend service for political veteran Jim AndertonPROGRESSIVE PRODUCTIONS Former Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton talks to his former staffer Sally Griffin about rebuilding trust in Government. Dignitaries including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will gather in Christchurch on Thursday to farewell former Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton. KEVIN STENT/STUFF PM Jacinda Ardern has paid tribute to former Deputy Prime Minister Jim Anderton as someone who dedicated 'so much of his life to public service'. He went on to lead the Alliance Party until its dissolution in 2002, after which he formed Jim Anderton's Progressive Coalition, which later became known as Jim Anderton's Progressive Party. The service on Thursday would be filmed for a documentary about Anderton's life, provisionally titled 'Jim Anderton: A New Zealand Story'.

Source: Stuff January 08, 2018 03:00 UTC