Sir Michael Cullen remembered, celebrated across Parliament

From Checkpoint, 6:20 pm on 20 August 2021

Tributes have been flooding in for the late Deputy Prime Minister Sir Michael Cullen.

He died last night in Whakatāne after being diagnosed with advanced lung cancer last year.

Sir Michael played a pivotal role in establishing KiwiSaver, the New Zealand Super Fund and Working For Families.

Here's our political reporter Charlie Dreaver.