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By Libby MacLeod, Christine Li and Molly Farrant
 ==After Michael Joseph Savage’s death he was buried at Bastion Point, Auckland in memorial of New Zealand’s first Labour Prime minister. There was a competition to choose who would be the architect of the Memorial Park. The labour government chose Architects Tibor Donner and Anthony Bartlett, from Auckland in 1941. The amazing design wa s a mausoleum and obelisk between Oamaru stone and Dunedin Quarts. On top of the Obelisk is a statue symbolising working men. They also designed the surroundings with gardems and pools surrounded by bushes and flower beds. The public were concerned and thought it was a waste of time and money to build it during the war. He started building it in June 1941 and it was finished in March 1942. The Labour government spent around about $12,000 dollars on the memorial and Peter Fraser’s government paid for the surroundings of the park. It was opened officially in March 1943 and amazed t he public. It is now a great tourist attraction. Until 1993 objects that represented Michael were at the park but they were moved to the Auckland Public Library because of vandalism and burglary.  Michael Joseph Savage Michael Joseph Savage's Political Life What we think of Michael Joseph Savage Bibliography    ==