# Political Face Plants on Film New Zealand PM Falls on Her Face By Peter Tanner | Published 2008-11-01 | Social Good Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/triy-kiwi-new-zealand-pm-takes-a-tumble References: [itv](http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/NZ-Prime-Ministers-fall-from-grace-23289007.html)  New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark fell on her face Thursday while campaigning for reelection in a mall in the southern Kiwi city of Christchurch. When Ms Clark tripped over a chair, she tried to grab onto a nearby man for support, but fell on her face. Clark, who is usually much more graceful, was ranked as the 20th most powerful women in the world by Forbes in 2006. Falling, tripping and stumbling videos have gone viral in the past, as seen below. Falling prime ministers sounds like it has fame potential too, so we'll be keeping an eye out for this one. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.3/10 - Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Social Good](https://www.trendhunter.com/socialgood) ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Falling at Miss Universe](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miss-usa-falls-again.md) - [Falling Fashionably From Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/falling-fashion-shoot-agyness-deyn-for-fall-2008-pop-magazine.md) - [Falling Modeltainment](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/its-a-devil-to-wear-prada-falling-models-on-milans-catwalk.md)