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And the honour goes to....

The former Prime Minister and his wife Bronagh pocketed $23.5 million for the house.

The former Prime Minister and his wife Bronagh pocketed $23.5 million for the house.

A glamorous Auckland home once owned by Sir John Key appears to be sitting neglected and uninhabited. Neighbours fear it is bringing down the feel of one

Prime ministers, sporting pals and family all get in on in the action to celebrate the former Black Caps' half-century.

By way of answer I’m thinking (1) ‘Velvety-smooth’ as a quality of asphalt? My ex-rental 1970s-style tuxedo would beg to differ. (2) The said smoothness of the cycleways is probably something to do with them being – what’s the technical term? Oh yes: ‘new’. Much in the same way as the new Southern Motorway extension is also smooth. And (3) Can you imagine the wailing and gnashing of teeth if the cycleways weren’t smooth? “Public money wasted on shoddy bumpy cracky cycleway co...

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. Last month I saw this quirky café sign that appealed to my nerdiness – that 31 years equates to a billion seconds. Bar a few thousand, it’s been a blast and an enormous privilege to be part of governing ...

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By Peter Wilson * Analysis - A joint statement issued by the prime ministers of New Zealand and Australia after talks in Queenstown drew an irate response from China this week. Photo: 123RF , Joe Allison / Pool / AFP Jacinda Ardern and Scott Morrison held their first face-to-face meeting since the pandemic began and there is no doubt it was a success. "Never since the days of sleepovers by John Key at the Sydney mansion of Malcolm Turnbull has there been such trans-Tasman bonhomie," said Newsta...