Tuesday, 10 March 2026 14:25

Diplomatic Incident

Written by  The Hound

OPINION: Your old mate hears an international incident is threatening to blow up the long-standing Anzac alliance as Kiwis and Aussies argue over who wants new Australian resident and former NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

A few unkind souls on the other side of the ditch opined that if ever there was a case to invoke the 501-deportation law, this was it.

Back home, a few lefties have decided it’s symptomatic of the brain drain that they blame the current government for.

However, one old timer had the final say, telling yours truly that long-time Orewa resident and former Member for Tamaki, the late Sir Rob Muldoon, got it right when he said Kiwis emigrating to the Lucky Country “raises the IQ of both countries – heh, heh, heh!”

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