My boss & I were flying to Auckland Thursday night. As were were about to Board, there was an annoucment that due to operational requirements we would be flying via New Plymouth. It was later annouced that we'd be picking extra passengers up. I was mighty surprised to see that one of the passengers was none other than a smiling Prime Minister John Key. The fellow in the row in front of me who was from overseas mentioned how good he thought it was, than their key leaders wouldn't fly commercial. I don't think many on the plane minded- we had a good tail wind so ended up only around half an hour delayed. A few people went up and said hello to Mr. Key.
We were staying in Parnell & we stopped at one of the first restaurants we came across- which was Siam I am. I had the best thai chicken dish I've ever eaten. Friday we attended an NZICA course on doing business in Australia which was really good. Then I had a good catch up and visit Friday night through mid day Saturday with one of my former flatmates and we found a tasty mexican restaurant for lunch . I was reminded during the visit how lovely the Auckland waterfront is. The tram that was going through the new Wynyard area didn't have many passengers, but I'd like to do it one day.
Now back in Nelson I've cast my votes in the election today. There were 2 ballots- one to cast the party vote and candidate vote, and the other to cast about whether to keep MMP or not, and what option to go to if it was to be replaced. Interestingly, you mark check marks in NZ, not Xs. Election results should be out tonight. The election campaign is very low key compared to a Canadian campaign- I can't really say I saw anything in the form of attack ads.
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