By Kate Green of RNZ
One-liners from rugby stars, politicians and a kidnapped cockatoo all feature in the shortlist for Massey University’s Quote of the Year.
Speech-writing specialist Dr Heather Kavan and a panel narrowed down more than 70 nominations to 10.
Previous winners in the annual competition include a jibe from Act leader David Seymour about a potential lamington attack from protesters (“I would have thought that Grant Robertson would be a much bigger threat to lamingtons than lamingtons would be a threat to Grant Robertson”) and three Cyclone Gabrielle heroes’ response to being asked if they were in the Navy: “Nah, we’re just three Māori boys.”
This year, the highest number of nominations was for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s comment on the sale of his Wellington apartment, where he referred to himself as “wealthy” and “sorted”.
King Charles shares a laugh and a hug with members of the Black Ferns. Photo / Instagram
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