Thursday, 10 March 2016 13:22

Toying with a new brand

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Arowhenua marae kaumatua Tawera King warned people not to throw anything at Minister Steven Joyce while he was opening Fonterra's Mozzarella plant at Clandeboye.

There was collective shuffling of feet and eyes positioned downward.

King said since he would be standing next to Joyce he didn't want to get hit and be be called a dickhead. Joyce was hit on the face with a dildo hurled by a protester at Waitangi Day.

Much to the relief of those attending, Minister Joyce took it in his stride, saying with a smile that he had been "doing his best to market New Zealand globally lately" but he "needed some work on his brand message".

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