On the Money: Powerful friends, Jase the Ace, flying high and more

On the Money: Powerful friends, Jase the Ace, flying high and more
A man of many phone numbers. (Image: Getty)
Paul McBeth
Power coffee On the Money’s spies happened to notice the soon-to-be unemployed Simon Power out and about around TVNZ’s Auckland headquarters this week.  The former National MP officially departs the state broadcaster on June 30.  But heads were turned when Power was spotted with Spark chief executive Jolie Hodson at Auckland café Melba near the telco’s HQ on Wednesday morning.  Of course, the pair are likely to have spent time together before, as Power engineered the surprise acquisition of Spark Spo...

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