On the Money: Bishop's netball foray, NZME, Halbergs. woke wars, and more..

On the Money: Bishop's netball foray, NZME, Halbergs. woke wars, and more..
Former Sports minister Chris Bishop enjoys one last Sports Minister gig. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
On the Money is our weekly newsletter of general frippery from the worlds of business and government.Former Minister of Sports Chris Bishop has exited the role in a blaze of glory, scoring a goal in the closing seconds of an exhibition netball match in Auckland on Friday. Bishop was reshuffled out of the sports minister role – a demotion, as he calls it – earlier this year. But he’s still associate sports minister, and when Bishop was still in the role, University of Auckland vice-chancellor Dawn Freshwater had...

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