On the Money: Dalai Lama, Shane Jones, Trade Me and a Valentine's Day gift

MP Helen White persuading the Dalai Lama to 'Up the Wahs'. (Image: LinkedIn)

Sat, 14 Dec 2024

On the Money is our weekly round-up of top gossip and corporate ephemera.It will come as no surprise to OTM readers – or anyone – that One NZ chief executive Jason Paris is a fan of the Warriors. Now, he has somehow managed to spread that love to the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala. Paris posted on LinkedIn that Labour MP Helen White gifted the Dalai Lama a One NZ Warriors jersey this week.National MP Joseph Mooney and Labour MP Ingrid Leary were also on the trip. White, Mooney and Leary are part of the Inter...

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