On the Money: Foran's crackers, Luxon's hard-sell, McClay's cake, and going on a Journee

On the Money: Foran's crackers, Luxon's hard-sell, McClay's cake, and going on a Journee
Air NZ's annual bash proved to be the gathering point in the capital that it normally is. (Image: Pattrick Smellie/BusinessDesk)
Dileepa Fonseka
On the Money is our weekly round-up of top gossip and corporate ephemera.Air New Zealand’s annual bash at Parliament is one of the premier see-and-be-seen Wellington events of the year, although this year’s crowd was somewhat dwarfed by the 45,000 – or was it 55,000 – who massed on the lawns outside for the hīkoi against the Treaty Principles Bill earlier in the day.Act leader David Seymour was in friendlier company, along with a great swag of MPs from across the House, for drinks and nibbles put on by the airline once r...

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