On The Money: Shihad, woke, a grocery breakfast, and more ...

On The Money: Shihad, woke, a grocery breakfast, and more ...
Shihad attracted cabinet's bogan from the Hutt to their Auckland show on Wednesday. He also intended to be in the mosh pit for at least two other performances. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
On The Money is our weekly newsletter of general frippery from the worlds of business and government.Aside from being Minister for Infrastructure and just about everything else, Hutt bogan Chris Bishop is also a devout and hugely obsessive fan of Kiwi hard rock band Shihad.So much so that on the night before the Government kicked off its marquee investment summit in Auckland – where he delivered one of the keynote speeches – Bishop was deep in the mosh pit for the "Loud Forever" Shihad farewell tour.The band famously...

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