A trip to the sideshow and a shot at the lucky dip

Diary of the last six hours and however many National party leaders

7.35am

Excitement pulsates all around  the loose unit formerly known as the Natural Party of Government. Absolute pulsation.

But all in good time.

First, do please come with me down into the seaside village.

When last I took a photo of the Hung Viet restaurant, we were locked down and out of it and every other cafe in the village. As this photo shows, that…