“Mandarin-speaking communities are so familiar with Winston, we have nicknamed him ‘Lao Pi’. Lao Pi is like that grumpy neighbour everyone knows is a problem. Except he’s not a random neighbour. He is the foreign affairs minister and former deputy prime minister.” — Mengzhu Fu.
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“Because I look Chinese and I’m told I sound like a Māori, it used to baffle people. Not as much today, but certainly when I was growing up.” — Dr Jenny Lee-Morgan.
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“When I told Mum I was going to take Māori, she said: ‘Waste of breath.’”
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