For a glorious 25 years (1840-1865) Auckland was the New Zealand capital. Ever since it has played second fiddle to the glorified wind tunnel and bureaucrat magnet that is Wellington. It’s time to right this wrong.

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My debut novel is available at TrossPublishing.co.nz. I have had my work published in the Australian Spectator, the New Zealand Herald and several on-line publications. One of the only right-wing people...