The person I feel for most of all as we wrap up the day is the speaker of the New Zealand parliament, Gerry Brownlee.

Poor old Gerry, a veteran of kiwi politics and speaker since 2023, was forced to sit through a thoroughly uninspiring question time as part of his visit to Australia’s House of Representatives today.

The poor bugger didn’t have a bench to stretch out on, a desk to hide behind or even somewhere he could have a sneaky peek at stuff.co.nz on his phone.

He was propped on a tiny chair, just a couple of metres from speaker Milton Dick’s throne.

Hopefully, Milton takes him out for a decent meal at one of Canberra’s finest establishments tonight.

And on that bombshell, it’s time to wrap up for the day.

Amy will be back on deck in the morning when, hopefully, we can forget the polls and the Nats’ net zero nonsense … and talk about something positive – like fixing the nation’s environmental laws.

Over and out.