Laura Wiltshire and Bill Hickman13:27, Jun 01 2021
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Good afternoon. Bill Hickman here for all the breaking news in Wellington.
1.30pm: Barry and Bishop to take rivalry to the ring? Hutt City Mayor Campbell Barry has challenged National MP Chris Bishop to a boxing match for charity via Twitter on Tuesday morning. The pair recently faced off for the best ‘manu’ off Days bay wharf at the celebration of its reopening after two years of refurbishment. That day, Bishop graciously accepted defeat, today he is yet to confirm whether he will face the emboldened Barry in the boxing ring.
Australian visitor numbers to Wellington are down on pre-covid levels but those that have come are certainly happy to open their wallets during the first month of the trans-Tasman travel bubble. Quarantine-free travel between Wellington and Australia .
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