It was a cold wintry day and Flanders fields were dramatically stark and bleak when Prime Minister Bill English went visiting. Trade Minister Todd McClay reveals himself to be something of an expert in animal manure, identifying it as pig manure. It was quiet when English visited but in a few months things will be much busier as the 100th anniversaries of the major battles are commemorated. 1,800 New Zealanders died in the Passchendaele offensive and 837 died in Messines. At the Menin Gate in Ypres, the locals ask who English is and say "ah, New Zealand" when told.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 12, 2017 16:31 UTC