A celebrity cat, a hardworking civil servant and the prime minister have all been nominated for this year’s New Zealander of the year award. For some, that hero has been a Turkish Angora cat named Mittens who roams tattoo parlours, office towers and churches, posing for social media snapshots along the way. Earlier this year Mittens, of Wellington, was given the key to the city, and his adventurous spirit has won him tens of thousands of local and international fans. Mittens, The famous cat of Wellington , New Zealand. Photograph: TwitterAlso making the cut are the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, her figurative “team of five million” for their adherence to lockdown rules, and the director-general of health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield.

Source: The Guardian August 20, 2020 00:45 UTC