Barack Obama has landed at Kauri Cliffs, near Matauri Bay in the Far North for a round of golf. The 44th US president landed in Auckland early this morning and former New Zealand Prime Minister Sir John Key and his family flew north for a golfing rendezvous. National Party leader Simon Bridges is to attend Obama's event tomorrow night. Those who turned down invites included Ardern, who was to meet Obama earlier, and Green Party co-leader James Shaw who had another appointment in his climate-change portfolio. Barack Obama flew in on a private jet and landed in Auckland early this morning.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 20, 2018 18:59 UTC