Former US President Barack Obama will visit New Zealand in March, it has been confirmed. He will speak at an event hosted by the New Zealand-United States Council on March 22. It is understood Obama's visit is being co-sponsored by Air NZ, Westpac, and MasterCard. Key and Obama played golf together in Hawaii in 2014 and it is understood a rematch is on the agenda for Obama's New Zealand visit - likely in Key's favourite spot of Queenstown. Grice said it was a private visit and Obama would be doing a number of things including connecting with young New Zealanders.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 25, 2018 01:30 UTC