"I received a letter from President Trump on the occasion of Waitangi Day," said the Prime Minister yesterday. A spokesman said the letter acknowledged Waitangi Day and the close relationship between New Zealand and the US. Former Prime Minister John Key spoke of a conversation he had with Turnbull to Roughan for an updated edition of the biography John Key - Portrait of a Prime Minister, which is due for release next week. When Key then asked what Turnbull thought Trump would be like, Turnbull replied: "Easier to deal with than people think." The updated version of the biography is due for release next week by publishers Penguin Random House and includes new chapters on Key's final years as Prime Minister and his resignation.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 02, 2017 15:56 UTC