A grandmother publicly slammed as a "moron" by radio and TV presenter Mike Hosking has spoken out about her run-in outside an upmarket cafe.
Pre-school manager Gayle Newby, who was celebrating her 60th birthday, was parking in Newmarket's Teed St when the bumper of her 12-year-old Toyota Estima dinged Hosking's Maserati.
"He bowled out and berated me," Newby said. "He just kept on going on about what a rare and expensive vehicle it was. He had a real tone in his voice. It was really unkind.
"Most people would see that we were both insured, but not him. I mean, it was just a simple little accident."
The damage was not serious, but a new grille for the Italian sports car is estimated to cost $6000.