Kiwi actor Russell Crowe has controversially backed for New Zealand and Australia to merge as one country so Jacinda Ardern can lead both.
The New Zealand-born, Australian-based actor made the cheeky yet dividing comment yesterday after Australian Journalist Jonathan Green suggested the move in honour of the "pavlova/Russell Crowe tradition".
"In the pavlova/Russell Crowe tradition ... ladies and gentlemen the prime minister of Australia ..." Green tweeted with a video of Jacinda Ardern's speech to the UN.
Crowe then praised Ardern in his response to Green, backing the polarising view.