- “Simeon Brown demanding answers about Kiri Allen while they’ve been hiding the Uffindell report. You can’t male this up.” - Maria Sherwood via Twitter.
![MPs Simeon Brown and Chris Bishop during the National Party Annual Conference. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RH2VY5DC7JGBZBXT6ECI6LTTGQ.jpg?auth=05a7f4a8d35c293d444c6ff20174c1217b0b02b9529b4cecc205891e87f1d9c9&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
- “I, too, had to be convinced of the KFC. I actually said, ‘Can we not bring in roast chickens?’ But here’s the reality. It had been hours. We wanted it to be done safely.” - Oranga Tamariki deputy chief executive Tusha Penny, as reported by 1News.
!["It had been hours. We wanted it to be done safely," said Oranga Tamariki deputy chief executive Tusha Penny. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/AESHGOYUUNAY7JAAJEXWZRQ5XY.jpg?auth=5912d2f7c098a407b33e979db4401d26d0d534e99ba097d26744ea0f6724a0fd&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
- “In the suburbs, you really don’t want to get out of your car. People stare at you, the gangs will look at you in a very intimidating nature. If you get out, they start yelling at you, hissing at you.” - Newshub Europe correspondent Lisette Reymer.
![Demonstrators run as French police officers use tear gas in Paris on July 2, 2023, five days after a 17-year-old man was killed by police in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/UEYKYZYECBEDPBW2KDRJHP6SPE.jpg?auth=b2383e3a5be9538a6495849c85df73ce7f3825607df69e906df5968a44f4081d&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
- “We are not a serious country until there’s an express train from Auckland to Wellington.” - Emmy Rākete via Twitter.
![The only current train running from Auckland to Wellington is the scenic Northern Explorer. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/RSUPLE34NNHZLBY2HFT4GEJ3WY.jpg?auth=167c83290256ae8e652df6c1ee64ee6035ba4d0540ece554621fb8d64b79b901&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
- “We feel it’s one step forward, five steps back. We have been in a constant state of response and recovery since January 10. We really do need a break.” - Gisborne Mayor Rehette Stoltz as reported by Newshub’s AM.
![Regions of the North Island are still recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle damage in February, not helped by multiple heavy rainfalls since. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/YSJUD6Q6TRDEPL2TIZUBW336FQ.jpg?auth=9216c6a2222b34cf55d5d30af29a2e7f29faad3bee8ed68c8d7d822d799b7c7f&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
- “The reason I set a ‘view limit’ is because we are all Twitter addicts and need to go outside. I’m doing a good deed for the world here. Also, that’s another view you just used.” - Elon Musk via Twitter.
![Twitter CEO Elon Musk introduced a "view limit" on the social media platform. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/2UEG4UNLGZCG5BZYN6NFWB5SAQ.jpg?auth=e291cb6490ca68fd32fae392284636867e2dbc8f4da892a3db9b7f514df3a802&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
- “Everyone’s got a bit of a foot fetish, it’s a bit weird for me,” - NZ race car driver Shane van Gisbergen to NBC.
![Shane Van Gisbergen celebrating in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Grant Park 220. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WZDQ33EUSZEXPCYGKNUFOSRZFY.jpg?auth=7852632876bcc03797a208495be17d8268cfb20ccf506ef4594ab104c5cbcabc&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)