Australian journalist and author Nick Cater has been a guest on numerous occasions, beginning on radio in 2013.
Not having spoken for a year, we caught up on Thanksgiving Eve while he was in New York.
The plan was to discuss Australia’s pros and cons (of which there are many), for the benefit of intending migrants.
There is something of a diaspora from NZ at the moment.
As usual it was a relaxed but informative interview.
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