The relatively low profile Chinese bonsai exhibition on Saturday attracted successfully larger crowds and bigger names than anticipated.
Held at Blockhouse Bay Community Centre in western Auckland, the exhibition of the 2000-year art of Chinese bonsai captured attention of hundreds of bonsai enthusiasts and mixed community members from both the Chinese and wider communities.
The New Zealand Chinese Bonsai Society is holding its 22nd Exhibition featuring 100 incredibly beautiful bonsai.
In addition to the “usual suspects” such as Auckland Mayor John Banks and I, those who made a firm and imposing appearance included Kiwi Party leader Larry Baldock and surprise, surprise – the Rt Hon Winston Peters of the New Zealand First!
Manukau Mayor Len Brown was understandably with his supporters at another function at the other end of the greater Auckland.
Any National Party MPs? Nope, given the positive polling performance at the moment, one Indian friend said, there is no need for its Chinese Minister to come here to speak glowingly about ethnicity, goodwill and international amity, yet.
In the meantime, Mr Baldock in his speech “hoped” that he and Mr Peters would “return to Parliament.”
Awesome!
Bonsais are so cool! 
I quite like Winnie
Baldock scary