Andrew Little.
Andrew Little walked into his new leader's suite in Parliament to be confronted by a wall of cameras, all pointing at a podium bristling with microphones.
He looked at it and quipped, "Now, where do you want me?"
That was a wee joke, the sound of Andrew Little beginning the
process of trying to prove he is not as dull as people might think. He followed it up with another joke about cutting Radio NZ's funding after they made him late. It is not the type of joke a Labour politician is supposed to make.
It was his first full day as Labour leader. It began at sparrow's fart with radio interviews, followed by television interviews and then more radio interviews. There were plenty of interviews, all saying the same thing. He headed in for his first caucus meeting where nothing was decided but he gave them all a taste of what might be decided in future. That included his shadow Cabinet by next Tuesday.
Yesterday was the best day of his leadership. The congratulations were still flowing and he was too new to have fallen into any traps.
