Yes, his name is Bill and he is a very nice man, she said.
"Do know him?" they asked.
To their amazement, she did.
They didn't spot the amused looks from people sitting nearby when she said: "We also changed our deputy prime minister."
"Wow! You don't know him too do you?" they asked.
"Well, yes," said Deputy Prime Minister Paula Bennett. "He's me."
Bennett told the tale during a visit to Westport last week. She said she had planned to wade through paperwork while waiting for a delayed flight, but gave up after the Americans asked to share her table.
They left with photos of themselves with the Deputy PM. She left with unfinished paperwork.
- Westport News