Warriors: PM helps to get newborn Luck to Oz

Micheal Luck's new son will receive a helping hand from the Prime Minister. Photo / Paul Estcourt

An 11th-hour intervention by the Prime Minister has given the newest member of the Warriors family an unlikely ticket to the NRL Grand Final.

John Key has apparently helped to bypass the usual procedures to assist in the hasty procurement of a passport for Micheal Luck's new son.

He was born just over a week ago and his parents had not yet received a birth certificate, let alone started applying for a passport.

After the win on Saturday night, Warriors director John Hart made urgent calls back to NZ while a pensive Luck stood by in the dressing room.

Hart was seeking contacts within Internal Affairs to pave the way for a fast tracking of the documentation for Luck jnr.

Meanwhile, long-time Warriors fan and ambassador the Mad Butcher Sir Peter Leitch got in touch with the Prime Minister to see how he could help.

"I've called John and he told me, 'I'll sort it out'," Sir Peter said yesterday.

He said Mr Key seemed happy to help and had passed on his congratulations to the Warriors.