In June, Mr Trump visited Monessen, a small town near Pittsburgh which had dropped from a population of 18,000 to 7500. He appealed to Mr Trump. Mr Trump came to the town and listened to the mayor's concerns. There are parallels for Northland with what happened in the United States last week. New Zealand First has made a firm commitment to help Northland and provincial New Zealand and Northland.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 17, 2016 04:32 UTC