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60 Seconds With

Keith Newton

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Where were you born and where did you grow up ?

In Kawerau in the Eastern Bay of Plenty

Who is your favourite golfer and why ?

Phil Mickelson - Nothing better than a good left-hand swing ( same with cricket )

Speight's or Emersons

Emersons

What's the best advice you've ever been given ?

When asked by my father at my sister's engagement what I wanted to drink and said Bacardi and Coke.  He said you'll have a beer !  I've stuck with beer in preference to spirits ( apart from the odd whisky ) and feel better for it.

If I was Prime Minister for one day I would ......

Increase funding to health ( especially pharmacy) and education and probably take it from defence.

Carisbrook or Forsyth Barr ?

Love Forsyth Barr but it doesn't beat the days of standing on a packed Carisbrook terrace.

One thing people might not know about you

In my younger days I was a really good swimmer

If I could play one golf course anywhere in the world I would play ....

The Old Course at St Andrews - just for the history

If you met yourself as a 20 year old, what advice would you give yourself ?

Don't do pharmacy.  It was a great profession back then but like a lot of professions it is suffering now

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