NEW Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is supporting a prostate cancer charity by agreeing to auction off the official government transcript of an off-the-cuff comment in which she called a political opponent an "arrogant prick".
Ardern was caught on a "hot microphone" last week during parliamentary question time making the frank comment about rival party leader David Seymour, who heads the right-wing Act party.
Seymour asked a series of questions in the chamber, asking Ardern if she could "give an example of her making a mistake, apologising for it properly, and fixing it".
As she sat down after answering, Ardern turned to her ally Grant Robertson, saying "he's such an arrogant prick", with the remark picked up on her microphone.
After later texting Seymour to apologise, she joked in Parliament that she stood by all her statements - including "insults and apologies".
"In the spirit of a Kiwi Christmas, two political foes have united to raise money for a good cause," according to the auction website, which is selling off a copy of the parliamentary record which has been signed by both Ardern and Seymour.
Bidding for the unique item has already apparently reached NZ$50,000.
The auction is titled "Ardern, Seymour join forces for pricks everywhere", and offers are being accepted until today.
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