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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

British diplomat’s husband mocks New Zealand’s ‘crappiest fountain’

Wellington Government

A British envoy’s husband in New Zealand has prompted a diplomatic incident after he mocked the country’s beloved Wellington bucket fountain.

Toby Fisher, the husband of British high commissioner to New Zealand Laura Clarke, dubbed the installation the “crappiest fountain ever” in a tweet, and his wife had to jokingly distance herself from his comments.

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