NZ parliament speaker soothes baby as debate rages

3 weeks ago

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The man who presides over New Zealand’s parliament has been called a baby whisperer. He was in action again this week, gently rocking, bottle feeding and burping a colleague’s infant as a lawmaker ranted about gas prices. Speaker Trevor Mallard held baby Tutanekai for about 15 minutes during a fiery general debate Wednesday after spotting lawmaker Tamati