PremiumLetters to the EditorLettersNZ Herald4 Jul, 2026 06:00 PM5 mins to readPeter Thiel was granted New Zealand citizenship during Sir John Key's time as Prime Minister. Photo / Andrew White, The New York TimesGo beyond the headlines with our daily news podcast The Front Page:Letter of the week: Key to being KiwiThank you to Dan Franklin (Herald, June 28), for pointing out the non-Kiwi status of Peter Thiel.
John Key’s elevation of Thiel to citizenship of this country was another example of the former PM’s essential shallowness. Key’s approach to this and
