Minister with 'dead possum' haircut mocks baldheaded opponents

A New Zealand minister has hit out at critics of his "dead possum" haircut, chastising baldheaded foes who have mocked his manicured mane.

In a light-hearted video blog, Peter Dunne, the New Zealand revenue minister, said too much attention was paid to his bouffant hairstyle. "What's this thing about my hair? I'm getting a bit fed up with being described as having a dead possum on top, all sorts of other things like that," he said.


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"Some people who think it's untidy, it's too grey, it's too coiffured. The only thing that ever goes on this is a comb and a hairbrush," he added, waving a comb at the camera. "And I think it's really baldheaded men (behind the criticism)."

Dunne, the leader of the United Future Party, a minority partner in the conservative coalition government, said appearing on one high-profile current affairs show was awkward because the interviewer constantly stared at his hair.