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Prominent businessman, author and former politician Sir Bob Jones has died in Wellington after a brief illness - aged 85.
Jones formed the New Zealand Party in 1983, which stood for 10 years.
He received a knighthood in 1989 for services to business management and the community.
Kevin Milne told Jack Tame he will be remembered as a terrific writer.
He says Wellington already feels all the more grey for his passing.
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