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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