Trade Me auction of 'arrogant prick' Parliament transcript surpasses $70k

The signed Parliamentary transcript of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern calling ACT leader David Seymour an "arrogant prick" hit $70,000 on Sunday.

On Thursday, the pair signed the "one of a kind" transcript from Tuesday's Parliament sitting, where the Prime Minister was caught calling Seymour an "arrogant prick" on a hot mic.

The signed transcript has been placed in a white frame for auction.

Money raised from the auction will go to the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Trade Me auction of 'arrogant prick' Parliament transcript surpasses $70k

As of publishing, the signed and framed Hansard transcript has had 279 Trade Me bidders, with the current bid sitting at $70,000, which was made at 2:37pm on Sunday.

The two latest people keen to be the owners of Hansard history have been fiercely bidding and one-upping each other by hundreds of dollars in just a matter of minutes.

The Trade Me listing description says: "In the spirit of a Kiwi Christmas, two political foes unite to raise money for a good cause."

Seymour told Newshub earlier on Thursday the pair wanted to "help pricks everywhere and the prostate is about as close as we could get".

The "arrogant prick" comment by Ardern caught the attention of the world's media, with the BBC, Guardian, Daily Mail and even Cosmopolitan magazine reporting on the rare slip from the Prime Minister.

It was, however, "just the Kiwi way" to build a bridge and move on, Seymour told AM Early on Thursday.

"It's been a helluva three years, everyone's tired - the last thing you need is more bickering among politicians so it wouldn't really be helping anyone," he said. 

Ardern issued a formal apology for her comments in Parliament on Wednesday.