Aotearoa has become fearful, negative and inward, says Christopher Luxon – the man vying to oust Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
New Zealand has become fearful, inward and negative as a result of its COVID settings and owes its expatriates an apology for locking them out during the pandemic, Christopher Luxon, the man vying to oust Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, has said.The Sydney Morning HeraldNew Zealand National Party leader Christopher Luxon at the London office of Kiwi digital creative agency TG on Friday.
“You’ve got a million overseas at any one point in time, so it’s a team of 6 million not 5 million,” he said, referring to Ardern’s rallying cry to New Zealand’s “team of 5 million” to inspire lockdown compliance.“First and foremost, we think the government should apologise – just acknowledge that we got it wrong – that would be a good first step.
He rejected suggestions that his “stale, male, pale” characteristics would be a drawback against Ardern.
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