Letters

Winds of change welcome

Our country was heading for ruin, but now has a new sense of optimism through the strong leadership of our newly elected Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon.

His coalition agreement, particularly portfolio allocations on ability and talent (and sending a message about the consequences of bad behaviour) is reassuring.

Act’s David Seymour as Minister of Regulation is brilliant. The corrupt media lambasting of Winston Peters has backfired as his comments have been long overdue.

One could say that TV One is now headquarters for the Labour party, pushing a loony-left woke agenda.

Watching a Pom weatherman preaching opinion on climate hysteria even when being consistently wrong is but one.

Wokeness is a contagion affecting weak-minded, mostly non-physical workers acting like teenagers.

For the country, companies, and people to succeed, wokeness has to be stamped out.  

Hopefully, the newly elected rural MPs won’t let down their constituents.

Bill Burr, Piopio

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