Moana - Luxon interview

[Wainuiguy]

I am all in favour of an enlarged bureaucracy. After all, we wouldn't want that lot loose in the community, would we?

Indeed - best to keep them  busy & where we can see what they're up to..

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Christopher Luxon is being seen as being out of touch for his suggestion of axing Labour day.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/...ZAo26yCjnM

"National leader Christopher Luxon's suggestion to axe Labour Day to make way for the new Matariki public holiday has been described as "out of touch".

Luxon told RNZ's Morning Report on Wednesday that the new Matariki public holiday, to be held this year on June 24, will cost $450 million at a time when businesses are grappling with record inflation.

"Look, it's a great idea, but which of the other holidays are you going to cancel?" Luxon asked. "We're very supportive of Matariki; why don't you cancel Labour Day?"

"Mr Luxon has shown how out of touch he is with Kiwi families who need a break between Queen's Birthday and Christmas," Wood wrote.

"First he didn't support Matariki and this morning he's confirmed National would look to cancel Labour Day if it became the Government."


Is it that he doesn't understand the importance of Labour day, or that he does but doesn't care? He could perhaps do with some reading up on our history.

https://nzhistory.govt.nz/keyword/samuel...nce%201900.

"Celebrated on the fourth Monday in October, Labour Day commemorates the struggle for an eight-hour working day, a right that carpenter Samuel Parnell had famously fought for in 1840. Our first Labour Day was held on 28 October 1890, and it has been a statutory public holiday since 1900. "

Except of course he didn't actually say they will cancel Labour Day but was a reference to the fact the new holiday costs small businesses $450 million each year, costs everyone will pay for.  So add a holiday, remove a holiday.  

Btw Celebrating Labour Day now is quite pointless considering many people now work multiple jobs or jobs with hours greater the 40 per week.