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Thursday, 19 November 2020 08:55

Who cares?

Written by  The Hound

OPINION: Meanwhile, your canine crusader is left a little bemused about all the crowing and cooing from the media and commentators about the “amazing diversity” of Ardern’s new Cabinet. 

Much has been made about the high number of Maori, Pasifika, women, and gay members of the new line-up.

Really? Who actually gives a flying fig about what the ethnic, gender or sexual orientation of any member of the executive is?

Your old mate is far more concerned about whether or not a Cabinet Minister is actually capable and competent of the doing the job – rather than what boxes they may or may not tick in the census form.

Surely the ability of a person to successfully carry out the role is a far higher priority than who they may sleep with or who their grandparents were?

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