Trump saying New Zealand not once but twice in the same sentence is good cause to give everyone the day off
One of the great and enduring thrills of New Zealand life is when someone notices that we exist. We cling to Rudyard Kipling’s 1891 observation of our far-fetched archipelago as “last and loveliest”, a remote southern star, two vague, misty islands on the edge of the world – but every now and then, distance looks our way, and says our name out loud.
“New Zealand, you see what’s going on in New Zealand,” Donald Trump said today. The whole country has sat up and noticed. There is talk of coming up with a whole new set of public holidays to encourage Kiwis to get out and about, and spend tourism dollars while the borders remain closed. The Auckland author Anne Kennedy has suggested that National Poetry Day (23 August) should be a public holiday. Trump saying New Zealand not once but twice in the same sentence is equally good cause to give everyone the day off.
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