18-12-2023, 02:21 PM
The hypocrisy of our politicians is stunning.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...arn-te-reo
[b]"Luxon defends taxpayer-funded te reo lessons, after his own criticism [/b]
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says it is important for public officials to have skills in te reo, after criticising other public service bosses for funding te reo lessons.
Luxon said people wanting to learn te reo should "pay for it themselves" - but his office has confirmed it paid for his te reo lessons.
A spokesperson for the prime minister defended the taxpayer-funded lessons as a completely appropriate use of funding - which appears to be at odds with previous statements from Luxon.
"In the real world outside of Wellington and outside the bubble of MPs, people who want to learn te reo or want to learn any other education actually pay for it themselves," Luxon said, earlier.
This morning, in a statement, a spokesperson confirmed the taxpayer-funded budget of the Leader of the Opposition's office paid for Luxon's te reo lessons.
The spokesperson said they were not aware of any other National MPs using the Opposition budget to learn te reo Māori."
No doubt there are eager beaver journalists checking that even now....
He's basically saying that taxpayers paying for his lessons is perfectly alright but everyone else can pay for it themselves, & too bad if they can't afford it.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politic...arn-te-reo
[b]"Luxon defends taxpayer-funded te reo lessons, after his own criticism [/b]
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says it is important for public officials to have skills in te reo, after criticising other public service bosses for funding te reo lessons.
Luxon said people wanting to learn te reo should "pay for it themselves" - but his office has confirmed it paid for his te reo lessons.
A spokesperson for the prime minister defended the taxpayer-funded lessons as a completely appropriate use of funding - which appears to be at odds with previous statements from Luxon.
"In the real world outside of Wellington and outside the bubble of MPs, people who want to learn te reo or want to learn any other education actually pay for it themselves," Luxon said, earlier.
This morning, in a statement, a spokesperson confirmed the taxpayer-funded budget of the Leader of the Opposition's office paid for Luxon's te reo lessons.
The spokesperson said they were not aware of any other National MPs using the Opposition budget to learn te reo Māori."
No doubt there are eager beaver journalists checking that even now....
He's basically saying that taxpayers paying for his lessons is perfectly alright but everyone else can pay for it themselves, & too bad if they can't afford it.
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)