Wednesday, 14 December 2022 09:00

Red for danger

Written by  Milking It

OPINION: At the recent National Fieldays, it was noted that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her band of ministers avoided any Labour Party branding.

For starters, Ardern didn’t do the traditional walkabout PMs usually do at the biggest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere.

There were no Labour Party jackets or paraphernalia in sight.

One journalist quipped that Labour wanted to avoid a repeat of what happened at recent field days in Hawke’s Bay and Greymouth, where Labour ministers out in the party’s red attire were subject to ‘unfriendly’ comments from more than a few farmers!

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