New ferry names: Winston calls it woke, but debating Cook’s legacy is nothing new
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New Zealand names new ferry after Captain Cook and tells 'snivelling wokesters' that 'a mature country does not run from its history'
New Zealand has named a new ferry after Captain Cook and told "snivelling wokesters" that "a mature country does not run from its history." Foreign Minister Winston Peters took aim at critics who view Cook as a "harbinger of colonisation," urging them to develop a deeper understanding of their country's history."A mature country does not run from its history. A serious country does not vandalise its memory to satisfy the latest fashion in whinge…
New ferry names: Winston calls it woke, but debating Cook’s legacy is nothing new
William West/AFP via Getty ImagesWith an election looming, it was perhaps unsurprising that Minister for Rail Winston Peters used the announcement of the names of two new state-owned ferries to indulge in a little campaign signalling. Targetting the “snivelling wokesters” who might take issue with one ferry being named after Captain James Cook, Peters suggested “a mature country does not run from its history” (a point with which I fully agree). …
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