New Zealand names new ferry after Captain Cook and tells 'snivelling wokesters' that 'a mature country does not run from its history'

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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.

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A serious country does not vandalise its memory to satisfy the latest fashion in whinger politics," he declared before parliament in Wellington."We know what will happen.

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The snivelling wokesters will work themselves into a lather over the name.It is fashionable now in certain circles to treat Captain Cook as nothing more than a symbol to be condemned, cancelled and cast out." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The companion vessel will bear the name Kupe, the Polynesian navigator credited in Maori tradition with being the first person to reach New Zealand.Both ferries are currently under construction in China and are expected to...

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