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# Face of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/face-of-the-day-1480/
- Published: 2026-05-14T18:30:57.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-14T18:30:56.000Z
- Description: Reflecting on the six-word sentence, which gained viral attention, Collins said she and her husband were “disgusted” by the response it received.
- Author: Good Oil Staff
- Tags: Face of the Day

> Judith Collins was disgusted by the reaction to her infamous “talofa” comment, saying she thought it was “a lot of hysteria from a whole bunch of wet wipes”.  
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> The longstanding National Party MP, who is leaving politics, said, “My husband is Samoan, so talofa” in response to a question during a leaders’ debate for the 2020 election.  
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> The comment faced widespread backlash, with many claiming the former National leader “weaponised” the ethnicity of her husband, David Wong-Tung, for political gain.  
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> Reflecting on the six-word sentence, which gained viral attention, on *Ryan Bridge TODAY,* Collins said she and her husband were “disgusted” by the response it received.  
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> “Talofais a term that I use all the time. I’m actually only regretting I didn’t use it in parliament in my valedictory \[speech\].  
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> “For those people who got themselves all excited and stupid, frankly, my husband is Samoan. He was born in Samoa. He was brought up there as a child, came to New Zealand when he was eight. His first language is Samoan.*”*  
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> NZ Herald

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