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The truth is this: many voters are not paying attention. They vote out of habit, emotion or confusion, not evidence. Until they feel the direct consequences in their own lives – rising crime, unaffordable power bills, being silenced for their beliefs – they don’t realise just how much damage has been done.
But when that realisation comes, it comes fast. And it can turn into a political storm.
It was a great privilege for my generation to grow up admiring and being inspired by these remarkable people. It is clear that there are many role models for 10-year-old NZers today to be as inspired by as I was at Cooks Gardens in the 1970s.
The warnings were ignored. This was preventable. The question now is whether anyone will be held accountable, or whether we’ll simply wait for the next catastrophe.
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