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‘Party Central’ Now A Camp Site

‘Party Central’ Now A Camp Site

Fortunately Kiwis know how to party, with or without the dubious help of Prime Minister John Key, says Labour Tourism spokesperson Kelvin Davis.

Kelvin Davis says New Zealanders will work out the best way to have a good time at next year’s Rugby World Cup, but it will be no thanks to the Prime Minister.

“The Prime Minister's habit of speaking without thinking has once again come back to bite him with the embarrassing revelation that party central may now be held in a tent resembling little more than a glorified camp site,” Kelvin Davis said.

“He needs to think through the shambles of his grandiose schemes in a little more detail, because he’s starting to make us look like a backwater nation.

“His original notion for party central idea is now starting to resemble a scout camp where rugby fans will sit around a camp fire, with the water lapping at the jetty, singing Kumbaya or On The Ball.

“If they are singing the latter, it certainly won’t be in tribute to Mr Key,” Kelvin Davis said.

“Just like his failed job summit, his cycleway that was meant to provide 3000 jobs and his Clayton's plan to halt Japanese whaling, his concept of party central is a flop.

“We shouldn't be surprised if the next incarnation of party central incorporates a gazebo. The only consolation is that Kiwis know how to have a good time, and they don’t need any help from a stumbling Prime Minister to do so.”

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