HMNZS National

In my Herald column I ask whether the HMNZS National will be able to get off the reef. The beginning:

I was asked at a speaking engagement a couple of weeks ago whether the election was a foregone conclusion, as there was such a lead in the polls for . My response was to quote former Kingdom Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and say “Events, dear boy, events”. famous quote was Macmillan's response to the question of what is most likely to blow a off course. And the blowing of the Rena off course onto a reef near most definitely is an event.

 

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