Prime Minister Helen Clark has finally received an official
Waitangi Day invitation.
The Young Nationals have invited
her to a “BBQ and a few beers” in Wellington. Young
Nationals Chair Daniel Gordon said that as a compassionate
conservative, he felt obliged to invite Ms Clark to the
party at “my mate Phil’s place.”
“I feel sorry for Helen
Clark that she has nowhere to go. Even though I’ve received
an official invite to Waitangi from Nga Puhi, I’m willing to
stay in Wellington and show her a good time.
“We have
warned Ms Clark though that there may be poor people, and
possibly vagrants, in the neighborhood,” said Mr Gordon. The
warning comes after Ms Clark previously objected to poor
people living in her street.
As yet Ms Clark has not
responded to the invitation, but is understood to be
considering it seriously.
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