New Zealand has named a new inter-island ferry after Captain Cook despite condemnation from ‘snivelling wokesters.’
The new vessel linking the country’s North Island and South Island will be named after the British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led voyages to the Pacific.
But the decision to name the ferry after Cook, who killed Māori when he and his crew arrived in New Zealand in October 1769, has sparked criticism as the country has been making moves over the last few years to come to terms with its colonial history.
However, the country’s foreign minister, Winston Peters, has dismissed the backlash and
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