Ardern’s tenure was characterized by a series of blunders that left many Kiwis frustrated and disillusioned. She handled the COVID-19 pandemic hoax with a heavy-handed approach of lockdowns and border closures. The economic fallout from these measures decimated small businesses, crippled the country’s economy, and left thousands of New Zealanders jobless and struggling. Is this the kind of leadership Oxford should be celebrating? F**k off it is.
Ardern’s leadership was riddled with failures that New Zealanders are still grappling with. The housing crisis under her government spiralled out of control, with housing prices skyrocketing, and countless Kiwis were locked out of the housing market altogether. Her government's inability to address this glaring issue exposed her inability to tackle the structural inequalities facing the country. Instead of meaningful action, Ardern was content to give speeches and promise change, while the everyday person was left to suffer. Not to mention the millions she was spending on emergency housing for benefit-bludging losers.
Ardern’s response to the Christchurch mosque shootings in 2019, while initially hailed as compassionate, was just another example of her failure to confront the deeper issues plaguing New Zealand. Instead of addressing systemic inequality, she sought quick fixes and symbolic gestures, including calls for stronger gun control laws. These measures were not welcomed; they did little to address the broader, more profound problems facing the country.
Now, Oxford is prepared to honour this disastrous leadership with an honorary degree. What does this say about Oxford’s standards? Is a polished public image and a few good speeches all it takes to earn recognition from one of the world’s most prestigious universities? If so, it’s a sad day for academia. Ardern’s failure to produce meaningful, lasting reforms for New Zealanders should have disqualified her from any such accolades. Her time as Prime Minister was marked by indecision, poor policy choices, and a lack of genuine progress, and yet Oxford has chosen to ignore all of this.
The decision to award Ardern an honorary degree feels out of touch with reality and disrespectful to the many New Zealanders who were left to pick up the pieces after her reign. Oxford’s choice to honour Ardern reflects poorly on the institution itself, undermining its own prestigious reputation. If this is the calibre of leadership the university is willing to reward, then Oxford’s once-stellar reputation is in jeopardy.
It’s a disgrace that Jacinda Ardern, a leader who has become synonymous with failure in the eyes of many New Zealanders, is being handed such an honour. Oxford University should be ashamed for tarnishing its legacy by honoring a leader who did little to improve the lives of those she was supposed to serve. This decision is not only embarrassing but sends the wrong message to the world about what truly constitutes excellence in leadership.
Matua Kahurangi is just a bloke sharing thoughts on New Zealand and the world beyond. No fluff, just honest takes. He blogs on https://matuakahurangi.com/ where this article was sourced.
Ardern’s leadership was riddled with failures that New Zealanders are still grappling with. The housing crisis under her government spiralled out of control, with housing prices skyrocketing, and countless Kiwis were locked out of the housing market altogether. Her government's inability to address this glaring issue exposed her inability to tackle the structural inequalities facing the country. Instead of meaningful action, Ardern was content to give speeches and promise change, while the everyday person was left to suffer. Not to mention the millions she was spending on emergency housing for benefit-bludging losers.
Ardern’s response to the Christchurch mosque shootings in 2019, while initially hailed as compassionate, was just another example of her failure to confront the deeper issues plaguing New Zealand. Instead of addressing systemic inequality, she sought quick fixes and symbolic gestures, including calls for stronger gun control laws. These measures were not welcomed; they did little to address the broader, more profound problems facing the country.
Now, Oxford is prepared to honour this disastrous leadership with an honorary degree. What does this say about Oxford’s standards? Is a polished public image and a few good speeches all it takes to earn recognition from one of the world’s most prestigious universities? If so, it’s a sad day for academia. Ardern’s failure to produce meaningful, lasting reforms for New Zealanders should have disqualified her from any such accolades. Her time as Prime Minister was marked by indecision, poor policy choices, and a lack of genuine progress, and yet Oxford has chosen to ignore all of this.
The decision to award Ardern an honorary degree feels out of touch with reality and disrespectful to the many New Zealanders who were left to pick up the pieces after her reign. Oxford’s choice to honour Ardern reflects poorly on the institution itself, undermining its own prestigious reputation. If this is the calibre of leadership the university is willing to reward, then Oxford’s once-stellar reputation is in jeopardy.
It’s a disgrace that Jacinda Ardern, a leader who has become synonymous with failure in the eyes of many New Zealanders, is being handed such an honour. Oxford University should be ashamed for tarnishing its legacy by honoring a leader who did little to improve the lives of those she was supposed to serve. This decision is not only embarrassing but sends the wrong message to the world about what truly constitutes excellence in leadership.
Matua Kahurangi is just a bloke sharing thoughts on New Zealand and the world beyond. No fluff, just honest takes. He blogs on https://matuakahurangi.com/ where this article was sourced.
24 comments:
Wow, you are so right. Have you copied this article to someone at Oxford who might have the intelligence to see this woman for what she is.
At the end of the day what will she ever be really? Living her fake life with her fake friends, forcing her fake crap onto idiots who like to fawn over her well designed fake persona. It all looks a bit empty to me.
In this inverse matrix, “leadership” means for being loyal synagogue of Satan acolytes, “Honor's” for selling their soul to the dark side. They are forever "marked" for the choice they made.
This will cost Oxford as regards reputation and finance. They declined to give Thatcher an honorary degree despite her being a graduate of the university and a successful politician. Now they are going to give an honorary degree to a political and academic lightweight. The alumni won't like this and will start to keep their purses shut.
Next she'll be getting the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing about unity between races - NOT
Nothing new. Leaders from team WEF must get rewarded for faithfully pushing their agenda
Oxford, putting lipstick on a pig.....
Yes - like AU ( the begging letters from which are increasingly obsequious.)
True - but the chaos that she/Labour created is painfully real and requires real brains and experience to resolve.
My suggestion to the author is ignore it & let this BS run its course. Truth always prevails. She may have gained riches, but she’ll never gain good character, & as a result, genuinely good & fulfilling relationships as vapid people lead vapid lives.
On the bright side, the more accolades she gets over there, the less likely we are to ever see her again here. I’d call that a win.
Now, if only we could find a way to see other wastrels & bludgers exit from our politics, institutions and public purse strings.
Anonymous @ 11:57, team WEF My only comment is WTF.
As a graduate of the place, I don't find the decision makes any difference to my thinking. Ardern occupies an exaggerated place in the heads of numerous rather self-dramatising people in NZ, but Oxford and the wider world don't care about them. Like most leaders, she had strengths and weaknesses, and gained an international profile regardless. The local view is mixed, which is the case with most leaders.
PhD usually means Doctor of Philosophy but in this instance, I think it means "haddock dressing" in recognition for pre political vocation and contribution to the industry of wrapping fish.
All due respect Matu, but you fail to mention the worst of Ardern:
She elevated Maori above the rest of us; she promoted the fiction of co-governance and the Hua Puapua plan for tribal rule by 2040; she riddled our legislation with the requirement to apply non-existent treaty principles; she substituted race for merit as the criterion for advancement; she wasted millions on a Maori Health Authority and Three Waters and gave untold taxpayer dollars to Maori organisations; she indoctrinated our kids and force-fed the rest of us; she suppressed criticism in the traditional media through the Public Interest Journalism Fund.
All this amounted to a comprehensive decolonization agenda and was done without an electoral mandate, and surreptitiously, while smiling kindly. The result is that we hate one another and are fearful of what’s ahead for our nation.
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Honorary degrees are like honorary knighthoods. They mean nothing in substance but can be rewards for political purposes like the honorary knighthood for Ceaucescu in the mid 70s ; a reward for not entirely following the Soviet line although he became worse . Titles and honours , doctor titles etc need to check how they got them and in what and for what, not just automatically doff ones cap. Too many titled scoundrels
Another NZ woman Oxford honoured with a visiting professorship was Marie Clay who has also left a disastrous legacy in NZ . Her Whole Language reading method has produced for us the worst reading scores in the English speaking world.
Harvard University has also honoured these two women which shows they have lost ability to discern real value and learning.
This is contributing to the downfall of Western culture .
Oxford these days is as stupid as other places like Auckland Univ. Its a worldwide disease/contagion in edjicashun. Yes the begging letters have started fro,m UoA..
Anon 3:11
A very good summary of that deliberately destructive woman and at least 50% of Kiwis now know and recognize that.
Sadly, there are still many who remain loyal to her and continue to push her agenda.
And until the MSM starts publishing the truth, her evil plots will be implemented.
Much of the media offshore take material from our MSM unedited, fooling their readers into believing that she was the most wonderful leader.
How many times have I had to explain the situation to friends in the UK ? Generally they don't believe me.
The reference for Matu's blog is incorrect. That blog appears to be unused.
Anon @6:45: try matua.substack.com
Ardern = a birdbrain who teaches failure.
It's that simple. I thought Trump was being overly nice, she's far more evil than that.
Hahahaha good one. Exactly.
Funny how an outsider's view can be a lot more perceptive than someone too close to the action. Adern was never going to cut the mustard financially as leader. She was Labour Party through and through so that goes without saying. And having such a shallow pool of talent to draw upon for her Cabinet kind of sealed her fate in that department. So Labour was always going to tank the economy whoever they chose as their leader. And Adern can hardly be blamed for the economic consequences of COVID. She had the good sense to recognise her limitations and followed the advice of her public health officials. As a result we survived to bitch and moan about it. A million dead Americans didn't get that opportunity. Oxford's recognition of Adern's leadership underlines that fact. I doubt if they will ever offer Donald Trump an honorary degree given that, not only did he preside over those deaths, but then he came back to tank the American economy as well, and all by himself without the help of a killer virus. All New Zealanders should be reminded of Fred Dagg's famous line "You don't know how lucky you are".
Karma is a dish cooked slowly!
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