What Christopher Luxon should have said was: We call on all parties to respect international law.

He could have said the Iranian regime was wicked and needs to be held to account.

The Prime Minister should have said problems in the world are not caused because international law has failed but because it has been absent.

What he actually said was: “Well, I mean, we obviously understand. We’re not saying that, what we’re saying is. We understand there’s. I don’t know how to be any clearer guys.”

The drums are beating for him now. This is not the leader we need in times of war.

I can’t be any clearer guys.

Josie's Post column.

Josie was on Newstalk ZB to discuss the US and Israel strikes in Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other topics.

Josie was The Huddle on Newstalk ZB to discuss the Leader o the Opposition's State of the Nation speech, pay for local councillors, and move along orders for rough sleepers.

Josie was interviewed on Newstalk ZB about her work, politics and commentary.

On a radio slot the other day I was asked what New Zealand’s national dish is. Pies and chips? Cheese so bland they have to stick bits of fruit in it to convince shoppers it’s fancy? White bread sandwiches stuffed with grated rubber and carrot? Nah. We all know that authentic Kiwi kai is spag bol, KFC and nachos.

Then I got to asking myself, what is our national architecture? Grey boxes. In our main streets our national style is ugly cheap advertising signage cluttered with phone numbers that no one, in the history of advertising, has ever rung.

Imagine any situation - having a feed, driving a car, greeting friends. Picture a stereotypical Aussie, Frenchman, American or Italian. Their art, what they would wear and eat, how they would behave. Do you think we have an identity as distinctive?


Read Josie's column in The Post.