‘A refreshing rarity'

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34132, 20 April 1976, Page 7

‘A refreshing rarity'

From BRUCE MORRIS. London correspondent ef "The Press")

LONDON. New Zealand Prime Minister (Air Aluldoon) is a refreshing rarity among politicians and brought a strong breath of "antipodean fresh air” on his visit to London. according to one London daily. This is the contention of the “Daily Telegraph.” which, in a leading article, said: “Mr Muldoon and his Government are the kind of friends Britain increasingly' needs in this hard world.” The paper referred to Mr Muldoon as “that refreshing rarity among politicians, someone who uses words to convey a clearly understandable meaning. “He says what he means, and says it in a wav that people can understand.” Referring to the National Government’s landslide election win. the paper said: “He told New Zealanders what in their bones thev knew to be true — that the country had to cut back, clamp down, and cut its standard of living."

I “Since then, he has been! , as good as his word, giving! (stick all round, not only to! •; consumers in sharp price-I |; increases but to the unions; ion wage curbs. So far. the, countrv shows every’ sign of! approving his medicine.” The “Daily Telegraph” said! ■ that, in spite of great efforts : towards diversification in recent years. New Zealand’s f eventual standards of living .would still depend overr whelmingly on her exports - of lamb and dairy produce to s Britain and the rest of the 11 European Economic Com-i munity. r “New Zealand bv and large ? strongly supported Britain’s ■ accession to the Community. > and now wants only to en--jsure that her products continue to get a fair share in ■ Ithe market — something the! t British Government should! ‘ su PP or t ” the paper said. j