Cavalier is too mild a word for the ambivalence the Prime Minister showed for dipping his hand into the taxpayer's pocket for Emirates Team New Zealand and doling out five million bucks. There are legitimate arguments for and against taxpayer involvement in keeping the team together. × The Prime Minister shows where his loyalty lies. The Prime Minister shows where his loyalty lies. Our most successful America's Cup skipper Russell Coutts, at one point said to be on a cool ten million bucks a year, cut and run and who can blame him?

Source: New Zealand Herald July 04, 2017 06:22 UTC