Grassroots effort to troll Ardern

• Published date: 26 January 2023
• Publication title: Northern Advocate, The (Whangarei, New Zealand)

Disgruntled by the pressure Labour’s new regulations are putting on farmers, including a “fart tax” on carbon emissions from livestock, Vegetable grower Rodney Ng decided to make his feelings about Ardern’s time at the top well-known

In a seven-hour effort, Ng and his staff mowed a giant message into a field, directly under a flight path to Auckland Airport, writing: “End of an error”.

Taking to social media, Ng posted a video of the process, revealing it took three people seven hours to create, with each letter roughly 40 metres in length.

The video shows Ng using a GPS to assist in the mapping out of the words to mow.

“The farmers of NZ would like to wish you all the best! We had our ups and downs. We don’t agree with a heck of a lot. But that’s water under the bridge. We can all celebrate now.

“I thought we’d all send you a message. You were one of a kind that’s for sure. I hope I’ve spelt it correctly,” the video states as it shows the final product of their labour.

Speaking to Daily Mail, he said “the fart tax is a hard one for beef and dairy”, as well as stressing the mental health of many Kiwi farmers had been a big concern.

He went on to say increasing regulation and new legislations are adding immense pressure on farmers trying to make a living and keep the economy rolling.

Ng, who provides produce for the local supermarkets, told Daily Mail he received support after his stunt.

Ng’s controversial stunt comes as security and disinformation experts spoken to by the Herald say there would be cause to maintain protection after Ardern steps down and into the future.

It comes as University of Auckland researchers...