Andrew Dickens: Don't screw with the successful over 60s

What’s with all these sackings and surprise resignations this week... 

Phil Goff yesterday, Adrian Orr the day before.    

Richard Prebble did a runner from the gravy train of the Waitangi Tribunal  

Greg Foran Calls it a day at Air New Zealand after 5 years... 

One of these guys had change forced on them, the other three just packed up and left with varying degrees of notice.  

Some are angry. some are relieved.  

And they all have one thing in common  

They’re over 60.  

You don’t screw with successful over 60s, which they all are. 

They have discovered a superpower. They don’t give a flying fig.  

They’re financially settled. They know their own mind. They can afford to stand on their principles,  

 Phil Goff won't mind being held to account for what he said because he believes it.   

He may be regretful that his entertaining job in London has gone but he'll just come back to the farm in Clevedon and start making some real money in consultancy and cashing in both his Prime Ministerial and Mayoral superannuation.  

When things start getting all hot and sticky in their jobs for these over 60s, they can instantly switch to whoever needs this crap and walk.  

 And then they brood.  In their Bach. Or on a cruise ship. With a nice dinner reservation and maybe treat themselves to a new car.  

And if you think the over 60s have a superpower it's nothing compared to the over 70s whose superpower is the absolute certainty in what they believe and the total commitment to making sure that everyone knows it. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
What an incredible week. What's with all these sackings and
surprise resignations? Phil Goff? Yesterday, Adrian Or the day before
Richard Prebble did a runner from the gravy train of
the White Tonguey Tribunal. Greg Foran calls it a day
at their New Zealand after five years. So one of
these guys had changed forced on them. The other three
just packed up and left, with varying degrees of notice.

(00:20):
Some seem to be a little angry. I think all
of them are relieved, and they all have one thing
in common. They are over sixty. You don't screw with
successful over sixties, which they all are, because over sixties
who are successful have discovered a super power. They don't
give a flying fig. They're financially settled, they know their

(00:40):
own mind, and they can afford to stand on their principles.
So Phil Goff, Phil Goff will not mind being held
to account for what he said, because he believes what
he said. He just spoke his heart. He may be
regretful that is entertaining job in London has gone, but
he'll just come back to the farm in Cleveden and
he'll start making some real money. He'll do some consultancy.
He'll cash in on his fame, cash in both his

(01:00):
prime ministerial and mayoral superannuation. He's fine. When things start
getting all hot and sticky in their jobs, over sixties
can instantly switch to who needs this crap? And they
can just walk And then they brood a little in
their batch or on a cruise ship with a nice
dinner reservation, might treat themselves to a new car. And

(01:21):
you know, if you think the over sixties have a superpower,
it is nothing compared with the over seventies, whose superpower
is the absolute certainty in what they believe and the
total commitment to making sure that everyone knows it asks
when St Peter's for more.

Speaker 2 (01:37):
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