Mahurangi Matters, 15 November 2017 – Off the Record

Kowhai Festival Great Debate

Hayley Holt was among the star performers the Kowhai Festival Great Debate, making the case that ‘Brutal honesty is the best policy’. She pooh-poohed a suggestion by the opposition (Murray Chapman, Peter McCutcheon and Steve Reynolds) that they could hardly respond honestly if their partner asked, “Does my bum look big in this?”. “Nonsense,” said Hayley. The correct response should be: “Darling, your bum looks big in everything.” She continued in the brutal honest vein while referencing the sporting achievements of team mate Allison Roe. “There’s more talent in her little finger,” she told the hapless Murray, Peter and Steve, “than in your round tummies.”