New Zealand farmer Rodney Ng's mowed field troll goodbye to Prime Minister ... trends now
A New Zealand farmer has turned one of his fields into an elaborate troll to farewell outgoing Kiwi Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Vegetable grower Rodney Ng, whose property sits under a flight path into Auckland Airport on the North Island, has given those coming in to land something to remember Ms Ardern by after mowing the giant words 'End of an error' into a field - the pointed pun fully intended.
Mr Ng who provides produce for local supermarkets, told Daily Mail Australia it took three people about seven hours to mow the enormous letters, each roughly 40metres in length, into his 4ha field.
The farmer, 40, said he was motivated by the 'immense pressure' New Zealand's farmers are under due from a 'tsunami' regulations introduced by Ms Ardern's Labour government, including a 'fart tax' on carbon emissions from livestock.
'The fart tax is a hard one for beef and dairy but there are many,' he said.
'The mental health of many New Zealand farmers has been a big concern over the last few years,' he said.
'We're under a lot of pressure with increasing regulations and new legislations.'
New Zealand leafy greens grower Rodney Ng has marked the end of Jacinda Ardern's prime ministership with a giant send-off
Mr Ng, who is a third-generation farmer, said he hoped his cheeky message would give people a laugh
Mr Ng posted a video showing the process of mowing the rotation cover crop, where he uses GPS guidance to carve out the letters.
As he goes about his task superimposed captions read: 'Hey Cindy, the farmers of NZ would like to wish you all the best!'
'We had our ups and downs, we don't agree on with a heck of a lot but that's water under the bridge.
'We can all celebrate now. You were one of a kind that's for sure.'
A third generation farmer, Mr Ng said planes passed over his property every 30 minutes during Auckland Airport's operating hours.
'I've had a fellow grower say his daughter saw the field art (from a plane), but still yet to get confirmation,' he said.
The response to the send-off had been 'very positive', according to Mr Ng.
The field art on Mr Ng's South Island property took three men seven hours to produce
Those flying into Auckland Airport should be able to look down and read the not so fond farewell to Jacinta Ardern
Ms Ardern announced her shock resignation from political life last Thursday saying she had 'nothing left in the tank'.
The 42-year-old became an international figure known for her brand of 'empathy' politics, especially demonstrated in the aftermath of the 2019 Christchurch mosque mass shooting where she became a figure of national healing.
However, after coasting back into power on the strength of New Zealand's initially successful efforts to keep Covid at bay, her government's harsh border measures, vaccine mandates and lockdowns began to polarise the country.
Although still admired internationally, Ms Ardern's domestic fortunes have taken a dive as New Zealanders face soaring prices, unaffordable houses and rampant crime along with a ballooning street gang culture.
The ruling Labour party has been mired in poor poor results that if reflected in the October general election will see it swept out of office.
In his social media posts Mr Ng included hashtags to Groundswell NZ, which is a protest movement of Kiwi farmers against 'unworkable regulations' that have come under Labor's five-year reign.
A website for the group lists nine water, bio-diversity and climate change regulations and taxes including the Agricultural Emissions Tax, which charges cattle farmers for the methane released by cow burps, farts and urine.
Mr Ng said that the regulations and taxes being heaped onto New Zealand farmers were putting them 'under immense pressure'
The 40-metre letters were mown into a 4ha field with the help of GPS and should last at least three weeks
Jacinda Ardern (pictured) strutted the world stage as a darling of the political Left
Mr Ng said his cropped goodbye tribute to 'Cindy' should be legible for at least three weeks.
'I'll give it a refresh if needed,' he said.
Ms Ardern will be formally replaced as prime minister by former police and Covid response minister Chris Hipkins on Wednesday.
Jacinda Ardern quit as PM saying she wanted to be remembered for her kindness. But that's an arrogant slap
