Wardini Books in Hawke’s Bay has decided to stop selling ‘The Dinner Club’, a cookbook by Jane Morgan designed to support Cyclone Gabrielle relief efforts.
The decision by the owners of Wardini Books Gareth and Louise Ward came after they responded to a complaint alleging Morgan’s social media posts contained ‘anti-trans and anti-Māori’ views.
Morgan, who has been actively supporting displaced families since the cyclone hit, intended for the cookbook’s proceeds to aid recovery in the region. Her efforts were undercut by the Wards’ decision to pull her book based on what they deemed incompatible with their shop’s philosophy. This move has sparked heated debate online, drawing criticism from those who view it as an unfair judgment that prioritises political correctness over community support and free speech.
Cam Slater and others rallied to Morgan’s defense, but the Wards, while regretting the public backlash, stood by their decision, framing it as a ‘business choice’ rather than a political statement.
Copies of the book can be bought on Trade Me, or on the book’s website, or at Silky Oak on Links road in Napier. Orders can also be placed by email to: thedinnerclub-hb@mail.com.
You can get The Dinner Club cookbook on Trade Me: https://t.co/iHEN8Adl3s
Or via https://t.co/Dni4Vf73BS
Or email thedinnerclub-hb@mail.com to organise a bank transfer, if essier.
It’s also available at Silky Oak in Links Road, Napier and Wardini books https://t.co/cCGoGxUClx pic.twitter.com/oP5OMfNJNT— Dame Jane (@Dame__Jane) February 23, 2024
FFS if you are so wedded to the virtue signal that you cancel a cookbook seeking to raise funds for those effected by Cyclone Gabrielle you need to have a long hard look in the mirror. You are preventing help getting to people in need.https://t.co/8HS79kLacO
— Ani O’Brien (@aniobrien) February 28, 2024
Dame Jane has been sabotaged in the most bizarre way after all her work, passion and care for those hit by Cyclone Gabrielle.
This is just so very low.
Wtf?! https://t.co/qTYW9e2sxv— Olivia Pierson (@PiersonOlivia) February 27, 2024
The activists are doing FAR MORE to make the public anti-trans and anti-woke than anything the right wingers are doing online.
Good stuff, guys. Keep it right up 👏 👏👏
Agreed. If we had any tolerance for trans people before, it’s completely gone now. We’re pushing back on the woke and we ain’t gonna stop! 👏👏👏
The dominos are falling…..
Labour – gone
‘Hate’ speech – gone
3 waters – gone
Sexual grooming via the curriculum in schools – gone
Jacinda – gone
Chippy – gone
Robbo – gone
Mallard – gone
Golriz- gone
Shaw – gone
Kiri allan – gone
The project – gone
The am show – gone
Magic radio – gone
Who’s next cos we are just getting started! 💪💪👊😎
Try Chloe and the Greens, GONE???
The TVNZ1’s ‘The Breakfast Show’…GONE???
Firearms Ban on Semi-Autos and MSSA’s;…GONE???
Endorsements for Motorcycles…GONE???
Secret Warrant-less Entries into Homes (via former Zionist PM John Key)…GONE???
Gangsta Rap / Hip Hop Radio Stations…GONE???
Seizure and Forfeitures of the property and bank accounts of disabled persons…GONE???
Religious programming on TV…GONE???
Sports reporting taking up :25 minutes of TV ‘News’ air time…GONE???
Oops forgot:
Maori names no one understands- gone
Apartheid health system – gone…..