I can't deny it: I am very glad that someone is finally calling out the lazy, shiftless, drug-addled New Zealand worker.

I am so particularly glad this critique has come from the mouths of those who champion the highest work standards, and the most ethical behaviours.

And by that, I mean I am so pleased ex-bankers, foreign exchange merchants, and former high flying lawyers that go into politics for a lark, see fit to pass judgement on the New Zealand workforce, one which relies heavily on barely subsistence wages, lop-sided or non-existent employment agreements and limited possibilities.

1 NEWS Columnist Dita DeBoni Source: 1 NEWS

Why, I wouldn't want to live in a world where morality wasn't decided by money market specialists, working in concert with spin doctors specialising in ensuring the wealthy across nations are able to avoid their fair share of taxes and cash in on the sale of public assets.

Sign me up to hear what they've got to say about the work ethic of the New Zealand wage slave, for goodness sake!

Sign me up to hear what they've got to say about the work ethic of the New Zealand wage slave, for goodness sake! - Dita de Boni

They're bang on in what they're saying. New Zealand workers, especially those in rural regions, have a drug problem.

They're too high on drink and drugs to be any good at their jobs (that's why their health and safety stats are so bad too – nothing to do with their employers).

They really should take a leaf out of the books of the world's biggest investment banks and create an environment where lonely, maladjusted young strivers take drugs to stay awake and churn out endless meaningless financial reports all night long.

Our slackers need to embrace drugs that keep one performing at high levels, rather than those that cause too much relaxing.

Good thing those bankers don't have to undergo drug tests every Monday morning. But they shouldn't need to: what they put into their bodies is their business, and furthermore, they only have the wealth of nations riding on their shoulders.

Not like apple pickers, who are clearly a hazard to both themselves and their wider community.

On a more over-arching level, the Government, understandably, does not want to have responsibility for employment in the regions.

It does not want to work on reasonable pay, better conditions, or any other infrastructure issues relating to fixing a problem that has long-term, inter-generational ramifications.

I'm pleased to hear people like double-dipping politician Bill English point out the obvious – that some Kiwis hunting for work are pretty damned hopeless. - Dita de Boni

Why should it, when bringing in foreign workers who will work for a third of the cost and never complain about conditions are so easy to come by? What do you think they are – the Government or something?

Let's get real. I'm pleased to hear people like double-dipping politician Bill English point out the obvious – that some Kiwis hunting for work are "pretty damned hopeless".

I'm happy Michael Woodhouse, who once rammed through legislation describing worm farming and mini-golf a "high risk" activity, is looking to keep the workplace free of drug users.

I'm thrilled John Key is repeating the talking points ad nauseum.