PremiumOpinionJohn MacDonald is the Canterbury Mornings host on Newstalk ZB Christchurch‌South Island businesses are urging the Government to back growth, not dismiss them as dependent. Photo / Getty ImagesSouth Island businesses could be forgiven for thinking that recent comments by Christopher Luxon might diminish their chance of getting in the ear of the National Party leader.

A party leader known for making tone-deaf statements. But who went next level, saying that New Zealand businesses have a “parent-child mentality”