▁had ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Business ▁Review . ▁It ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁gar ner ▁more ▁than ▁ 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁sign atures ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁accepted ▁for ▁consideration . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁column , ▁Jones ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁country ' s ▁national ▁hol iday ▁Wait ang i ▁Day , ▁should ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁Ma ori ▁Gr at itude ▁Day , ▁“ I ▁have ▁in ▁mind ▁a ▁public ▁hol iday ▁where ▁Ma ori ▁bring ▁us ▁breakfast ▁in ▁bed ▁or ▁we ed ▁our ▁gard ens , ▁was h ▁and ▁pol ish ▁our ▁cars ▁and ▁so ▁on , ▁out ▁of ▁grat itude ▁for ▁existing . ▁He ▁claimed ▁it ▁was ▁sat ir ical . ▁The ▁def am ation ▁trial ▁began ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁and ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁for ▁ 2 ▁weeks . ▁Jones ▁with d rew ▁his ▁case ▁after ▁ 5 ▁days ▁with ▁Jones ▁being ▁label led ▁' not ▁just ▁a ▁rac ist '. ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁Jones ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Knight ▁Bach elor ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Queen ' s ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours , ▁for ▁services ▁to ▁business ▁management ▁and ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Nov els ▁▁ ▁The ▁Perm it ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁▁ ▁Full ▁Circle ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁▁ ▁O gg ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁▁ ▁True ▁Fact s ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁▁ ▁D eg rees ▁for ▁Every one ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁