Mother of teen activist 'goes berserk' after daughter is exposed as 'massive hypocrite'

News Corp columnist David Penberthy says the mother of a teenage climate activist from New Zealand has hit out at a radio host after an interview.

Izzy Cook, a 16-year-old schoolgirl, spoke to NewstalkZB host Heather du Plessis-Allan and said flights to Fiji were not necessary – but when probed, Ms Cook admitted she had been to Fiji just months prior.

“I actually thought the interviewer was being quite, sort of, almost maternal, like she was trying to laugh about it without crucifying this poor kid who clearly is a massive hypocrite,” he told Sky News host Chris Kenny.

“Her mother has gone berserk and has now accused the radio station of cruelty and said ‘how dare my daughter be treated like that’."

Mr Penberthy said if Ms Cook is going to be a “child prodigy” who wants to tell others how to live, it does “invite a degree of scrutiny”.

“The fact that her mother belatedly turned to some kind of crazed helicopter parent,” he said.

[twistedbuddhaha]

Yep thats the level of intelligence we have come to expect from activists

[resipsaloquitur]

The mother's childish response speaks volumes.

[theglanconer]

That poor child never stood a chance with such a mother.

[ahjort]

The climate activist put her own child out there! She is worse than the stereotypical stage moms.

[thomasace]

At least we know we can blame the bad parenting

[markenda]

The reality is that the mother is mad because SHE was exposed as a hypocrite. Her daughter stepped into the adult world and just learned a lesson. The host was perfectly polite and treated the young lady fairly.

[sporkensten]

It's already infuriating that these people have the audacity to try to tell us how to live our lives, but it's even more infuriating when they can't even manage their own. The entitlement and narcissism is off the charts.

[angel_dawn_morningstar]

The radio host didn't make a fool out of poor Izzy .. Izzy made a fool of herself ! PERIOD !
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[brianhoward]

The lack of self awareness is absolutely astounding.

[juliapigworthy]

The mother's overreaction to her daughter's hypocrisy being exposed suggests that the apple hasn't fallen far from the tree.

[joeshmoe]

"How dare my daughter be treated like that..."

How dare she attempt to treat the rest of the world like she apparently wants to?

[TheVersipelis]

The real consequences of never being told “no”.

[AfricanSouthernCross]

This whole “episode” just highlighted what the mother has raised, that’s why she hit the roof after her daughter was caught out.

[crishawk]

They deserve to be humiliated and laughed at.

[lawdog]

The mother trying to live her life through her daughter is why she took it so personally.

[seandelap]

You can see where the daughter gets it from.

[mohamhead]

There's no worse human being than an adult who was pampered as a child

[srvtx]

I think the bigger picture here is why the Media is even giving her a interview or a platform.

[danielthompson]

Clearly the mother is the person who should be held primarily responsible for this .

[kerrysavas]

how unfair on poor Izzy Cook, we all know as a young wokester, she cares and loves the climate enough to tell all of us to go back to the Stone Age, stop all air travel, go vegan, buy electric cars or ride bikes while she takes her flights to Fiji for that hard earned break from being right about everything