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Hipkins jumped on bluesky after a 2month break to support Winston Peters here

Has so far refused to do the same to support the trans community in the face of destructive and, frankly, fatal policy that NZF and National delivered this week

Really showing his, and Labour's, priorities

Shortlist that last line for his epitaph!

Wednesday's Chorus: Churn claims Police target Govt to fail to hire extra 500 Police officers after 212 go to Australia; PM says prison pop'n rise of 1,967 to record-high 10,860 "a good thing"; Govt rejects 402 of 642 Auckland housing pleas in Aug

FYI I’ve opened this one up for full public reading, listening and sharing after requests from paying subscribers. Their support allows me to do this kind of public interest journalism on Aotearoa’s political economy around housing, climate and poverty in public. #nzpol

Yeah many years ago I wholeheartedly believed that myth

I look at how John Key was parachuted onto the Air New Zealand board to groom Luxon for the eventual leadership of the National Party and it's all just so distasteful. I mean that's seemingly tame compared to the really yuck stuff that's seemingly pushed deep down.

It really makes you think about all the sh*tf*ckery that goes in within NZ organisations and corporates. Like a black mould embedded everywhere

Jevon McSkimming accuser faces charges of harassing another police officer The woman who accused the disgraced top cop of sexual offending has received an apology, but is still facing charges.

Nope, nope, nope. My dudes you are still not getting it

Ahhh ok, birds of a feather but not the same flock.

So not the same church but separate evangelical ones

With the current NZ Police self-immolation and the revelation that Coster and McSkimming went to the same church very interested to see the @davidfarrier.com take when he gets the chance.
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It's definitely not good but at least the populace aren't delusional they it doesn't exist

Does that even meet the minimum requirements of a passable response? I can't say I'm surprised, perhaps, disappointed

How are we in this timeline where you scratch the surface and find out it's sex pests and often peodophiles all the way down? I hate it #nzpol

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If Labour want any chance of remaining relevant they need to lean into this hard. There needs to be massive reform within NZ Police of it is to survive as an organisation

I was thinking exactly the same thing. Chris Hipkins misrepresented what Tamatha Paul said. She knew exactly what she was talking about.

Hipkins crossed a major line when he did that. He should have made it right earlier. Now he NEEDS to make it right.

It's so true. I came to this realisation after living in Indonesia for years where corruption was so overt but at the lower level about survival. Here it's way more low key and evil.

It most definitely is

I know right. I don't like making it a generational thing because it cuts across generations but some Boomers, including my parents. Sheesh

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Yup. Dad has it on a lot as a hate listen. I think that's bad juju

My Mum parroted the line that Greens are better when they stick to the environment. "Mum, it's all connected and we live in the environment" 🤦🏼

Senior cabinet minister Winston Peters on his own government: they've managed the economy poorly #nzpol

Just saw some video and yikes. Horrifying accident. Left engine has departed the aircraft while it was still on the runway, damaging the wing and potentially damaging the other 2 engines. Those folks had no chance

remember when the former president of the act party got more child rape charges and the story just kinda... disappeared again?

All Black turned firefighter challenges David Seymour over fire truck comment "The siren stopped working on the way to a call. Then a spotlight in the cab caught on fire," says Steve Devine as the ACT leader talks down problems.

Firefighter verifies that Seymour is lying to the public and media, again. Journalists must be sick of being used as tools.

Totally uninformed is the vibe Bagrie has given off for a long time. I have to wonder if that played a role in him going independent from ANZ. But his views are useful to feed the ignorant narrative around teachers.

I'm starting to think that ACT and perhaps the wider ATLAS ecosystem are just a front for something more sinister than neoliberalism...