The gov'ts new bill attacks the right to protest, criminalising demonstrations outside of people's homes with vague language, curtailing the people's ability to hold decision-makers accountable.

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Debbie Ngarewa-Packer in question time just now received a response from acting prime minister David Seymour saying, "a terrorist group [Hamas] invaded a peaceful country [Israel], kidnapped, raped and kept hostages and continues to use those hostages as bargaining chips."

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I don’t understand how any cop let alone any human being could think effectively doing a push up on a person’s head and maintaining that stance is a good idea, the fact that this was taught to recruits for 3 years despite being picked up in 2022 is feral. #nzpol

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Following a local government official information request to Wellington City Council, PolicyFlow Aotearoa can reveal the contents of the email drafted by Cr Ray Chung detailing a sexist rumour about Mayor Tory Whanau.

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Considering turnout, I don't think Te Pāti Māori have received this large of a majority in Tāmaki Makaurau (the electorate) since 2008 with Pita Sharples. Huge win for TPM over Labour especially coming up to the election next year. #nzpol

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Over 300 children, kids 13 years old or younger, in the past year being held in jail is absolutely shocking. The longest was 48 hours. The fact this goes up to 8 days in the young person category is actually disgusting. #nzpol

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Attack on Human Rights: The coalition government's Electoral Amendment Bill takes unprecedented steps to abrogate the right to vote, disenfranchising over 100,000 people.

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It genuinely helps a lot as it helps us build up our own dedicated readership. I'm looking forward to next year. We genuinely do have something really cool in the making that I am excited to release when the time comes.

Breaking: Speaker Gerry Brownlee says "oh s***" in Parliament less than a minute after lecturing MPs on decorum.

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Another less spoken about bill right now. Has some really dangerous implications with how ACT want to implement it. #nzpol #toitūtetiriti

Debate on suspending Te Pāti Māori MPs suddenly adjourned by the government, postponed until June after budget week, despite opposition from Te Pāti Māori, Labour and the Greens.

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Breaking: Te Pāti Māori MPs face 'unprecedented' suspensions from Parliament, ranging from 7 to 21 days, raising significant concerns for democratic representation in Aotearoa.

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My first article on PolicyFlow is now up!

Kia ora! Sorry we disappeared for a few months, life got in the way, as well as us focussing on behind the scenes stuff! Our inaugural article is coming out this Monday on policyflow.nz A sneak peek of the top is attached. Please follow us, or sign up for emails: policyflow.nz#/portal/signup [1/3]