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Who are some cool young Māori illustrators/comic artists? For possible future Spinoff work, and for forwarding on jobs I can't do - have had a few clients specifically ask me to recommend Māori artists recently. I have a few names but I bet there are heaps more I don't know
Chuckling away to myself at the angry messages from conspiracy theorists who are offended by me labelling them cockwombles. When the NZ army institutes its secret martial law plan I’ll be sure to amend my terminology. #cockwombles
Requiring border staff to be tested is “a big lever to pull”, but locking Auckland down isn’t? This Government is out of touch. New leadership is required because we can’t hug our way out of this crisis. We need competence, not just good communication.
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My 17 year old niece isn’t lying though💯@_sssssandy
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Free masks for the elderly in Õtara made by local Fashion Designer Natasha Auali'itia #tashaleecouture This is the Sth AKL I know.@ISuamasi![]()
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Poll puts Labour as the preferred party for business owners for first time dlvr.it/Rdc634@NZStuff
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There's an alarming amount of US-style misinformation and conspiracy theories circulating NZ at the moment. Don't fall for it - cartoon in today's NZ Herald and premium online here... #nzpol #premium nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/a…@rodemmerson![]()
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Announcing ‘3 Nights in Amsterdam’ Brand new mixtape dropping in two weeks, 28/08 💜💜✨✨@ogjessb![]()
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leT's TrY tHE swEdISh MOdEL, iT's GoOD fOr ThE eCOnOmY@marcdaalder
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Growers around NZ are saying to the PM "Let's open up the independent fruit and vegetable retailers so that all of NZ can get access to fresh, locally grown produce." Without community-based fruit and veg shops, many won't have access to healthy food. #SaveGreengrocersFightCovid@HortNZ
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When the going gets tough the tough get their #formalfriday on!!! Apologies for the amateur posing.@Hilary_Barry
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#BREAKING: Auckland will stay at Alert Level 3 and the rest of the country at Alert Level 2 for 12 more days, until 11.59pm August 26, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today. The wage subsidy scheme has been extended.@1NewsNZ
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Time capsule: New Zealand’s top 3 apps on 14 August 2020.@vaughndavis![]()
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.@barbaradreaver's opinion: Should we identify the first Covid family as Pasifika? Yes we should, and here's why: tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-z…@1NewsNZ
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Wow, his "Be a Hero - Be Boring" posters might be even better than the Mask ones.@puzzlereric![]()
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Today in History 14 Aug 1891, Women's suffrage petitions presented to Parliament bit.ly/2DTdXh7@NZHistory![]()
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A map of all the places connected to the new Auckland cluster. Follow live Covid-19 updates for Friday 14 August here: rnz.co.nz/news/national/…@radionz
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I love these clever Wear A Mask posters from graphic designer Noma Bar.@puzzlereric![]()
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Requiring border staff to be tested is “a big lever to pull”, but locking Auckland down isn’t? This Government is out of touch. New leadership is required because we can’t hug our way out of this crisis. We need competence, not just good communication.
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So sick of the media bullshit. I worked in L4 border protection. Casual contact is not sufficient for transmission. Anyone in close contact used protection. We were health tested every day. The slightest sniffle or hint of exposure we were isolated and tested. No one got covid.
Chris Hipkins said the Government hadn't tested all front line workers as that would be heavy handed.
I would have thought closing down all businesses and schools in Auckland is heavy handed, not mandatory testing of border and isolation staff
I would have thought closing down all businesses and schools in Auckland is heavy handed, not mandatory testing of border and isolation staff
Collins: I wouldn't let the virus in. Border would be 100% secure.
Dr Reti on @Breakfaston1: Not possible to keep the border 100% secure. Govt doing best they can.
Dr Reti for National leader.
Dr Reti on @Breakfaston1: Not possible to keep the border 100% secure. Govt doing best they can.
Dr Reti for National leader.
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We are seeing high demands at our community testing facilities. We kindly ask that if you are not showing COVID-19 symptoms, if you are not a close contact of any positive cases & if you do not work at the border or MIQ facilities, please do not come to the CBACS (community based@covid19nz
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“There’s a lot of questions...what’s happened here? Was it at the border? Why weren’t there testing of border staff & isolation staff? Why did we see a ramp down dramatically in the testing since lockdown only to have to be able to scramble right now?” @simonjbridges #COVID19nz@TheOrwellianNZ -
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Is there something obvious I'm missing here? It looks like it would have been dead simple for Bloomfield to have issued a public health order mandating testing of staff at the border. Is there any reason that this is harder than it looks? legislation.govt.nz/act/public/202…@EricCrampton![]()
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Here's the PM on March 15, four days before Ruby Princess docked, saying cruise ships would be put "directly under the command of the Australian Border Force"... twitter.com/CroweDM/status…@andrewprobyn
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@KarluskaP That’s because .@realDonaldTrump IS KING DAVID REINCARNATED! Praise God Almighty .. jerUSAlem.., WHY is the border wall so so important? The wall is protecting The Throne Of God ! Is-RA-El (Elohim)@VeteransAlways_![]()
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A Canberra resident and supporter of ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr, arrives back in Canberra after getting stranded at the Victoria-NSW border and prohibited from driving through NSW before finally being allowed to return home today@ellinghausen
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Study finds 82% of Thais "confident" in reopening tourism sector - more at thethaiger.com/hot-news/econo… #Thailand As Thailand gradually reopens its borders, new findings from a global study suggests that 82% of Thais are confident that Thailand is well prepared to reopen its touri...@ThaigerNews![]()
Good discussion of one of the vital tools in understanding our new cluster. Hat tip to @ESRNewZealand and @otago for getting these critical genome sequencing results at speed. theconversation.com/why-new-zealan…
A map of all the places connected to the new Auckland cluster.
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Chris Hipkins said 26,000 tests have been taken in the past 48 hours, and all positive tests are linked to the Auckland cluster.
“At this point no evidence of a positive Covid-19 case outside of Auckland that is unrelated to cluster that we are dealing with … We of course are not out of the woods yet.”
- Health Minister Chris Hipkins.
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22,000 tests in 2 days and the only positives are linked the the cluster - that seems good?
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A map of all the places connected to the new Auckland cluster. Follow live Covid-19 updates for Friday 14 August here: rnz.co.nz/news/national/…@radionz
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#BREAKING 38 people linked to New Zealand's Covid cluster have already moved into quarantine facilities. nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/articl…@nzherald
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Auckland college shocked after learning of supposed link to new Covid cluster during press conference: tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-z…@1NewsNZ
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People talk a lot of smack about Twitter but... *Flails Arms In Direction Of #MidWinterSecretSanta*
It meant a lot to get a present from a stranger and to have passed on a small joy to a stranger too, so I hope your #MidWinterSecretSanta brought you some joy in these hard times.
With so much #MidWinterSecretSanta goodness on point today, I hereby nominate these 3 ladies as joint El Presidentés in the First Republic of New Kiwiland.
God save the queens. pic.twitter.com/2QmQtmZgDA
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God save the queens. pic.twitter.com/2QmQtmZgDA
A story for my #MidWinterSecretSanta.
You could not have known that
My Dad went to Med School at Otago many, many years ago & whilst there he became friends with Ivan. Mum & Dad would visit Ivan & family, enjoy their company & hospitality & always came home with goodies.
You could not have known that
My Dad went to Med School at Otago many, many years ago & whilst there he became friends with Ivan. Mum & Dad would visit Ivan & family, enjoy their company & hospitality & always came home with goodies.
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With so much #MidWinterSecretSanta goodness on point today, I hereby nominate these 3 ladies as joint El Presidentés in the First Republic of New Kiwiland. God save the queens.@HaggisKiwi![]()
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Also the card!! I love bees and I don’t think I ever tweeted about it but I dooo! Bees are my patronus, we have our own hives too so well played 🐝 And what are the odds we once lived so close, that’s so crazy! #MidWinterSecretSanta@MsBeeton![]()
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Pleased we are the Number One Trend in New Zealand, it's not a competition but we do deserve a bit of happiness today. Kia kaha Aotearoa, we've got this. #MidWinterSecretSanta@SecretSantaNZ![]()
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My #MidWinterSecretSanta nailed it! Lots of incredible looking chocolate, a donation to @aunties_the, and a lovely card that’s made me all teary 💕 Thank you!@SiouxsieW
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In happier news, this is such an awesome #MidWinterSecretSanta gift! Nothing beats urbanist maps, and I’m glad I can add Christchurch to the collection. 😎 Thank you, whoever you are!@MrJKirwan![]()
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Thank you so much to my #MidWinterSecretSanta. Something delicious, something practical and a gift for me to give to the charity of my choice. Perfect!@jocelyngrainger![]()
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I’m sitting here crying w G.The absolute kindness & thoughtfulness of my #MidWinterSecretSanta They have made a photo album of Nate our beautiful big ginger cat who died during level 4 lockdown. Thank you so much 🧡💛❤️🐈 plus apologies for changing my Twitter handle mid way.@pippy_ms![]()
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OH MY FREAKING GLOB my #midwintersecretsanta got me A WELCOME MAT? OF MY KITTEN?! JUST LOOK AT THIS MAGNIFICENCE! A bigger-than-life-sized belly! Sky is worried he might get replaced 🤣 Thank you so much, this is so thoughtful and delightful and I am in awe of you 😻😻😻@dazyndara![]()
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Omg I love it!! And on a day when quite frankly work is a bit rubbish, this has made me smile lots 😊 thank you so much - oh and I don’t think it’s meant to be but I’m taking the bag as reversible because the inside is so pretty #giftselfie #MidWinterSecretSanta@clarabelluk![]()
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Love it, Santa - thank you! The hand cream smells beautiful (just so happens to be great timing too, nearly run out!) #MidWinterSecretSanta What a perfect wee gift 😊@kiwi_curly![]()
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I’ll put @IggyClark’s #MidWinterSecretSanta gift opening here.... A thread #giftselfie His wrapped pressie - and his pressie from last #secretsanta, his Xmas sheepie which is one of his fave toys ever@aunties_the![]()
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Im going to have a cup of my #MidWinterSecretSanta tea. I've been smiling all morning. Thank you @SecretSantaNZ @FoxyLustyGrover for being fearless with your aroha. Thank you also to the elves @JackyNinjakitty @eloquentsonia@notsailingaloneGIF -
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Ok, so my #MidWinterSecretSanta made me cry. I got this lovely tribute to @karoricat, who I still miss very deeply. This is very special, I love it very much! Then they made me laugh, because one part of the other gift had an accident in transit - can you tell what’s missing? 😂@blauerpunto![]()
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#MidWinterSecretSanta the time has come, let’s do this! 1/n@ktecollins![]()
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Thankyou Santa, you rock ! Lovely pressies, all NZmade, all smell so good, and all will be very very handy. Thankyou soooo much. #MidWinterSecretSanta@CrazyKiwiHJ![]()
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Alright, #MidWinterSecretSanta, here's the news: I got spoilt, totally, & utterly. A real box of gold. A selection of food & bee-feeding seeds, & some seedlings.@DebErelene![]()
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Oh, Secret Santa, it is wonderful! Perfect for my journeys. Thank you so much! Especially good that New Zealand is on this map!!! #ponyonthecard #MidWinterSecretSanta@Ascendia![]()
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Thank you thank you to my #MidWinterSecretSanta. I love my handmade scarf and bangle and choc. All perfect picks. Offspring gift will be opened during #lockdownlunch. This has made my day brighter xx@s_mcleodnz![]()
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Thank you stranger! 🙂 The flexo is a cool thing I've not seen before (my 9yo already has ideas about what we can make with it), and tuatara are always cool. Thanks for the lovely card and note as well 🙂 #MidWinterSecretSanta #giftselfie@whatthesamhall![]()
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Here goes: #MidWinterSecretSanta. First impressions - smells nice, a bit vanilla-ey. Feels quite hard, but very light 9/n@ktecollins![]()
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Dear #MidWinterSecretSanta, thank you so much for my gift 💝. You are very kind and thoughtful. I hope 2020 perks up for you. And thanks to @SecretSantaNZ and all the elves for enormous amount of work you did to bring joy to us all. PS are the bulbs tulips? 🥰 #GiftSelfie@patrice_wilkin![]()
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Oh. My. God! Thank you so much to my secret santa! This is so freaking cool! Heaps of my fave Lindt chocolate balls, fairy lights, a book (which is so perfect for me right now) & a gorgeous bookmark! I love it all sooo much. And I love you kind stranger ❤ #MidWinterSecretSanta@Pammygirl![]()
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Good way to start Friday 😍😍😍 #MidWinterSecretSanta Leshhhgo!@sidelinemaori![]()
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#MidWinterSecretSanta Ooh my Secret Santa has bought tears to my eyes. What a beautiful gift and so so so perfect. Thank you, I love it, you are a deliciously wonderful person xxxx@Zacross![]()
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To begin with, we've gotta award style points for the gorgeous kakabeak wrapping and kākāriki card. 😍 #MidWinterSecretSanta twitter.com/mansimorar/sta…@mansimorar![]()
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Despite my son getting my worst feature (chin) in frame, I'm sharing this video for my SS to enjoy. I was trying to keep it short, otherwise would've oohed and aahed a bit more. Very generous and apt! I'm really grateful and sure @RainbowYOUTH will be too. #MidWinterSecretSanta@Virgcatt -
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Oh gosh, Santa, I was not expecting this - they are absolutely beautiful ❤ I'll wear the feathers today and share pictures once I'm respectable (currently rocking PJs and a dressing gown) Thank you so much, I love them 😊 #MidWinterSecretSanta@KendallForbes![]()
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Bonus #MidWinterSecretSanta selfie, because all the cool kids are doing it.@heyxie![]()
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Perfection from my #MidWinterSecretSanta . A gorgeous card and 31 cards to get me up and going on these bleak days. Thank you so much for your thoughtful gift and the time taken to send it. Happy Days.@SachaCoburn![]()
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My giftee has opened their gift too and they love it, phew!!! Getting such a kick out of nailing it for them #MidWinterSecretSanta@MsBeetonGIF -
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Thank you Santee I absolutely freaking love it!! It’s so me, I love the size and the colour and I’m all a swoon. The hair clips are perfect and I’m using one right now to keep my floppy curls out of my sore eye #MidWinterSecretSanta@MsBeeton![]()
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My santa absolutely nailed it! Our forgone Tonga holiday, my beloved birds, and chocolate 😍😍 Thank you so much #MidWinterSecretSanta@AyleneinNP![]()
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My #MidWinterSecretSanta is awesome!!! I love Star Wars and the Pop-Open Cards will be great when I'm stressed with study. Thanks for my awesome present.@sal456123789![]()
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I tweeted that I loved to cook... especially spicy 🌶 #MidWinterSecretSanta my Santa could not have chosen better!! Yum, yum and yum!! Thank you for making my day! So awesome.@SecretSantaNZ #PepperandMe@WaimeaMom![]()
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#MidWinterSecretSanta I have a gift. My wife had it and I didnt know. She gave it to me this morning so I'd resist the urge to open 😂 I will open when I am home from work. Rest easy now 😂@sheridan_cullen![]()
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omg thank you secret santa i am stoked with this! the bookmark is so cute ❤️❤️ #MidWinterSecretSanta @SecretSantaNZ@legitbridgette![]()
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But wait there’s more ! I have been so spoilt. Thank you. I have been wanting some wraps. I love Sav and especially Tohu label. And Frida is 😍#GiftSelfie #MidWinterSecretSanta@rrtooster![]()
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#MidWinterSecretSanta !! Whichever absolutely wonderful human being you are; thank you and I love you! 💛 The scarf is so pretty and you can never go wrong with Whittaker’s 🌟@ranaantionette![]()
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It’s #MidWinterSecretSanta opening day!!!! Look at this gorgeous glittery tissue my gift came it, there’s happy dust everywhere now 💫@MsBeeton -
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It's here!!!! Thank you so much #MidWinterSecretSanta, I'm so excited to be joining the opening day fun...@greyt_things_![]()
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#MidWinterSecretSanta #GiftSelfie Big Thank You to my secret Santa, what an awesome bunch of presents!!!! I love it all, so thoughtful! The coffee smells amazing, the dogs have tested the toy and give it their growl of approval! 💝☕️🍫🍪☀️⛄️🎄🤶🎁@coffeetimekiwi![]()
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So. It's lunchtime on #OpeningFriYay for #MidWinterSecretSanta, so I think we all know what that means!! Incoming thread, of what is quite possibly the best sleuthing ever undertaken! 1/∞ (probably)@Phil_TannerGIF -
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Fanks to my #MidWinterSecretSanta Totally spoilt! I hope everyone's day rules. #nzsecretsanta 🎄😎@2manyk9s![]()
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got some unexpected bad news so after a good old ugly cry I opened my #MidWinterSecretSanta present. Small opening & wonderful calming smells emanated from the parcel, then sights to delight senses! A beautiful snuggly scarf (how cool is the button idea!) And the prettiest soap!@ekb_nz![]()
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Boom! Talk about feeling seen! Not only am I very obviously being my true self on Twitter, my Santa dug thru all my RTs, and general gibberish, and struck gold 😍 Nailed it! Thank you! #MidWinterSecretSanta 6/?@Phil_Tanner![]()
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#MidWinterSecretSanta thank you for the movie tickets and lovely card!@redken54![]()
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This is going to be a #MidWinterSecretSanta thread because we are making out like bandits over here.@papango![]()
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Wow!!! Thank you my #midwintersecretsanta 💕🎄🎁Miss 8 is very excited by the mini muffin tin 😁 I think we will be doing some baking this weekend@Clianthus![]()
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So today is pretty much being spent wrapped up like a burrito, refreshing the #MidWinterSecretSanta hashtag every 5 seconds. So much joy on one hashtag ❤@PammygirlGIF -
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#GiftSelfie #MidWinterSecretSanta Thanks again to my Santa for the 'Shroom yarn. Mini, live-tweeted 'Shroom is being donated to whomever @SecretSantaNZ deems appropriate.@FrugalKiwi![]()
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I absolutely love it 💛💙 #MidWinterSecretSanta Perfect for cold mornings watching moko play soccer!🤞it's in tomorrow so i can proudly wear to represent @LUFC ⚽️ I'll hide the choccy bar just for me to eat! All very colour coordinated, well done! Thank you so much! 👍 #staysafe@IamnowMrsF![]()
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It is such a gorgeous day which started with unwrapping my gorgeous #MidwinterSecretSanta gift and now working ona project for JB and also trying to do more glass slumping. Also on double trouble duty@BeezilBeard![]()
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I still haven’t opened my gift Santa. Meetings and work getting in the way. Much anticipation. 😮 #GiftSelfie #MidWinterSecretSanta@catwhisperer69![]()
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Present opening time #MidWinterSecretSanta@pinkstephness![]()
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Thank you #MidWinterSecretSanta for my lovely gift. I’ll be filling up the glass to enjoy while we watch the 5:30pm news briefing. Cheers 🍷@nastone72![]()
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Oh Oh Oh I am the luckiest! BEAUTIFUL hand made hand creams; not one but THREE in the most incredible fragrances! Feels gorgoeus , smells divine - I am beyond happy- so thoughtful! Thank you my wonderful #MidWinterSecretSanta@FionaMcKenzie9![]()
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So my Secret Santa gift has officially become my mood & look. Just friggen over the moon with my gift. Thank you again x #MidWinterSecretSanta @SecretSantaNZ@ms_firecracker![]()
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It doesn't matter that this time I didn't 'play' #MidWinterSecretSanta cos I'm getting all the love via the tweets. Thank you @FoxyLustyGrover @eloquentsonia @JackyNinjakitty for helping push this. Who knew back then that we would all need this on this day.@banquotrilogyGIF -
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Oh nom nom thank you Santa! Fancy cocoa and wine 🍷-perfection! #MidWinterSecretSanta@Kiwiana13C![]()
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I know I’ve already tweeted my #MidWinterSecretSanta gifts but now that I’m eating this AMAZING ‘gift’ is too weak - HEAVENLY experience! is better - I commend you all, find this, buy lots of it and hoard it for tough days and special treats. THANK YOU SECRET SANTA for this. 😘@Andy_Shudall![]()
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He koha ataahua!!! #MidWinterSecretSanta I got All of the Things! I feel all warm and lucky, and very very grateful. The cookbook is so On Brand, it even has a stencil of the Pākehā queen. Thank you so much Secret Santa, Ngā mihi nui ki a koe!@thatmegdaisy![]()
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Totally just sitting here waiting on @SecretSantaNZ to open their present 😂 😂😂 Pull down to refresh is getting a workout #MidWinterSecretSanta@gingofthesouthGIF -
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Drum roll please 🥁 #MidWinterSecretSanta #OpeningDay #formalfriday@SallyannMoffat![]()
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Chocolate, stationery (pens, STICKERS, crayons and WASHI tape) and a GLOBE 🌍. Thank you so much for this lovely #MidWinterSecretSanta gift. It has really made my day so much. I’ve always wanted washi tape - how did you know? Thank you very very much!@MaryWomble![]()
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OMG Talk about the perfect gift from my #MidWinterSecretSanta !! Thank you soooo much, we are going to really enjoy this tonight, and for many years to come😎👍🏽😀 Thanks to all the secret Santa's and giftees for sharing their pix, talk about great timing to spread bit of joy!❤️@LanceStrawbrid1![]()
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It arrived on time team! Big thanks to my secret santa :) what a cool gift that will get a lot of use! Time to fill it up om nom nom #MidWinterSecretSanta@the_scarfie![]()
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Mid-shift tea pick-me-up. Perfect. Thank you again, wonderful Santa #MidWinterSecretSanta #GiftSelfie@slnutbrown![]()
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Loving #MidWinterSecretSanta tweets thank you for spreading the joy @FoxyLustyGrover @eloquentsonia@kimtairiGIF -
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Hello #MidWinterSecretSanta it’s almost as of you knew we were heading into lockdown and therefore need some pampering to feel better! So very spoiled! 😍@sonya_stich![]()
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Perfect! I’ve seen occasional pictures of the boy and the horse and I totally love the themes of kindness and friendship. I’ll take my time looking through the book and picking my favourite inspirations. Thank you so much my #MidWinterSecretSanta. Your note was lovely too. ☺️@KingInTheTron![]()
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Thanks so much to my #MidWinterSecretSanta for the awesome gift! I can't have a real doggo so this will be my new #dogsofsokkahtwitter friend.@iluvnix17![]()
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Joy in a cup and some sweet on the side...thank you Secret Santa - I LOVE the colours! #MidWinterSecretSanta@jeanokiwi![]()
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I love how much this huge chocolate fish actually looks a lot like a chocolate Bathynomus (giant isopod. #MidWinterSecretSanta (Pic from NOAA) twitter.com/_glitterworm/s…@_glitterworm![]()
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#MidWinterSecretSanta Holy moly Secret Santa. Best gifts ever. How did you even know I’ve been looking for an insulated tote? Mr. 10 nearly died when he saw a mountain of secret presents inside. The lego, the chocolate, the mits...all so good. Thank you so much. We love it all xx@NotAnArsehole![]()
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3. And lastly #MidWinterSecretSanta #GiftSelfie Not a real selfie. My arm wasn’t long enough. Thank you Santa! You’ve made my week, month and quarter amazing. ❤️☺️@catwhisperer69![]()
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Ok finally made time for a #MidWinterSecretSanta update. Got my coffee and a muffin and some sunshine so time for the opening.@_glitterworm![]()
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Thank you so much Santa! I love all of it! I’ve lost the chocolate already to my niece and nephew! #MidWinterSecretSanta@MadamCholetSW19![]()
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#MidWinterSecretSanta Thank you, I couldn't wait till after work...love it ❤❤❤@LisMarrow![]()
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I LOVE a good coffee mug and I LOVE lavender scented things! Thank you Santa, you did good! 🥰 #MidWinterSecretSanta@jayneealexandra![]()
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#GiftSelfie clutching my #MidWinterSecretSanta haul. Looking forward to ripping into the book and chips later. Great lockdown activity! Coffee will have to wait in favour of wine 😄 NB Not in shot is the thoughtful donation to @RainbowYOUTH ❤️💙💚💛💜💝@Virgcatt![]()
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Wow thank you #MidWinterSecretSanta Meri Kirihimete to you and your family. I love my gift including the gorgeous wrapping! Perfect for me as I'm seriously trying to find a good butter bar 😊 Pls note: I had to bribe my 3 year old with lollies to get some opening space... 😳@Kiwicossie![]()
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Had a rough morning so waited until now to open my #MidWinterSecretSanta pressie and it’s so lovely: handmade card and a cozy purple neck warmer to keep the chills away. Perfect SecretSanta! Thanks for such a thoughtful gift@SusanCarchedi![]()
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As punishment for my #PrematureUnwrapping of the real #MidWinterSecretSanta gift, the 🐐 is on its way.@HaggisKiwi![]()
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Home from a long day fighting the big C complicated by the Pandemic-C so I’m so happy for a smol treat! #MidWinterSecretSanta@merevb![]()
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Thank you #MidWinterSecretSanta! Got to it in the end and it's beautiful. Love the handpicked teas xx@DrVivFu![]()
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Was totally distracted by work. My #MidWinterSecretSanta has done an awesome job! Appreciate every item. Am super excited to grow some crystals🤓😄🎄🎅👍@hiredbeard![]()
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Thank you much #SecretSanta especially for the beautiful card. Can't wait to show the kids when they get home 😍 #MidWinterSecretSanta@RocktfuelDesign![]()
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Amazed and grateful I am. My Secret Santa sleuthed me well. I adore the Wellington Apothecary tea (I bought some from this very shop a couple of weeks ago when visiting!) Love the pens and lip balm and book suggestions. You are awesome! #MidWinterSecretSanta@genjems![]()
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🎄🎁To my #MidWinterSecretSanta & @FoxyLustyGrover so grateful. So happy. Such a beautiful book & the clone trooper is perfect. So thoughtfully & packaged, so funky, so me!! 🤙🏾👋🏽 my ss you are a winner. Cheeehoo Porirua (The four stages of opening 😁❤)@JosiahT_NZ![]()
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#GiftSelfie I usually draw circle art but today I tried something new! Thanks to my secret Santa ♥️ #MidWinterSecretSanta@_FI3PO_![]()
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Well this is absolutely perfect #MidWinterSecretSanta. I love the plant pot, I have a succulent ready to go. I am a daily list person & hazelnut chocolate is my fav lockdown essential. Thank you so much! Oh and the lizard is cool, my mum loves lizards so may steal this....@Carly_Bar_Bear![]()
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Early riser. Likes strong coffee. https://t.co/mTTIihkUmt https://t.co/LQoEr1mS6Q
Chuckling away to myself at the angry messages from conspiracy theorists who are offended by me labelling them cockwombles. When the NZ army institutes its secret martial law plan I’ll be sure to amend my terminology. #cockwombles
When the going gets tough the tough get their #formalfriday on!!! Apologies for the amateur posing. pic.twitter.com/h7h1krQHUT
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I wanted to join @Hilary_Barry for #FormalFriday but working in mining means I'm restricted to simply wearing my hard hat at a jaunty angle. pic.twitter.com/RQybFJo49b
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The lovely @Hilary_Barry called for #FormalFriday 2.0, and while I don’t have a lot of formal attire I do have a fab frock and a fascinator (which hopefully hides my unwashed hair and the spot that decided to pop up on my face this morning) 💁🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/VvTcSDcc0N
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When the going gets tough the tough get their #formalfriday on!!! Apologies for the amateur posing.@Hilary_Barry
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The lovely @Hilary_Barry called for #FormalFriday 2.0, and while I don’t have a lot of formal attire I do have a fab frock and a fascinator (which hopefully hides my unwashed hair and the spot that decided to pop up on my face this morning) 💁🏽♀️@thisismeagank![]()
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Female perfection - a myth and a curse! We look at the roots of it on Sunday, with some interesting quotes from @Hilary_Barry@emilysimpson500![]()
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Auckland, New Zealand
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National Party MP for Pakuranga Authorised by Simeon Brown, 120 Pakuranga Road, Auckland
I’ve just got off the phone from Pakuranga College Principal Michael Williams who says he has now been informed there is not a case at his school - after one was announced at 1pm. This is an awful mistake and has caused significant concern in the Pakuranga community.
Really? Announcing Pakuranga College had a case when it didn’t is a pretty massive mistake.
“There is one source of truth and that’s announcements we make here” - Health Minister @1NewsNZ
This has caused enormous concern in the Pakuranga community. Hipkins is Minister of Health AND Education and should be across this detail.
It was Dr Bloomfield and Minister Hipkins who told the press conference there had been a positive case at Pakuranga College. It's THEIR mistake, and Simeon is simply clarifying the situation for his constituents; he is the MP for Pakuranga, after all.
Auckland City, New Zealand
Followers: 11,882, Following: 556
Joined 2010-02-08
Cartoonist, illustrator, sometimes writer, sometimes animator. Creative Director at @TheSpinoffTV, brevity fan.
Who are some cool young Māori illustrators/comic artists? For possible future Spinoff work, and for forwarding on jobs I can't do - have had a few clients specifically ask me to recommend Māori artists recently. I have a few names but I bet there are heaps more I don't know
The classic public health paradox - do it right & you get accused of overreaction 😬 (Acknowledgements & apologies to the artist -?@XTOTL) pic.twitter.com/Nxn6Ou09z2
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@emmawehipeihana The classic public health paradox - do it right & you get accused of overreaction 😬 (Acknowledgements & apologies to the artist -?@XTOTL)@Ksquared56![]()
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"Don't be cheeky. I'll bind him to me with promises". "Anyone can wear the mask". "Okay kid, this is where it gets complicated". Wear the bloody mask.
When is the cost of lockdown too high? When we are allowing preventable deaths to occur so as to "open up" the economy.
That's when the cost is too high.
That's when the cost is too high.
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Get in! What's going on at BusinessDesk? Are they secretly printing money? Do the decent thing and join up so you can investigate!
(alternatively, join up and report on the ICT segment that is growing like crazy here in NZ)
(alternatively, join up and report on the ICT segment that is growing like crazy here in NZ)
@businessdesk_nz is expanding, again. We're looking to hire a fulltime journalist to cover the business of technology, from telcos to startups and more. Full details are on the link below.
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They're OOS at the moment but more coming soon: cottonon.com/NZ/charity-gif…
new mask from Cotton On. It has a wee bit of reinforcing on the nose so it's good for glasses!
I repeat, good for glasses. 9/10 would protect again!
I repeat, good for glasses. 9/10 would protect again!
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Interesting - the MOH written briefing sheds light on how both todays Covid mysteries came to be (Pakuranga College and The Ramen Shop).
Both seem like pretty understandable miscommunications by various people.
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Both seem like pretty understandable miscommunications by various people.
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Here’s my lockdown guess: shut the hell up with your stupid speculation based on what your cousin’s husband in the Police/MOH said. It’s almost certainly untrue and super unhelpful for people already feeling anxious. Just bake your sourdough and chill.
Similar thing with The Ramen Shop. I've spoken to a staff member at the shop who says Regional Public Health contacted them about a Covid-19 case. But RPH won't answer questions and directed me to MOH. In the meantime people are panicking. Reluctant to publish until more clarity.
This was an issue during the first lockdown, when many (maybe most) DHBs put local questions to the national presser. If there is any reason to have DHBs its that they have good local info. They should be able to update local reporters throughout the day and not rely on MoH.
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Wellington, NZ
Followers: 8,559, Following: 672
Joined 2011-01-16
broadcaster, media trainer, communications consultant, public speaker, mc, journalist, fly fisher, dog lover. views my own and not always to be taken seriously.
Would love for Mediawatch to compare Kim Hill’s demeanour with CHipkins this am with her treatment of JCollins yesterday. It was like she was a different person!!
Judith Collins has spent 3 years on the AM show charming the hosts with her antics. Those strategies are no longer working with serious reporters. She seems unprepared.
Two different public roles. One making snide comments, verging on conspiracy theories, from a position of considerable influence, the other stating the facts as he knows them. One undermining public confidence, the other keeping the public up to date with key COVID information.
Actually Sean I did compare it and the difference was that Hipkins answered the questions whereas Collins didn't instead using all the denier techniques she's so good at. For that she got eviscerated like an old boiler hen.
Followers: 163,674, Following: 991
Joined 2012-09-07
White House correspondent at HuffPost. Biographer, novelist, sailor of many ocean miles.
That was @svdate. He’s awesome.
Wow. A reporter (I'm not sure who he is) asks Trump, "after three and a half years, do you regret all the lying you've done to the American people?" Trump quickly moves on to the next question. pic.twitter.com/DHn3UvXHnN
Kudos to @svdate for asking this question
Wow. A reporter (I'm not sure who he is) asks Trump, "after three and a half years, do you regret all the lying you've done to the American people?" Trump quickly moves on to the next question. pic.twitter.com/DHn3UvXHnN
Everyone please take a moment and follow @svdate and thank him.
He did today what has needed to be done for YEARS.
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He did today what has needed to be done for YEARS.
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Everyone please take a moment and follow @svdate and thank him. He did today what has needed to be done for YEARS. ">pic.twitter.com@donwinslow
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Dear @svdate, Thank you for finally asking Donald Trump the question tens of millions of us have wanted asked: ">pic.twitter.com@donwinslow
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Boom. @svdate twitter.com/svdate/status/…@TrueFactsStated
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Kudos to @svdate for having the balls to ask Trump the question that ALL reporters should be asking him. 👏👏@joncoopertweets
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@joncoopertweets @svdate From @JoeBiden Kamala Harris will stand with Joe in this campaign. All of us need to stand up for her. Sideshow Don's evil plan is attack her, lie about her, cause any distraction. A sad frightened insecure man. Together! #BidenHarris Together! #America@paulcshipley -
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@joncoopertweets @svdate New 📺@ProjectLincoln Real-time projection from @realDonaldTrump. He tells his opponents to stop politicizing the virus. When has Trump ever not politicized it.@paulcshipley -
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@joncoopertweets @svdate New 📺 @RVAT2020 NEW AD: "It Is What It Is." Trump's response to COVID-19 has been criminally negligent. Coming digitally to a battleground state near you.@paulcshipley
Matthew Hooton resigning political commentary to go and work in the National leaders’ office, and then been given a platform to go straight back into commentary after leaving that role is a perfect example of how our political/media establishment works. They really have no shame.
Hooton's specialty is explaining why we should do vile things in language that sounds reasonable. I'm still reeling that the @nzherald are back publishing his shit after his last undeclared conflict of interest.
You ever let out a sigh of relief that this BS is paywalled. pic.twitter.com/dmEn5my0C6
Matthew Hooton saying lockdowns would see unemployment of 23%.
Here, again, are those scenerios.
The thick line is what Treasury predicted at the Budget knowing the wage subsidy was a thing.
The circles is what actually happened. pic.twitter.com/n0vPQ9S6kf
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Here, again, are those scenerios.
The thick line is what Treasury predicted at the Budget knowing the wage subsidy was a thing.
The circles is what actually happened. pic.twitter.com/n0vPQ9S6kf
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Matthew Hooton saying lockdowns would see unemployment of 23%. Here, again, are those scenerios. The thick line is what Treasury predicted at the Budget knowing the wage subsidy was a thing. The circles is what actually happened.@Economissive![]()
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Of course Hooton has joined Gerry Brownlee’s smear campaign against Dr Ashley Bloomfield. As I said somewhere else recently, a big part of a certain style of dirty PR is to attack one’s clients’ opponents, or reduce public trust in ‘inconvenient’ expert voices. #BigTobaccoTactic@onThePaepae![]()
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Wellington City, New Zealand
Followers: 13,873, Following: 984
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Political Editor, 1 News, TVNZ
“There is one source of truth and that’s announcements we make here” - Health Minister @1NewsNZ
Auckland stays in level 3 for 12 days. Rest of the county at level 2 @1NewsNZ
Dr Bloomfield says if you are not symptomatic you may be turned away from a testing station @1NewsNZ
26,000 tests in the last 48 hours. All positive cases in one cluster @1NewsNZ
Life Finds a Way
Followers: 159,551, Following: 1,905
Joined 2009-02-09
i write here: https://t.co/ylfgmAf2MT | DARK TOURIST on @netflix | TICKLED on @hulu | email: davidfarrier@protonmail.com | work: @unitedtalent
pretty weird how during a pandemic we put our faith in influencers and facebook groups over doctors and scientists
Great piece from @davidfarrier. 'I’m just outlining facts': Watching New Zealand getting red-pilled, in real time stuff.co.nz/national/polit…
very weird, but there's something to be said for communicating science in ordinary everyday language, and for looking like an everyday person not a stiff in a suit when it comes to viewers feeling like they can relate to you and what you're saying
new zealand lecturer spins the bill-gates-visited-new-zealand qanon rhetoric to students, and when questioned on this, released a statement saying “students were encouraged to do their own research”
this keeps getting worse.
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this keeps getting worse.
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new zealand lecturer spins the bill-gates-visited-new-zealand qanon rhetoric to students, and when questioned on this, released a statement saying “students were encouraged to do their own research” this keeps getting worse. i.stuff.co.nz/national/educa…@davidfarrier
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Still applies...?
#lockdownnz #Lockdown2 #NewZealand pic.twitter.com/iyESM93awE
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You forced us to stay at home for 7 weeks but didn't force border workers to get 1 test!! The incompetence is staggering #COVID__19 #COVID19nz #lockdownnz
My Dad’s biggest concern with the current Covid breakout in NZ is the Covid updates popping up on the bottom of the screen and blocking the questions on The Chase....#lockdownnz
Jacinda is going to have egg on her face if it’s discovered that the super spreader event that kicked off this latest #covidNZ outbreak was the Labour Party campaign launch in Auckland 😳🤔 #LabourNotFitToGovern #LabourLies #LabourKeepScrewingUp #lockdownnz #nzpol pic.twitter.com/vKBkZVY6cg
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Jacinda is going to have egg on her face if it’s discovered that the super spreader event that kicked off this latest #covidNZ outbreak was the Labour Party campaign launch in Auckland 😳🤔 #LabourNotFitToGovern #LabourLies #LabourKeepScrewingUp #lockdownnz #nzpol@_ZooStation![]()
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We love to see our Kiwi butchers like @reuben_sharples stepping up at a time of need and helping the community. We ask that you all return the favour and support your local butcher as much as you can during the lockdown. #supportyourlocal #lockdownnz #supportsmallbusiness@BeefLambNZ![]()
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This will be me today - zooming with my 53 enthusiastic @AucklandUni Masters students talking methods for comparative policy analysis #lockdownnz@jennifer_curtinGIF
Dunedin
Followers: 4,204, Following: 3,182
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All rights reserved all wrongs reversed. Dunedin based journalist for Stuff.
A class was told Jacinda Ardern is "dangerous" and had recently met in secret with tech billionaire Bill Gates, a witness says. stuff.co.nz/national/educa…
"...provided a written statement saying all facts were open to interpretation." Someone needs to find a new occupation.
I spoke too soon. This is the 20th email of its kind... pic.twitter.com/r3TSVQqDGs
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There's an alarming amount of US-style misinformation and conspiracy theories circulating NZ at the moment. Don't fall for it - cartoon in today's NZ Herald and premium online here... #nzpol #premium nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/a… pic.twitter.com/BCoKpCIM77
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"For three weeks, the Herald has asked the ministry repeatedly for this testing breakdown with no response."
Derek Cheng - Government failure to safeguard border astonishing, via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/articl…
WTF?!?!
"The Herald can also reveal that Phil Goff raised the alarm with Gov't 3 weeks ago about a second wave of #covid19nz in the city and asked what plans it had..."
This ties everything Brownlee has said, in that it was "interesting" how the messaging had changed.
#nzpol
"The Herald can also reveal that Phil Goff raised the alarm with Gov't 3 weeks ago about a second wave of #covid19nz in the city and asked what plans it had..."
This ties everything Brownlee has said, in that it was "interesting" how the messaging had changed.
#nzpol
Simon Wilson's election diary: Who's doing what about the housing crisis? - NZ Herald pllqt.it/GDNneU pic.twitter.com/yo2Km9OSam
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For the “just let the virus run it’s course” people.
Melbourne even locked down has significant death, 1000 health workers have Covid & health system is stressed.
Sweden after losing 6,000 people hasn’t got herd immunity but the economy is also trashed & now have restrictions.
Melbourne even locked down has significant death, 1000 health workers have Covid & health system is stressed.
Sweden after losing 6,000 people hasn’t got herd immunity but the economy is also trashed & now have restrictions.
Comparatively, the UK economy contracted more than 20%, and still with daily deaths of 100 and cases of 1000. Herd immunity poster child Sweden contracted over 8%, and has had 500 x the deaths of NZ with only 2 x the population. Do you even maths Mark?
Oh boy... Sweden 🇸🇪’s controversial epidemiologist Tegnell is at it again. Now his emails reveal the dark truth:
“Open the schools” to drive “Herd immunity” is his code for ➡️ let’s just try to infect everyone including the kids. So dangerous. #covid19 newsweek.com/sweden-emails-…
“Open the schools” to drive “Herd immunity” is his code for ➡️ let’s just try to infect everyone including the kids. So dangerous. #covid19 newsweek.com/sweden-emails-…
It was proved that the Swedish state epidemiologist wants to spread the virus in the population to reach herd immunity, and not a single journalist asks a question about it. Wtf is wrong with this country?
Matthew Hooton resigning political commentary to go and work in the National leaders’ office, and then been given a platform to go straight back into commentary after leaving that role is a perfect example of how our political/media establishment works. They really have no shame.
Matthew Hooton saying lockdowns would see unemployment of 23%.
Here, again, are those scenerios.
The thick line is what Treasury predicted at the Budget knowing the wage subsidy was a thing.
The circles is what actually happened. pic.twitter.com/n0vPQ9S6kf
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Here, again, are those scenerios.
The thick line is what Treasury predicted at the Budget knowing the wage subsidy was a thing.
The circles is what actually happened. pic.twitter.com/n0vPQ9S6kf
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The last person who paid Matthew Hooton for his reckons was Todd Muller and look how well THAT worked out. (I will never stop mocking him for this. I might schedule a few tweets about it for after my death, like Herman Cain.)
Whoever the next Prime Minister is, they will allow Covid-19 into New Zealand, writes Matthew Hooton.
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Wellington, New Zealand
Followers: 3,105, Following: 1,969
Joined 2012-05-06
Science/tech Venture Associate @MatuFund + digitech Research Fellow @InformedFutures @AucklandUni. Always learning, opinions own. Profile pic by @exocomics.
771 close contacts identified as of 10am this morning, 514 have been contacted (approx. 2/3rds traced), 83% overall being traced within 48 hours (which meets the "gold standard" targets).
Re-sharing this separately because that is a very big number. Nearly 700k scans in the last 24 hours is huge, especially considering Auckland and a third of the population is in Level 3. Much closer to the daily activity rate that we'd want to be seeing.
MOH media release doesn't give the total scan count or manual entry count, but notes "nearly 700,000 scans in the last 24 hours" which would be HUGE. On launch: 40-50k/day Late June and July: 7-15k/day August: 40-50k/day This week: 270-700k/day
Total registrations for NZ COVID Tracer and QR code posters created has basically doubled over the last 3 days. Approx. 23-30% of the eligible population now registered.
Big ups to Auckland Regional Public Health Service for running with what has mostly been the manual contact tracing system and getting intel very quickly. It provides a lot more information (along with testing data) for Cabinet to make their decision this afternoon too.
We encourage you to continue to use the Rippl app, but to avoid confusion (when NZ COVID Tracer can’t scan Rippl codes) we have decided that it's best for everyone to replace their Rippl QR code posters with NZ COVID Tracer. Let's beat this thing. More on this below. pic.twitter.com/73phIO67bk
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Re-sharing this separately because that is a very big number. Nearly 700k scans in the last 24 hours is huge, especially considering Auckland and a third of the population is in Level 3. Much closer to the daily activity rate that we'd want to be seeing.
MOH media release doesn't give the total scan count or manual entry count, but notes "nearly 700,000 scans in the last 24 hours" which would be HUGE. On launch: 40-50k/day Late June and July: 7-15k/day August: 40-50k/day This week: 270-700k/day
My rent check, sent priority mail, arrived 2 weeks late. It wasn’t scanned by the post office for ten days. Thankfully my landlord was understanding. But this postal service mess is going to result in evictions, punitive costs, etc. for many. Fuck this administration forever.
Some ideas for the NZ COVID tracer app:
* Drop the splash screen, save that time on open.
* Go straight to the scan QR screen 99.9% of the time I want to scan a QR not look at the dashboard
Cc @covid19nz @minhealthnz
* Drop the splash screen, save that time on open.
* Go straight to the scan QR screen 99.9% of the time I want to scan a QR not look at the dashboard
Cc @covid19nz @minhealthnz
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We encourage you to continue to use the Rippl app, but to avoid confusion (when NZ COVID Tracer can’t scan Rippl codes) we have decided that it's best for everyone to replace their Rippl QR code posters with NZ COVID Tracer. Let's beat this thing. More on this below.@Rippl_NZ![]()
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So my personal scanner was broken the other day, and Staples did a crap job scanning the Link cel. BUT I got my scanner working, so here are some nice 1200 DPI scans for you :) dropbox.com/sh/g92zq42jvvr… Legend of Zelda, Nintendo. If I dont type this crap youll never see it :P@ArtofNP![]()
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A sensible & precautionary decision announced by @jacindaardern to maintain #Covid_19 #Level3 in Auckland & #Level2 elsewhere in #NZ until 11.59 pm Wednesday 26 August. Wage subsidies will be extended; significant part of economy can continue to operate while keeping public safe. pic.twitter.com/SAvRLLk7jv
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Cabinet has agreed to maintain current settings for another 12 days. @NewstalkZB
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A sensible & precautionary decision announced by @jacindaardern to maintain #Covid_19 #Level3 in Auckland & #Level2 elsewhere in #NZ until 11.59 pm Wednesday 26 August. Wage subsidies will be extended; significant part of economy can continue to operate while keeping public safe.@HelenClarkNZ
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While Tamaki Drive – between Ngapipi Road and The Strand – will be closed to vehicles this weekend, pedestrians and people on bikes can access the footpath on the south side. Maintain social distancing and wear protective face covering. Learn more: bit.ly/2XVY68C@AklTransport
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Chris Hipkins said the Government hadn't tested all front line workers as that would be heavy handed.
I would have thought closing down all businesses and schools in Auckland is heavy handed, not mandatory testing of border and isolation staff
I would have thought closing down all businesses and schools in Auckland is heavy handed, not mandatory testing of border and isolation staff
'It beggars belief': Nearly two-thirds of Auckland's COVID-19 border staff hadn't been tested a week ago dlvr.it/RdYHp5
I'm tweeting this from camp. I told them clouds of pollen were making me sneeze but they whisked me off the street. They're forcing me to stay in a free hotel with free medical care. If only I hadn't left the States so that I could pay for treatment. Alas, I miss that freedom.
New Zealand becomes a police state nightmare- quarantine camps for anyone who has a cold, and their families.
Chuckling away to myself at the angry messages from conspiracy theorists who are offended by me labelling them cockwombles. When the NZ army institutes its secret martial law plan I’ll be sure to amend my terminology. #cockwombles
There's an alarming amount of US-style misinformation and conspiracy theories circulating NZ at the moment. Don't fall for it - cartoon in today's NZ Herald and premium online here... #nzpol #premium nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/a… pic.twitter.com/BCoKpCIM77
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According to my Deep-State mate: "Anyone who believes in a "plandemic" conspiracy has either never worked in govt or vastly overassumes the levels of competency the govt has to pull something like this off. Public servants can barely organise waiata practice."
Brownlee: I know now I shouldn't have stoked conspiracy theories. It was a mistake in the heat of the moment
Also Brownlee: elect me to be part of making life and death decisions in the heat of the moment
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Also Brownlee: elect me to be part of making life and death decisions in the heat of the moment
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There's an alarming amount of US-style misinformation and conspiracy theories circulating NZ at the moment. Don't fall for it - cartoon in today's NZ Herald and premium online here... #nzpol #premium nzherald.co.nz/opinion/news/a…@rodemmerson![]()
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I warned that the agenda would expand and that they would be coming after YOU TOO. You called me an ANTI VAXXER! What was the name I was called the most then? Oh yeah, CONSPIRACY THEORIST.@wiggley_dale![]()
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@ColinTukuitonga @Indiratweets Here's some detail on why the conspiracy theories are flourishing in various communities. Via NZonAir survey of media usage from May 2018. Youtube & Facebook dominant source of info and entertainment in Maori/Pacific/Asian/poorer communities. nzonair.govt.nz/research/where…@bernardchickey![]()
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#BabySloth to lead the National Party! Why? Because Baby Sloth isn't capable of spreading conspiracy theories! #NationalNotFitToGovern@JPGodfreyNZGIF -
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Call it an Conspiracy all you want, you can’t disprove Coincidence. YouTube 🎥@MouthyBuddha@2LarryJohnson7
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Is it surprising conspiracy theories are circulating more when NZers now spend more time on Youtube & Facebook than reading news online & offline? The Youtube/Facebook algorithms are tuned to hype up extreme/wrong info in news feeds. And they're not excluding the worst bits. twitter.com/ColinTukuitong…@bernardchickey![]()
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Not long ago, a guy named @tedcruz ran for President, Mr. Cruz is the first Hispanic American to serve as a US Senator from Texas. When Ted declared his candidacy for POTUS, every major leftist media outlet eagerly took part in the birther conspiracy. Was it racism then too? twitter.com/aoc/status/129…@ReaganBattalion
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GOP-backed QAnon House candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene is also a 9/11 conspiracy theorist. In previously unreported remarks, Greene claimed that "it's odd there's never any evidence shown for a plane in the Pentagon." (In reality, there is evidence.) mediamatters.org/congress/qanon…@ehananoki
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Gerry Brownlee admits getting into a 'bad spot' over Covid conspiracy theories dlvr.it/RdcTqC@PressNewsroom![]()
1. The people demanding that we should be like Sweden seem to think people there are wandering around fancy-free. They're basically at Level 2.5 (no gatherings larger than 50, widespread physical distancing, effective quarantine of elderly people, etc) for the foreseeable future.
somehow the narrative has turned into a decision not to test border staff which isn't true. the DHB was still scaling up the rotational testing of managed iso staff with all other testing that was needed with residents etc but quarantine staff with the cases were tested weekly
Re Winston’s latest about quarantine breach & others claiming staff/security aren’t tested: NOT TRUE, I have a relative who’s staffed an isolation centre for weeks. Temperature checked twice a day (Above 38 you’re out) regular testing every 10 days & one scheduled tmrw
shoutout to people who are going into quarantine and being helpful and co-operative like champs
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#BREAKING 38 people linked to New Zealand's Covid cluster have already moved into quarantine facilities. nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/articl…@nzherald
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@MediumDebyOuld New Zealand Population in 2018 = 4.886 Million COVID-19 Deaths to Date = 22 COVID-19 Deaths as Percent of Population = 0.000450266% Where is the Logic in a Full Medical Martial Law Quarantine ?@heaneyp![]()
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Back in the People’s Democratic Republic of New Zealand, they’re getting ready for a nice long lockdown (3 weeks is the new 3 days)... and making people enter “government-managed quarantine,” which doesn’t sound like forcibly separating them from their families at all.@AlexBerenson
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2. We had an Australian Quarantine Service which looked after us in the Spanish Flu pandemic. It was abolished in 2012. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia…@margokingston1
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Chris Hipkins said the Government hadn't tested all front line workers as that would be heavy handed.
I would have thought closing down all businesses and schools in Auckland is heavy handed, not mandatory testing of border and isolation staff
I would have thought closing down all businesses and schools in Auckland is heavy handed, not mandatory testing of border and isolation staff
Chris Hipkins said 26,000 tests have been taken in the past 48 hours, and all positive tests are linked to the Auckland cluster.
“At this point no evidence of a positive Covid-19 case outside of Auckland that is unrelated to cluster that we are dealing with … We of course are not out of the woods yet.”
- Health Minister Chris Hipkins.
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- Health Minister Chris Hipkins.
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Chris Hipkins: “Compulsory testing is a big lever to pull”
Fair enough, when you look at it like that, putting 1.6m people in lockdown does seem the less-disruptive option. Get your hand off the big lever, Minister
Fair enough, when you look at it like that, putting 1.6m people in lockdown does seem the less-disruptive option. Get your hand off the big lever, Minister
Health Minister Chris Hipkins says 26,000 tests have been processed in the last 48 hours and there is still no sign of community transmission outside Auckland that isn't linked to the existing cluster.
Food for thought for Cabinet today.
@NewshubNationNZ
Food for thought for Cabinet today.
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Watch #live as Ashley Bloomfield, Chris Hipkins update NZ’s #COVID19 infection details tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-z…@1NewsNZ
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Hipkins like:@Jewel_LiaGIF
So sick of the media bullshit. I worked in L4 border protection. Casual contact is not sufficient for transmission. Anyone in close contact used protection. We were health tested every day. The slightest sniffle or hint of exposure we were isolated and tested. No one got covid.
All calculations of economic costs of lockdown are nonsense unless they are relative to a counterfactual estimate of what economic activity would be with community transmission of covid but with no lockdown. Has anyone done such an estimate for New Zealand?
Health Minister Chris Hipkins says 26,000 tests have been processed in the last 48 hours and there is still no sign of community transmission outside Auckland that isn't linked to the existing cluster.
Food for thought for Cabinet today.
@NewshubNationNZ
Food for thought for Cabinet today.
@NewshubNationNZ
New Zealand went 101 days without community transmission, there is a movie called 101 Dalmatians, the villain is a scheming evil woman. I'm not making any links here just a collection of facts.
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Tips for managing emotions during return of Covid-19 community transmission tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-z…@1NewsNZ
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1. The people demanding that we should be like Sweden seem to think people there are wandering around fancy-free. They're basically at Level 2.5 (no gatherings larger than 50, widespread physical distancing, effective quarantine of elderly people, etc) for the foreseeable future.
This me wearing a mask on the #14 bus today. I am wearing it every time I travel by bus. Jacinda Ardern has asked us all to wear masks in places where social distancing is difficult eg on crowded buses and trains. Kia kaha, Roger Blakeley, Chair, GWRC Transport Committee pic.twitter.com/B0NG5FiVUy
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Keep local, wear ya mask, sanitise, contract trace, stay physically distanced and socially connected. Tāmaki Makaurau, as a community, we’ve got this 👋🥝 covid19.govt.nz pic.twitter.com/A4sAEXcbDX
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Just got a message from my kids school, to come in and pick up a device for distance learning.
They obviously know something we don’t.
They obviously know something we don’t.
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This me wearing a mask on the #14 bus today. I am wearing it every time I travel by bus. Jacinda Ardern has asked us all to wear masks in places where social distancing is difficult eg on crowded buses and trains. Kia kaha, Roger Blakeley, Chair, GWRC Transport Committee@roger_blakeley![]()
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Keep local, wear ya mask, sanitise, contract trace, stay physically distanced and socially connected. Tāmaki Makaurau, as a community, we’ve got this 👋🥝 covid19.govt.nz@_chloeswarbrick
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🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 1st Annual Community Athlete Clinic registration is live! • • Come out for a time of fellowship, fitness, and fun! • • All while staying safe and healthy (social distance protocol in effect) • • Link here ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ eventbrite.com/e/rjh-x-ag-com… • • @the_AceGrind2@RjHarris15
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Special Officer Doofy is out on the front lines enforcing social distancing@QTAnon1 -
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While Tamaki Drive – between Ngapipi Road and The Strand – will be closed to vehicles this weekend, pedestrians and people on bikes can access the footpath on the south side. Maintain social distancing and wear protective face covering. Learn more: bit.ly/2XVY68C@AklTransport
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People RNZ spoke to in Porirua are fearful of a possible new outbreak of Covid-19 after the virus reappeared in the community in Auckland. Locals said they're worried about whether physical distancing rules are being followed, and how their businesses and jobs will be affected.@NZMorningReport
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Mr Bagel and Mr Coffee need some training on social distancing. Stay safe all on this big day for our LEVELS #onegoodthing@mrwolf_nz![]()
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I 100% agree with @realDonaldTrump. Mail in ballots would create the biggest voter fraud in our nations history. We can safely social distance to vote at our polls #MailInBallotsWouldBeATotalDisater@Bruce_LeVell
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US Coronavirus Toll Surpassed 200,000 "As number of hot spots expanded, so has number of excess deaths across other parts of USA. Many recent coronavirus deaths in South + West have been driven by re-openings + relaxed social distancing restrictions" nytimes.com/interactive/20…@ritholtz
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[] Buried on page 12 of the UK Times. And yet, still social distancing, masks, "cocooning", partial lockdowns, businesses not re-opening... [/] ~ Source: facebook.com/photo.php?fbid…@skysira![]()
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Fab story about next Wednesday's Young Adult Writers' Panel at Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts at 6.30pm. Free event with refreshments. Lots of space for social distancing! #readers #writers #authors #audience #YAwriting@HamBookMonth![]()
Ministry of Health says a Japanese traveller who tested positive overseas "spent some time in Wellington prior to departure and visited The Ramen Shop among a number of other places... the risk is considered very low."
Hey tweeples, let me spell this out. Unless a tweet about covid/lockdowns is from the ministry of health, a scientist or doctor, treat it with skepticsm or scorn.... Ignore the rumours and look for verifiable fact. There are too many idiots who are not helping matters on here now
"For three weeks, the Herald has asked the ministry repeatedly for this testing breakdown with no response."
Derek Cheng - Government failure to safeguard border astonishing, via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/articl…
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Good morning Wellington. Shaping up to be a lovely day on the trains. Forecast is scattered masks this morning, developing into stronger mass mask wearing in the afternoon. Don’t forget you manual entry of train travel into the Ministry of Health Covid app. 👍👍@stronglight![]()
I’m an essential worker at Starship in Auckland. I’ve 2 things to say: (1) We (at the hospital) are all here for you so please get a test if you need one (2) The hospital and GPs are still open - please don’t delay seeing a doctor if you or your family member need to. Kia kaha NZ
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Just enjoying essential excercise in both the safety and beauty of our local neighbourhood thanks @AklTransport @AklCouncil @place_creative_ pic.twitter.com/3KLh30GZ28
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Weed is already essentially legal for affluent white people in this country. The only choice, morally and ethically, is to extend that to everyone. It’s that simple.
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Can you help? Our Christchurch-based rescue trailer is in need of a new home! Ideally 24/7 access, undercover (though not essential) and checked on regularly. If so, message us direct or email: info@projectjonah.org.nz@ProjectJonah![]()
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@nzherald Messaging? 'Covid is eliminated' 'Eliminated' is jargon and doesn't mean what you think it means 'I did a little dance because we're free of Covid' 'Covid is back... as we expected' ...But all is forgiven because 'the tooth fairy is an essential worker' Naaaw! So relatable!@DannyBlack44GIF -
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• Seven essential American tales. “What struck me most about this book was its authenticity.” – Amazon. “Well written and very diverse.” – Goodreads #america #usa goo.gl/UTTvxC@book_tribe![]()
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The argument in this article is essentially that NZ should have been / should be prepared to allow ~3000 of our old people die of COVID-19 because the costs of lockdown are worse. That's a thesis that can be debated but helpful to state the thesis clearly. nzherald.co.nz/business/news/…@michelappleton![]()
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The USPS continues to be a lifeline amid COVID-19, especially for seniors, veterans, & those in rural areas who rely on mail delivery for essential goods. I sent a letter calling for the USPS to promptly address the delays in mail delivery. collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senat…@SenatorCollins
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Well this is absolutely perfect #MidWinterSecretSanta. I love the plant pot, I have a succulent ready to go. I am a daily list person & hazelnut chocolate is my fav lockdown essential. Thank you so much! Oh and the lizard is cool, my mum loves lizards so may steal this....@Carly_Bar_Bear![]()
Brownlee: I know now I shouldn't have stoked conspiracy theories. It was a mistake in the heat of the moment
Also Brownlee: elect me to be part of making life and death decisions in the heat of the moment
stuff.co.nz/national/polit…
Also Brownlee: elect me to be part of making life and death decisions in the heat of the moment
stuff.co.nz/national/polit…
Gerry Brownlee is upset to learn that he may have inadvertently assisted in redpilling any New Zealanders by standing at a busy street corner with a megaphone and shouting 'Red Pills, get yer Red Pills, I got yet Redd Pilllls right here' while handing out red pills.
I'm calling it now. Gerry Brownlee straight to level 4. Rest of NZ to level 3.
Gerry Brownlee was a woodwork teacher
the leaky building crisis was caused by bad carpentry
I’m just asking questions
the leaky building crisis was caused by bad carpentry
I’m just asking questions
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Of course Hooton has joined Gerry Brownlee’s smear campaign against Dr Ashley Bloomfield. As I said somewhere else recently, a big part of a certain style of dirty PR is to attack one’s clients’ opponents, or reduce public trust in ‘inconvenient’ expert voices. #BigTobaccoTactic@onThePaepae![]()
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Crusher Collins rabble is one confused hot mess in disarray and one circus rabble. No iron lady Too scared to reprimand Woodhouse Brownlee or anyone else for that matter mixed messaging doubling down on scandal and dirty deeds is something NZ does not want or deserve in crisis@LetsfixthisNZ![]()
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Gerry Brownlee to Judith Collins RE: It goes right to the top #nzpol #satire@BeehiveLetters![]()
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Gerry Brownlee admits getting into a 'bad spot' over Covid conspiracy theories dlvr.it/RdcTqC@PressNewsroom![]()
