Sir Peter Gluckman has described New Zealand as a "potentially more fractured society" and it's becoming clear access to politicians is now compromised as reports of violence and intimidation grow
Strange how aggressive and intimidating behaviour towards Labour and Te Pati Maori wahine has been turned by National and some in the media into an accusation against Labour and 'gangs'. I have seen some of this behaviour against left wing women close up. Angry, often older, white men get right into the face of young women and yell and threaten and physically intimidate. Our lovely mayor and her supporters are familiar with this behaviour against them. More recently I have observed carloads of hoons drive up and down past Labour party candidates doing street corner meetings, gesturing and yelling racist, misogynist comments as well as vocal support for National.
I have also been personally bullied by Nicola Willis at an election meeting using the nastiest 'mean girls' tactics. The National Party is not modelling compassion and inclusion in this election.
I'm more inclined to believe Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke's narrative than Chris Bishops
Strange how aggressive and intimidating behaviour towards Labour and Te Pati Maori wahine has been turned by National and some in the media into an accusation against Labour and 'gangs'. I have seen some of this behaviour against left wing women close up. Angry, often older, white men get right into the face of young women and yell and threaten and physically intimidate. Our lovely mayor and her supporters are familiar with this behaviour against them. More recently I have observed carloads of hoons drive up and down past Labour party candidates doing street corner meetings, gesturing and yelling racist, misogynist comments as well as vocal support for National.
I have also been personally bullied by Nicola Willis at an election meeting using the nastiest 'mean girls' tactics. The National Party is not modelling compassion and inclusion in this election.
As a qualified spin-doctor (her major is English, not economics or a technical discipline), her only tactics are smarm and bully- ask Adrian Orr.
Pleased you finally mentioned Phil Silva re longitudinal study which he founded