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Jun 9, 2020 11:27 PM
TwoInchesOfFun
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catfish08
Aussies really like her generally. Not sure of her policies, but she's been tested through some rough stuff. She's very genuine!
thatsmyfetish69
It’s called : LEADERSHIP
qixx23
Of 0.1% of the usa.
NewNaibas
Every country has a Jacinda somewhere - you just haven't elected her or him!
disagreeable
That’s the most beautiful and concurrently tragic truth in regards to leadership.
Mou5e
My God she is an attractive human being. Smart, sensible, articulate, and gorgeous. Instead I'm stuck with orange Mussolini.
Mou5e
And keep being awesome New Zealand, your calm sensibility is something to envy.
LuminousExpanse
she's pretty
threemerkins
thesameasyours
WooPorky
Coka cola bear
FTUG
faultysage
"Hey Craig! Shit that ain't Craig. ....play it cool."
IdUpvoteYouButYoureAt69
Lmao I was hoping for this, thank you
NoLongerLiving
Can someone in new zealand adopt me as an adult?
ZOMGNO
How much money do you bring in? You can move in with us
Jetlicantmeltsteelbeams
Ill be your Daddy
SoludisSnake
Chill daddy
Jetlicantmeltsteelbeams
What the hell is even that?
KiaOrafromtheTron
Proud of jacinda and proud of our little country. Go team Kiwi!
SethCronyn
Always upvote Jacinta Ardern. From a playfully jealous Aussie with several healthy Kiwi friends.
ZOMGNO
*Jacinda
SethCronyn
Thanks; damn autocorrect.
RustyBrent
They havnt got NEWSCORP skyfox news idiots
PerfectManhattanUp
Why is New Zealand allowed to have a leader that's not a septuagenarian? Not fair!
RussianBlueJay
thesauceisboss
She’s so cute.
WarmLiquidGooPhase
She’s a good egg
pochombo
Also New Zealand:
DJ280Z
Peter Jackson's best work
Shrike99
Can confirm, we lost poor Isabella just yesterday like that.
enderite
I think she’s kinda adorable
slothlikemammal
Like a MILF version of overly attached girlfriend
DysgraphicProgrammer
She is so good at her job, and we should appreciate her for that. But she is also so fucking adorable. And likable.
disneyliedtome
I was wondering where that “but” was going... then it made me happier :)
Allworknoplay82
20 to 1 sheep to human ratio. Population density matters.
Shrike99
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Sigh....one of the highest per capita urbanised populations on the planet as well
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbanization_by_country
imnotgoodwithschedules
Sure it does. But acting with integrity and intelligence matters even more.
kilo38
Ratio is less than 6:1 these days. The 20:1 stat comes from the 1970’s when sheep numbers were significantly higher, peaking at ~70M in 1980
Imacatflushingthetoilet
The sheep gets to vote? Nice!
barryleaper
Vietnam has a very high population density, it had as far as i am aware zero deaths, but hey, talk about sheep if you like, baa, baa, baa
myotherusernameismorebetter
Making good decisions in the best interest of the people you govern matters.
Blackfinity
It's worth noting that people in certain countries are essentially ungovernable. In these places when health officials suggest policy...
Blackfinity
...to benefit human health they're met with death threats and derision and people bitching and flaunting rules...
Blackfinity
... because they "need" a haircut. NZ isn't one of those places populated by ignorant, paranoid dolts and boors.
myotherusernameismorebetter
That’s why good leadership matters. If we had a president that was a better leader we could’ve saved a lot more lives. Leadership matters.
NedwardFlandypants
What's the cyber security job scene down there? Also asking for a friend
grrfvck
I know people but it's a very you already got to know someone to vouch for you type thing
NedwardFlandypants
Even with degrees and certifications eh?
grrfvck
A good chunk of it is govt related, NZ doesn't have many big corps
delab
You’d be in high demand but it’s nothing compared to the USA
PhotographyNZ
From what I've read the cyber security field is desperately looking for people, it's one of the areas that has a skills drought
Togtog1337
I am an Aussie living in NZ, it feels rather strange to have political leadership that I respect and admire but I quite like it.
mythology333
Sleepyhead22
We’re more concerned with how the rest of the world is coping with this. We don’t want adulation. We want the world to heal
jonklein611
Sorryiwasntpayingattention
MrTrevorBelmont
She seems fun
crackblind
Don't forget she personally picked up John Oliver at the airport
grrfvck
I think you mean colbert?
ZOMGNO
You mean Stephen Colbert
crackblind
Got me. I'd just finished watching Oliver's show so I had him the brain. Still damn cool!
ZOMGNO
That's fair. You thought "Talk show host who is actually not painful to watch and all laugh track" and you narrowed that down to them
AreYouPlayingTHEGame
Anyone know how the real estate situation is in NZ? Asking for a friend.
Scuzzlebutt142
Not cheap in big cities, at the moment trying to buy in Wellington and keep getting out offered by like $50k
lashez
It's shit
MaxTheDefiler
Depends where you want to live.If you want to live in Auckland, You need big big money. but if you want to live in Waimate then cheap cheap
NZSheeps
Just watch out for the wallabies
Linanz
Cheap cheap bro haha haven’t heard that one in years! Though I do live in Auckland sad lols
KittensWonderment
I live in Waimate and prices have pretty much doubled in the last 5 years and theres no jobs. Christchurch is really good value though!
thecowkingdom
I was a hair away from moving to Christchurch from the UK 3 years ago. Really regretting not doing it now.
naughtymunkey
It’s still there bro. No regerts, just delayed.
thecowkingdom
I'm getting too old for the visa though. I've got 2 years then I'm off that. Then again, 2 more years experience in the software industry.
Tangerine623
Beautiful place, but expensive. Also, the real estate terminology is different. I went down that wormhole a couple weeks ago.
becauseimakethings
Expensive - major cities average house prices are $750,000
Kim8them
You won't get much in Auckland for $750k. Source. Am in Auckland.
TehB00
Cries in Melbourne prices*
Jetlicantmeltsteelbeams
There are homes that are not run down for cheaper than that, Auckland is pricier in general. Depends on what you want
TehB00
As an Australian im very jealous of how much cheaper houses are over there but earning potential is also lower,
TehB00
Its a large reason why many Kiwis come over here to work. I would love to retire there such a beautiful country
Sleepyhead22
It’s a great place to be born and die. Not as good as some others for the middle part tho
Sleepyhead22
Buyers Market. I’m in the process of buying a house that, 3 years ago, would’ve been 540k for 440k
IamAlbertPotato
Low rates too, like sub 3% low
Sleepyhead22
And that looks like the norm for maybe 6 months.
RedCamaro
Can we get her as the next US president?
FaerieClare
No she’s ours!
NZSheeps
NO!!
Linanz
No she’s ours, we’ve got an election this year we need her around!
editedUsername
You guys wouldnt vote for her if she ran
RowanUnderwood
No but there were plenty of presidential candidates running just as good as her. Spoiler alert: they were all voted out allready :)
optimistcynic
Fox news would turn half the nation against her in under a week.
SailorKepler186f
you think they'd give her away? ?
Starbolt81
You have hundreds of amazing candidates in America. They just cant be president because they didnt have the foresight to be born in the US.
neallo
Why?
rosshell2718
I love this PM so much.
CanadianMarsupial
One decent person as president in a fully corrupt system wouldn't change much i think.
neallo
Yeah, ask Obama.
CanadianMarsupial
Also you guys have Tulsi Gabbard as a strong/smart woman trying to change things. But she remains "underground" because of corrupt system.
patrickleodesign
She was my girl. Sadly, no one wanted to hear that s**t.
CanadianMarsupial
Haha sad to hear, i didnt know her much, only saw her on JRE and she spoke eloquently and used common sense, which is scary i understand...
shitheadtookmyname
Lollllllll ok
shawnemack
Seconded
ActuallyAPirate
A grape would be an upgrade.
ActuallyAPirate
From what we have now. Not an upgrade from her, just to be clear
Spanky41
Almost woke up the wifey and daughter laughing at this
bradking117
Well, grapes are better than oranges
shawnemack
the crusty milk solids from under the cap on a gallon of milk would be an upgrade
shitheadtookmyname
A Funion would be an upgrade
fedmoney
A sack of manure would be an upgrade.
DaMummy
My dried out cum sock would be an upgrade.
foofypoops
Well, it would have more chromosomes...
BeerBatteredandBold
Seriously, we call dibs.
Golennys
Shut up. We need her in Mexico like a thousand times more....
extralargehobo
You guys can have Trump
UpgradeCookie93
As much as I hate him...he might just save Mexico...or drain it completely lol I’ll take my chances.
HenryLongfellowIII
Thus improving at least one country.
Sheldonian
The regular shitshow, with corruption, narcos, USA manipularion, femicides, plus thw current president is mishandling the economy 1/
Sheldonian
By cutting a lot of international investment and he's too much of a populist 2/2
AuntieCoddswaddle
What’s happening in Mexico?
UpgradeCookie93
People aren't happy with their current president too. Too much corruption.
YewPluckingShotMe
Cartel are literally cutting people's heads off in the streets, shit hasn't been okay for decades.
DaMummy
Yes, but is their president accusing them of scanning radio signals to shut them off?
AuntieCoddswaddle
Ah, I knew that part. I thought something new happened
Golennys
Everything's going south, science and education founding are being reduced. He wants to keep citizens ignorants to secure his party in power
Golennys
Renewable energy is being replaced with more oil power plants and refineries thought the market trends are pointing into a different ways.
Golennys
Any other way of thinking is being kicked or sataniced as "neoliberal" but somehow building a train and giving it contracts to friends isn't
feanoreldar
I don't think she would be allowed on age.
FentuckyCriedKhicken
Get in the fucking line. China already hired her with so much money that can assure the ccp ends and hk is good again
livewire00105
Can you not see the Union flag part behind her, I understand USA really need her but at the moment anyone else will do for you.
Myothercarisadelorean
Dude the first thing she did was stop all Chinese immigration placed restrictions on new Chinese business after 9 years of rightwing govt
RayloKen
If the general consensus on electing leaders is this lackadaisical, i can understand how trump came to power
MufinMcFlufin
Shame you can't understand a joke though.
RayloKen
Maybe you shouldnt make a joke of everything. Not every, single thing.
Dustfinger4268
When jokes are the only thing that seems to makes sense anymore, I think I'm going to keep making them
axiomatik
Maybe you shouldn’t try to police everyone’s humor, Karen.
RayloKen
Getting triggered enough to use the k-word but doesnt even know the meaning of "policing".
DingleBerryJane
Do you ever wonder if our big Trump spray tans everything or is his tiny winky bright white? Do you think he wears giant whitey tightys? 1/2
RayloKen
Whatever he does, as long as he makes sure my gosh darn internet is fast and i have the buying power to get things i dont need, who gives 1/
DingleBerryJane
2/2 where does he have tan lines? Do you think his wifey gets orange shit all over when she has to give him a tug?
MisterSunny
This is what happens when you are friendly to the media, sometimes they give you a friendly question, and not because they are suck ups
darvint
So she doesn’t fight with Reporters and accused them of Fake News or Behave like a baby when questions or comments are not going her way?
Hellboy86
It also happens when actually lead and achieve something good to be questioned on.
billymayscocainestash
It also helps if u know... ur actually good at ur job....
IamwhatIamandthatsallIam
It also helps when the media likes you to begin with.
JamJarre
They were suspicious at first because her government is a coalition with a far right party
godzilladc
It helps when you're not an asshole.
thesupersonic
Also helps she’s not an idiot and doesn’t blame shit on other people or shift blame or gaslight and actually cares about ALL of her citizens
baals
Can the U.S. elect her to be our president? Please?
HeyILikeDogs
"I take no responsibility"
liketolurk
Isn’t that what real leaders , everywhere, actually do?!
grimwyrd
I'm an American... I wouldn't know.
philosoraptopterodactyl
I'm a naturalized American citizen, moved here from Siberia. Also wouldn't know.
DickPicEnthusiast
It also what happens when you don’t suck at your job, and/or lie compulsively, so the media doesn’t have to question your every word.
korbendaIIas
“Well I fixed it. I did it all myself so I thanked myself. I’m the best at fixing things like this. Ask anyone. The. Best.”
Leithreas
Trump gets thrown softball questions pretty damn often even by what he considers "enemies" and still responds angrily. It's mind-boggling:
Leithreas
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nbcs-peter-alexander-asked-trump-to-reassure-americans-about-coronavirus-trump-berated-him-instead
Chereazi
It also helps if you have a good answer and aren't like "That's a gotcha question! You just want me to admit that I sacrificed people!"
electronicbovine
Nasty question!
Monka42
Fake news!
lncorrectGrammerNazi
"You are a terrible reporter." - Trump, 2020 (colorized)
Santorrr
Please don't colorize Trump, his color saturation is already high enough.
bamcobra
You mean he does blackface too? Oh Jeez!
AzScooter
Black is the absence of all color...
Kightzeareau
...and made a little love.
BellerophonM
You go, Clarke.
AlxEverett
Nice_southpark.gif
cliffbarsancereal
She got down that night
Gamaset
You beat me to it. Bastard
DrunkNDisney
I think they call that having “six”
HeartofAnimus
Had a little penis... wept for hours
RIPPatriceoNeal
Well she can dance if she wants to
Avykins
Better not. Bitch has already had one kid that she hid from voters and took time off on our dime. She can take it in the ass.
GameBoyColore
IamAlbertPotato
Wtf stop talking shit..everyone knew she was hapu and PPL is as much her right as any other kiwi. Suck David Seymour balls.
Avykins
Another dole bludger here to defend the part time PM. Say goodbye loser, shes gone. September 19th she can go on the DPB where she belongs.
feanoreldar
Have you seen the polls? She's going to win by a landslide
Avykins
Lol! Sure, tell that to her counterpart, Hillary. Polls mean fuck all because think of the type of dipshit who answers polls... Shes gone.
IamAlbertPotato
Lol yeah you keep telling yourself that while you suck David Seymour's dick
Avykins
Homophobia. How very typical of the lunatic left. Nope, I won't vote for ACT. They are pro immigration. They are fucked this election too.
SarcasticComment
Ahhhhhh. How dare this woman have a personal life and a women's biology! Bears can smell the menstruation!
Avykins
Okay. But when everyone says "This is why we don't want a women CEO, they get pregnant and take time off", everyones gonna use that bitch ~
Avykins
as an example. She set women back decades. Got knocked up while campaigning for her first term AND hid it from the public. Shes trash.
SarcasticComment
No one is legally obligated to tell you they are pregnant. Stop using others as an excuse for your blatant sexism.
Kokobananana
She took 6 weeks leave, AND didn’t get the parental allowance that she fought for. Six weeks! Out of a possible 52! You can fuck off.
Avykins
She should have had 0. She was campaigning for her FIRST TERM as the PRIME MINISTER! Bitch thinks she can have it all and we pay for it.
Avykins
So you can fuck off if you think its acceptable for her to be so overwhelmingly self centered she can't use a fucking condom.
Kokobananana
Enjoy your anger. You’re a joke.
Avykins
Its cool, you're a fucking idiot and a simp. Please, forget to vote. Your opinion is stupid and not valid.
Kokobananana
It’s an incredible challenge to balance family life and work and she has fucken owned it!
Avykins
If she runs her home the way shes run this country then her husbands probably fucking the maid and her kid needs to be "uplifted"
Avykins
Shes done absolutely fuck all for NZ. Has only dragged us down, fucked us over and sold us out. Kiwibuild build 220 substandard houses!
RedLanternGrodd
I ask the kiwis is she pretty great or just killing it in this instance? I find myself envious of competent and humanizing leadership
editedUsername
She is just awesome all round not the best economically but thats the party not her
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Linanz
Same here Except for the regional fuel tax that sucked
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Linanz
Nice it’s nice you can walk I’d love to be able to walk to work!
AlligatorTown
I'm kiwi. Aunty Cindy has been fantastic. Absolutely killing it, though no PM is without their setbacks
FaerieClare
I’m a kiwi and I couldn’t be prouder to call her our prime minister. She’s done a fantastic job.
disneyliedtome
My feelings too :)
mpaulson111
You're so lucky. Usa here and it's just depressing, sad and pitiful over here.
memeotronic
Another kiwi here! She's great over all IMO. Our GDP has had solid growth, unemployment was decreasing*, and child poverty is down. *Pre-c19
CanIOfferYouASarcasticCommentOrCheese
She's wonderful. She's had a big job with the CHCH mosque shootings, then COVID and everything in between. She has been relatable,graceful..
CanIOfferYouASarcasticCommentOrCheese
And strong in everything she's done.
LabyrinthBuilder
Kiwi Alanis for the president of the earth!
e39m5
She’s an excellent communicator. I don’t necessarily agree with her policies. She doesn’t necessarily understand the downstream effects or
e39m5
impacts of every decision, but who does. Ultimately, I think her empathy will benefit our country in that our geographic isolation will be
e39m5
attractive to major investment and that will bouy things and we may have a bit of a spring. Otherwise we’re a bit fucked.
hedcase
I am a kiwi, and she is pretty great.
Beardologist
Kiwis have a moat and the aren't afraid to use it. Aussies have one, but only use it on boat (brown) people.
heymanITSRANDYyeahiknow
I can’t imagine going thru this without her as a solid leader. Empathy, confidence, strength and the willingness to listen to experts....
Fuckweasel
As an American, I don't have to imagine what that'd be like.
heymanITSRANDYyeahiknow
Who knew that’d go a long way in getting respect from our population. Kia kaha the rest of the world. ✊?
Macules
Yeah imagine if we'd have had Simon Bridges
heymanITSRANDYyeahiknow
Ughh ikr. I reckon his reaction to Jacinta’s covid approach got him ousted. What an absolute moron.
shortlegcat
I miss his whiney rants. Todd Muller seems to be nowhere.
heymanITSRANDYyeahiknow
Todd seems to be waaaay out of his depth. Like the day after that whole Maori seat debacle was hilarious to watch, but fucking atrocious.
AverageTortilla
Yes she's fucking amazing.
CuntyMcWhoreBag
Competent leadership is great, when there’s also competent citizens.
NuclearWalruz
Its a tale of two leaders with her. In times of crisis, Courageous Jacinda takes centre stage, acting boldly & drawing acclaim >
NuclearWalruz
In normal times, Cautious Jacinda steps warily & advances slowly. Leading to slow progress...
Mezzii
My boyf is kiwi. Him and his fam think she's good.
parrotPositivityDog
Far right newspapers still attack daily.
Bobsnotmyaunty
Yeah nah she's alright mate.
Bobsnotmyaunty
Not her biggest fan, but she beats the bloke from the other party by a long shot
Kiwibunny
I just know that this will get downvoted. I like Jacinda and think she handled covid well but I disagree with many of her policies.
r0b074p0c4lyp53
Notice, no downvotes. That's because this is a really healthy political opinion. You have no idea how jealous I am, we just don't do that
Sarcgasm
Downvoting you so you won't be disappointed that you got it wrong.
StatelyRavenOfTheSaintlyDaysOfYore
Which ones in particular?
CanIOfferYouASarcasticCommentOrCheese
You're allowed your own views on policies. I'm a big labour/greens supporter because I believe in their policies but I'm not going to....
CanIOfferYouASarcasticCommentOrCheese
Downvote another NZer because we have different values! Isn't that free speech?
ZOMGNO
She had a baby, coped with a terrorist attack and then a volcano that killed tourists, and now she is nailing this. She is personable & kind
YATZl
She’s great. Even if you don’t agree with her policies (like me) she genuinely cares about people and is doing her best for us.
Samthekiwiman
She was voted the best Prime Minister that we've had for a hundred years. She's amazing. I have never felt national pride until she came (1)
Samthekiwiman
Along. She is what national leaders should be like. Donald Trump is a borderline dictator from what I've seen and heard about, please (2.)
Samthekiwiman
Please vote him out of office on your next elections. America is a total laughing stock with him in power. America will never be no. 1
Samthekiwiman
With him in power. Get. Rid. Of. Him.
Megvilla
We.are. TRYING.
Gixxerguy
She seems good in every way except economic policies really.
ArchangelTitus
What's the issue with the economic policies? tdlr I mean
Gixxerguy
Lack of. Before covid there was a fairly wide belief that in a few years NZ would find its economy in strife due to her decision making
Gixxerguy
Would still take her over trump or boris though. As an Aussie I do prefer Scomo to Jacinda despite his bushfire debacle
downwithJesus
what about his everything else debacle?
NewNaibas
Personally, I think that belief is a case of perception rather than reality. My economics professor (Unitec) supported Labour's policies.
dontevenknowwhy
What's the current major exports for NZ?
oruamo50
I think it's food. Have to admit it was a relief to not worry about running out of it during lockdown.
educatingfools1
Ppl who don't like her economic policies basically boils down to 'tHaT's sOciAliSm'. She doesn't believe in trickle-down and other nonsense.
educatingfools1
She's raised minimum wage, redirected middle-class tax cuts to education and health, and invested in rural areas, increased parental leave,
educatingfools1
and really combated child poverty with things like school lunch programs, expanding subsidised doctors visits, added to public housing,
educatingfools1
increased pay for teachers etc.
MinionsNeedToBeAnActualThing
(1) I think she is the right PM we have needed for the last 3 years. When the GEC hit NZ did well under John Key's leadership because he ...
editedUsername
Well written mate
MinionsNeedToBeAnActualThing
(2) a businessman and ran the country like a business. We seemed to fair pretty well with that. But he (and a lot of the National Party ...
MinionsNeedToBeAnActualThing
(3) seem out of touch with the general population, and lack empathy. Jacinda is the Humanitarian PM, and her leadership strength is in ...
MinionsNeedToBeAnActualThing
(4) social crisis and humanity. Her response to shootings, eruptions, earthquakes, and of course the pandemic has been on point. I imagine..
MinionsNeedToBeAnActualThing
(5) the Labour party campaign for this years election will focus on her, just as the National Party did for campaign "Team Key" for his...
NZSheeps
She is good. She handled the Covid and the mass-shooting really well (and we're not experienced in either)
notapreppie
So what are the emigration policies in NZ like with respect to American refugees?
grimwyrd
For many of non-kiwis, a leader who is just "good" is miles ahead of the freakshows we're stuck with. I'd settle for "mostly harmless".
voxael
Based on what we see over here in Australia, she really is pretty great
RedLanternGrodd
Hey your an Aussie. Was kiwi the right term?
Lambast
Nozzie.
TripleFried
*you’re
Elli0tti0
Yes
RedLanternGrodd
Thanks!
Onimgurinsteadofworking
They are pretty great fruit. Just the right amount of sour.
hamberglar
Kiwi is good, that or "oi cunt".
Qbhelm
Yeah. That, or any other name you want to call em. We don’t care they don’t care. Whatever
ParryLost
What if we call them "Australians"
Qbhelm
TRIGGERED
ijustwantedtocommentonsomething
THEN we care.... until you start being nasty to the Aussies... then it's like you picked on our sibling and only WE get to do that!!!
Woahouch110
Done well with crisis, I don’t rate her for an everyday leader. If she gets a second term it will be interesting to see his she’s remembered
CarpeTheFuckOutOfThisDiem
Wish your account was @therealdonqldtrump
vonsnaxington
Great in this crises, but she isn't as revered in NZ as she is on the internet if that makes sense. Still a good leader in most aspects.
idontenglishsorry
That’s probably because most of your politician are inside a spectrum of competency, so you compare them to each other. When your 1/2
idontenglishsorry
Politicia suck shit out of a rat ass,a competent leader its like seeing god himself eating chocolate icecream and dancing I wanna break free
aslum
I mean, when you're being lead by a pile of shit pretty much anyone else looks like a rose.
Schmoozingschmoozing
Agreed. The bar has been set so low by Trump and Johnson and scomo that she does look pretty damn good.
editedUsername
Id disagree with you on that one a little bit she is pretty well revered here maybe not so much as the internet though
TheEvilToe
Agreed. She is as good as we could have at this time.
OpalNeraNZ
I don’t agree with her politics or economic policies. But in terms of leadership through a crisis I can’t fault her. She’s been well tested!
spiceass9000
Man. I long to hear those statements and feel that way in my country again. Disagree with but still respect doesn’t exist here anymore
OpalNeraNZ
At the end of the day she represents my country. And she is doing an excellent job. All my bias aside I’m proud of the way she has acted
NewNaibas
I think Labour's economic policies are the closest to evidence-based that NZ has in a major party.
airkeeper4
TOP lean to evidence-based policy. It's just a pity they're not a major party.
NewNaibas
100% agree!
datMaggie
The US equivalent of her would probably be Andrew Cuomo. He has been pretty much the only rock-steady consistent politician in all this.
datMaggie
He has just been doing an extremely good job of keeping the people informed, and not spreading panic.
datMaggie
Whether or not he has been responding to the situation perfectly or not, he has maintained a steady and consistent news presence, preventing
datMaggie
people from becoming scared and panicked due to uncertainty
SpaceDaveNZ
Some conservatives hate her in a strange, intense, personal way, but most people like her or at least concede that she's a good leader.
modis
Is it because she took their guns? I bet it’s because she took their guns.
grrfvck
They hated her before that, it's mostly generic "find reasons to hate the lefties" stuff
vonsnaxington
Pretty important to remember political camps are not as divided in NZ as it appears they are in the US. Consertive/liberal lines are blurred
sirinigo
All our political parties are further left than all the US political parties
Kiwibunny
She didnt take our guns, the Labour/NZ First coalition banned Semi-Automatic firearms. Personally I disagree with the decision (1/2)
Kiwibunny
(2/2) and wish it was handled differently. I.e. Increased regulations rather than outright banning.
HankStoeckmanns
Is it because you don’t get to exercise what’s in the imperial handbook now
feanoreldar
But it was a reasonable response to a mass shooting. Maybe we can look at restructuring gun laws again later.
alittlebitcunty
Is it because she's a woman? Some dudes really hate being led by women.
KittensWonderment
Yeah she gets a lot off sexist bullshit thrown at her but she deals with it very well
SpaceDaveNZ
For some people, but we've had 3 female PMs and a female in charge for 14 of the last 23 years. It's more a left/right wing thing.
Kiwibunny
New Zealanders tend not to disparage women in politics (afterall we were the first to give women the vote). People dislike her policies.
oruamo50
Are you kidding? She was told to stick to her knitting just yesterday by the Ngati Epsom f*ckwit.
HaikuSorrow
Wow, just found it. Ugh. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12338483
Kiwibunny
I did say 'tend not to' I did not say that sexism does not take place. Comparatively to places like the US however it happens less.