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Melanie D.

@melulater

Play the ball, not the man.
I did not vote for these tossers.
He aroha whakatō, he aroha puta mai.
If kindness is sown then kindness you shall receive.

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jo (@jofromgreylynn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‘Why, then, especially given the national security ramifications, were politicians and officials so in the dark, when Stuff had heard about the Forbes allegations in November last year?’ stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360715…

Still working it out- evidence matters (@eduk8rdv8r) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brooke van Velden does not want to talk about numbers. Her problem with road cones is people "don't like them" . What a crock. This woman is sadly a perfect example of the type of power seeking person who should not be a politician. Se Dark Triad

LambDressedAsMutton (@raukawadiver) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"I know your party values evidenced based policy" as long as its provided by researchers from The NZ Initiative working to a cost cut brief. Q+A The sea of road cones removal will leave many roads in the hinterland unsafe. Brooke Van Velden needs to stop flying so much.

Still working it out- evidence matters (@eduk8rdv8r) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brooke van Velden has sold out female workers and when challenged cannot explain how low paid female dominated sectors can use the now broken Equity Bill for any meaningful remedy. Nicola Grigg, Nicola Willis etc also cuplable. #Pickme #SerenaJoy

Jack Tame (@jacktame) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Worksafe changes, road cones, and pay equity. Here's our full interview with Brooke van Velden from Q+A this morning. youtube.com/watch?v=YGpCuI…

Jens (@nikiwaverider) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Maria Sherwood Jack Tame interviewing Brooke van Velden. There's no democracy in NZ when it comes to this governments pay equity decisions. youtube.com/watch?v=YGpCuI…

Musical Chairs (@musicalchairs14) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The ghouls are pushing to slice bits off the basic NZ state pension again. This article is a classic of the type - sleights of hand a-plenty. Let's pick it apart. First, note that public spending on pensions is loads higher in Denmark than in meanass NZ, which... [🧵1/n]

The ghouls are pushing to slice bits off the basic NZ state pension again. This article is a classic of the type - sleights of hand a-plenty. Let's pick it apart.
First, note that public spending on pensions is loads higher in Denmark than in meanass NZ, which... [🧵1/n]
Ayn Randy (@aynrandy666) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Woweeee she might have a nice wardrobe & lovely smile to hide that ice cold, vicious & callous interior, but Jack Tame takes the Queen of Hypocrisy apart in this interview. MUST WATCH (especially if she destroyed your pay equity claim.. ) #nzpol 1news.co.nz/2025/06/08/ful…

alisona (@rueben6995) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Did I hear right? Did Brooke van Velden say on Q&A that teachers just have to find 20 others in the education sector, to compare with, to make a pay equity claim? Q+A

Maurice Wright (@mauriceraiti) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brooke Van Velden would never have previous to her becoming a minister set foot in the more dangerous workplaces. I have and I can say health and safety improved out of sight over the years and never did l consider health and safety over the top .

Ms WonderOutLoud (@mswonderoutloud) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Learned 3 things NZQA today: ACT is a party of two worlds—carrots for the rich, sticks for the poor. Brooke van Velden was only a 'mean girl' because the boys made her do it. And regulations are for future left governments, not this one—rules are beneath them!

Ms WonderOutLoud (@mswonderoutloud) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brooke Van Velden claims there's a 'culture of fear' among business owners about WorkSafe regulations. Wondering why she's using such over-emotive language? Sure, there are concerns, but a 'culture of fear'? I don’t think so. #NZPol #WorkplaceSafety 1news.co.nz/2025/06/08/ful…

Musical Chairs (@musicalchairs14) 's Twitter Profile Photo

4% of 15-19 year olds are unemployed and not in education. Just 9% (12,000) 18-19 year olds claim jobseekers. Govt policy and publicity on youth benefits etc is not about trying to solve a problem or change behaviour, it's 'othering' to please the hoards and pave the way for cuts

4% of 15-19 year olds are unemployed and not in education. Just 9% (12,000) 18-19 year olds claim jobseekers. Govt policy and publicity on youth benefits etc is not about trying to solve a problem or change behaviour, it's 'othering' to please the hoards and pave the way for cuts
Bee @BeeBeaumont بي 💙💛@beaumontbee.bsky.social (@beaumontbee) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brooke van Velden: "My leader made me do it," to implementing cancelling pay equity without scrutiny, under urgency. What kind of party is ACT, where inexperienced Ministers are given major roles and then ordered to do something? #JackTame

Bee @BeeBeaumont بي 💙💛@beaumontbee.bsky.social (@beaumontbee) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Brooke van Velden's interview with Jack Tame this morning was a roadcrash, headfirst into a pothole, as the traffic cones had been removed for being in the way.

Kelvin Morgan 🇳🇿 (@kelvin_morgannz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“I am a team player, and so I did my job” Short on answers, and even shorter on accountability - that’s one way to describe the train wreck that was Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Brooke van Velden’s appearance on Q+A this morning. Pressed on the Government’s