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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 3h

🤣 so many typos Typing too fast with my thumbs on my phone! This typo is pretty funny tho 🤣

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Yeah I lasted all of 5 mins and turned it off. Too bland and blah blah for me

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Who won? Yall know I'm partisan 🤣but I thought Chippy did very well this debate. Clear, concise, across all the portfolios, relatable, and some good zingers. Luxon too easily flustered, avoided the question a lot. But not completely terrible.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Qs now about OPP and if Luxon will work with them. Luxon dances around the question. Won't work with OPP. Tame pushes him hard but Luxon still ruling OPP out. Luxon wants ppl to vote National.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Hipkins clear in support for Palestine. Luxon tries to both sides it but forced to acknowledge we must recognise Palestine

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Quick fire round again. Qs about Iran and international law. Luxon dancing on the head of a pin Hipkins gives clear answer about genocide in Palestine. Luxon dancing about answering this.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Back into it. Not long to go now. (I hope! I'm pretty much done now lol)

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

It is quite funny in places. Hipkins has some great zingers and is very relatable. I like this Chris! And he is clearly across the brief.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Yes!! Quite interesting seeing this in action

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Oh, and we're on a break.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Luxon says he wants renewable energy. Hipkins, incredulously "You want to import LPG" 🤣

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Farming questions from Tame - good answers from both Chrises. Both understand farmers and what is needed. Good clear answers from both.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

River swimming!! Luxon well oit of touch there. Hipkins went swimming last summer in the Hutt River. Nice bit of levity from Tame. Interesting how this small question highlights such big class differences

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Hipkins does not support mining on conservation land.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Tame asking about data centres. Hipkins wanting clear standards and regulation. Luxon not being as clear but kinda agreeing with Hipkins?

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Hipkins pushing back in replacing jobs with AI and saying its the wrong way to approach it. Luxon disagreing and running the efficiency lines.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Luxon being conciliatory and noting that AI is an area where they can work together. Happy to work with Hipkins on this. Consensus box ticked!

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Luxon saying AI has dangers and wanting regulatory frameworks in place that align with 5 eyes networks. Hipkins notes need for govt leadership that embraces the benefits but addresses the risks eg creative sector having their IP swallowed up by AI. Need standards + copyright. Notes we are behind.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

And we're back. Tame asking about AI. Both use AI in their work. Luxon making a joke about cricket scores. Hipkins saying its useful for debate questions. Tame jokes. Everyone laughs.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Luxon flustered but charging on with his lines. Trying to throw mud at Labour. Hipkins, yeah and I fired him 🤣 Tame calls for a break

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Luxon insistent that he calls out racism when he sees it. Which begs the question, does he not think this stuff is racism?? Hipkins says its Luxons coalition partners who are perpetuating racism and he wont tolerate it as PM

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Luxon says he calls out Winston for his racist comments. Hipkins claps back with facts and that Luxon has not called out Winston for comments about Indians and Chinese ppl

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Tame asking about Māori co governance in public services. Drilling Hipkins hard about this. Hipkins says we need to work with Māori. 3 waters - lots of talking over each other here and giving each other a hard time.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Tame asking abiut MAPAS. Hipkins in support.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Tame asking about race in health. Luxon says race isn't a factor in health, should be needs based. Hipkins says it is a factor. Luxon snipes about the Maori health authority, Hipkins notes that National killed it before it even got started

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Luxon trying to make out like his govt is positive for Māori. Hipkins comes in swinging with disagreement. Tame goes hard on Hipkins and results for Māori learners.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

And we're back. Tame now onto nation building. Hipkins solid in answer. Luxon agrees with Hipkins. Interesting. Luxon makes a dig and blames Labour for progressing a "cogovernance agenda" for driving division

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 4h

Soz for typos. Typing fast on my phone means lots of errors! I'm sure you can figure out what I mean tho!

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 5h

Ooof

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

And another ad break. Interesting. Luxon clearly had lines to drover home. Not good on his feet but good with his lines.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Superannuation Luxon will raise the age of superannuation to 67. This is their policy. Hipkins will not raise the age of super.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Luxon disagreeing and has figures about crime easily to hand. Clearly has these lines ready to roll out.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Tame now asking about crime. Luxon solid in answers. Hipkins also solid. Tame going hard on Hipkins, who is doing well under pressure.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Hipkins will bring back high quality school lunches. Yes!!!! Tells Luxon they could do it to if they'd costed their plans properly 🤣 Luxon getting snippy

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Education questions- lots more sniping at each other. Tame drilling them on accepting a bi partisan approach to education. Luxon sniping at Willow Jean, makes him look petty

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Too quick to live tweet but quick fire round fun and some needed light relief

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Hipkins relatable with not answering the pulled a sickie question.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Back from ad break! Chrises now close to neck and neck. Quick fire round!

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Definitely going for the millionaire corporate votes, Luxon is 🤣

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Kent Duston @kentduston.bsky.social · 5h

Watching Luxon trying to be prime ministerial is like watching a Neanderthal wander aimlessly around a nuclear reactor, smearing it with mud and hitting it with sticks, whilst proclaiming ‘what I’m saying to you is I’m doing a really great job of running this thing’ #nzpol

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Queen Olivia III @queenoliviaiii.com · 5h

This should bring down the national party

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Ooohh neither leader prepared to say its morally unacceptable to have billionaires in the world 👀 innteresting. Both prevaricating and not answering the question.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Hipkins repeating the cost of living lines. Tame goes hard on pushing for a commitment by Labour to indexing benefits to CGI. Hipkins eventually says, as they afford it, they will. Luxon isn't pushed on this?

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

OMG Luxon blathering on about school attendance and I am feeling stabby due to how sick we all got with the flu as a result

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Luxon talking about Julie and Ngaire selling kiwifruit to India. Clearly that anecdote polled well with focus groups 🤣

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Luxon talking about Nationals investment boost, giving an example of Coronet Peak in Queenstown. Not sure how relatable that is lol but fair cop I guess

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Hipkins talking about small businesses and supporting local economies, and how this benefits NZers more than supporting large corporates.

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

Luxon says they wont put up GST Hipkins, quick as a flash, "John Key made that promise and he broke it" 🤣🔥

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Dr Bex @drbex.bsky.social · 5h

"He's putting up fuel tax by 25%!!!!" - Hipkins calling out Luxon on his no taxes BS

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