I was on the 6 o'clock news tonight (see TVNZ, 1News, approx 10 minutes in) for a 5sec interview at the local Banks Peninsula Meet the Candidates. That's me in a green top with glasses on. 😊 Soooo many other things I wanted to say. #nzpol

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If hating that bitter hell leaf is wrong I don’t want to be right

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Earlier this year Russell published his proposals for a new law to replace the OIA, which — drawing on the law in South Africa — would also provide a right to information from private organisations, in circumstances where you need it to defend other rights. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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I’ve written an op-ed for @newsroom.co.nz with Russell Opland, on how ministers and some senior officials are using poor quality data to justify an assault on our right to information under the OIA. Strengthening our democracy is a core issue this election. #nzpol newsroom.co.nz/2026/09/28/o...

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This is an ugly Trojan horse due to overbroad drafting: an amendment putatively about boy racers give power to Police to close any public place if disorder is imminent, direct people not to enter, arrest them if they try to do so or infringe them — all without any prospect of judicial supervision. 🤦🏼‍♂️

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