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Labour’s spokesperson for Auckland & Rainbow Issues. Passionate about Transport, Infrastructure, Education and Māori.

Birkenhead, Auckland
Joined April 2014
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2 years
Our Labour Prime Ministers at the farewell for Jacinda Ardern. ☀️
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Aucklanders just got slaughtered by Simeon Brown- New ‘drivers tax’s’ and a axe to funding any infrastructure that provides any alternatives to driving. Show me a global city that is going backwards like this?!
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Standing with my Northcote rangatahi today against hate and transphobia.
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Wonderful news to wake up to this morning. Dame Jacinda Ardern bestowed with damehood at Windsor Castle investiture ceremony
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Today was the start of Māori and Pakeha pushing back against this governments direct hit against the progress we’ve made for the betterment of this country. Honour Te Tiriti.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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So what is @MarkMitchellMP doing to stop these patched members from damaging property and causing intimidation?
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Kelvin Morgan 🇳🇿
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🚨BREAKING🚨 Members of Brian Tamaki’s Destiny Church Gisborne branch have tonight painted over the towns rainbow crossing, carrying out a threat Tamaki made yesterday to take action if the council refused to cancel tomorrows drag story time in the cities library.
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Road deaths in Auckland have fallen by 30% where lower speed limits have been in place. So when a 20min trip takes 15sec longer to prevent injury or death, @SimeonBrownMP is not only lacking evidence but looking more out of touch with Auckland by the day.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
7 months
Destiny Church are patched up gang members and the government should treat them as such. But this government validates this behavior with their own anti rainbow actions. @radionz
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
2 years
You have stood by me, by us, as one of the most outstanding leaders that Aotearoa New Zealand has ever seen. Thank you boss, we love you. You have achieved much for us now and for our generations to come.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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In the eyes of the students, Seymour’s behavior has been unacceptable. That’s what they are standing up to. Why are students being disciplined for Haka or freedom of expression?
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2 years
At the airport heading home to Northcote pinching myself that @nzlabour just had the smoothest leadership transition NZ could hope for. What a team to be a part of. ✈️
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“We note with deep concern the harmful impacts the Bill may cause to Aotearoa New Zealand’s social cohesion”
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If feeding South Auckland was a priority, they wouldn’t have cut funding to food banks. Shameless.
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Where is the @MarkMitchellMP on this issue. It reflects the pattern of ram raids, damage to property, the anxiety and the rainbow community feeling unsafe. @NZNationalParty needs to show some leadership here.
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ACT just voted against the Grocery Industry Competition Bill.
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🏳️‍⚧️ Going after the Trans community in Sport is despicable @cjsbishop . The guidelines were developed by researchers, community, academics and advocacy groups.
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You can’t solve congestion by a single focus on roads. Aucklanders need to be able to get around on different modes. The best global cities have good infrastructure for walking and cycling. This is another backward step. ⏪️↩️
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Just had someone abuse me at my office about having too much Te Reo used on @NewshubNZ and @radionz . He told me amongst other profanities that I was stupid and all you Māoris are the same. I’m like, have you seen my mum?! 🤷🏽‍♂️🙆🏾‍♂️
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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So Luxon believes there are only two biological genders. What a backwards view. Everyone deserves to be who they are and who they were born as.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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If you weren’t convinced yet that the PM isn’t in control and the government is chaotic. Watch today’s question time. 😱
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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Simeon Brown knocked back by Auckland Council. His revenge politics is an overstep and misses the fact the Aucklanders value safety.
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Simeon’s Utu politics has created the worst transport policy we’ve seen in decades. No city like ours in the world would take such a backwards step without any evidence and put lives a risk. The government will be embarrassed by Auckland Councils response.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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🏳️‍🌈 Today marks the anniversary of same-sex marriage becoming legal in Aotearoa New Zealand on 19th August 2013. Thanks to a bill introduced by former Labour MP Louisa Wall. Progress for all of our communities is in the hands of those that lead in Parliament- Kia kaha tonu.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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The current state highway maintenance budget is $2.8 billion for 2021/24 – that’s a 65 per cent increase on the $1.7 billion that National spent during 2015/18, when it was last in office.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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Auckland will have to absorb most of this. North Shore Hospital has 150 beds that this govt won’t open because of their reckless tax cuts for their mates.
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When you mistake our education system for childcare services 😳🙄.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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Māori unemployment rates at 5.5% (down from 7.8%). Just incredible given predictions and such challenging times. 🙏🏼 @PouTepou
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Loving these posters around. ♥️
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Sydney steps ahead, while the National government takes Auckland backwards on decent public transport planning.
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National has no plan to deal with reducing congestion on Aucklands North Shore. Our community was let down by the last National government and now they want to do it again. Also missed the memo on how to reduce emissions. Completely out of touch.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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Unbelievable that @chrisluxonmp thinks his govt is “very supportive” of the rainbow community. They’ve attacked trans woman, are removing sexuality guidelines in schools and have discontinued hate speech work. Next will be cuts to support services.
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15/16 bills pushed through urgency under this govt. Just outrageous.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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When are we actually going to hear how this government is going to tackle the Cost of Living?
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More jobs for your mates and fundraisers. 🚬 💵
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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I stand with the trans community and share their concerns on Posie Parker. I believe in a NZ of inclusivity, where everyone can feel safe, standing against division and intolerance infiltrating our community. I will continue to make it clear that her views are not welcome.
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Hundreds of Aucklanders turned out today to stand against the repeal of our smokefree generation.
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Great to see @shananhalbert out in the parliament of the streets
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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National MPs won't allow the Waitangi Tribunal to brief the Māori Affairs SC on their concerns about the Treaty Principles Bill. This is an outrageous obstruction of democracy and yet another overreach hiding the government’s anti Māori agenda.
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This is just 🤮
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The Minister of Education @EricaStanfordMP speaks often about Maori education being important. But the talk is hollow when our tamariki can’t actually be Māori in our education system.
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It’s incredible how this govt doubles down each week discriminating against Māori. But the dumbest part here, is the ignorance of the economic benefits of this policy for everyone. @LabourMaoriNZ
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Police Minister has declined a visit to North Shore Police station. This is undemocratic. We’ve had lots of incidents on the Shore including shootings. What is he hiding?
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Oranga Tamariki cuts funding to North Shore Woman’s Centre removing support for up to 500 woman and their tamariki. 😱🤬
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30+ days ago I raised safety concerns with @MarkMitchellMP . No response. Meanwhile the Deputy PM continues to drum up hate against the trans community. What the heck is this government doing?
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I want our rainbow rangatahi to feel safe going to school. I’ve asked the Minister @MarkMitchellMP for a plan and have included @EricaStanfordMP and Matt Doocey. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
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$2.1 billion dollar hole has been confirmed in National’s tax scheme. What will need to be cut further for Northcote to fund your tax cuts @dan_bidois ? ✂️
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The Government has taken an axe to Māori Housing providers slashing $40 million along with cutting $20 million for rangatahi transitional housing. 🪓 🏘️
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The Government must show some compassion and create a special visa to allow Palestinians with family in New Zealand to be reunited with them here. 🇵🇸✊🏽 @LabourMaoriNZ @nzlabour
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National held Northcote for 15 years. No Transport progress anywhere. Woulda coulda shoulda club. 🚂 🌍 🌉
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Tesla subsidy and now Te reo Māori lessons. Hypocrite much?
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National pushes forward to disestablish Māori wards at speed. Referred to the Justice SC, not Māori affairs. They say this is about community voice, but today have blocked our request to extend the public submission period. @LabourMaoriNZ
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Seymour confirms 8-15k jobs cut in the public service. These are largely services that kiwis rely on. ✂️
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150 news beds under construction at North Shore hospital. 🏥 @drayeshaverrall @nzlabour
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In line with our infrastructure deficit, we have a leadership deficit. Luxon keeps playing into his negative ‘wet and whiny’ narrative rather than talking up our region as a place of opportunity and prosperity.
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North Shore Principal has labelled a move to ban teacher-only days during the term a “kick in the guts” for under-pressure staff.
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Why do people keep promoting boot camp learning environments as the silver bullet to raising Māori achievement? I want better and broader pathways for young people. #HighAspirations
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I’m proud that we have delivered on our promise to our communities to ban conversion practices now. Aroha atu, aroha mai- Love given is love received. Love is love. ❤️🤍💜💙💚💛🧡 @nzlabour
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The National Government has sneakily reneged on protecting the Hauraki Gulf, reducing the protected area of the marine park and inviting commercial fishing in the depleted seascape. What has changed @SimonWattsMP ?
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The man @GuyonEspiner enrolling for Te Putaketanga o te reo level 4 #TeReoisReal #BoomRNZ @twoa
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1/2 💦 The most significant issue we’re currently facing is on the North Shore. A wastewater pump station on Wairau Road that serves several suburbs on the North Shore has been flooded, destroying the control systems. This means the pump station is overflowing.
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It is an outrage that @SimeonBrownMP has declined to be interviewed on this. Decongesting Auckland won’t be achieved by not expanding our transport modes. He is the Minister now and needs to put on his big boy pants and front up. @radionz @NewshubPolitics
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New Transport Minister slams brakes on cycling and walking projects
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It’s time @AucklandUni tell the government to back off. MAPAS has successfully helped grow more Māori and Pasifika doctors that we desperately need more of. This is an over reach.
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No additional funding planned by National for Police to back up their big talk on gangs.
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I want our rainbow rangatahi to feel safe going to school. I’ve asked the Minister @MarkMitchellMP for a plan and have included @EricaStanfordMP and Matt Doocey. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
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The government protected property owners rights to have more than one vote. But they are taking away Māori wards and say it’s about fairness.
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Mega prisons don’t work. We know this. NZ doesn’t have the space, staff or money to fund Luxon’s proposal. 🙄
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Cheaper public transport is safe under Labour. 🚌 🌍
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Why hasn’t the National Government issued a special humanitarian visa for the family members of New Zealanders trapped in Gaza?
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I’m really sorry to be hearing this has happened. Our staff at the hospital do an excellent job under extremely tough work conditions at the moment and don’t deserve to experience racism.
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It’s odd that local council is getting a serve of ‘national knows what is best’ when they should be building a constructive relationship and in many cases like ours in Auckland- we’ve already made loads of cuts.
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That’s some scary stuff 🙀 @rnz_news
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Now he has changed his mind and called them ‘Kumbaya’ and ‘Mush’.
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A single focus on roads won’t reduce congestion, it won’t get us to our destination faster and it won’t help our planet. This is dooms day for our city.
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I’m stoked to see many of my talented colleagues playing important roles in our cabinet. Also pleased that Chris Hipkins has appointed me as a Whip to support our team. I’m very greatful for the opportunity to serve alongside Tangi, @Camilla_Belich @traceymclellan
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Globally our unique Māori and Pasifika culture is attractive for visitors. We need to leverage this more, not go backwards. The Govt is embarrassing us on the international stage.
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Going right back to Dream Fono days at UoA, I was always driven by his aspiration and hope for our rangatahi. Moe mai ra @efesocollins . Absolutely heart breaking. 💔
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
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Whānau are going to foot the bill for Simeon Browns revenge politics. It’s short sighted and unfair of the Government, particularly for our most vulnerable. @waateanews
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Big Gay Out opens with a tribute to Georgina Beyer.
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39% of tenants are Māori yet the National Government wants to cut half of its team. More cuts for Māori. 🏘️
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Almost 9,000 people in the Northcote electorate 65+ saw their pensions lifted by over $100 for a couple and by $66 for an individual from 1 April 2023. That’s 22.5% of our community. #Initforyou
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1 year
What a disappointment for our city. Thanks to our councillors who fought hard in support. ✊🏽
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Julie Fairey
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Auckland Council has voted down Māori seats 11 votes to 9 (1 abstention, Mayor) In favour: Filipaina, Fuli, Leoni, Dalton, Darby, Bartley, Henderson, Hills, Fairey. Against: Baker, Simpson, Watson, Walker, Sayers, Turner, Williamson, Fletcher, Newman, Stewart, Lee.
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What is the @TaxpayersUnion view on the governments expensive Treaty Principles Bill legislation that the PM has ruled out proceeding past first reading? What is the cost?
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Our Māori heritage and being the world’s largest Polynesian city and super-ethnic diversity makes our city unique and one of the biggest economic opportunities in front of us.
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Willis says she would be concerned if NZ was going backwards on smoking. Surely she sees scrapping Smokefree as backwards? No moral compass.
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11 months
More targeting of Māori going on. Unbelievable that rich CEOs are given extra pay but not those skilled in Te Reo.
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Newshub Politics
11 months
Govt seeks to halt extra pay for public servants fluent in Te reo Māori
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
1 year
A packed bus from Glenfield heading to launch @nzlabour campaign with Chippy! In it for you 🫵🏼
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
2 years
As chair of @nzlabour Rainbow caucus, haere rā Speaker @WainuiomataTrev . Forever an ally for our communities from being a whip on homosexual law reform in 1986 to chairing debate to ban conversion practices. We thank you for your support for our human rights. 🌈
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Trevor Mallard
5 years
Last night at @NZParliament I cut the ribbon on the newly refurbished Rainbow Room – a select committee room celebrating the progress of inclusivity at Parliament, the trailblazing LGBTQI+ MPs who led the way and significant legislation like the Marriage Equality Act. 🌈🌈
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
1 year
Our @nzlabour will be in good stead with the continued leadership of @chrishipkins . Congratulations to my long time friend @CarmelSepuloni as deputy leader and thank you @NgatiBird for your mahi. Mauri Ora!
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
1 year
Labour Government will establish a national action plan to ensure this debilitating condition is properly researched – and improve education, clinical management and care. Endo is common – but that doesn’t mean anyone should just have to put up with debilitating pain.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
10 months
I don’t see any solutions to achieve inclusion and safety for everyone, just a heavy handed overreach that is harmful to our rainbow community.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
6 months
This government is trying to distract from their unpopular policies. It’s 2024, focus on real change that can improve the lives of New Zealanders rather than transphobic rhetoric that you cant implement.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
3 months
Where are the families they’ve thrown out gone to? Auckland is down 300 households in a matter of months during a housing crisis while cutting Kainga Ora and stopping social housing builds.
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Shanan Halbert 🛥️ 🚊 🌍 🏳️‍🌈
1 year
This has been such a successful policy helping NZ to clean up its fleet. But Luxon has constantly attacked this policy. 🤷🏽‍♂️
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