if anyone is wondering why the 'Maiki Sherman' homophobic slur story appeared nearly 1 year after allegedly occurring.

Seems the answer is National have targeted the TVNZ #NZPol journalist with a bit of good old fashioned #DirtyPolitics after she had attempted to ask Stuart Smith to explain his absence from caucus for the top secret national caucus vote of confidence in Luxon.

Smith has featured in media reports about Luxon’s leadership, included claims the Prime Minister had ghosted Smith’s attempts to contact him before Easter over concerns about flagging support in caucus.

Simeon Brown had said he believed the actions breached parliamentary rules by following Smith into a corridor area, “an area where media interviews are not allowed without express permission”.

https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/04/30/tvnzs-political-editor-suspended-from-parliament/

So it appears the #NZPol National Party, this time via political troll Ani O’Brien, have decided to go all out on attacking TVNZ, now targeting Maiki Sherman for an alleged homophobic slur from last year.

How very Trumpian of National.

Political commentator Ani O'Brien wrote on her Substack page on Tuesday morning that TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman allegedly used a homophobic slur against Stuff journalist Lloyd Burr, which led to the drinks in Willis' office being shut down.

#DirtyPolitics

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/593581/finance-minister-shut-down-event-after-tvnz-political-editor-used-alleged-homophobic-slur

I openly opposed #TMX on #Twitter a decade ago. As a result, I received constant online harassment, death threats and regular late night phone calls from machines that just said “goodbye” then hung up.

For all those saying “This pipeline will never happen”, there are many more right wing Canadian #MAGA bullies who are ready to push the point.

Sadly, as of my recent anti #NorthernGateway posts, the late night calls have resumed. Last night’s came at 4AM to my cellphone.

#MarkCarney has no idea of the hate storm he’s released on #BC due to his partnership with #DanielleSmith on this bullshit #MOU.

Intimidation and harassment in #Canada is a very real thing. Many Canadians unaffected and unconcerned with this pipeline have no idea what would happen if they openly opposed it.

This is the reality for #climatedefenders under #Liberals who have once again emboldened the worst people n Canada.

I hesitated to speak out against this new pipeline, knowing the harassment would continue. But that’s their intention, to intimidate me into silence.

So late night phone calls again it is. Last time this triggered me so much I spent way more time openly opposing the pipeline to spite the hate.

This pipeline will probably get built, despite all those minimizing by saying it won’t. I know this because of the constant misinformation in the #MSM and on #Facebook, skewed polls in favor of the pipeline meant to nudge public opinion, and the start of a new harassment and intimidation campaign by right wing lunatics.

The machine has once again awoken and anti Climate Liberals are at the wheel, steering Canada away from clean options while letting #Conservative goons do their dirty work.

Northern Gateway is a Nation Burning Project not “Nation Building” as Mark Carney would have you believe.

We will resist this pipeline and we will continue to fight, despite biased Canadian Media and #MapleMAGA threats and harassment.

This will be the most costly pipeline ever built in Canada, both financially and politically. If built, Liberals will carry this oil-soaked albatross for a generation.

Carney’s betrayal will cost them dearly, as dearly as opposing another dirty oil pipeline will cost all of us in #BC.

#cdnpoli #abpoli #bcpoli #nopipelines #elbowsdown #dirtyoil #dirtypolitics