Maybe in response to Luxon's copypasta speech at Waitangi, Nicky Hagar could republish an unedited new edition of The Hollow Men?

Because Luxon is the ultimate hollow man. A yawning abyss in a man suit. If you tapped him on the shoulder he'd ring like a gong.

#NZPolitics #WaitangiDay #ChristopherLuxon #TheHollowMen #NickyHagar

"[ACT leader David] Seymour says repeatedly that people (he means Māori, of course) shouldn’t have 'different rights based on ancestry'. This is typically simple, clever and deceptive...

The answer is that there there is a crucial difference between rights, which are universal, and tools to fulfil rights, which are always based on varying circumstances."

#NickyHagar, 2023

https://e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-analysis/nicky-hager-beware-the-smooth-talker-with-a-forked-tongue/

#NZPolitics #ACT #HumanRights #IndigenousRights

@downbeatdan @debe

Nicky Hager: Beware the smooth talker with a forked tongue | E-Tangata

“Seventeen Māori leaders spoke up a week ago ‘calling for an end to race-baiting and racist comments in our countries’ election campaigns’. They pointed at New Zealand First, Act and National — but, in my opinion, Act is by far the worst.” — Nicky Hager.

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When investigative journalist #NickyHagar was interviewed earlier this year about being awarded the ONZM, he said to look out for a new project on the horizon. It being election year, I assumed it would come out during the election campaign. But I guessed right, he's certainly keeping his powder dry so far...

Congratulations to Nicky Hagar ONZM for finally getting formal recognition (instead of police raids) for his years of excellent, independent journalism:

https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/06/05/nicky-hager-awarded-onzm-for-his-investigative-journalism/

Nicky has been a huge source of inspiration for my own independent media activism. Like Dr Mike Joy, Hagar is a national treasure, and we're lucky to have him.

#Aotearoa #NZ.#NickyHagar #IndependentMedia #InvestigativeJournalism #KingsBirthdayHonours

Nicky Hager awarded ONZM for his investigative journalism

While many journalists have received similar honours, he is the first to receive a citation that specifically references a contribution to investigative journalism.

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“Without the book ['Hit and Run' by Nicky Hagar and Jon Stephenson], the findings of the report and its important recommendations would not have been possible. Given this, it is right to acknowledge, as does the report, that the book has performed a valuable public service.”

- #DavidParker, #NZ #AttorneyGeneral

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA2007/S00322/operation-burnham-report-released.htm

#NickyHagar #JonStephenson #OperationBurnham

Operation Burnham Report Released | Scoop News

Attorney-General David Parker has today released the findings of the Government inquiry held into Operation Burnham and related events. The operation took place on 21-22 August 2010 in Tirgiran Valley, Afghanistan, and was carried out by NZSAS ...

This is not the first time Thompson and Clark have been used by state-owned enterprises to spy on activists whose activities might threaten their bottom line. During the last Labour government, Solid Energy (then state-owned) contacted T&C to spy on the anti-coal mine coalition Save Happy Valley (which I was part of), and a number of other groups that shared members, as revealed by Investigative journalist #NickyHagar in the Sunday Star Times.