"I tried, I'm disappointed too, but I wasn't prepared to hold up the entire Arms Act [rewrite] to fight over it, when there's a good win for everybody in it."

#NicoleMcKee, 2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/focusonpolitics?share=cf65a0e8-c8c6-43a1-82a3-0d61c93372a4

I've made some very strong criticisms of this firearms industry lobbyist turned ACT MP. But credit where credit is due; this is a really generous and pragmatic way for a politician to describe not getting exactly what they wanted from a bill.

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My cartoon in today's https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350408575/cartoon-september-10

Officials warned Associate Justice Minister Nicole McKee that her push to gut regulations for non-pistol shooting ranges is based on an untested assumption, and could result in the opposite of what she intends.

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