Give up your guns, no dictator in history has ever made that their first move…………

a lesson on gun control..???? do your Home work Guardian,, NZ now has the largest gun crime statistics...ever... while our so called leader sits on the tonight show, Auckland has a speight of drive by gang shootings on residential homes....the gun buy back was a forced buy back, you had a time frame to hand in your guns....it wasn't optional, it cost this country millions and for what? nothing why? because the crimes didn't hand their weapons in......obviously, the gun control here was a total failure, America needs to learn from this,

Totally agree with you.

This sounds like the death of the West

This woman not only wants to control your guns but your speech as well

The algorithm doesn't vote tho. People still have to make the conscious decision to vote for whoever it may be. And why is it only right wing candidates that are accused of using social media to their advantage? Do you actually think so called liberals wouldn't do it too??

@@collydub1987 you don't understand. This has been proven, at least in the case of the philippines, the slow trickle of disinformation that helps form the internal narratives of people. Once it clicks, facts will no longer matter. Imagine saying the time of the dictator was the golden age of the Philippines, even when all evidence points to the opposite - the preservation of the internal narratives becomes the paramount concern, not getting to the truth. I've seen this happen to people, it's shocking.

@@collydub1987 Thanks a lot.. Finally someone with some common sense.. While social media manipulation of national elections is a well known fact, the people have to actually vote to change the outcome.. While a couple of conservative leaders have used such gimmicks to come to power, liberals are by no means innocent.. If social media companies followed what Jacinda suggests, and if such algorithms to dictate where public opinion is headed, that very algorithms can be a potent weapon of a power hungry politician, liberal OR conservative.. Since silicone valley is traditionally left learning, the former is more likely.. In this respect, Jacinda's suggestion has a scary prospect on ideological domination..

Sinabi mo pa! It is extremely frustrating, even now, to think that the majority of those who voted for President Marcos (give him a chance until he proves otherwise) did so from information from Facebook, tiktok, and other social media sites.

She would know. She uses Facebook shamelessly to promote herself.

Sweeping generalization but ye

Lies again? GNC DBS

@@NazriB. I believe you would need to be a little more specific in the context of definition for your comment to be relevant.

Mate I'll tell you what: Your sentence structure, noun verb (dis)agreement, and word choice does not at all indicate that you're a native English speaker.

That's exactly what amerikkka is which is a dictatorship we are not free. If you speak in public about your opinion especially in the media you will receive death threats and oppression.

Correct me if Im wrong, but the US law doesnt even recognize domestic terrorism and therefore US national that should be charged with terrorism and get acording to that harsher sentences get a "slap a on the wrist", bcoz their crime is not recognized correctly.

He can’t read, he had to make his own University to approve others with his greedy incapacity for truth. Just like he made his own Social app to get validation of his lies. Remember that he alone name himself the best at many things, he congratulated himself on many topics since NOBODY did.

Sheep

46 can't even string a coherent sentence together, yeah you know man the thing 😂

@@sjriddy LOL and 45 could? He can’t even read without following with his finger let alone talk in full sentences. 46, is an upgrade in every step of the way even with his elderly flaws.

@@RyanMiller3039 🙄 the irony

He got his citizenship by breaking the rules. I can't think of anyone getting nz citizenship in 10 Days. He's definitely NOT welcome.

he only got citizenship because he bought it from the *previous* conservative government!

Figures, freegin hypocrite.

He should never had been given a free citizenship. He even said he'd not spend any time there. It was for a bolt hole ... nothing more. Many Kiwis were not happy about how he paid to get his citizenship.

Of course it had nothing to do with taxes

Here in the UK we do have strict spending limits, and apart from the rare 'party political broadcast', political and religious commercial on TV are not permitted.

The government should give each candidate $500. Let democracy spread the truth organically. Can't be worse than what we have now. Oh, and term limits.

@@prometheus5700 the problem with this is that candidates with means will always have a headup

@Swan F Hmm. What does that even mean?🤔

Yes, it is if you live in an educated and intelligent society that understands consequences because democracy expects a voter to do the right thing! hence democracy only works in a moral and educated environment otherwise you end up with revolution and people voting for the most bizarre outcomes that can even bring a country to ruins! there is nothing more dangerous than nations turning up to vote yet they either don't care for the moral outcome of their vote or have no clue what they are voting for!

freedom & democracy is a joke...

@עילג ישראלי yes they have better freedom in occupied palestine afterall

Nothing she said is grounded in freedom

She knows niether.

You are fortunate indeed, to have her as your pm.

NZ was the first country to give women the right to vote.

As an Australian, can we borrow her?

🤮 masks don’t work and COVID was an excuse for tyranny

You kiwis are so lucky to have her.

UK & USA lack these things so much in their leadership. 😑😕

US leadership is just too corrupt for those much needed things to happen. Yes, too corrupt on both sides (what a bad idea to only have two sides, sorry I digress).

The face of evil

tyrannical elitism?

@@HShango Or maybe the US populace values other things more than what you value, and that is reflected in how they vote. I personally see her as a horrible and tyrranical leader, so your view of her is obviously not universal.

If you want something said ask a man, if you want something done you should get a woman - Margaret Thatcher. Love her or hate her she was an exceedingly clever person who had the courage of her convictions. Boris Johnson has done more U-turns that is it laughable. You turn if you want to the lady's not for turning. Johnson was to my mind the wrong pick - I had my eye on Sajid Javid.

Have you considered running for president yourself? Maybe you could be the next Ardern.

Ha, ha, ha. Really??

Surely you jest?

@@mariafrost1762 Yes, really.

@D F thanks and one day you will be old enough to vote too.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@D F go back to sleep old man

Personally I have never heard anything negative about Jacinda Arden. Which says a lot NZ & her personally.

@D F Time for your medicine!

Proportional Representation would go a long way to mitigating that. I wish we had the system in Canada 🇨🇦

You realize this woman is another WEF globalist right?

Yeah, I wish we had that in New Zealand! Too bad we don't!

This witch isn't 1 of those political leaders. Covid made her go full authoritarian

In New Zealand Jacinda is completely obsessed with empowering gangs, violent crime, gun crime, family abuse, has all risen because she believes acknowledging these issues is racist

Try living here under her, your opinion would change very quickly.

As someone who lives in New Zealand, it might feel like knowing that despite being born here you will never be able to afford to live here because house prices are absolutely insane and have gotten exponentially worse under Ardern.

Nah bro she's a 🐴

She’s a dictator

@@caseclosed9342 stop overreacting. She was voted in and can be voted out. That's the opposite of a dictatorship.

Why would Jacinda to lead a country that refuses to protect its people from gun violence? The stupidity is, people like me from other countries care for more for the lives of Americans than Americans do.

Noooo - we want her first - Australia needs her too - and we're closer :)

@@michaelmacnamara1100guys she's our mother- but she wants to leave home🥲

what's that got to do with anything?

@@kevinb9830 Are you dense?

How about the corrupt ‘Christian’ senators taking money from the NRA and blocking gun control laws?

Sorry but you missed the mark

She should be more responsible and respectful of fellow citizens lives

Men in NZ did not have the right to vote either and it was only three years after men had the right to vote that women could as well. But they don't tell you that do they?

@@johndonwood4305 that doesnt really support your argument tho...

@@johndonwood4305 So? What is your point?

Well said and a very astute observation. I love her over here and her empathy got us through a tough 2 years.

And this was ALL woman of ALL races at the same time were allowed to vote, not just white women. Makes me proud to be a kiwi.

The platforms talk the talk, what she is saying (also Elon Musk) is they must show they are walking the walk. as it stands at the moment, if the likes of (you-all know who) did that they would have their own agenda aired in public like dirty washing.

@@billsmith6457 Well, you dont get any action without the talking about it first.

@@billsmith6457 that’s not what she’s even talking about, she’s talking about how the algorithm keeps suggesting content of a specific ideological view which radicalises people. That’s what happened with the Christchurch shooter.

@@julianwilliams9088 The Christchurch shooter developed his ideologies after reading various authors and browsing 8chan and other right wing websites like stormfront. Mainstream social media platforms do not push this kind of content on you, and will aggressively ban and delete it. Most opinions to the right of centre are heavily suppressed and banned infact.

Other countries have outlawed assault weapons after a mass shooting, Australia, Norway, United Kingdom, among others. Here people sit back and do not let their Senators and Congressmen, know how they feel about what is going on, complain, and cry and then go on with your life. I have called many times, to people like Ted Cruz and others , but my Senators are for gun control. Those who have Republican Senators and Representatives, need to call. Speak up, let your voice be heard. Donate to those who are running this fall, who will do something about guns . Get rid of those the NRA csupports.

Just don't google anything about NZ crime, inequality etc. you're illusions will be dashed quickly. It's funny how there is growing unrest in NZ over gang violence this month and she is across the globe trying to lecture another nation instead of facing the consequences of her own fail policies. We need to stop idolizing politicians because they can speak well or stir emotions.

One of the reasons I moved here 25 years ago to raise my kids with my Kiwi wife.

Stop comparing an island of 5 million to a continent sized country of 325 million. One also fought for its own freedom the other took handouts its entire life.

Then don't complain when you're not able to defend yourself against a gunman.

@@azulaquaza4916 Really? Are you going to sully the memory of the ANZACS that died at Gallipoli, Flanders Field, WW2, Vietnam, and in Afganistan? You ought to be ashamed.

@@patrickvanrinsvelt4466 What did Gallipoli or Flanders have anything with New Zealand? The frontiers in Turkey, Belgium and France which were halfway across the world were irrelevant to the independency of New Zealand. Not exactly independent either she was.

Be sure to bring money. They don't allow open immigration.

@@genetacey7421 😂😂 Exactly

Just because she is a spin doctor doesn't mean you want to live under her dictatorship. Petrol is currently over $3.00 per litre (thats 4 litres per gallon). Food is unaffordable. The average house price in Auckland is over a million for a three bedroom box - are you sure you want to live here??? Our gun crime as increase dramatically since her "gun policies" which punished law abiding gun owners and let the gangs run loose with free access to guns. She's a professional spin doctor and most that comes out of her mouth is a lie.

That and finding women who resemble xena

We now have shootings all the time because of Jacinda. Our gun violence has gone up over 500%.

Nah it's other parties as well.

It's all they can do. All they have is luxton (misspelled deliberately) ,a man who would achieve perfection if he would only agree to have the semblance of an urethra tattooed on the top of his head.

🐑

Appreciate the haters. They are the ones that know she is better than they ever will be

That a very typical left wing reply. If we don’t agree with you, we are haters!

We hate her she's ruining our country.

I beg your pardon? There have been protests in record numbers in NZ over the last few years over this Prime Minister and her hypocrisy. Don't know which New Zealanders you've been listening to, but they don't represent the majority!

Her approval rating is literally 35%. The only reason why you have never heard any New Zealander complain about her is because the media covers it all up

@@dukecarraway1762 everybody in charge right now is suffering from approval ratings. Gas, economy, war among other things is taking a toll on all countries

@UCXV4lrV2YRCvPwHTU831qlw definitely higher than Ardern's.

@Johnny Rotten yea you are 🤡

Why don't you get up and wash your face you seem to be in deep slumber

Are you kiwi? because this reads to me like you aren't 😅

Yup, she'll shut your country down for one positive covid case. Truly amazing.

she is a dictator nothing more

They say the grass is greener on the other side, but in your case that's because you haven't seen my side of the fence. You have no idea what it's like here so be careful what you're "jealous" over.

Then move to New Zealand and you can become part of the socialist system there

Nothing to be jealous over.. not all pavs and says here in NZ mate...

@@Cha4k Don't take her for granted. Do you want to come live in my country? Do you really think she is the worst thing that can happen to you?

@@ssddsquare yes she was, for thousands of New-Zealanders during her over zealous lockdowns it was absolute torture & uncalled for

Simon Hayes we would not have her as prime minister if we had not had electoral reform and moved to a mixed member proportional (MMP) system. It has allowed us to move from a situation where the two major parties essentially ‘took it in turns’ to form a government. Nothing like having to form a coalition with a smaller party to create change. True, it can create uncertainty but as voters have matured with the system they now know how to make their votes count regardless of their political preferences. It is a much fairer system, we have an electoral commission that determines electorate boundaries and no longer can parties gerrymander. Don’t worry we’ve had imbecilic and corrupt representatives too, you’re not alone there ☮️

She is also a great reminder of how bad social media can be. Here in NZ people there is a very strong hate towards her. Most of it has been cultivated through Facebook. It's annoying to say the least. I don't even debate with these people because Thier choice is made. They won't but if they watched this speech they would pick it to pieces and spread another layer of hate towards her.

@@jaymanas9921 That's because she has destroyed livelihoods, coerced and bullied NZ citizens. The amount of fals info the government spread has nothing on social media At least for people who have friends and family outside NZ we were aware of what's going on elsewhere. 'We are your only source of truth' what the heck ... no way lady

Agreed, you shouldn't accept corrupt leaders, so Do Not Believe her. She is VERY corrupt.

@@gavinivers8941 got any proof for that?

Where you from if it’s not nz you can have her.

Class? She's lying constantly, denying the things she days, plunging us further into poverty. All we hear about in NZ is suicide and the cost of living crisis

@@humanbeingscanb2evil Why so negative? She seems great.

She said her government were "The One Source of Truth" if that doesn't scare you about that women I don't know what would.

@@sjriddy read my comment carefully!

Then you have the orange 45.....

🤣🤡

All those things and in bed with China

Ahh, you epitome of irony!😜

what a joke

You won't say that now. I live here and was in Auckland, the most locked down city in the country. She was cruel and split our society all in the name of vaccine uptake. Criminal behaviour to satisfy Pfizer for a vaccine that failed.

I quite agree with your sensible post. Kiwis are responsible ppl-& what a magnificent country it is too!

@@patkennedy2620 indeed it is, but I hear one can visited hobbitville now,.😉

NZders are responsible and generous

How is it sensible and responsible for your PM to be leave their country amid increasing gang violence, inequality and corruption and give a commencement speech lecturing another country how it should improve itself? Seems kinda gross but she sure has made a habit of it.

How was the shooter in Uvalde stopped ? With a rock ?

@Swan F Yep. You don't like the answer ?

1.7 million reported defensive gun uses last year would like a word with you about why those people supposedly don’t need their guns.

I'd rather have a gun and never need to use it than to need to use one and not have one.

Because America is to precious a jewel with too many thieves eyeing it especially those in power. for it not to be able to be protected from the citizenry

They are disgusting places. No where for especially a woman to live. Handmaid's tale society.

Texas think they are Washington 😉

wow you are sick

😂😂😂😂😂😂 don't worry about NZ darling you should look at Asia

They are the ones that create racism and inequality. Government is a con operation

@@dentpeninde what?

promoting equality

She is a World Economic Forum young leader. Why would you trust her?

@@Majestros because A W is a bot

Venezuela, Cuba, 1970’s Cambodia, 1930’s Germany….there’s a long list. Learn from history or be a victim when it repeats itself.

And here in canada the crime and violence has only been getting worse after all the legislation. The gun violence is a symptom, being treated by quack doctors.

nz gun crime is skyrocketing.. what improvements do you want...

It's not the air fair you will have to worry about, it is the insane housing prices over here which, by the way, have gotten exponentially worse under Ardern.

They’re rich kids, their parents are likely already around these people

Gun control? Just see what is happening in Ukraine. This is why citizens should own guns, to protect against a rogue nation which likes to invade.

Nope

🤮

The audience is all the Harvard grads - undergrads, Harvard Law, Harvard Medical School, etc.

You are certainly correct, her country is not free of problems. In fact we have had more gun violence since she jack booted the gun control measures after the Christchurch shootings. So that worked, NOT. So much other stuff she gets wrong that does not get reported overseas. As far as I am concerned, if you like her, keep her, most of us don't want her back. She is destroying this country. We as a country are deeper in debt than we have ever been. She raves about climate change, then imports coal from Indonesia to run the power plants to charge the electric vehicles she wants us to buy. We had a supply of higher quality coal in the ground here but we are no longer allowed to mine it because it could be harmful to the environment. So it must be ok to do that harm in another country right? So many lies told to get her elected, people are finally starting to open their eyes, hopefully next election we give her the boot. It can't come soon enough in my opinion.

I agree with you Brubeck life doesn’t run on a straight line.

I voted for her, twice and will again

She’s an authoritarian

shes a tyrrant who smiles at you while taking away your rights

She's fooled you

What how to take a first world country and turn it into a third world one 👍👍👍

I wouldn’t call that patriotism.

@@globalist1990 well she is not from land of freedumb

Pelosi seems like a fool

@@globalist1990 What would you call patriotism. Attacking the Capitol because a fair election didn't go the way you had hoped?

@@kenchristie9214 actually yeah. I don’t condone it though. Patriot is a dirty word for me, like nationalist. She just happens to be the head of a state, and so her powers are limited to that. I believe her actions go beyond being patriot and caring for her country alone. A country is a fantasy, always worth remembering.

Sounds like America's citizens need to step up and be the difference its country needs. Shame they prefer owning guns to children with better life outcomes

Yea, they know to take Peoples Freedom away😂😂

watch their debate in the election and see the night and day differences from ours

You mean people getting poorer and poorer and killing themselves in drastically increasing numbers? She is awful

An insane unfree control state don’t know what freedom is never did

@@peterb2325 What? We let's our kids go to schools with no metal detectors, no bullying, and an excellent chance they will come home alive every day. We come and go as we please and have a say in who our officials are. Control State? We are intelligent enough to understand we don't need military style weapons to defend our ourselves. It's uneducated comments like yours that create seditionists like we have seen in the States.

I thought so too 🤣

The fact that he was Australian shows we are not saner in Australia, just don't have easy access to guns. If there was easy access at the time, it would have happened in Australia but instead the guy went to NZ where he could purchase high powered weapons.

replace Leader with the word "tyrant" and then your sentence will be correct.

@@dentpeninde kiwis who pretend they’re living in an actual dictatorship are so cringe

The face of evil

Should see how we see her in nz

@@iliya1758 speak for yourself

NO, just NO!!

No we don't, this lady is not innocent as she's appears to be.

No thanks

operation

disclosure

That's called taxation. They are paid to serve the public, not the NRA. Stop obeying "representatives" who refuse to represent you and watch how quickly things change.

@@ct5625 Taxation? Really? The money Lobbyists use to "buy" congress come from donations & membership fees, not taxpayers money. The NRA is NOT funded by the taxpayer, & neither would an Anti-NRA lobby be.

@@ct5625 But they are being paid to serve the NRA? The NRA is giving politicians millions of dollars to push their own twisted narrative.

What you need to do is harass the GOP swill at every opportunity. Every one of arseholes who are in the pockets of the NRA. And, you can add Manchin and Sinema to that list.

oh....you mean Trump ???

NZ was the first nation to give women the vote.

@@wildebeeste many countries imposed lockdowns before NZ

@@devankerapa1245 “allowed to go for walks?” You are kidding, right?

Speaking as a NZlder... she is our gift to you, no need to thank us. Just one thing..... keep her.

@@horseweldon Well, I guess we could give her to the Americans. We still have Chloe Swarbrick.

I'm with you on both.

Well I don't like her

@@tibodeclercq2131 why?

If Scummo had been voted back in I was leaving the country. I despise him. Albenese has compassion and humility. I hope the evil Murdoch media don't grind him in to the ground like they did to Julia Gillard.

@@maureenackerley8024 they send trans women athletes to the olympics. They want to make people's native language which is not Maori to change into Maori.

FDA Refuses to Release Autopsy Results on People Who Died After COVID Vaccines The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it’s barred from releasing the results of autopsies conducted on people who died after getting COVID-19 vaccines, but a drug safety advocate said the agency could release the autopsies with personal information redacted.

Nobel teeth prize

😂😂😂

It is spelled “Nobel”. I like her a lot but no Nobel peace prize is awarded for the type of actions she had done so far.

@@stephane8305 what has she done? Sorry I'm asking cz I don't know

@@stephane8305 I think her reaction to the Christchurch massacre might have made the exact right change that new Zealand needed at the time. But that's primarily for New Zealanders...I think if she keeps impressing people worldwide the way she does now, she might set an example for many other nations. I dunno, it might take a while ..but a Nobel prize isn't completely impossible.

No, it speaks volumes to the degree of treachery within American elites when they breathlessly applaud such things that are completely contrary to the principles of the US constitution.

She is a leader for the right reasons, he is merely a self-promotion machine

lol

You thought Boris stutters, you should watch a Biden speech

Need a women in there mate. Sweden and Finland, who else is it Iceland ? got it right?

No, no we are not

Ask a New Zealander - ones that pay attention. You will not like Ardern's type of dictatorship.

@@sleepinggiant5161 Ugh 🙄 Swap places with Chris!

"common sense" is forcefully locking your country down over faulty science lol

She is is evil and a liar. That's why her popularity has plummeted and we as a majority want her gone.

We certainly do. Though we, as a nation, might not always agree all with her party's politics, there is no denying she is an outstanding woman and very empathic. She should be the role model for anyone in politicians, regardless of platform.

Beg to differ.... I can't wait until she's dethroned.... I'm not the only one who wants her gone.

@@brendasixtus7778 The sooner the batter! Begone with her.

we're in America, wish us luck

Boris should be ashamed.

No you don't

You’d be welcome. It’s UK-like, so settling in would not be problematic. Americans may find it a bit more difficult in that the change would be greater… there’s a KZfaq blogger called KiwiAmericans, that can enlighten (both plus and minus).

Dqlxsoss, you'll have to be willing to speak English, drive on the left, and be ok with going to the beach for Christmas.

@@JohnFlower-NZ Huh? So being from UK, the 1st 2 are covered. A warm Christmas, a lack of UK type pubs, an absence of architectural history… may be more noticeable but some adaptions must be expected.

All the Americans that love Socialism need to get on a plane and move to these countries it’s as simple as that leave America nobody’s making you stay here

Jacinda has been a complete disaster

try living there, unless you earn more than 140nzd which you won't, or you have a partner to share the expenses, you wouldn't even be able to afford it

What's amazing about her?

........... SHE IS A HORRIBLE LIER .............. ONE OF THE WORST POLITICIANS IN NEW ZEALAND HISTORY ..... MANIPULATOR

She would get eaten in the US political landscape. It ain't the same leading a small New Zealand vs USA, not even close.

@@mihaneno .. TO RUN COUNTRIES LIKE USA YOU NEED A BRAIN LIKE BIDEN'S

stay in your stan, then.

Not

ummm here in NZ we are seeing a massive increase in gun crime

@@dsndicmsa7141 45,222 gun deaths in the US in 2020.

​@@dsndicmsa7141 Let's see how this year is based on available data (till April 2022) - 2022's firewarm related offences so far is 1.17% of all violent offences. Last year was 1.19%. So far, we have 4 firewarm-realted murders compared 11 (2021), 16 (2020), and 55 (2019, Chch massacre). Source: NZ police firewarms data. You can find and download the speradsheet yourself, especially after they add in the May data. In comparison, according to gunviolence archive USA so far has 7829 gun-related deaths (excluding suicides) or 23.76 death per million. NZ is 2.16. Anyone who can do basic addition and divison can figure these out as well, feel free to compare other metrics such as assult or robbery. This feel like that time when NZ had 5 reported COVID cases in a day and Trump called that a huge spike, which I suppose going from 0 -> 5 is a 500% increase.

@@z3ph3 interested to know what percentage are gang related???

@@z3ph3 Police data reveal that while the number of firearms offences has risen and fallen over the past 15 years, 2021 was the worst over that period with 1,308 firearms offences recorded.

Democracy? Obviously you don't live in New Zealand. She is not what she claims to be.

@@martinharris5017 She lives in a parliamentary democracy just like in Canada. What she says about how the vote system works is accurate. Up until her recent re-election in 2020, no party in New Zealand history ever won a majority government compared to how many majorities won in Canada by both Liberal and Conservative Parties. That's a reflection of how well she managed the COVID crisis more than anything else. But in 2022 where Canada has a minority parliament and the nuts of Canada declare a dictatorship, New Zealand has mostly run on minority parliaments. Also New Zealand has always been a bit more progressive than the rest of us. After all the first women to gain suffrage on the globe were New Zealanders in 1893. So for a parliament showing an equal number of men and women makes logical sense. Obviously you really do know know what democracy means if you are suggesting New Zealand does not have a thriving parliamentary democracy. Obviously stating bull without facts leads to conclusions that may be you don't claim to be who you are.

@@professorakiba434 I'm exactly who I claim to be. Ardern lied, openly and demonstrably. Her handling of the COVID situation worked briefly but soon fell to pieces, and the mandates and restrictions were a shambles. She promised, in the leadup to her second term bid, that she would not enforce vaccination nor penalise or discriminate against anyone who opted out. look what happened. In any event, threat of the largest Class Action lawsuit in NZ's history forced her to back down on the Vaccine Passport system and end it months before it was due for reviewal. prior to this, many tens of thousands took to the streets an protest, week after week, for six months, ending with the protest on parliament grounds that was handled so tragically by our government. I'm not interested in our country's progressiveness or history, Nor do I require a lecture on NZ's political system or its' history and current status. I am referring specifically to Jacinda Ardern and her current Labour Government. I voted for her in the first term, and I very seriously regret having done so. NZ has a democracy, but is is a rather sick democracy that has been subjecte to repeated attack under the current Labour government, including multiple breaches of the Bill Of Rights (successfully challenged in High Court). Just yesterday, there a gang altercation and multiple shootings in my neighborhood, something unheard of until recently. How Ardern can stand up and self-promote her success in tackling violence and shootings in NZ while this is going on here at home is a sick joke.

@@professorakiba434 You haven't noticed. NZ is no longer a Parliamentary Democracy, but a Parliamentary Dictatorship. Most Muppets of Parliament are selected, making elections a farce. Time will tell, but I am looking forward to Ardern spending time in prison for her crimes.

@@professorakiba434 well said

Then why did Ardern meet with big tech executives? Why is Ardern connected to the Gates Foundation? What on Earth was Ardern doing meeting with Blackrock?

She's ruining NZ so I'd be careful what you wish for

You're welcome to her. Come live in NZ for a while and your opinion might change.

we wouldn't elect her. Shame on us.

@@martinharris5017 maybe but you could have Boris Johnson or worse Nardine Doris

Sorry ... Canada has first cloning rights

Jacinda Ardern got the first ever outright majority under MMP, at the last election, You must know very few people indeed Adam Thomas..

@@sandralee9827 lol yer when there was the election , not now , you must not be a new zealander to understand or just got head buried in the sand and keep listening to what she knows you all want to hear.

From where I am mostly everyone has mixed views on her. We are in a very political time right now in nz

Biggest joke ever

Can we adopt her n make NZ a 7th State. It must have been the intention as NZ is listed b4 Queensland in our Constitution.

Technically she's a Head of Government, but yes, I am proud to have a leader like her.

please look into her 1st

​@@MrsGranpaws That was indeed the plan, and New Zealand almost ended up joining too when the Anzac spirit was still at its peak in the years after WWII, but there were strong reservations about how much the federal government would respect NZ's indigenous Māori given their appalling record with the Aboriginees (there were many assurances that Māori were a seperate class of people and wouldn't be targeted by Australia's anti-aboriginal laws, but given the stakes these assurances were found to be insubstantial and lacking), and it ended up stalling the movement long enough that it ran out of steam. Some decades later, it seems little has changed on Australia's indigenous rights front, so despite my own preferences I don't think NZ will be joining the Australian Commonwealth any time soon.

She is the head of government, the head of state is queen Elizabeth II

so you're ok with your right to return to your home nation being taken from you for the last couple of years.. that and the massive increase in gun crime being seen here in NZ?

@@dsndicmsa7141 lol, I am not going to go back and forth with you regarding why I support Jacinda nor will you change my mind or I yours. Let's agree to disagree 😊.

@@martha570 what fact that I presented do you disagree with...

Me too.

I did the same. Didn't vote for her in the first set of elections. Because I was a bit sus. She proved herself and got my vote on the second run.

Please dont criticise your self for generalising, it shouldn't be seen as a negative term all the time.

Boris Johnson went to Eton.Just saying

I don’t think this is an education divide as much as it is a political one. The majority of the students here will be at least left-leaning. That division does follow along educational lines to some degree, but also speaks to class and youth.

Bragging about being elite whilst playing the perpetual victim. Thats the Left for ya.

As a Kiwi, I agree with your sentiment even though it is fairly generalised but the family values that are instilled in us whilst growing up and the positive societal influences that surround us play as big a role too. That is the joy of living in a small country with a small population.

i don't care about numbers polled by australian companies and tax-payers unions, they might have their own interests in it... oh and the new zealand herald has her at 50%... how come i wonder...

You mean her current approval rating in NZ?

And her 4 main rivals have a combined approval rating of 30%

That's about 5% more than the Tories in Ukania. But: does it matter?

Dame of the British Empire....who wants to be reminded of their colonial past.

@Richard Smart And when the queen pops her clogs I think we'll see the trickle turn into a flood of Republics.

@@_Meng_Lan Ha ha, forgot to pull my forelock. Off with my head.

@Richard Smart A king on the other side of the world who visits once every 30 years....hardly hands on. And when they do come (Kate/William) they don't exactly cover themselves with glory. Where is the weekly audience, where is the state opening of parliament, where is the royal assent. Everything done by remote control. But my beef was the 'empire' in the honour...that is long gone and certainly not universally remembered with fondness.

you're easy to fool aren't you

@@dave9547 *you're

@@ZMsTheodora happy now? This "leader" you love so much actually smiled and said "that's exactly what it is" when asked if she was in danger of creating a two tier society. You respect someone that vile? You be ashamed of yourself.

@@dave9547 I’m from nz, her and her party are awful humans. Always makes nz look better for the rest of the world and makes us pay for it and for gun control we have had a massive amount of gang related shootings you won’t see that on international news

Take her. She needs to stay away from NZL. Worst PM ever. Great at media and talking but useless at delivery. She has done more damage to our country than anyone else in living memory

A leftist university inviting a leftist to deliver a commencement speech. Just in case the last 4 years of indoctrination weren’t enough. They didn’t exactly break new ground there.

Harvard's demographic is pretty much split right down the middle with conservatives, moderates, independents and liberals... and New Zealand is working run by a woman. How about that!

Yes, women are sure to fix everything. Women like Margaret Thatcher, boy was she great! 🤡

Your generation and a generation of people in North Korea and China maybe. For everyone who believes in individual freedom absolutely not

@@raulsanches3619 Oh... another 'violence in the name of freedom' troll 🤣