Matua Kahurangi

Matua Kahurangi

The nerve of Hipkins

Complaining about unemployment after mandating it

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Matua Kahurangi
Aug 07, 2025
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In a tweet dripping with faux outrage, former Prime Minister Chris Hipkins said:

“So according to Nicola Willis people concerned about rising unemployment are ‘glass half empty’ and people who have lost their jobs ‘shouldn’t take it personally’. Could she be any more out of touch?!”

Out of touch? That’s rich, coming from the man who fronted a government t…

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