10,000 across the country push back against government actions(PHOTOS)

Thank you to all who turned up and thank you to NZCTU for organising the nationwide protests. (Plus: A quick Andrew Bayly update)

We are Stronger Together

Thank you to all who shared photos and the experience, as well as to the union organisers.

It’s not easy to put together a protest and for so many to show up on a work day.

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More Developments on the Andrew Bayly Saga

TVNZ has confirmed the Kiwi worker who Andrew Bayly repeatedly called a “loser” was a former NZDF member.

1News’s report on this is flawless - so I encourage you to watch their news segment if you haven’t already (video link)

For clarity, the NZDF member wrote in the unredacted letter to the Prime Minister:

"I did not dedicate five years of my life to the NZDF, only to be belittled by an ambassador of the very government I served.

"I have been part of the repatriation of fallen soldiers being brought back from South Korea. I have been apart of, and led, cultural ceremonies for the Royal Family's visits to New Zealand and other dignitaries — all of which require a form of etiquette severely lacking in Andrew Bayly."

There’s a reason why Luxon and National are so keen to bury this story.

It is real.