Nicky Hager book launch at Unity Books in Wellington tonight
I'm at Unity Bookshop Wellington for the Nicky Hager book launch. The event is not due to start until 6 pm, but the room is mostly full already and filling up fast.
Felix Geiringer157Disclosure. I act for Nicky. I provided some advice in relation to the book. However, this thread is intended to just record what is said and done tonight for those who cannot be here.
Bauhausandmies 🏳️🌈🇳🇿17The most anticipated book launch on Pōneke this year.
Patrick Morgan8If you look under the rostrum there's two boxes of books, propping it up. Nicky will be standing on his work.
Ganesh Rajaram Ahirao5Are any of those cameras livestreaming event?
Princess Buttercup ☠4I was going then remembered that I needed to pick my ADHD meds : went past on the bus at 6 and realised there was no way I was getting in 😕
TheSarapocalypse4Thanks 😊 for the running commentary! Looking forward to reading the book, as infuriating as it will be. They only did one attack ad on me during the Chch local election last year (that I saw) and clearly Nat aligned at that time.
(((𝙴𝚖𝚖𝚊𝙲𝚘𝚘𝚔)))2348 posts - read them all! #NickyHager #NzPol
Amanda Cossham18Thanks to Felix for live posting.
Tze Ming Mok 莫志明15Felix in the houuuuuuuuuse, follow for updates!
bmrmb10Felix Geiringer reporting live from the Hager’s Book Launch on the Taxpayer Onion 🧅 A reprehensible collection of oddities that have far too much influence.
Martin Shaw6The book that stopped a nation over in Wellington...
Kieran6lmao and luxon had the temerity to say "i don't know who he is"
Ruth Watson5What a story! What a thread! Please, now, someone do the same with Reform UK; the shadowy ghouls in Tufton Street; and the crypto bros who lurk in the moneyed shadows. ICYMI @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Lin Nah3For those who want to view Nicky Hager's book launch at Unity Bookshop Wellington are on NZ Herald's youtube: Launch www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4m_... Press standup post launch www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Snr... Not sure how long those links will be there. #NZPol #AoNZPol
Miss Appropriated3I don’t often overlap with Kiwi Bluesky timewise but the buzz for Nicky Hagar’s book, Dirty Politics, (dropped just before the election) is making me homesick in the best way. This is so necessary.
Donna 🌅👗🚶🏽♀️🎒☕📧✍⌨🎧🤓📚🤔🥀🌹🚶🏽♀️❤📻🍲🚿🛌🏽3Thank you for your service
"Last night author Nicky Hager launched a new book about the influence of the Taxpayer Union and other associated far-right groups on politics in Aotearoa. Joining us on Morning Report to discuss this are independent commentators Stephen Franks and David Farrar."
niall48.bsky.social16The rw complain about low productivity as if somebody else is to blame. Their alternative to 3 waters is less efficient, their council representation proposals are less democratic and so on. They are a disaster for NZ.
Nancy Dollar8Morning Report: So, have either of you heard of someone called Nicky Hager?...
Horus5“Interviewed by Ingrid Hipkiss as John Campbell has been locked in a cupboard “
Tax Wealth not Wages5Can't wait for Wallace Chapman to be fluffing them on the panel.
2covet 3That would be one desperate pro move if they did.
interesting thing to post 30 minutes before Nicky Hager announces the TPU had a role in rolling Maiki Sherman
CEO Johnny Cans16the maiki sherman chapter is absolutely naming her
LostArcNZ13She's wrong about Hit and Run. Substantively true.
*HANK WEAK; LIBERAL*8Full disclosure, I too despise Ani and the TPU. Thought y'all should know ..
much like your posting7she has me blocked on twitter i'm sad I can't @ her to laugh
Beckie5Let's see how long it takes for the TPU to bring out their lawyers. Nicky will be ready for them.
Sophie these days1no rising panic at all 😵💫
So funny that the Taxpayers' Union issuing a press release wrongly claiming that Nicky Hager was writing a book about them conjured the book into existence straight away Gonna have to name this the TPU Variation on the Streisand Effect or something—at least the Streisand house pics already existed!
Will de Cleene5Who knew Jordan Williams could create so many disgruntled former employees?
Escape Goat2... there's an episode of the 1960s TV Batman show where The Penguin gets a bugging device smuggled into the Batcave (via an umbrella?) and uses it to get Batman to plan his next crime for him (because he's so smart etc). So I like 'The Penguin Effect' for this, it's not a direct reference, but.
James W2The Williams Effect. Only good thing he's ever done
Nicky Hager in 2023: Using racism and prejudice as a political tool has become almost routine in election campaigns, but many believe this election year has been particularly nasty. #nzpol And here we are in 2026 after 3 years of that nastiness in play and ACT & National are even worse.
MeatMechSuit12Act signs have the race bullshit on them this year too. ‘one law for all’ is just rank racism because it is meaningless otherwise. #nzpol
Abby3Nice billboard. Be a real shame if someone amended it to read "Party, & vote out ACT".
Barb1I am betting the money for signs against 3 waters came from TPU.
There are now more 'oh we did nothing wrong, why are they attacking us' stories in the entire spectrum of NZ media than actual reporting on the substance of the work uncovered by Nicky Hager. And we wonder why we can't change the narrative in this little island at the bottom of the South Pacific
tibeturf.bsky.social3100% agree So happy to never have given Stuff any money. Absolutely disgusting this morning.
Whatkonnerth1Narcissists always say that. These people use the language of a coercive controller. Aotearoa is steeped in domestic violence. Now on a national scale! We must #dobetter #ourtamarikideservebetter
Bro Luxon hasn’t ever read “a book” how could he have read Nicky Hager lolololol
𝕯𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖆𝖘™12He has The Prosperity Gospel version of the Bible on his iPad
Matt Whitehead5I'm sure he could have someone read it to him lol
Foxes5He thought it was self help
Nancy Dollar3Lowest IQ/EQ mp in our history couldn't hold a candle to Nicky Hager! Luxon's a dud!
Kiwi on your left2He had AI summarise it, and then had one of his staffers read the summary, and had the staffer sum it up in 3 bullet points.
Virginia Cattell2Just laughed at this www.instagram.com/reel/DdfZkKP...
Back in 2014, when 'Dirty Politics' was published, David Farrar did a big number about how he must have been "hacked" or "spied on" – even implied his apartment could have been burgled, or that his staff were in danger – because Hager referenced a couple of Curia polling scripts in the book.
Russell Brown36The polling scripts were of course, read out over the phone to hundreds of strangers every week, by dozens of casual employees. It was infinitely more likely that one of the employees took them home than that there was some dread act of espionage involved. But the rubes ate up Farrar's scenario.
CindyBax3he had 100 staff my god
Amped Up1He said it himself, he had 100+ staff. Has he ever even heard of Occam's Razor?
