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Top tweets about the Maurice Williamson scandal

Bryce Edwards
Fri, 02 May 2014

This is a selection of some of the more interesting and insightful tweets about Maurice Williamson's resignation as a minister. As usual the tweets are in reverse-chronological order. More will be added. [Read more below]

 

Sacha Dylan ‏@kaupapa 

Do we want a country led by plonkers who can't competently help their neighbours? #rilly#nzpol

 

Sacha Dylan ‏@kaupapa 

You perform my citizenship ceremony, own a neighbouring beachhouse and have a word with the Police, and still I'm not a mate?

 

ListenerLive ‏@ListenerLive 

In which @CampbellLiveNZ offers Maurice Williamson a spade, and he does the rest.

 

Campbell Live ‏@CampbellLiveNZ 

To summarise: Williamson & Lui are neighbours at the beach, in a property Williamson suggested Lui buy & the Williamson family have used.

 

Otago Law Faculty ‏@OtagoLawFaculty 

It's funny coz Maurice Williamson called while I was marking LAWS204 assignments and said I better have a solid basis for failing a student.

 

J. @JordanMcCluskey · 

Ministers should be locked inside Zorbs inside their offices, and never talk to anyone, and only be let out for question time #sarcasm

 

Alex Coleman ‏@ShakingStick 

saying you 'aren't looking to influence it' doesn't change jack sorry Maurice, you're a bloody minister ffs.

 

Kim Dotcom ‏@KimDotcom 

NZ Media, ask former National Minister Maurice Williamson what John Key knew about me before the raid. He might just tell you the truth now.

 

Danyl Mclauchlan ‏@danylmc 

#AlsoToo Our political class doesn't seem to be managing our nation's new relationship with China terribly well.

 

Martyn Bradbury ‏@CitizenBomber 

If Key knew about Williamson's call to Police on Tuesday night & admits he had 'crossed a line' why did it take Herald till he resigned?

 

Raybon Kan ‏@RaybonKan 

Maurice Williamson tells police the applicable law for his friend is the Law For The Rich. The police say they'll double-check.

 

Will de Cleene ‏@ZippyGonzales 

Was the Williamson intervention just an operational matter, or did some top cop have a word to the Police Minister about the impropriety?

 

J. ‏@JordanMcCluskey

Maurice Williamson has kept the flame of National Party liberalism alight in some pretty dark times. I am very sad today.

 

Trevor Mallard ‏@TrevorMallard 

Williamson clarifies status with Police - sacked. Collins used with border official by company paying her family a fortune - survives. Why ?

 

Matthew Hooton ‏@MatthewHootonNZ 

.@williamson_nz issue has taken 1% off @NZNationalParty's forecast party vote and 2% off its chances of winning election, says @iPredictNZ

 

La-mia ‏@LI_politico 

Makes you wonder what other bad behavior is going un-punished because someone doesn't know to OIA it.

 

Paora Ropata ‏@kiaora4that 

What's so attractive about wealthy Chinese businessmen? Like honey to the beehive. O'Connor,Jones,Williamson.....Collins

 

BK Drinkwater @BKDrinkwater · 

I think Williamson should resign from Parliament. I'm sad about this, but that shit is unfuckingacceptable.

 

Winston Peters ‏@winstonpeters 

So, the 'Rainbow Warrior' has been sunk. Will the Oravida Milkmaid be next?

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Dovil ‏@Dovil 

I've given Greens/Labour tens and tens of dollars so if they get into Govt they better let me jaywalk with immunity.

 

Lew ‏@LewSOS 

Williamson to Police: "Nice ground you're on here ... be a shame if it turned out not to be solid."

 

Keith Ng ‏@keith_ng 

I think @jaredsavageNZH deserves bonus points for whatever he said/did to Police in the last week to make them hand him Williamson's head.

 

Deborah Russell ‏@BeeFaerie 

Family violence: it's not okay. Unless someone "is investing a lot of money in New Zealand."http://goo.gl/pcUx5h 

 

Laura McQuillan ‏@mcquillanatorz 

Police refer to Williamson as "the Minister" - suggesting they viewed his query as involving ministerial influence #rtpt

 

Deborah Russell ‏@BeeFaerie 

Williamson's reason for talking to police: Liu "is investing a lot of money in New Zealand." So now our justice system is for sale?

 

Matt Fairh ‏@mfairh 

So Williamson resigns over misconduct and one of his portfolios goes to an MP who has previously resigned over misconduct.

 

Dame Seamus Brady ‏@iamseamusbrady 

Awkward the Williamson domestic abuser donor story broke the same week National launched their "Building a Stronger NZ for Families" slogan.

 

Dovil ‏@Dovil 

Service Charges... pic.twitter.com/umRxdjbQKf

 

Imperator Fish @ImperatorFish · 

So was Williamson's main failing the fact that he made inappropriate contact with the police, or that the media found out?

Winston Peters ‏@winstonpeters 

They were riding, Maurice & Key, on their Kawasaki 2553. They hit a hole going 93, and Key carried on Mauricelessly.

 

James Elliott ‏@JamesElliott8 

Breaking news - politician screws up without any known connection to Kim Dotcom.

 

Morgan Godfery ‏@MorganGodfery 

Banks (*that* donation), Collins (Oravida), Dunne (leak), Worth (forced resignation), Wong (travel perk) and now Williamson. Dirty politics

 

James Meager ‏@JamesMeager 

Hoping we can still get @williamson_nz on @OUVoteChat later this year, important to get full story & students want to ask about gay rainbow.

 

Morgan Godfery ‏@MorganGodfery 

This is a dirty dealing government. It makes Heatley's credit card stuff ups and the Antoine donations look positively clean in comparison.

 

La-mia ‏@LI_politico 

I guess the difference is Police communication got caught under OIA. Communication with Chinese Ambassador not caught under OIA. #OIAreform

 

Jarrod Baker @ghettoanger · 

actually pretty cool though that the police response was basically "thanks for your input, Maurice, but we're still going to prosecute"

 

Dovil ‏@Dovil 

Williamson should have used the Collins defense. I was ringing as a friend on behalf of another friend to a friend and it was personal, kay.

 

Dovil ‏@Dovil 

Williamson's portfolio going to Nick Smith who was stood down two years ago for the exact same offense. Brighter Future.

 

Dave Armstrong ‏@malosilima 

It is blindingly obvious that Williamson should go and Collins should stay. Orivida donated over 55k to Nats whereas Liu only donated 22k..

 

The Outrider @unsung75 · 

The stench of corruption abounds around the dying corpse of the National government.

 

Sacha Dylan ‏@kaupapa 

Another Minister with no sense of proper boundaries. Where do the Nats find so many?#nzpol

 

EDMinem ‏@AceMcWicked 

Looks like someone may need to 3D print themselves a new job.

 

Jeffrey Simpson ‏@DoctorJeph 

Don't think that Maurice Williamson will be able to 3D print his way out this.

 

Dovil ‏@Dovil 

Wow, I guess National take a hard line on Ministers who use their position to forward interests of friends/family except when they don't.

 

The Ruminator ‏@RuminatorNZ 

Judith Collins opens the paper. Sighs and says "Oh Maurice", then skips down the hall.

 

Bounder ‏@DawgBelly 

Hey, Maurice was just helping out a National party donor, it was for the good of the country.

 

Hamish Price ‏@hamishpricenz 

If any truth at all to @nzherald's story this morning, then Williamson is toast. If true, a disgraceful error of judgement.

 

Toby Manhire ‏@toby_etc 

Big grey rainbow over the Pakuranga highway.

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Bryce Edwards
Fri, 02 May 2014
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