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Alan Ivory's avatar

This suppression order is beyond shocking. The notion that human rights questions should be conducted in a star chamber is surreal. It would be reasonable to presume any rational human rights body would want to the most open hearings and the widest publicity.

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Jim Dowsett's avatar

Does Suzanne Manning have a penis? Who does the National Council Of Women speak for and who elected them? I’m sure they don’t speak for the majority of NZ women, I suspect that they are a Wellington construct?

There’s obviously something in the air in Wellington that creates these lunatics, and then takes them seriously.

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Jenny Ruth's Just the Business's avatar

I've never met Manning but her views certainly surprised me. But remember that I live in Wellington too!

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Jim Dowsett's avatar

Naturally there are honourable exceptions, sane people like you.

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Kimbal Riley's avatar

Seldom has irony been so apparent the president of the national council for women saying ‘biological womanhood is an outdated concept’ surely she should change the name of the organisation of which she is president- I have some suggestions but I will forbear at this point from offering them

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