Here's some of the more interesting tweets in response to the Government announcement of extra Syrian refugees to be allowed to come to New Zealand. The most recent tweets are first. More to be added.
Perfect Mike Hosking @MikePerfectHosk
Well, I'm not paying for the extra refugees. John Key has assured me that my taxes will be applied solely to the SkyCity Convention Centre.
James Macbeth Dann @edmuzik
There can few phrases that have been written more dehumanising than the sentence "100 Syrians in this financial year"
> James Macbeth Dann @edmuzik
"in the year to June, Syrians were up 35%, whilst human decency plunged to an all time low. Stock markets responded positively to the news."
Philip Matthews @secondzeit
Glad that Stuff is saying 600 extra refugees, not 750. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/71820234/new-zealand-is-to-take-an-extra-600-syrian-refugees …
John Palethorpe @MrDuttonPeabody
Triangulation means never doing anything too meaningful, just cosmetic tweaks to the status quo so you don't annoy anyone. Beige politics.
Murdoch @DoingOurBitNZ
Churches say they can take 1200 refugees alone this year. Gutless @NZNationalParty adds 600 places over three years. #doublethequota
Dave Armstrong @malosilima
Government of the straw poll, by the straw poll, for the straw poll.
Idiot/Savant @norightturnnz
So, spin the headline to turn 600 into 750 to make it seem like you're doing more http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA1509/S00107/new-zealand-to-take-750-more-syrian-refugees.htm … #RefugeeFail
Soy Kiwi @aaronincognito
Is it just me, or does governance-by-focus-groups actually seem weirdly democratic?
John Palethorpe @MrDuttonPeabody
100+ extra or 'the bare fucking minimum to justify saying we're doing something without turning off the xenophobes'. Triangulation is awful.
Bounder @DawgBelly
Emergency intake, more like eventually intake...
Felix Geiringer @BarristerNZ
#NotEnough.
Shabnam Dastgheib @Shab_d
Extra 750 refugees coming to NZ: The cost of taking these refugees is only about twice as much as this flag debacle: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/71820234/new-zealand-is-to-take-an-extra-750-syrian-refugees …
Stephanie Rodgers @bootstheory
So a one-off of 600 refugees over 3 years, less than doubling our current quota bc denying the Opposition a small victory is more important.
Paora Ropata @kiaora4that
750 refugees over 2 years works out to just a tad over 1 refugee a day. How pathetic.
John Palethorpe @MrDuttonPeabody
Interesting that Woodhouse announced it. The PM doesn't want any of it. Just pre-launch and disappear.
John Palethorpe @MrDuttonPeabody
No plaque for you, Key. No burnishing your legacy by saving thousands from horror. "He was a managerial PM", they'll say, " He was cautious"
Will Hine @MisterHine
Forget 750. Take away the 150 from within the quota and that's 600 refugees over three years. 200 a year.
Tracey Cooper @traceyrcooper
750 over 2.5 years? Bollocks. Key could house them in his Hawaii holiday home #raisethequota
Asher Wilson-Goldman @AsherGoldman
Glad to hear we're taking 600 additional refugees. It's not enough, but it's a good place to start. Shows the power of public pressure.
Katy Hendrikse @KatyHendrikse
Very proud @NZNationalParty member right now. And very proud of the part the @nzyoungnats played in getting here.
Barry Soper @barrysoper
Beehive has finally stepped up to the plate,750s Syrian refugees over next 2 yrs 6 months. The ? is: are Syrians more deserving than others?
Maria Sherwood @MariaSherwood2
Are we supposed to be grateful at the meagre number Key has proposed, considering they will be spread over 2 and a half years?
Hamish Price @hamishpricenz
Govt has made right decision on refugees. Refugee services will be stretched to capacity to cope, but we will get there.
Dovil @Dovil 24m24 minutes ago
If National Govt were the fire service you'd dial 111 to report a house fire and the firetruck would turn up 2.5 years later.
