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Joined April 2013
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What has happened in Christchurch is an extraordinary act of unprecedented violence. It has no place in New Zealand. Many of those affected will be members of our migrant communities – New Zealand is their home – they are us.
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Thanks for the kind words; catch up on any shows on our youtube channel youtube.com/user/BackBenches… or @Primetv_NZ Thanks @NZonAir
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If you missed Winston Peters' surprise visit to the show last night, watch it here bit.ly/2wX8exy @winstonpeters #backbenches
And that's a wrap! Last show of the season. Thanks so much for watching -hopefully we will be back next year! Here is some of the great crew
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Thanks to our panel guests tonight @KrisinMana (LAB) @EugenieSage (GN) @TraceyMartinMP (NZFirst) Matt Doocey @NZNationalParty
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The winner of tonight's quiz Matt Ducey got his Winston Peters book signed by 'The Kingmaker' himself #Backbenches
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Discussing @winstonpeters - who do you think he will choose to govern NZ? @NZNationalParty or @nzlabour ?
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We introduced our 3rd host for the 2018 Back Benches season @winstonpeters Watch tonight for details 9.30pm @Primetv_NZ
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In my ideal world, it'd be mandatory for all pubs to show a live broadcast of @BackBenchesTV every Wednesday night.
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Green room chats ahead of the final show @wallacelchapman
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Tonight's the final of @BackBenchesTV for the year, and there's a lot to talk about! Tune in 9:30pm on @Primetv_NZ, thanks to @NZonAir teapaw.org/wallacelchapman/status…
.@BackBenchesTV Final show this Wed. 6pm - come and hang out for a drink if you're in Wgtn w/ @CharlotteRyanNZ #backbenches
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Hilarious moment on the plane - Stephen Joyce waiting (quite a while) for Winston to take his seat
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FYI @CharlotteRyanNZ and @wallacelchapman, looks like you've got some competition for the next @BackBenchesTV series! teapaw.org/ssarahthomsonn/status/…
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Panel said climate change's happening; what to do? Not so easy @bhudson_nz @GregOhariu @golrizghahraman @damianlight bit.ly/2yrhxrm
That's a wrap! Thanks for joining us tonight! Goodnight!!! #backbenches
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Polls rely (mostly) on landlines. Does that really reflect New Zealand opinions today? #backbenches
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The ups & downs...the polls have been all over the show this election. Do you trust them? #backbenches
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