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Hard News: Public Address Word of the Year 2017

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  • Stephen C, in reply to Sacha,

    :D yes

    Auckland • Since Dec 2017 • 23 posts Report

  • David Ritchie,

    Aunty Cinda

    Since Nov 2006 • 166 posts Report

  • Pete Sime,

    Stardust

    Dunedin • Since Apr 2008 • 171 posts Report

  • Soon Lee,

    Jacindamania

    Auckland • Since Apr 2013 • 145 posts Report

  • mark taslov,

    WeAreBeneficiaries
    #istandwithmetiria
    Feminism
    #transmilitaryban
    Pretty Communist
    Te Reo
    Coalition talks
    Majority
    Child Poverty

    Te Ika-a-Māui • Since Mar 2008 • 2281 posts Report

  • Tom Semmens,

    Jacindamania of course!

    Sevilla, Espana • Since Nov 2006 • 2217 posts Report

  • Stephen C,

    Yes Soon Lee, Jacindamania!

    Auckland • Since Dec 2017 • 23 posts Report

  • Stephen C,

    FirstCatofNZ or
    First Cat of NZ

    Auckland • Since Dec 2017 • 23 posts Report

  • Hilary Stace,

    Jacindalove

    Maori snowflake

    Wgtn • Since Jun 2008 • 3229 posts Report

  • Mark Easterbrook,

    Te Reo

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 265 posts Report

  • Geoff Lealand,

    waru
    OpportunisticParty

    Screen & Media Studies, U… • Since Oct 2007 • 2562 posts Report

  • RichardBody,

    Grenfell.

    Abingdon, Oxfordshire • Since Nov 2014 • 5 posts Report

  • Paul Campbell,

    Yeah, definitely Jacindamania

    Dunedin • Since Nov 2006 • 2623 posts Report

  • Warren Clark,

    How about "Coalition" ?

    In the Lower Hutt. • Since Nov 2006 • 14 posts Report

  • Hebe,

    1. Coalition. The election was about choosing the future or the past. Winston went with the future.
    In some ways, this is the most MMP government NZ has had in the 21 years of MMP. Many of us dreamed of having a parliamentary system where parties who didn't agree on many things could find commonality in order for the best outcome for New Zealand. This has finally happened.

    2. MMP

    3. Inequality: the defining election issue in all its expressions in society.

    4. Fees-free: a personal fave given I have two sons in the middle of enrolling for their first tertiary study next year. It will change their and their friends’ lives. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report

  • Hebe,

    Election: it was the most electionish election ever. Every day of 2017 so far has been about the election - the campaign started when John Key tossed a wild cat among the fat and lazy keruru of the National Party, so there was no let-up, even over the usually slow holiday season. From there it went from cray to stratospheric cray.

    Most of us who have been involved in politics sat on many days with our mouths open and wondered how we would have responded to the bombshells.

    Christchurch • Since May 2011 • 2899 posts Report

  • FletcherB,

    BONUS: There’s also a $100 voucher for Rockefeller Oyster Bar, to be awarded at the judges’ dsicretion.

    Completely not expecting to win… “dsicretion” might not make WOTY, but it might get me a prize at the judges discretion? :)

    West Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 893 posts Report

  • mark taslov,

    #metoo

    Te Ika-a-Māui • Since Mar 2008 • 2281 posts Report

  • Matt Godfrey,

    Gaslight

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 18 posts Report

  • Bart Janssen,

    majority

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 4461 posts Report

  • richard,

    Bikepath -- the year that marked the tipped point for cycling starting to become the new normal

    Not looking for New Engla… • Since Nov 2006 • 268 posts Report

  • mpledger,

    I have no word but ... it seems like 5 minutes ago we were doing this - what happened to the year.

    Since Oct 2012 • 97 posts Report

  • Warren Clark,

    Did we do Trumpocolopse yet ?

    (My auto correct wants that to be 'colony collapse' heh)

    In the Lower Hutt. • Since Nov 2006 • 14 posts Report

  • Tim Gray,

    Forget “Ombudsman”, if a phrase really can win I’m going with “thoughts and prayers”, or #thoughtsandprayers if we’re ready for another hashtag.

    Probably doesn’t require much explanation?

    Tokyo • Since Dec 2016 • 3 posts Report

  • Trevor Nicholls,

    moral mandate
    Thor Ragnarok
    280
    handmaids
    child poverty
    shortfall

    Wellington, NZ • Since Nov 2006 • 325 posts Report

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