#bhn Protests on Winston's lawn | NZ to be a weapons manufacturer | Gen Z protests across the globe
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Today protestors against the Foreign Affairs Minister's decision to not recognise Palestine at the UN, met Winston in Dunedin and on showed up on Winston's front lawn. Plus updates on the Flotilla's progress on its way to Gaza.Judith Collins announced today more defense spending to help arm NZDF and boost our weapons manufacturing export potential, with the intent to increase our overall defense spending to 2% over the next 10 years.Protests across the globe, dubbed Gen Z protests, have adopted the skull and bones flag from the Anime One Piece, a nod to the series underlying political message of fighting against authoritarianism and oppressive regimes.================================Come support the work we're doing by becoming a Patron of #BHN www.patreon.com/BigHairyNews=================================Merch available at www.BHNShop.nz Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/BigHairyNews Follow us on Twitter.@patbrittenden @Chewie_NZFollow us on BlueskyPat @patbrittenden.bsky.socialChewie @chewienz.bsky.socialEmily @iamprettyawesome.bsky.socialMagenta @xkaosmagex.bsky.social