Lloyd Burr
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Explainer Editor at Stuff, frmr co-host of AM, frmr Euro Corre + political reporter for Newshub, frmr Today FM host. It’s been a ride. Lloyd.burr @stuff .co.nz
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After 3 bottles of glue, 4 rolls of double-sided tape, and a whole lot of MIQ food packaging from 11 days in quarantine, I HAVE FINISHED!!! Here is my Sky Tower made from stuff that would’ve otherwise ended up in the bin.
#MIQ
#BoredomBuster
#SkyTower
#Quarantine
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A beautiful waiata echoing around Hyde Park Corner in London, led by UK High Commissioner Sir Jerry Mateparae. This vigil is very special.
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Police officers in Helsinki are much friendlier and funnier than those in the UK! This is Jouni, who stole the show in my live cross to
@TheAMShowNZ
#Legend
#TrumpPutinSummit
#Helsinki2018
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There’s a broadcasting industry crisis and the Broadcasting Minister is MIA. We’ve tried for 10 days to get her on the show to talk about the state of it, and she’s either refused or not responded. She doesn’t even have a press secretary. What a shambles.
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I probably broke so many rules🤫 and conventions🤐 by celebrating🎉 like a madman in the media zone today, but I just don’t care. What a bloody cracker game by the
@BLACKCAPS
. It will go down in history as one of the greatest upsets/comebacks/redemptions in World Cup cricket! 🏏
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Hey NZ, thousands of Brits are taking to the streets today in the wake of the
#NZTerrorAttack
to fight hate and racism. Incredible solidarity half a world away. Arohanui whanau. 🇬🇧❤️🇳🇿
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After listening to Boris Johnson bumble and babble and blither his way through UK Covid updates for 16 months, it’s such a nice change to have a PM who is an effective communicator on Covid. It’s so refreshing.
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Kane Williamson following in the footsteps of some pretty incredible people who’ve taken to the stage at Oxford Union. What a great moment for NZ and the
@BLACKCAPS
#Proud
#TaurangaBoys
#SteadyTheShip
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I FaceTimed my niece a few hours ago. She’s 4 and has been watching the
#AmericasCup
. She asked me why there are no girls on the boats. And I’m still perplexed.
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Astonishing upsets in NZ election: Smith losing Nelson, Brownlee losing Ilam, Bridges losing Tauranga, Rangitata turning red, Upper Harbour turning red, Auckland Central going Green. Holy Moly!
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It's not just insulting to Ardern, but it's insulting to all the victims and their families. It's insulting to the first responders. But it's also insulting to his own intelligence.
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Buckingham Palace has lowered its flag to half mast to mark the NZ terror attack. Other UK govt buildings are doing the same.
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Incredible. This giant crowd-sourced balloon has just been granted permission to fly over Parliament in London when Donald Trump visits next week.
#TrumpBaby
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My MIQ trash Sky Tower’s new home is THE ACTUAL SKY TOWER!! Turns out vociferous bidder “Michael1913” is
@SkyCityGroup
boss Michael Ahearne! Jeepers this wee boredom-busting project has got some legs!
(Apologies for video quality - I’m out in the wopwops & internet ain’t good)
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David Seymour’s been granted an urgent debate on the resignation of Kiri Allan. It’s such a delicate topic that he’s gone quite off piste and is just attacking the govt. Feels insensitive using Kiri as a hook for it. None of the hits feel quite right.
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It’s appallingly tone-deaf.
No idea how this will play among Kiwis - an exceptionally wealthy PM claiming a $52k handout to live in his own mortgage-free apartment during a cost of living crisis - but can confidently say it would be a top-order outrage in Australia.
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Why did I leave NZ!!?? Another Covid lockdown for the UK likely to be announced in an hour. Cases in the last 24 hours increased by nearly 60k (!!!!!!).
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The unvaccinated (apart from those who can’t get it for health reasons) are holding the country to ransom. We can’t sit here forever waiting for them.
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The delta in Tauranga’s wastewater could be me. I’ve had delta, it stays in your system for ages, and I was still testing positive (weak, non-infectious) while I was in MIQ.
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Sad day for Kiwis in UK. The police officer killed in Croydon, South London last night was New Zealander Matt Ratana, a sergeant in the
@metpoliceuk
since 1991. He’s also head coach at
@RugbyEGRFC
. Devastating for all his loved ones, colleagues and all the players he mentored.
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What to do with all the food packaging in MIQ? Get creative!!! I’m slowly making an Auckland Sky Tower! Not finished yet, but it’s keeping me busy!
#MIQ
#ArtsAndCrafts
#BoredomBuster
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Lol, you didn’t see the protests? You flew over them. And drove past them.
#TrumpProtest
#TrumpUKVisit
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I ordered popcorn chicken at a food truck at Robbie Williams and this is what it was! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Nope. Nope. No. Leave ‘Love, Actually’ out of this please.
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👩⚖️ SOLD🧑⚖️
My MIQ Sky Tower gets a new home, and
@BlindLowVision
gets $605 💰 💴. Congrats to the winner and thanks to all the bidders and all the watchers!
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We’re sending babies into space??!! 😳 👶 🚀 😂
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It’s been a productive quarantine for me at the Sudima Rotorua. But crickey I’m ready to leave. Tomorrow, I’m free!
#QuarantineLife
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Incredible. This is what these boom sounds are that we’re all hearing.
A pressure surge from the latest eruption of the Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha'apai volcano in Tonga has been observed in our weather stations across the country this evening. Note, times are in UTC, so 0600 is 7pm NZ Time.
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A full circle: I started my job as Europe Correspondent here in Windsor in 2018 covering H&M’s wedding. And I’m kinda finishing it here too covering the death of the Duke of Edinburgh. I’ll be back in NZ in July/August. It’s been a privilege. See you in a few months!
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Central London’s Piccadilly Square taken over by thousands of people marching in solidarity with NZ and Christchurch.
#NZTerrorAttack
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LOOK OUT!! The rainbow crossing will make you gay!!!
🚨BREAKING🚨
Members of Brian Tamaki’s Destiny Church Gisborne branch have tonight painted over the towns rainbow crossing, carrying out a threat Tamaki made yesterday to take action if the council refused to cancel tomorrows drag story time in the cities library.
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“Not everyone showed up”. The state of it. Winston Peters made them fly to Wellington then stood them up. So they’ve flown back to Auckland.
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“What I’m saying to you very clearly is…”
“We’ve made it really simple…”
“I want to say this very clearly…”
“I want to be really clear…”
“Actually”
#Luxon
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I’ve FINALLY handed over my MIQ trash Sky Tower to
@SkyCityGroup
boss Michael Ahearne. You can now see it in the observation deck of the actual Sky Tower!
#Journey
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Absolute bullshit. This would mean I won’t see my family for years.
National unveils plan to charge homecoming Kiwis to stay in quarantine and isolation
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Who the fuck sets fire to a playground?! 😡😡
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Jacinda Ardern has arrived in the UK, and her first stop is to a Kiwi coffee shop. “Can you give it to me intravenously?”, she asks the boss of Allpress.
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The chief economist of the biggest bank in NZ (ANZ's Cameron Bagrie) says there's no $11.7b hole in Labour's budget.
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Good morning Rotorua! Couldn’t sleep last night so I made a bird feeder for my leftovers/scraps using knitting needles and wool. 🤷♂️
#Quarantine
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Maggie, you didn't win the election.
#MMP
Nationals Caucus committed unanimously today to our high performing leader who won the election campaign hands down
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Speculation: Todd Barclay might be inside this food trolley, which is headed into the Whips' Corridor
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Love that
@dbseymour
is calling out
@SpeakerTrevor
in this speech. They are good questions. What was he thinking turning on the sprinklers and playing music?.
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Great line from
@winstonpeters
on whether NZ regrets previous decision to close its diplomatic presence in Stockholm: “My answer to is this: yes; in the words of that great Abba song,
“I’ve been broken hearted. Blue since the day we parted. Why, why did we ever let you go?”
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The red carpet is being rolled out to Kiwi expats wanting to return home:
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NZ shout out on the BBC. “New Zealand is held up as a country that got it right”
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Disgraceful
The closest video of the
#Israeli
police suppressing the funeral procession of Shireen Abu Aqleh as the coffin was leaving the French hospital towards the cemetery
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Sad day for democracy. Winston’s people have had the Bowen Select Committee rooms deemed “office space” which means we can’t film where we’ve always been able to.
#DemocracyDiesInTheDark
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It’s time for a MEGA-MONTAGE. I’ve collated all the “we’re making progress”, “final stages”, and “strong and stable govt”.
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What the point in winning the America’s Cup if we’re not going to host it at home and show off our wonderful country? Grant Dalton has betrayed us all. This is a scandal.
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A HUGE thanks to my wonderful
@NewshubNZ
colleagues for this awesome care package which has just turned up on my doorstep. Great way to celebrate kicking the Covid! Here’s to good health 🥂❤️🍫🍪
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It was a draw, Theresa.
Here we have a team that will be spoken of in awe for generations to come. On behalf of the whole country, congratulations to England’s World Cup winners! 🏏
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10 to 15 YEARS!!!?????? YEARS!??
Buses to replace Wellington trains most weekends for the next '10 to 15 years', due to a backlog of renewal work needing to be done.
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As the UK Brexits, I will Brenter.
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A glimpse at what’s being sent to some expats at the mo. 😔😔
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When the going gets tough, Luxon gets going (out the door). Great story
@JennaLynchNZ
. It’s becoming a habit for Luxon.
Luxon walks off amid Newshub questions about National's tax plan
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First time to Croydon, south London and what an initiation! Apart from the beer in the face (by a drunken Aussie), it was an epic atmosphere to watch a great game.
@simonmorrowNZ
and I are all good. Thanks for your kind messages.
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Am I seeing things? Have I gone back in time? Im so confused.
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Good thing there's a decent rail line to Northland and a link to Marsden Refinery to they can send the fuel via train tankers.....oh wait.
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10 Downing St is flying the NZ flag alongside Union Jack. Both at half mast.
#solidarity
🇬🇧🇳🇿
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The Prime Minister just explained to
@DuncanGarnerNZ
that earthquakes are caused by tectonic plates, not homosexuals.
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In which
@RichardEGrant
talks about my testicles, and sends
@melissamccarthy
and I into hysterics. "You sound like you've got 10 gallon testicles!". Want context? Click on the link.
#CanYouEverForgiveMe
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Wow
@tombradby
, this is really bloody good. Honest, raw, and compelling. Storytelling at its best.
#HarryAndMeghan
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In other personal-news-about-RadioLIVE-staffers-you-don't-need-to-know: 👬🌈I'm gay 🌈👬
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How good is this from
@SilverFernsNZ
defender Katrina Rore while Casey Kopua was on
@TheAMShowNZ
!!! She is so stoked!
#photobomb
#NWC19
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Yet
@chrisluxonmp
wants to scrap it!!??
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Had a bit of a stir fry at Parliament today.
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It's a damned chocolate block for goodness sake and a language we all must celebrate. Yet Ardern - who's refusing to launch an investigation into bullying claims by one of her own MPs - decides to get the Cabinet Office to investigate Davidson. What a joke
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My MIQ Sky Tower auction closes tonight with proceeds going to
@BlindLowVision
. It’s at 5 hundy at the mo - surely we can go higher NZ!!!
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Home bound. Here’s my taxi for the first leg: a
@qatarairways
Boeing 777-300ER. Isn’t she a beauty! See you soon Doha.
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In the last 7 months, deforestation in the Amazon has increased 276%. That’s because of Bolsonaro’s policies. Now he’s refusing aid to fight the fires because his ego can’t handle a bit of criticism. Politics is killing the planet. Where is the UN on this too?
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Wow London, this is incredible. A protest of thousands stops outside NZ House to lay a wreath and pay respects to Christchurch.
#proud
#solidarity
#lovenothate
🇬🇧❤️🇳🇿
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Hugely historic moment. Those convicted for being gay pre-1987 law change will have convictions quashed. 👬👨❤️👨
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Jenny from Invercargill who works in the intensive care unit at St Thomas’ Hospital in London has been given a shout out from Boris Johnson for keeping him alive.
#Kiwis
#KiwisInLondon
#KiwiHero
#WhoIsJenny
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I went to a select committee briefing on the state of NZ’s wool industry. No one was there. No members of the public and no other journos. Yet it has such huge potential.
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Astounding.
An awkward example of money going from the frontline to pay for the back office?
Govt paid Kāinga Ora reviewers out of urgent housing fund - Newsroom Pro - $ -
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Fun fact: When Peeni Henare was in form 2 (year 8), his teacher was Kelvin Davis.
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“Up the Wahs” is now part of NZ Parliament Hansard record, courtesy of Racing Minister Kieran McAnulty.
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@Julie_nzkiwi
@NewshubNZ
Because they released them. If there’s a whole lot of economists who come out and say it doesn’t add up, then I will hound them. For 17 days even.
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Why did the Christopher cross the road?
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Big shout out to Alpaca Yarns in Whakatane who have sent me this boredom-breaking care package to keep me busy for week 2 of compulsory quarantine. 🧶🧶🧶😵😵😵😵🧣🧣🧣
#GenerousKiwis
#Manaakitanga
#menwhoknit
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