The “Women of #nzpol Twitter roundup” is brought to you in the interests of amplifying women’s voices in the political debate and also because:
Yesterday’s roundup went well, so here’s another. The plan is to not always cover “women’s issues” with these – women are experts on far more than “just” that – but I play the hand I’m dealt …
There was the news:
https://twitter.com/newsworthynz/status/648735415415934976
And the response was complex. Some talked about the violence:
https://twitter.com/dimsie/status/648727862212608004
https://twitter.com/mokai77/status/648730944635998208
Some talked about race:
https://twitter.com/leahSQN/status/648747675022524416
Some talked about forgiveness and redemption:
https://twitter.com/jaylee113/status/648752095743442944
https://twitter.com/MandyHager/status/648947464859332608
And some pointed out our own track record as a country:
https://twitter.com/dimsie/status/648735605405290496
https://twitter.com/awhina_hotene/status/648754012519403520
https://twitter.com/moscaddie/status/648767681043279872
And let’s not forget, in amongst the “but that was ages ago” rhetoric of Brown’s supporters:
Stephanie Rodgers 
What do you reckon?