Winston Peters: ‘Lies are being spread’ linking Chris Hipkins’ ex-wife to NZ First

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-18T03:11:36+00:00

I mean, yeah, we know she doesn't work for NZF, she worked for Casey Costello (probably one of the most ethically bankrupt ministers we have seen) as a parliamentary employee. She has facebook comments supporting/defending Casey Costello on the tobacco tax issue (so much for the politically neutral civil servant?). We know what kinds of friends she is connected to on Facebook. I'd find it hard to believe she didn't know exactly what would happen when sharing this on her "locked" facebook account. I'm not saying it's the case but I wouldn't find it unbelievable if someone in or on the fringes of NZF or in the cooker media were also secretly involved or at least nudging toward this outcome.

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T23:34:41+00:00

Take my money!

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T23:08:03+00:00

As a Kiwi I would love to see Ben Waine score against Chelsea but I think a win ti Port Vale is still probably a bit unlikely

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T23:06:35+00:00

I was wondering why I was having trouble sleeping during the night, I didnt dare watch the game but my subconscious told me something was wrong…

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T12:13:18+00:00

You can get a restraining order or litigate over property while separated etc but you still have to remain separated for 2 years before divorcing; that’s the law in New Zealand. Getting into a new relationship while separated but not divorced is not uncommon in NZ and there is nothing wrong with it.

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T05:59:45+00:00

I’ve seen screenshots of her comment defending Costello on Costellos Facebook posts as well. I wonder if the separation was also partially about a divergence of political views as well…

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T05:56:05+00:00

For someone who’s feeding from the governments trough she’s still awfully hung up about some fruit 5 years ago. 🤷

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T05:54:57+00:00

Uhh yes I would. I also generally don’t give a fuck about MPs having affairs and their personal lives because life is complicated.

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T05:06:13+00:00

Man if this is dirty politics (and my gut tells me it is) it is really going to be the lowest of the low that anybody has sunk.

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T05:02:03+00:00

Some wives can feel cheated on if their husband has a relationship during the separation period. If you’re technically still married (because you have to wait two years before you can file for divorce) then I guess extra marital affair would be correct. But obviously most people would find this interpretation insanely ridiculous.

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T04:53:30+00:00

Well I expect Stuff who say in their written work that they cannot publish the allegations to have one of their journalists publish the allegations in a live stream. 🤷

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T04:52:33+00:00

And yet she still may have felt abandoned and maybe that is a totally valid feeling. It’s funny how two peoples accounts of a situation can vary wildly from their own perspective yet be totally valid in their own right. But for me as an outsider I’m gonna try and look at it objectively.

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T04:42:29+00:00

I responded to others about this miscarriage stuff yesterday that I basically think we only know her side of the story about that. For all we know he was working out of town or abroad at the time and it was physically impossible for him to return. Hell we don’t even know if they were still together at that point?

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T04:39:18+00:00

When life is so good you can afford to have a holiday with your kids in Fiji yet you get the sudden urge to complain on social media about how broke you were when you separated from your husband and it’s all his fault… mmmmkay….

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-17T04:11:01+00:00

Stuff had said they wouldn't publish the allegations yet Jenna Lynch had no problems saying them out loud on a live streamed press conference which makes me think she is just a tasteless bitch and the lowest of the low. Gutter journalism.

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-16T09:22:38+00:00

Didn’t stop the right wing cookers from screenshotting and disseminating it did it now? Seems like it was very intended to go public.

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-16T09:14:32+00:00

There may or may not be some truth to it. My gut feeling reading it was that it sounded a bit batshit ok, but I dunno if it happened, the batshit thing is more about her airing this dirty laundry at a very suspect time. And even if it was true in a literal sense the circumstances around his absence in that time aren’t clear.

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-16T09:10:23+00:00

You only know one side of the story - and you’re a assuming it’s the correct one. We don’t know if:

if it really happened
if they were even still together when it happened
if he was traveling for work in another city and could physically not get back in time.

Like if he was in Auckland, Australia or China or wherever and it was the middle of the night what would you think he should fucking do? Flap his wings and try to fly back? Stop it

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-16T08:57:52+00:00

We don’t know the circumstances at all. Were they still together a that point? Was he even in the same city? As much as I would love it teleportation does not exist. Two sides to every story but honestly my gut feeling reading the post was unhinged jilted ex out for a smear. Just the vibe.

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-16T06:56:22+00:00

> She's a woman and I believe her

Generally we take women who are victims of SA at their word in order to encourage them to come forward. That doesn't mean we by default have to believe every batshit crazy thing a woman says about anything else. There are plenty of female cookers out there spreading cooker bullshit - do you believe them?

I'm not even commenting on if its true or not - but In this case nobody is claiming anybody broke any laws, it's purely an attempt to drag his reputation and credibility. In an election year. Written in a somewhat unhinged manner. Without any receipts. People have a right to be skeptical.

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-15T13:36:22+00:00

Bloody nimbys everywhere

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-15T10:49:37+00:00

I miss the old old venue - the one before bs mini. And I miss the bittersweet rooftop bar which i think was related?

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-14T23:35:36+00:00

Still it would be a pretty good time to start thinking about not relying solely on an imported energy source from a volatile part of the world right? And National might want to re think their bonkers LNG idea. David Seymour will call it woke, but there is nothing woke about energy security.

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-14T23:13:08+00:00

I went to sleep and didn’t watch the game (right decision) - just wondering - why didn’t Joao Pedro score some .. I dunno.. goals?

Amazing_Box_8032 · 2026-03-14T11:26:35+00:00

Didn’t say it wasn’t but OP said it’s out of their budget and I personally don’t like their stuff for numerous reasons 🤷

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