Meet a NZ Herald staff writer
10. I didnt see anyone on English’s campaign greeting him with anything like that. He’s a bad egg. Fuck him. I didnt like him one bit.
— Steve Braunias (@SteveBraunias) September 22, 2017
14. My phone died! Got home and so final midnight tweet is: gee I hope Labour wins and fuck you National. Fingers X’d!
— Steve Braunias (@SteveBraunias) September 22, 2017
These tweets are from Steve Braunias, a staff writer for the NZ Herald.
I should say I think Braunias is an excellent writer and his “secret diaries” columns are often hilarious. Love his Lincoln Road food writings also.
What I object to is that the Herald editorial team assigned Braunias to cover the election. They sent him on the campaign trail to cover both Ardern and English. By his own tweets he hates Bill English and National, and says English is a bad egg. That is not someone who should be covering the campaign for the NZ Herald, let alone sent by the Herald to profile each leader.