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# Rules Are for Thee, Not for the  Labour Party
- URL: https://goodoil.news/rules-are-for-thee-not-for-the-labour-party/
- Published: 2021-08-24T20:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-17T16:58:19.000Z
- Author: Cam Slater
- Tags: Featured, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 01:54

The Government is big on enforcing lockdown rules. They’ve even established a snitch line so busybodies can dob in their neighbours or family who won’t comply with the draconian lockdowns in place.

They’ve also passed mask mandate regulations but **exempted** MPs and Ministers from the annoyance of wearing an ineffectual mask at the same time.

You see **rules are for thee and not for me** is their thinking. Which explains why for the second time in the space of a week we have seen Labour propagandists caught stuffing letterboxes[ in contravention of lockdown edicts.](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300389883/covid19-labour-again-caught-delivering-party-advertising-during-lockdown?ref=goodoil.news)

> Another Labour volunteer has been [busted delivering party advertising](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/126114521/covid19-labour-party-volunteer-breaks-lockdown-for-poto-williams-leaflet-drop?ref=goodoil.news) in breach of alert level [alert level 4 restrictions](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300389798/dunedin-police-roundup-martial-artist-warned-over-covid19-lockdown-breach?ref=goodoil.news).  
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> On Sunday and Monday, residents in Auckland’s Ellerslie opened their letterboxes to find Labour-branded pamphlets bearing a smiling image of [Prime Minister **Jacinda Ardern**.](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300389456/covid19--prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-opts-to-suspend-parliament-sittings-for-a-week?ref=goodoil.news)  
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> The pamphlets were emblazoned with messages including “our recovery is working” and “securing New Zealand’s recovery”.  
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> The deliveries, in the Maungakiekie electorate held by Labour’s [**Priyanca Radhakrishnan**](https://www.stuff.co.nz/tarana/123286223/race-gender-no-longer-a-barrier-for-ethnic-communities-says-priyanca-radhakrishnan?ref=goodoil.news), are a breach of advice to stay-at-home during alert level 4.  
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> It comes almost a week after another volunteer in Christchurch [was criticised for delivering pamphlets](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/126114521/covid19-labour-party-volunteer-breaks-lockdown-for-poto-williams-leaflet-drop?ref=goodoil.news) during the start of alert level 4.  
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> [Labour Party general secretary ](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300157307/labour-party-appoints-longtime-staffer-rob-salmond-as-general-secretary?ref=goodoil.news)**[Rob Salmond](https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300157307/labour-party-appoints-longtime-staffer-rob-salmond-as-general-secretary?ref=goodoil.news)** had already been briefed about the latest lockdown deliveries of party advertising when contacted for comment by *Stuff* on Tuesday morning.  
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> “It was an isolated incident by one of our volunteers who didn’t get the several messages we sent out which all said that people should not be delivering anything.”  
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> “The Christchurch one was on … day one and I sort of get that people might not have quite clocked it yet.  
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> “But since we saw that one, we sent out multiple emails, our MPS have been in touch, and obviously the message didn’t get through to this volunteer.”  
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> Stuff

Rob, pal, you should know that ignorance of the law is not an excuse. I would hope that this person will join the other 44 people charged with breaching lockdown regulations.

But, given that Labour Party operatives always seem to get a free pass with the Police and judiciary that seems unlikely.

Rules are for everyone else, not the Labour Party it seems.

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Government Unmasked. Photoshopped image credit Pixy

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