Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has launched a scathing attack on former Prime Minister Chris ‘Chippy’ Hipkins on X, ridiculing him over comments about masculinity and leadership.
Tamaki’s remarks come after Hipkins criticised church members for protesting transgender events. The former PM later appeared at the Pride Parade in Auckland, prompting Tamaki to mock him for “waving a rainbow flag” while attempting to “lecture” him on what defines a man.
“You can’t even define what a woman is, but here you are trying to school me on what makes a man,” said Tamaki, referencing Hipkins’ now infamous inability to answer the question ‘what is a woman?’ at a press conference in April 2023.
“But mate… have you seen the comments section on your post? Absolute slaughterhouse,” Tamaki wrote, suggesting that public sentiment was overwhelmingly against Hipkins. “Kiwis are lining up to tell you to sit this one out, mate – and honestly, they’ve got a point.”
Tamaki took aim at Hipkins’ leadership credentials, claiming he had been “playing politics in the Beehive sandpit” while Tamaki stood “with tens of thousands of Kiwis” protesting Covid-19 lockdowns and mandates. He went as far as to suggest Hipkins should be in prison for his government’s handling of the pandemic.
Tamaki also outlined his definition of masculinity, asserting that “real men” are family oriented, defend their country’s freedoms, and do not “fold like a deck chair” under pressure. “They also don’t bail” on their wife and children, he said.
Closing his message with a final dig at Hipkins’ tenure as prime minister, Tamaki quipped: “Because right now, your burns are about as effective as your time as PM… short-lived, ineffective and forgettable.”
This article was originally published by the Daily Telegraph New Zealand.
