Deborah Russell MP 🐝 @BeeFaerie Twitter profile

Pinned Tweet

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

11 months

Low tide at Titirangi beach. It looks like it’s going to be a beautiful day.

16

3

100

Last Seen Profiles

@_Deepak_Singhal

@star_is_carol

@FikGazaOfficial

@lanawaifuxo

@exhofn

@Chris_23432

@avaworld16

@MontBlanc04

@abshehr99

@pengen_stw

@li8_v2

@jandcneale

@Greenon_AD

@evlicift002

@PrinceCharmer_

@the_wired_nft

@TooProper_1

@ramuneINI

@ryanfaf

@dromfulj

@chihamaru_desyO

@icecoldfootball

@uu593_goi

@HuttonJackson

@FijiWtrfallz

@spyda49

@maffii__

@ufwtel

@BinorRaja

@JoseBenjam52189

@Abudlim1

@askjenie

@Jack_Wilson1743

@stw_pdg

@BottomsUp_MCDP

@RUNdishkumar

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

Yesterday I posted that a dear friend of mine had died unexpectedly. Today I have been besieged by trolls telling me it was all her own fault. It would be so good to have just a day or two of peace so that I could grieve.

179

25

2K

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

6 years

Flight attendant: Welcome aboard, Dr Russell. Are you a medical doctor? Me: No. I’m Doctor of Philosophy. As in actual Philosophy. I can help in any cases of existential angst. Flight attendant: (...)

52

127

2K

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

Some personal news for my Twitter whānau: my dearly loved mother died on Tuesday evening after a short illness caused by cancer. I am bereft.

389

8

1K

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

That sculpture really does not look like a cloud.

74

119

1K

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

Haere ra, then.

101

58

1K

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

There's some loud opining in the @nzherald today about the "complete failure" of our MIQ system. I find it very hard to regard a system that has resulted in no community transmission since 28 February as a "complete failure". It sounds like a resounding success to me.

112

107

1K

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

9 months

Posted without comment.

167

213

996

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

My lovely brother Paul died last night. He was diagnosed with a brain tumour in September 2015, so this has been a long journey. We are all very sad for him, and for his darling wife and three beautiful children. I’m heading over to Queensland for a few days to be with them.

217

4

984

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

I got an email from SUFW today, and two more form emails from constituents. One of the emails was full of transphobia. I’m very clear on this: trans women are women, trans men are men, and I support the BDMRR bill.

199

60

915

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

“People on the average wage shouldn’t be paying almost 33% in the dollar" - Bridges. Well that's all good then, because they're NOT! The average wage is about $53k a year. A person earning $53k a year pays $8,920 income tax, an average rate of 17%. #GetItRight #tax #nzpol

57

239

896

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

Today is a good day! 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🎉🥳🕺💃💕

16

93

837

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

Abortion Law Reform passes. Ayes - 68 Noes - 51 #nzpol

57

91

823

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

In accordance with family tradition, I have made a Christmas cake using my grandmother’s recipe, and my daughter has iced it.

59

9

728

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

If we don’t defend our Parliament, what do we defend?

293

35

715

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

6 years

That's because they've been at work since well before 8am.

David Seymour

@dbseymour

6 years

Took the bus to work today but didn’t see any ⁦ @NZGreens ⁩ MPs on board!

135

16

197

25

74

710

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

82,303 New Zealanders got a dose of the vaccine yesterday. That's 1.6% of our population in just one day.

20

36

705

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

1 year

We got a notice to evacuate about 45 minutes ago. There’s a big slip down our road and houses 200m either side have to be vacated. We’re on our way to stay with friends in Onehunga (rather than taking up evacuation centre spaces). Thinking of everyone doing their best tonight.

69

14

701

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

Wow. 116,615 New Zealanders have been vaccinated so far today. That's 2.2% of the whole population, or 1 in every 50 Kiwis turning out for a dose today. #SuperSaturday #Vaxathon

20

66

682

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

8 months

Wow. Chris Luxon has told the PM to calm down three times now. Imagine how he treats people who have no standing.

163

75

677

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

Wow. 85,757 vaccinations delivered yesterday. That's 1.68% of New Zealand's population turning out on just one day.

25

55

669

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

About those vaccine exemptions: the only valid exemptions are issued by the Ministry of Health. And once it's issued, it generates a vaccine pass that's absolutely identical to the standard vaccine pass that double vaxxed people have. 1/3

22

205

658

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

Back!

69

8

635

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

“I do wish to go gentle into that good night. Raging against the dying of the light is a pointless exercise... Death is no more than the space we make for others to live.” Sir Michael Cullen, Labour Saving, A Memoir (2021) Via my lovely colleague @KiriAllan .

19

69

624

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

"Talofa, Mr Speaker, or perhaps after Breakfast this morning, warm Pasifika greetings are more appropriate, or perhaps because my husband is Maori, Kia Ora!" Gold from @BarbEdmondsMana in the General Debate today.

13

42

624

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

1.4% of New Zealand's population got a dose of the vaccine yesterday.

27

29

623

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

Up until now I’ve been very careful not to block people on Twitter. But from now on, if you abuse me on a non-political tweet from an anonymous account… well, that’s it. Blocked. If there is a political issue you want to raise with me, then email me. With your real name.

36

5

614

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

New Zealand. Where the Minister of Transport sorts out your bus travel problem.

50

55

610

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

6 months

The government is rushing a bill through with no select committee. We should have a very substantial debate in the house to give at least some scrutiny. The government shut discussion down on the main part of the bill after just an hour. So much for “strengthening democracy”.

191

129

596

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

Could I have a hug, please? (Those of you who know me well will know that I am not a touchy person, so this is actually an extraordinary request for extraordinary times.)

203

2

591

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

Tide patterns in the sand at Piha.

17

28

580

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

QT: The Leader of the Opposition always starts out smirking as he asks his questions, but a few minutes in and he gets angrier and angrier as the PM wipes the floor with him.

110

44

580

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

Yes! #RedDeb for the win!!!

New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

@TaxpayersUnion

3 years

Thanks Deborah for clearing this up! @BeeFaerie

36

13

78

28

19

565

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

5 years

A friend sent me this picture from Kilbirnie mosque. Flowers, and people using chalk to draw symbols of love.

20

152

539

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

31 years ago today. It’s going quite well so far.

59

4

545

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

1 year

My daughter has iced our Christmas cake.

29

5

547

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

9 months

Luxon says that as a leader you have to be up front and straight with people. How about releasing your numbers then? #LeadersDebate

104

76

529

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

We need to do better. A senior supermarket person just told me about some of the abuse that has been handed out to supermarket staff. Things like aggressive shoppers refusing to wear masks and then saying "It's no wonder you guys get stabbed." This is horrid. 1/3

30

51

524

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

Doing some crochet while I watch the news tonight. No particular reason.

37

24

522

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

5 years

Message from my daughter: Congrats on getting your very own national attack ad!! I've never been so proud of you ❤️

49

26

519

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

1 year

Actually, if you're looking for information on what governments spends, it's easily found on p. 6 of IRD's annual report. They report on it every year. You can find the annual reports here:

56

113

516

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

LEVEL ONE!!! This is huge. Yes, we need to keep on with hygiene and tracing and staying home when we're sick, but as of midnight tonight, we're in LEVEL ONE! Thank you to everyone in our team of 5 million who took up the responsibility and worked so hard to keep us all safe.

14

36

503

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

1 year

From the moment she became leader, ⁦ @jacindaardern ⁩ has been extraordinary. She led our party and then our country with compassion, courage, and strength. She has given her all for us. Thank you, Jacinda, for you leadership. It has been an honour to be part of your team.

19

28

517

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

11 months

Chonk!

39

27

502

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

I've seen reports of people buying firearms and ammunition, to protect their families. You know what the very best way to protect your family is? WASH YOUR HANDS! STAY AT HOME! WASH YOUR HANDS SOME MORE! This is the best and most heroic thing you can do right now.

45

59

489

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

I can smell the climate change on Australia’s breath from here. 2,155km from Sydney to Auckland, and our air tastes smoky. This is extraordinary.

227

106

490

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

I'm guessing that the team behind today's email campaign told everyone to write to their respective MP.

27

26

492

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

If you want to get vaccinated but you've got accessibility barriers in the way, then call 0800 28 29 26 to get help with transport (free) or arrange an in-home visit (also free). (This tweet inspired by several comments on the poll I ran yesterday.)

10

260

486

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

Got some!!!

141

11

484

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

5 years

Daughter: Who should I email if I'm pro something and the law should be changed? Me: Your local MP. Daughter: Mum!!! She emailed me.

13

17

479

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

Patsy after patsy from the Leader of the Opposition in Question Time today, giving the PM so many opportunities to talk about the achievements of her government. He just doesn't seem to understand what he's doing.

Question 1 - Christopher Luxon to the Prime Minister

2022-08-23 - Question 1 - Christopher Luxon to the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern,Christopher Luxon

vimeo.com

62

55

466

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

5 years

Ah... no. School is not a child-minding service. How about instead of making children fit into work lives, we get employers to reconsider how they might structure employment.

41

74

459

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

Post a pic YOU took, use no description, and bring some Zen to the timeline.

315

14

457

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

Today I feel very relieved that we reformed our abortion legislation in the 52nd Parliament. Thank you @AndrewLittleMP , @ruthdysonchc and Amy Adams for making it happen.

35

17

462

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 months

Efeso had a big kind generous heart. He had so much to give and he gave it freely. My heart is breaking for him, and for his wife and his little girls. He loved them so very dearly.

8

28

464

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

I'm proud to be voting for the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill. I would have anyway, but the need for it was made very clear by a young woman who said to me, "I just want to know that I'm not going to be fritzed for being gay." 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

32

25

458

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

Some deeply sad news for all the friends and admirers of Dr Cat Pausé @FOMNZ . I know very few details except that our darling friend died in her sleep last night. I am so very sad, and I know that many in academic and union circles will be shocked and saddened too.

198

25

453

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

9 months

For the record, not only is our economy growing, we're doing well in comparison with others. It gives us a solid base for helping New Zealanders with the cost of living. Thank you, @grantrobertson1 . You've done a fantastic job. Yet another reason to vote @nzlabour ! #InItForYou

171

115

458

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 months

It’s gobsmacking to call feeding children “wasteful spending”. We think that well fed children are happy learners. 🥖 🥪 🍉 Sign our petition if you agree:

97

98

460

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

1 year

Dropped into Avondale Library with Councillor @KerrinLeoni to assure staff there of our support for them, and to thank them for all that they do to support diversity and inclusion and aroha in our community.

99

25

432

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

"In regards to comments made by the National Party about an inadequate response by the Government and the health system, Ardern said they were not taking advice from the Opposition but by experts worldwide."

Virus case a reminder to prepare, not panic - Ministry of Health

PM: 'If you need a bottle of milk, go and get it'.

www.nzherald.co.nz

52

67

429

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

RNZ: So how should the government respond to Covid-19? Bridges: TAX CUTS! Wrong again, Simon. Everyone knows that the correct answer is MORE ROADS! #NationalNoIdeas #NineYearsofNeglect #nzpol

41

39

422

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

Words said on the doorstep today to one of my team: “Yes, we’ve already voted. The whole family voted for that local Russell person. We all voted for him.” #nzpol

26

10

425

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

Thank you everyone for all your support. I feel both a bit overwhelmed by the result, and excited about getting on with the work for the next three years. And how good is it to have @dimsie in my electorate?!!!

35

11

430

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

5 years

And the evidence for that is what exactly?

Global Government Affairs

@GlobalAffairs

5 years

Kia Kaha. We stand together with New Zealand.

327

363

2K

5

43

392

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

Friday night. Chip butties. With real butter. Yum.

48

5

402

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

This morning we're getting bombarded with emails demanding full-on quarantine and lockdowns right now. I get that people are worried and stressed. But the decisions need to be led by our public health experts, not by reckons and worries. "Clinicians, not politicians."

58

42

402

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

1 year

2022 has been a stinker. My mother died and my brother died. I am so grateful for the support of my beloved through such difficulties. And for my darling daughters who bring so much joy. A new year tomorrow. May it bring blessings for all of us.

35

1

403

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

I am on the whole, a fan of Dr Ashley Bloomfield, but my faith in him is a little shaken every time he says, “learnings”. #LessonsIsAPerfectlyGoodWord

90

11

388

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

My three girls have all booked to get their vaccines. #Proud

33

4

390

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

For those of you who were concerned that I was making green masks, today I am making red masks. And frankly, if I had old blue sheets, I'd be making blue masks. Because all colours are good colours.

18

8

387

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

6 years

New at WINZ: 1. Plain clothes security guards to welcome people. 2. Posters for new MSD commitments in all offices. 3. Water coolers, toilets, eligibility guides available. 4. Second approvals required for benefit suspensions. Great work, @CarmelSepuloni !

26

56

381

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

1 year

Insulated, unimaginative and out of touch.

38

36

381

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

6 months

Second leak. And it reveals the government doesn’t want to have the standard checks in place on its first pieces of legislation. #nzpol #hooligans

81

103

379

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

Why yes. I did just finish off my speech in the General Debate today with "Live long and prosper."

51

21

374

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

Simon Bridges on Morning Report... "commonsense" "throwing out the baby with the bathwater" "light at the end of the tunnel" "the reality is" How about a bonfire of the clichés, Simon? #nzpol

46

39

370

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

1 year

Thank you for doing the #Census2023 , @Harry_Styles . Tatau tātou - all of us count!

19

39

377

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

Businesses can check people with exemptions in just like any other customer. They won't even know that a person has an exemption because a person with a valid exemption will have a vaccine pass like everyone else. Happy scanning, everyone! 3/3

11

52

372

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

1 year

Drove my marked up car to the start of my morning walk today. Lovely walk, but then as I left afterwards a bloke (completely unknown to me) spotted my markup and shouted and made rude gestures at me. I waved and blew him a kiss in return.

127

8

372

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

1 year

Farewell to our brilliant and beloved Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. And to our equally brilliant and beloved Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson, in his role as DPM. Thankfully he will still be our Minister of Finance. And Sport!

52

35

369

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

The opposition were hurling the word "socialist" across the debating chamber tonight, as if it were an insult. So what's a woman to do except proudly claim the title.

Taxation (Budget 2021 and Remedial Measures) Bill - Second Reading -...

2021-05-20 - Taxation (Budget 2021 and Remedial Measures) Bill - Second Reading - Video 5 Deborah Russell

vimeo.com

29

24

356

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

Nicky Wagner’s opening words of her valedictory were interrupted from the gallery. “Nanna. Nanna. Hello Nanna!” from an excited little one. A lovely moment.

5

6

352

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

1 year

My darling daughter Bridgid graduated yesterday with a BA in Classics and Public Policy. She’s back at university this year doing Honours in Classics. I am outrageously proud of her.

29

1

354

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

5 years

But... I don't think we trust them with the economy either.

Bluegreens National

@bluegreens

5 years

“New Zealanders should trust National as much with the environment as they do with the economy” @simonjbridges

54

5

21

35

31

348

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

18 days

Pretty desperate speech from the PM spending the first few minutes making personal attacks on the opposition.

95

37

350

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

The problem with fines is that well off people just pay but poor people are driven further into poverty, and it doesn’t actually solve the underlying problem. Yet more unimaginative sound bite policy from the hard hearted Act party.

64

39

341

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

5 years

My youngest daughter has enrolled to vote. Her comment to me: “The real question is what you’ll do to earn my vote next year.” #WorkingOnIt

27

3

345

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

Today a colleague of mine and I posted virtually identical tweets. We have similar followings. I got a whole lot of, well, shall we say... strongly worded feedback. He got nothing.

28

13

336

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

9 months

Chris Hipkins has re-organised everything because he’s isolating while he’s got Covid, but Christopher Luxon won’t shift a single event. Luxon knows Chippy thrashed him in the last debate. I think he’s just using this as a handy excuse to chicken out.

221

82

344

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

Over 90% humidity in Auckland right now. My glasses fogged up the instant I got out of my car.

88

5

339

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

Out to lunch with Ms 18 the Younger, to celebrate her scholarship results. She was awarded a Scholarship in Classics, and an Outstanding Scholarship in History (one of the top 21 students in the country). I am so pleased for her.

24

1

336

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

I was formally sworn in as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary this afternoon.

36

8

332

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

When the PM said that we could sum up what Level 3 meant for Auckland with one word, I thought she was going to say, "Takeaways!" She's right. It absolutely has to be "Caution." We have to be so careful for the next couple of weeks.

15

21

334

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

It was an honour to meet a Prime Minister Sanna Marin today. @MarinSanna

19

7

331

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

4 years

Prime Minister @jacindaardern Skyping into @SevenSharp from Premier House this evening. See the cards in the shelves behind her? Just some of the cards and letters that children have sent to her. Lovely to see that they’re treasured. #StayHomeNZ

20

33

330

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

9 months

Sing it, sister! Our foremothers fought for the right to vote, and they WON! Let’s make sure that every woman votes this election.

186

78

326

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

"Mr Bridges, I prefer the Standard and Poors ratings to your reckons on this matter." Zinger from the Minister of Finance in Question Time today. #nzqt

31

27

325

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

3 years

Man abusing me for not being the right kind of feminist. Refers to women as females.

41

7

321

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

2 years

From my physical mailbox today. NB: I did NOT let that memory stick anywhere near my laptop.

114

9

325

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

5 years

Not only did I read "Economics in One Lesson", kindly (?) sent to all MPs by the Taxpayers' Union, I wrote about it for Newsroom. @NewsroomNZ @TaxpayersUnion

When an MP received a book in a brown paper bag

Labour MP Deborah Russell tweeted last week that the Taxpayers Union had sent her a book on economics endorsed by Ayn Rand. We asked her to review the thing.

newsroom.co.nz

48

57

320

Deborah Russell MP 🐝

@BeeFaerie

5 years

The slide in the Speaker’s playground at Parliament is excellent. ⁦ @SpeakerTrevor ⁩ #HighlyRecommended

32

15

314