Alex Baird

Journo at Al Jazeera
Regular on RNZ
Former @NewshubNZ Reporter

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@VallanceArt Kia ora e hoa! That means an awful lot 😊

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Students’ Climate Change March... Rangatahi putting it on! Thousands of kids here at Parliament. #ClimateChange

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@PatrickTePou @MagicTalkRadio Kia ora e hoa!!! Hope you get the chance to tune in... hoooopefully will be back on on MagicTalk, so not quite the last of me yet 😊

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. @AlexBaird opinion: Shame on those exploiting Moriori for their anti-Māori bigotry https://t.co/YD80rwe7FH

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@soodanim Kia ora e hoa! Total and utter numpty!

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Sooo, I got this text while hosting RadioLive the other day, PURELY because I was using odd phrase in te reo māori... no more brushing this stuff off...

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"Hello have I reached Wellington Airport media?" ..... "In a way I have? That's ominous" ..... "Well congratulations on having a child!" @AlexBaird with the phone conversation of the year

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Latest NZ suicide figures just came out. 606 people over the last year - up 27. 70% still men. 13 kids aged 10-14. Highest group is 20 yo's.

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Here's the story I did with some extremely brave families today dealing with the aftermath of suicide in NZ. https://t.co/wK8fhm3rIH

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A pair of shoes for each of the 579 who committed suicide in NZ last year. 70% of those are men. 8 kids aged 10-14. 51 teenagers.

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TransTasmanResources has been granted consent with conditions to mine tens-of-millions of tonnes of iron ore sands off the Taranaki coast.

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@amymcquire Kia ora Amy, would be great to get in touch about an indigenous journalism project I'm working on! Ngā Mihi.

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@LukeLPearson Kia ora Luke, would be great to get in touch about an indigenous journalism project I'm working on! Ngā Mihi.

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Well that escalated quickly...

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@PatrickTePou @ConorWhittenTV @jacobbrownnz @OllieRitchie1 @lewis_hampton_ @GemmaCoombe @RahiaT Kia ora Patrick, meri kirihimete

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@XTOTL These are awesome Toby! Any possibility of buying one of the originals?

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@THEDavidSmiler thank you... I think?

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@LukeTipoki @Taroaroa Awesome stuff Luke, had this argument the other day when someone had a go at me for pronouncing Waiau the right way.

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@DrSJNZ thanks SJ xxx I get a shower tonight! @BenGIrwin @georgianelson21 @MaxBentleyTowle @EmmaRoseCropper @tessairini