@CitizenBomber Maybe if Auckland wasn't Rodney, Franklin, the North Shore, everything east of Dom Rd and the smile-in-your-face, vote-for-whitey "progressives" on the isthmus.
@jacobjakemo@_chloeswarbrick Most pollies don't receive that many donations or are that busy.
You'd think they'd spill a bit of an ink for those that reach into their pockets.
If you have the luck to be born at a time when your transition is mostly supported by society, perhaps the trade off is you don't get to compete at an elite level.
I don't believe the NZ Olympic Committee has the option of not selecting her if IOC criteria are passed.
I don't know Laurel from a bar of soap, but given the history of failed competition as a men's athlete, I have the feeling this is not 100% genuine.
@mangereman I agree. To bring it to the individual level, I have my doubts that Laurel is a genuine case. Happy to marginalise female athletes from poor backgrounds.