William Bell-Purchas

Student. Loves economic, social & climate justice. Views my own. He/him.

[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

Wonderful to catch up with the PM @jacindaardern over lunch on the first day of Youth Parliament. It’s been amazing to be a part of the diverse and exciting conversations taking place about how to improve Aotearoa for our young people.

[Public Interest @PublicIntNZ]

Our first episode of Undercurrents is now live!

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[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

@AbsentHog @Bob247874 @wevegot5years p.s. voluntary student membership has done lots of harm too

[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

@AbsentHog @Bob247874 @wevegot5years I agree, VUWSA should be funded more. I have pushed for this and will continue to do so.

[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

@Bob247874 One is me (!)

Since I’ve been on Council, tutors’ wages have been lifted above the Living Wage. This came after 9 years of workers and students campaigning.

The chamber was filled with 150+ in protest twice last year to support the motions I put forward.

While this

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[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

@Bob247874 Government bonds last year, the University should do more to oppose the genocide in Gaza.

In my first year, I successfully campaigned to scrap the laundry fee in halls that cost students ~$300 a year. I will keep pushing VUW to make life better for students and workers.

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[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

@Bob247874 is progress, cleaners, security staff and catering staff are still paid under a Living Wage. This is why I’m running for a second term.

I’m also running to get affordable housing built in place of the Gordon Wilson flats, and because following divestment from Israeli

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[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

‼️✊Let’s finish the job! We need to lock in a Living Wage for tutors, win it for cleaners, and prioritise affordable housing (cough cough replacing the Gordon Wilson flats).

I’m running for VUW Council, voting is open 11-15 August!

[Ben McNulty @ponekeben]

Thanks to the amazing team who joined myself and Tom James (GWRC candidate) in Johnsonville to doorknock this morning. There's huge enthusiasm for @andrewlittle_nz out in the community, that's for sure.

[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

Lorde’s endorsement making all the difference in New York. Cuomover.

[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

@HendoWest Mr Haines’ class?

[Sam Gribben @AotearoaSam]

Quite funny that a good 80% of the takes I've read slamming WCC's reversal of the airport sale decision are based on very confident yet entirely incorrect assumptions about what was actually proposed. Here's some info in case anyone is genuinely interested:

[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

Brilliant inaugural lecture by Professor @drdeanknight, where he spoke about his origins in Manawatū, judicial review and a fourth ‘integrity’ branch of government!

[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

The Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand is spreading transphobic disinformation on social media...

[Winston Peters @winstonpeters]

This is why NZFirst fought for gender rules in sports to be in our coalition agreement - for fairness and safety in women’s sports.

All the virtue signalling disintegrates when an Olympic female boxer takes two hits from an opponent who previously failed a gender test, abandons the match, and sobs in the middle of the ring.

It’s a shocking example of why biological men should not compete in women’s sports.

It isn’t about being anti anyone or anything. It’s about safety and fairness in sports.

[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

@Dalgety_13 @geonet Surprisingly noticeable

[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

beers… @Tiare_MP @harrypeterson_ @bennettLmorgan

[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

in principle*

[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

Powerful turnout at the @Unions_Welly forum to keep @WgtnCC’s Wellington Airport shares publicly owned.

Great to see in principal support from @nureddin_abd, @RebeccaJEmm, @nikau4poneke, @TeriONeillNZ, @laurie_foon, @grogersxyz & Ray Chung.

[William Bell-Purchas @william__bp]

I’m devastated to hear about the loss of Efeso Collins. He was a warm and passionate leader who cared deeply about his community. My thoughts are with his whānau and friends.

[Brooke Loader @BrookeLoader]

Helen White is getting all the toots today in Pt Chev!
#MTAlbertMP #nzlabour2023