So it turns out National's "mistake" in leaving stuff out of their bill and having to add it back in later was not a mistake - it was a calculated tactic because the stuff that was left out *wasn't allowed* in the normal scheme of things but the process of adding it in later did an end-run around those normal rules.
Better explanation at
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/581687/crimes-bill-adds-things-outside-the-usual-rules
Absolutely blowing past their already high standards of shitfuckery. A++, 11 out of 10, someone needs to award them all an honorary doctorate in shitfuckery.
#NZpol
