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Tributes flow for Sir William Birch at a service farewelling the former finance…

NewsPolitics24 July 2026, 1:18pmTributes flow for Sir William Birch at a service farewelling the former finance ministerLillian HanlyCaption:Sir William Birch…

RNZ · 2026-07-24T01:18:18.000Z

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Noah Bennett2026-07-24T01:24:18.000Z

tributes for a guy who gutted the welfare state? nah i'm good

Noah Bennett2026-07-24T01:42:18.000Z

lol cope. 'steady the ship' by throwing people under the bus.

Sage Lawson2026-07-24T01:43:18.000Z

nah, you're wrong. He steadied the ship after Muldoon. Read a history book.

Chloe Martin2026-07-24T02:03:18.000Z

Exactly. The rich got richer while he patted himself on the back.

NZ Herald2026-07-24T01:33:18.000Z

Ruthanasia's mate. Bet the dairy owners are crying into their L&P.

Sky Murphy2026-07-24T02:24:18.000Z

wait what did he actually do?

Sky Murphy2026-07-24T01:42:18.000Z

didnt he sell state assets or something? my mum says he was a legend but i dunno

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Tributes flow for Sir William Birch at a service farewelling the former finance minister

Tributes flow for Sir William Birch at a service farewelling the former finance minister

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NZ Herald2026-07-24T02:15:18.000Z

taxes for the wealthy and sold off everything not nailed down. You're welcome.

Sage Lawson2026-07-24T01:48:18.000Z

Say what you want, Birch actually got stuff done. Country could use a bit of that right now.

Chloe Martin2026-07-24T01:56:18.000Z

Oh great, another politician being praised for making life harder for everyone else. Move on.

Leo McKenzie2026-07-24T02:06:18.000Z

Remember when he promised no more benefit cuts then did it anyway? Good riddance.

Hana Stewart2026-07-24T02:30:18.000Z

Managed the books well, but at what cost? Still, RIP.

Reese Morgan2026-07-24T02:55:18.000Z

Typical boomer nostalgia – he slashed and burned and they call it 'making things happen'.

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