We take safety seriously

welcome the dreamers, the hurt, the weak
the poor, the isolated, the mad
he tangata, your huddled masses

he tangata - and smiling faces on shiny posters
We take safety seriously

Entry to this office is controlled
no helmets - no hoods - no sunglasses - no patches
we may ask you for proof of identification,
he tangata

We are here to help - we take safety seriously

three guards, numb with boredom
one operates the door switch
in case of zombies, I’m gonna hide out
in my local WINZ office.

he tangata
more news, daily of homeless in cars, motel debt
living on maraes, of Bennett playing her fucking games

someone arranged an in-car sleepover as a protest
should be fun for the middle class, concerned
we take safety seriously

“Oh yes it got terribly chilly, but we made do
with some wine and card games - it was fun
felt so good to be speaking up and helping each other, you know?”

he tangata
Welcome to Work & Income, NZ
We take safety, seriously