, ▁has ▁repeatedly ▁encourag ed ▁Bill ot ▁to ▁join ▁her ▁party . ▁ ▁He ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Sp okes man ▁and ▁occas ional ▁co - le ader ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁Party ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Bill ot ▁still ▁eng ages ▁in ▁left ▁wing ▁activ ism ▁in ▁Dun ed in , ▁campaign ing ▁against ▁cut s ▁to ▁postal ▁services ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Professional ▁life ▁Bill ot ▁was ▁the ▁National ▁Communic ations ▁Officer ▁for ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁Union ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁as ▁public ist ▁for ▁the ▁O tag o ▁University ▁Press . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Bill ot ▁has ▁published ▁three ▁poetry ▁collections : ▁▁▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁Mad ▁Sk ill z ▁For ▁The ▁Dem on ▁Oper ators ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁Machine ▁Language ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 : ▁Amb ient ▁T error ▁ ▁His ▁work ▁has ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁Australian ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁literary ▁journ als ▁including ▁Cord ite , ▁Men is cus , ▁Min are ts ▁and ▁Tak ah ē . ▁ ▁Record ings ▁ ▁Bill ot ▁has ▁recorded ▁several ▁albums ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁with ▁music ▁groups ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁a ▁solo ▁album , ▁including : ▁▁▁ 1 9 9 6 : ▁City ▁of ▁Bast ards ▁by ▁Al pha ▁Plan ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 :