I rember when I was 11 the older boys went horse riding I would try and go with them .
there was not enough horses . Than a old uncle got a old Clydesdale horse he was a old brown gelding I use to talk to this uncle all the time he was a war veteran he told me some of his old story’s I use to run away to hide at his house when the step grandfather got pissed because I new the words white honky bastard would be coming out of his mouth .I had learned to stay out side when he was home his children would call me that to and treat me badly .The old uncle let me ride his horse we would ride along the beach at dawn and pick up frost fish and blind eels that washed up on the beach. Purputa the horse was very slow at first after about six month riding he started winning all the races you see it was always a race when we were on horses.
I am very good with animals I learn to read there body language and I use a soft hand when I work or am around animals when I was on that 5000 cow farm one worker left he gave me a dog that he could not get to work properly I had him up and working like a pro in one week even the manager owner said It amazing you got that dog to work . One of his dogs was the father. We had a lot of fun riding horses one day my m8 had the flash cowboy saddle and the faster horse we were riding along the sand dunes and my m8 left me behind than next minute I see him still in the saddle it looked like the horse was upside down it was and he was still riding it it was on top of him . Once I seen that he was breathing ok I laughed my ass off . Another time we were walking the horses up over a track a short cut to the beach my m8 was leading his horse up a hill the horse stood on his foot and his next step was on my m8 chest I tryed not to laugh to hard this m8 was older and could beat me I have a lot of story’s like this. We use to ride past Porourangi Marae to pick water cress and puha .I always wondered what was that figure of a white man was doing on top of the marae.
A few years past and one of the cousins got married there and we were all talking and one of the older cousins whom is a talker told the story that a Tohanga has prophesized that a white man will rule over all of Ngtai Porou . He also said while looking at me sideways that no way he would let a white man rule over him . Ka kite ano
What a beautiful place to grow up in, eco maori, and what great adventures you had! I was a ‘townie’ but lots of my family were farmers. My Uncle Roland took me for a ride on his old Clydesdale once. All went well til he got spooked by a swarm of bees on the fence – we managed to stay on and calm him down, tho, luckily!
I couldn’t resist so I looked up the pictures and stories about your marae. Here’s what it said about the figure of the white man ” The tekoteko, the figure on top of the meeting-house, represents Tuterangiwhiuiti, who was a descendant of Porourangi and a great warrior.” So that’s the official story, anyway 🙂
Israeli journalist recommends protesting Palestinian girls be raped as punishment.
There was a range of suggestions of what should happen with Ahed and the other girls. Education Minister Naftali Bennett suggested that they “spend the rest of their days in prison”.
But a prominent journalist had a somewhat more cunning suggestion:
“In the case of the girls, we should exact a price at some other opportunity, in the dark, without witnesses and cameras”,
Ben Caspit wrote in his article (Hebrew) on Tuesday.
Karl Magoo writes about the need for young people to respect their elders and their values.
Which is really just a nostalgia piece about a time when our society was mono-cultural, white, male dominated that the older generation fears is now of our past and not our future.
If only they had shown some respect for our future and preserved the environment better, and put some effort towards maintaining a sufficient public housing stock …
On RadioNZ’s “Saturday Morning” on December 9, Kim Hill interviewed Don Brash about te reo Maori being spoken on “Morning Report”. In a later Dominion Post column, Karl du Fresne claimed “Brash was savaged . . . hanged and drawn and I didn’t care to stick around for the quartering” so he gave up listening after 15 minutes.
That was a shame. Du Fresne missed some useful discussion between two committed and well-informed New Zealanders and so had little evidence to support a column which turned into an anti-RNZ rant.
We have received a brochure in the mail today from the Napier CC and a notice in it has bloody annoyed me for a lot of reasons. When did Napier lose its compassion and heart. Homeless beggars are a part of our society for which we all should be ashamed. Since when does a council in a brochure in the mail “direct” its citizens to not give money to the people on the street and to in lieu put it into the bank accounts of various listed charities. They have no right to even suggest to citizens what to do with their cash and I find it darned offensive.
Homeless people need to be housed and until councils, charities and government proactively do something about why these people are homeless then mind your own bloody business what we want to do with our money. The fact they are cluttering up your streets is a problem you need to address – not cut them off at the kneecaps. And its Christmas – I just couldn’t believe the lack of compassion.
An aside, I used to play as a kid with the mayor of the city and he was then just Tommy with a snotty nose to us littlies, what a pompous ass he has turned out to be. His mother would turn in her grave I am sure if she knew how he was directing the council.
Unfortunately @WK, a lot of mothers would be turning in their graves.
Of many of their offspring, their competence, compassion and spirituality doesn’t seem to have kept pace with the size of their over-inflated egos.
Things are changing tho’, and as ‘Rache’ used to say: “It won’t happen overnight, but it will happen” (and it scares the shit out of them)
Saw this on Facebook earlier today. Your post, Whispering Kate, recalled it. The New Statesman ran an article on why you should give directly to the homeless.
A bit like Santa, really. Direct and unconditional giving. Caritas.
Our local Grey Power pushes the plight of the homeless and the responsibility for them with local and central government. Our Council has a new committee with responsibilty for housing for the homeless elderly.
I relinquish my Santa role with Christmas over, and continue on this committee. 6000 local members gives a little weight to our discussions with Councillors and Mayor who are decent people.
Try your local Grey Power association and enlist their advocacy for the cause of affordable housing with both local and central government.
So my bus journey tonight back from work at Takapuna to the city was very slow over the bridge.
It was down to one lane going back to the city, while north bound traffic was completely stopped. There were loads of fire engines, police, machines with cranes – I thought it must have been some really bad accident.
At least I struck it when one lane was open. But on the other side of the bridge, people were standing outside their cars – stalled traffic was backed up through the Victoria tunnel. The Victoria Park over-bridge was closed – so half the city ground to a halt because some guy was trying to show off!
Know the facts? What have facts got to do with it?
This is the 2017. This is the internet. This is where we make judgements on anyeverything. Facts and knowledge are incidental to how we feel, our predisposition, our upbringing, our conditioning, our anything. Ask anyone. Start with Lorde.
I think that instead of fines for eedjit behaviour, a morning in the stocks in a very public place would be better. We spend too much of our time and money on dealing with eedjits who just don’t know when to draw the line.
Many thanks for your tautoko JanM I am part of Porourangi Marae my name is in the meeting house first name they assumed my last name was the same as the people i was living with. My Marae is the one closes to the Waipau river mouth and considered by many to be the main Marae of Ngati Porou there are many old par sites and many old war sites dotted around my Marae they did a survey in 1979 Sir Apirana Ngati whakapapa comes from this Marae . He tells of its importance to Ngati Porou Whakapapa the story of the white man on the Marae is not well known we have a lot of old storys I will have to make time to learn all OUR old storys.
Many apologizes to my old tepuna Ropata Wahawaha and his advisers. Because once again I made a assumption with out getting all the facts .
It was actually a master stroke by Ropata Wahawaha to help the crown as this move was strategic as the crown supplied him with arms and when he had enough arms he returned to the Waipau vally there was a local war and the crown thought about confiscation Ngati Porou land . The crown was advised on the reality of the situation and that was that Ropata Wahawaha was well armed and any war against him would end in disaster for the crown you see Ropatas move protected Nagti Porou IWI and whenua and you can see most of the coast is still owned by Maori Ka pai.
I see that some people try to attack ECO MAORIs Mana but just like the muppets and all there corrupt followers ECO just swates them away like flys for they are insignificant . What gives me a sore face is when the actions of the muppets against ECO Mana ends up biteing them in the ass they try and blame me for this WTF .This story of mine is bigger than me this story is about me educating OUR people about how deceitful the 1% that run our world are they give themselves all impunity and use the media to put up a veil to obscure this fact of stealing and killing lying and oppressing the 99% of US .You now know that the 1% laugh that the poor are honest. Some Maori know of this fact but chose to say nothing as they are part of the 1%. But ECO MAORI will tell the whole world the truth about this fact and we will rip the rudder from the 1% and Gide OUR World to a bright equal humane sustainable future for all OUR mokos . The 1% are stearing OUR Waka into that blackhole of oblivion thinking that there paper will save they YEA RIGHT.
They use to use the black savages as a word to put a veil up to blind the other 99% so they could steal off Maori there new word is terrorist yes this word is just used to blind us so they can take more control of the 99% they know that we will catch on to this fact and they are praying that they have total control over US the 99% but no the good people will win in the end. This is why I tautoko Ladys EQUALITY as they are more mature thinkers than Man I also Advocate for the ROCK TO GO FOR THE USA Presidency as he will advance equality for OUR ladys .Ka kite ano
Just looked up the Waiapu River which has high erosion and highest sediment level of anywhere in the world and there has been a recent hui about it. So difficulties for Ngati Porou and their river.
Hui in Ruatoria on Waiapu River | The Gisborne Herald
gisborneherald.co.nz/environment/3067979-135/hui-in-ruatoria-on-waiapu-river
Nov 1, 2017 – The Waiapu River catchment has one of the highest erosion rates per square kilometre in the world. Picture supplied. THE next stage of a 100-year plan to restore the Waiapu River will be addressed in a hui in Ruatoria tomorrow. The Waiapu catchment has one of the highest erosion rates per square …
The Waiapu River Restoration | Ngati Porou http://www.ngatiporou.com/article/waiapu-river-restoration-0
Apr 30, 2014 – The Waiapu River provides the lifeblood of Ngati Porou. … The Waiapu River has the highest suspended sediment yield of any river in New Zealand. … Ngati Porou’s Treaty Settlement recognised the significance of the Waiapu River to Ngati Porou and the impacts of erosion on the river …
Yes Iv seen the Waiapu river flood and erosioning away land the trees were all cut for farming the problem is under the topsoil it is clay and this is why there is so much erosion. Most of the land has reverted back to Bush now like I say there is always something positive to find they took subsidies away the land goes back to Bush and this is good for honey production and slows erosion the Land is rising out of the sea the beach at the Waiapu mouth is about 150 metres wider than it was when I was a young follow . I have someone whom gives me all the facts on these issue. I had plans for adventure touring river rafting hunting camping fishing diving I changed my mind and went dairy farm instead. Ka kite Ana
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“With Police pay negotiations still unresolved after six months in Government, Mark Mitchell has today rolled the Commissioner out for a rebrand of their approach to gang crime,” Labour police spokesperson Ginny Andersen said. ...
The Government bringing back 50 charter schools will not increase achievement and is a distraction from the core mission of the education system, Labour education spokesperson Jan Tinetti said. ...
Te Pāti Māori is showing extreme concern over the Environment Select Committees adoption of a lucky dip draw to determine hearings for the Fast Track Approvals bill. Of the 27,000 submissions, 2,900 requested to present. All organisations will be heard; however, the remaining 2,350 submitters will be subject to a ...
Today New Zealand First will introduce a Member’s Bill that will protect women’s spaces. The ‘Fair Access to Bathrooms Bill’ will require, primarily in the interest and safety of women and girls, that all new non-domestic publicly accessible buildings provide separate, clearly demarcated, unisex and single sex bathrooms. This Bill ...
The Green Party is welcoming Climate Change Minister Simon Watts’ continuation of Hon. James Shaw’s cross-party work on climate adaptation, now in the form of a Finance and Expenditure Committee Inquiry. ...
The National Government plans to cut 390 jobs at ACC, including roles in the areas of prevention of sexual violence, road safety and workplace safety. ...
The Government has been caught in opposition to evidence once again as it looks to usher in tried, tested and failed work seminar obligations for job-seeking beneficiaries. ...
The Green Party is welcoming the announcement by the Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Chris Bishop to approve most of the Wellington City Council’s District Plan recommendations. ...
David Seymour has failed to get the sweeping cuts he wanted to the free and healthy school lunch programme, Labour education spokesperson Jan Tinetti said. ...
Hon Willie Jackson has been invited by the Oxford Union to debate the motion “This House Believes British Museums are not Very British’ on May 23rd. ...
Green Party MP Hūhana Lyndon says her Public Works (Prohibition of Compulsory Acquisition of Māori Land) Amendment Bill is an opportunity to right some past wrongs around the alienation of Māori land. ...
A senior, highly respected King’s Counsel with decades of experience in our law courts, Gary Judd KC, has filed a complaint about compulsory tikanga Māori studies for law students - highlighting the utter depths of absurdity this woke cultural madness has taken our society. The tikanga regulations will compel law ...
The Government needs to be clear with the people of the Nelson Marlborough region about the changes it is considering for the Nelson Hospital rebuild, Labour health spokesperson Ayesha Verrall said. ...
Ministers must front up about which projects it will push through under its Fast Track Approvals legislation, Labour environment spokesperson Rachel Brooking said today. ...
The Government is again adding to New Zealand’s growing unemployment, this time cutting jobs at the agencies responsible for urban development and growing much needed housing stock. ...
With Minister Karen Chhour indicating in the House today that she either doesn’t know or care about the frontline cuts she’s making to Oranga Tamariki, we risk seeing more and more of our children falling through the cracks. ...
The Labour Party is saddened to learn of the death of Sir Robert Martin, a globally renowned disability advocate who led the way for disability rights both in New Zealand and internationally. ...
The Coalition Government’s Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill, which will improve tenancy laws and help increase the supply of rental properties, has passed its first reading in Parliament says Housing Minister Chris Bishop. “The Bill proposes much-needed changes to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 that will remove barriers to increasing private ...
Standing here in Cassino War Cemetery, among the graves looking up at the beautiful Abbey of Montecassino, it is hard to imagine the utter devastation left behind by the battles which ended here in May 1944. Hundreds of thousands of shells and bombs of every description left nothing but piled ...
I present a legislative statement on the Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of Section 7AA) Amendment Bill Mr. Speaker, I move that the Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of Section 7AA) Amendment Bill be now read a first time. I nominate the Social Services and Community Committee to consider the Bill. Thank you, Mr. ...
The Bill to repeal Section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act has had its first reading in Parliament today. The Bill reaffirms the Coalition Government’s commitment to the care and safety of children in care, says Minister for Children Karen Chhour. “When I became the Minister for Children, I made ...
Kia ora koutou, good morning, and zao shang hao. Thank you Fran for the opportunity to speak at the 2024 China Business Summit – it’s great to be here today. I’d also like to acknowledge: Simon Bridges - CEO of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. His Excellency Ambassador - Wang ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed a New Zealand Government plane will head to New Caledonia in the next hour in the first in a series of proposed flights to begin bringing New Zealanders home. “New Zealanders in New Caledonia have faced a challenging few days - and bringing ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed a New Zealand Government plane will head to New Caledonia in the next hour in the first in a series of proposed flights to begin bringing New Zealanders home. “New Zealanders in New Caledonia have faced a challenging few days - and bringing them ...
The Coalition Government will introduce legislation this year that will enable roadside drug testing as part of our commitment to improve road safety and restore law and order, Transport Minister Simeon Brown says. “Alcohol and drugs are the number one contributing factor in fatal road crashes in New Zealand. In ...
The Government has announced a series of immediate actions in response to the independent review of Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities, Housing Minister Chris Bishop says. “Kāinga Ora is a large and important Crown entity, with assets of $45 billion and over $2.5 billion of expenditure each year. It ...
Associate Health Minister David Seymour is pleased that Pseudoephedrine can now be purchased by the general public to protect them from winter illness, after the coalition government worked swiftly to change the law and oversaw a fast approval process by Medsafe. “Pharmacies are now putting the medicines back on their ...
Tēnā koutou katoa. Da jia hao. Good morning everyone. Prime Minister Luxon, your excellency, a great friend of New Zealand and my friend Ambassador Wang, Mayor of what he tells me is the best city in New Zealand, Wayne Brown, the highly respected Fran O’Sullivan, Champion of the Auckland business ...
Energy Minister Simeon Brown has announced that the Government will make it easier for lines firms to take action to remove vegetation from obstructing local powerlines. The change will ensure greater security of electricity supply in local communities, particularly during severe weather events. “Trees or parts of trees falling on ...
Wairarapa Moana ki Pouakani were the top winners at this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy awards recognising the best in Māori dairy farming. Māori Development Minister Tama Potaka announced the winners and congratulated runners-up, Whakatōhea Māori Trust Board, at an awards celebration also attended by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister ...
"On the 27th of March, I sought assurances from the Chief Executive, Department of Internal Affairs, that the Department’s correct processes and policies had been followed in regards to a passport application which received media attention,” says Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden. “I raised my concerns after being ...
Attorney-General Judith Collins has announced the appointment of three new District Court Judges, to replace Judges who have recently retired. Peter James Davey of Auckland has been appointed a District Court Judge with a jury jurisdiction to be based at Whangarei. Mr Davey initially started work as a law clerk/solicitor with ...
Associate Education Minister David Seymour is calling on the Post Primary Teachers’ Association (PPTA) to put ideology to the side and focus on students’ learning, in reaction to the union holding paid teacher meetings across New Zealand about charter schools. “The PPTA is disrupting schools up and down the ...
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Andrew Bayly today announced the appointment of Craig Stobo as the new chair of the Financial Markets Authority (FMA). Mr Stobo takes over from Mark Todd, whose term expired at the end of April. Mr Stobo’s appointment is for a five-year term. “The FMA plays ...
Surf Life Saving New Zealand and Coastguard New Zealand will continue to be able to keep people safe in, on, and around the water following a funding boost of $63.644 million over four years, Transport Minister Simeon Brown and Associate Transport Minister Matt Doocey say. “Heading to the beach for ...
New Zealand and Tuvalu have reaffirmed their close relationship, Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says. “New Zealand is committed to working with Tuvalu on a shared vision of resilience, prosperity and security, in close concert with Australia,” says Mr Peters, who last visited Tuvalu in 2019. “It is my pleasure ...
New Zealand is gravely concerned about the situation in New Caledonia, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “The escalating situation and violent protests in Nouméa are of serious concern across the Pacific Islands region,” Mr Peters says. “The immediate priority must be for all sides to take steps to de-escalate the ...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon met today with Samoa’s O le Ao o le Malo, Afioga Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II, who is making a State Visit to New Zealand. “His Highness and I reflected on our two countries’ extensive community links, with Samoan–New Zealanders contributing to all areas of our national ...
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has announced that he has approved Waiheke Island ferry operator Island Direct to be eligible for SuperGold Card funding, paving the way for a commercial agreement to bring the operator into the scheme. “Island Direct started operating in November 2023, offering an additional option for people ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters today announced further sanctions on 28 individuals and 14 entities providing military and strategic support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Russia is directly supported by its military-industrial complex in its illegal aggression against Ukraine, attacking its sovereignty and territorial integrity. New Zealand condemns all entities and ...
A year on from the tragedy at Loafers Lodge, the Government is working hard to improve building fire safety, Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk says. “I want to share my sincere condolences with the families and friends of the victims on the anniversary of the tragic fire at Loafers ...
Ka nui te mihi kia koutou. Kia ora and good afternoon, everyone. Thank you so much for having me here in the lead up to my Government’s first Budget. Before I get started can I acknowledge: Simon Bridges – Auckland Business Chamber CEO. Steve Jurkovich – Kiwibank CEO. Kids born ...
New Zealand and Vanuatu will enhance collaboration on issues of mutual interest, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “It is important to return to Port Vila this week with a broad, high-level political delegation which demonstrates our deep commitment to New Zealand’s relationship with Vanuatu,” Mr Peters says. “This ...
Minister for Land Information, Chris Penk will travel to Peru this week to represent New Zealand at a meeting of trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific region on behalf of Trade Minister Todd McClay. The annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade meeting will be held on 17-18 May ...
Minister of Education Erica Stanford will head to the United Kingdom this week to participate in the 22nd Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) and the 2024 Education World Forum (EWF). “I am looking forward to sharing this Government’s education priorities, such as introducing a knowledge-rich curriculum, implementing an evidence-based ...
Minister of Education Erica Stanford has today thanked outgoing New Zealand Qualifications Authority Chair, Hon Tracey Martin. “Tracey Martin tendered her resignation late last month in order to take up a new role,” Ms Stanford says. Ms Martin will relinquish the role of Chair on 10 May and current Deputy ...
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and President Emmanuel Macron of France today announced a new non-governmental organisation, the Christchurch Call Foundation, to coordinate the Christchurch Call’s work to eliminate terrorist and violent extremist content online. This change gives effect to the outcomes of the November 2023 Call Leaders’ Summit, ...
Distinguished public servant and former diplomat Sir Maarten Wevers will lead the independent review into the disability support services administered by the Ministry of Disabled People – Whaikaha. The review was announced by Disability Issues Minister Louise Upston a fortnight ago to examine what could be done to strengthen the ...
Today’s announcement by Police Commissioner Andrew Coster of a National Gang Unit and district Gang Disruption Units will help deliver on the coalition Government’s pledge to restore law and order and crack down on criminal gangs, Police Minister Mark Mitchell says. “The National Gang Unit and Gang Disruption Units will ...
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has today expressed regret at North Korea’s aggressive rhetoric towards New Zealand and its international partners. “New Zealand proudly stands with the international community in upholding the rules-based order through its monitoring and surveillance deployments, which it has been regularly doing alongside partners since 2018,” Mr ...
Air Vice-Marshal Tony Davies MNZM is the new Chief of Defence Force, Defence Minister Judith Collins announced today. The Chief of Defence Force commands the Navy, Army and Air Force and is the principal military advisor to the Defence Minister and other Ministers with relevant portfolio responsibilities in the defence ...
Legislation to repeal section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act has been introduced to Parliament. The Bill’s introduction reaffirms the Coalition Government’s commitment to the safety of children in care, says Minister for Children, Karen Chhour. “While section 7AA was introduced with good intentions, it creates a conflict for Oranga ...
Defence Minister Judith Collins will this week travel to the UK and Italy to meet with her defence counterparts, and to attend Battles of Cassino commemorations. “I am humbled to be able to represent the New Zealand Government in Italy at the commemorations for the 80th anniversary of what was ...
The upcoming Budget will include funding for up to 50 charter schools to help lift declining educational performance, Associate Education Minister David Seymour announced today. $153 million in new funding will be provided over four years to establish and operate up to 15 new charter schools and convert 35 state ...
“The results of the public consultation on the terms of reference for the Royal Commission into COVID-19 Lessons has now been received, with results indicating over 13,000 submissions were made from members of the public,” Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden says. “We heard feedback about the extended lockdowns in ...
Foreign Minister, Defence Minister, other Members of Parliament Acting Chief of Defence Force, Secretary of Defence Distinguished Guests Defence and Diplomatic Colleagues Ladies and Gentlemen, Good afternoon, tēna koutou, apinun tru It’s a pleasure to be back in Port Moresby today, and to speak here at the Kumul Leadership ...
Health, infrastructure, renewable energy, and stability are among the themes of the current visit to Papua New Guinea by a New Zealand political delegation, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says. “Papua New Guinea carries serious weight in the Pacific, and New Zealand deeply values our relationship with it,” Mr Peters ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Bartley, Postdoctoral Fellow, RMIT Centre for Cyber Security Research and Innovation, RMIT University In the occupied far east of Ukraine, Russian forces are aiming waves of missiles against Ukrainian civilian targets. Each of Russia’s state-of-the-art missile launch systems costs more than ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna DeMello, Research Fellow, University of Otago Getty Images Despite measures to reduce young people’s access to vapes, many countries are recording rising use by underage adolescents, especially since refillable “pod mods” and disposable devices have become widely available. In ...
The Education Ministry has taken back the job of financing, designing and building several school expansions, after companies said the public-private-partnership approach was too difficult. ...
The National Party insists there has been no conflict of interest in David Macleod's chairing the committee considering the contentious fast-track bill. ...
Joel MacManus endures five hours of fear and hatred as some of New Zealand’s most controversial figures – and a sitting MP – gather to fight against trans rights. Note: This article contains quotes that may offend. They have been included to present an accurate report of what was said ...
It raises valid concerns about Kāinga Ora, but there’s little to suggest the new direction for state housing charted in Sir Bill English’s report will address Aotearoa’s chronic shortage of affordable rental housing, argues Alan Johnson.Given previous National governments’ indifference or even hostility toward the idea of state housing, ...
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Education is facing a bunch of changes, but the important ones are not banned cell phones or ‘woke’ foods. The Government has ordered teachers to adopt ‘structured literacy’ to get children reading. That means Reading Recovery, a system New Zealand pioneered and spread to the world, along with ‘whole language’, ...
What a difference a year has made for Caroline Powell. After coming last at the Badminton Horse Trials in 2023, Powell triumphed at this year’s event earlier this month, on board her sometimes-feisty Irish-bred mare Greenacres Special Cavalier – much to her astonishment. Now she hopes to succeed at the ...
The publishing sensation of 2024 is wartime memoir The Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour and Jude Dobson, which tells the amazing story of a woman who operated behind enemy lines in Nazi-occupied France. Sales went through the roof as soon as it was published: in its first week it became ...
By Maia Ingoe, RNZ News journalist A NZ Defence Force plane carrying 50 New Zealanders evacuated from New Caledonia landed at Auckland International Airport last night. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it would be working with France and Australia to ensure the safe departure of several evacuation ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Snow, Research Scientist, CSIRO CSIRO How often do you check your local weather forecast? How about your local climate projections for 2050? For many farmers, the answer to the first question is all the time. But the answer to the ...
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COMMENTARY:By Gordon Campbell The split opening up in Israel’s “War Cabinet” is not just between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his long-term rival Benny Gantz. It is actually a three-way split, set in motion by Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. It was Gallant’s open criticism of Netanyahu that finally flushed ...
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Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Turner, System Lead, Sustainable Economies, Climateworks Centre atk work/Shutterstock In the budget last week, the government was keen to talk about its efforts to turn Australia into a renewable superpower under the umbrella of the Future Made in Australia policies. ...
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Opposition Leader Peter Dutton might have done us a favour. As part of his budget reply speech on Thursday night he promised to stop foreigners buying existing Australian homes. ...
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A New Zealand government plane is heading to New Caledonia to assist with bringing New Zealanders home. Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters today confirmed it was the first in a series of proposed flights. Peters said the flight would carry around 50 passengers with the most pressing needs from Nouméa ...
Regional councils must focus on building meaningful and enduring relationships with iwi and hapū to support better freshwater management, says the Auditor-General in a new report. ...
Chris Glaudel, Deputy Chief Executive of Community Housing Aotearoa, sees the announcement as a step towards addressing New Zealand’s high and rising levels of homelessness by improving our approach and system to delivering affordable homes. ...
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The end of universal flu shot funding for under-12s is a step backwards for New Zealand child health, say experts from the University of Auckland and the University of Otago. New Zealand’s decision to no longer offer free influenza vaccines for all children under 12 will likely wipe out recent ...
The PSA is taking action to force the Ministry of Education to comply with its legal obligations to do everything it can to find other roles for staff it is laying off because of the Government’s spending cuts. ...
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I rember when I was 11 the older boys went horse riding I would try and go with them .
there was not enough horses . Than a old uncle got a old Clydesdale horse he was a old brown gelding I use to talk to this uncle all the time he was a war veteran he told me some of his old story’s I use to run away to hide at his house when the step grandfather got pissed because I new the words white honky bastard would be coming out of his mouth .I had learned to stay out side when he was home his children would call me that to and treat me badly .The old uncle let me ride his horse we would ride along the beach at dawn and pick up frost fish and blind eels that washed up on the beach. Purputa the horse was very slow at first after about six month riding he started winning all the races you see it was always a race when we were on horses.
I am very good with animals I learn to read there body language and I use a soft hand when I work or am around animals when I was on that 5000 cow farm one worker left he gave me a dog that he could not get to work properly I had him up and working like a pro in one week even the manager owner said It amazing you got that dog to work . One of his dogs was the father. We had a lot of fun riding horses one day my m8 had the flash cowboy saddle and the faster horse we were riding along the sand dunes and my m8 left me behind than next minute I see him still in the saddle it looked like the horse was upside down it was and he was still riding it it was on top of him . Once I seen that he was breathing ok I laughed my ass off . Another time we were walking the horses up over a track a short cut to the beach my m8 was leading his horse up a hill the horse stood on his foot and his next step was on my m8 chest I tryed not to laugh to hard this m8 was older and could beat me I have a lot of story’s like this. We use to ride past Porourangi Marae to pick water cress and puha .I always wondered what was that figure of a white man was doing on top of the marae.
A few years past and one of the cousins got married there and we were all talking and one of the older cousins whom is a talker told the story that a Tohanga has prophesized that a white man will rule over all of Ngtai Porou . He also said while looking at me sideways that no way he would let a white man rule over him . Ka kite ano
What a beautiful place to grow up in, eco maori, and what great adventures you had! I was a ‘townie’ but lots of my family were farmers. My Uncle Roland took me for a ride on his old Clydesdale once. All went well til he got spooked by a swarm of bees on the fence – we managed to stay on and calm him down, tho, luckily!
I couldn’t resist so I looked up the pictures and stories about your marae. Here’s what it said about the figure of the white man ” The tekoteko, the figure on top of the meeting-house, represents Tuterangiwhiuiti, who was a descendant of Porourangi and a great warrior.” So that’s the official story, anyway 🙂
Ahed Tamimi is young, confident, principled, outspoken, and she terrifies the guilty.
#Ahed Tamimi
https://www.thenation.com/article/ahed-tamimi-has-become-the-symbol-of-a-new-generation-of-palestinian-resistance/
Israeli journalist recommends protesting Palestinian girls be raped as punishment.
There was a range of suggestions of what should happen with Ahed and the other girls. Education Minister Naftali Bennett suggested that they “spend the rest of their days in prison”.
But a prominent journalist had a somewhat more cunning suggestion:
Ben Caspit wrote in his article (Hebrew) on Tuesday.
http://mondoweiss.net/2017/12/should-israeli-journalist/
Maybe some Arabs should set up a “Memri” equivalent that peruses Hebrew-language media for ugly shit – sauce for the goose etc.
Karl Magoo writes about the need for young people to respect their elders and their values.
Which is really just a nostalgia piece about a time when our society was mono-cultural, white, male dominated that the older generation fears is now of our past and not our future.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/100144418/socalled-liberals-heap-scorn-on-don-brash
If only they had shown some respect for our future and preserved the environment better, and put some effort towards maintaining a sufficient public housing stock …
Ian Johnstone on Magoo’s petulance.
On RadioNZ’s “Saturday Morning” on December 9, Kim Hill interviewed Don Brash about te reo Maori being spoken on “Morning Report”. In a later Dominion Post column, Karl du Fresne claimed “Brash was savaged . . . hanged and drawn and I didn’t care to stick around for the quartering” so he gave up listening after 15 minutes.
That was a shame. Du Fresne missed some useful discussion between two committed and well-informed New Zealanders and so had little evidence to support a column which turned into an anti-RNZ rant.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/100115075/johnstone-carry-on-the-good-work-kim
We have received a brochure in the mail today from the Napier CC and a notice in it has bloody annoyed me for a lot of reasons. When did Napier lose its compassion and heart. Homeless beggars are a part of our society for which we all should be ashamed. Since when does a council in a brochure in the mail “direct” its citizens to not give money to the people on the street and to in lieu put it into the bank accounts of various listed charities. They have no right to even suggest to citizens what to do with their cash and I find it darned offensive.
Homeless people need to be housed and until councils, charities and government proactively do something about why these people are homeless then mind your own bloody business what we want to do with our money. The fact they are cluttering up your streets is a problem you need to address – not cut them off at the kneecaps. And its Christmas – I just couldn’t believe the lack of compassion.
An aside, I used to play as a kid with the mayor of the city and he was then just Tommy with a snotty nose to us littlies, what a pompous ass he has turned out to be. His mother would turn in her grave I am sure if she knew how he was directing the council.
Unfortunately @WK, a lot of mothers would be turning in their graves.
Of many of their offspring, their competence, compassion and spirituality doesn’t seem to have kept pace with the size of their over-inflated egos.
Things are changing tho’, and as ‘Rache’ used to say: “It won’t happen overnight, but it will happen” (and it scares the shit out of them)
Saw this on Facebook earlier today. Your post, Whispering Kate, recalled it. The New Statesman ran an article on why you should give directly to the homeless.
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2017/10/why-you-should-give-money-directly-and-unconditionally-homeless-people
A bit like Santa, really. Direct and unconditional giving. Caritas.
Our local Grey Power pushes the plight of the homeless and the responsibility for them with local and central government. Our Council has a new committee with responsibilty for housing for the homeless elderly.
I relinquish my Santa role with Christmas over, and continue on this committee. 6000 local members gives a little weight to our discussions with Councillors and Mayor who are decent people.
Try your local Grey Power association and enlist their advocacy for the cause of affordable housing with both local and central government.
So my bus journey tonight back from work at Takapuna to the city was very slow over the bridge.
It was down to one lane going back to the city, while north bound traffic was completely stopped. There were loads of fire engines, police, machines with cranes – I thought it must have been some really bad accident.
But, no! It turns out some eedjit decided to climb up on the over head signs.
At least I struck it when one lane was open. But on the other side of the bridge, people were standing outside their cars – stalled traffic was backed up through the Victoria tunnel. The Victoria Park over-bridge was closed – so half the city ground to a halt because some guy was trying to show off!
Normally when someone climbs on top of the harbour bridge (or part of it) it’s not uncommon for it to be a mental health issue.
But of course as soon as inconveniences someone he becomes an “eedjit”.
Of course we don’t know the facts as yet but I hope that the guy is ok.
Urban free climbing, buildering, is a thing eedjits do.
https://matadornetwork.com/sports/free-climbing-new-extreme-sport-shouldnt-try/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buildering
And nothing in the reports to suggest that this was the case (or indeed mental health).
What I was saying is perhaps don’t start in the name calling until we know the facts.
Know the facts? What have facts got to do with it?
This is the 2017. This is the internet. This is where we make judgements on anyeverything. Facts and knowledge are incidental to how we feel, our predisposition, our upbringing, our conditioning, our anything. Ask anyone. Start with Lorde.
I think that instead of fines for eedjit behaviour, a morning in the stocks in a very public place would be better. We spend too much of our time and money on dealing with eedjits who just don’t know when to draw the line.
A fire crew seem to have got him down OK, according to the report I linked to.
If it’s a mental health issue, I take the eedjit back.
But, I did assume it was more of an urban free climbing thing, as suggested by joe.
Many thanks for your tautoko JanM I am part of Porourangi Marae my name is in the meeting house first name they assumed my last name was the same as the people i was living with. My Marae is the one closes to the Waipau river mouth and considered by many to be the main Marae of Ngati Porou there are many old par sites and many old war sites dotted around my Marae they did a survey in 1979 Sir Apirana Ngati whakapapa comes from this Marae . He tells of its importance to Ngati Porou Whakapapa the story of the white man on the Marae is not well known we have a lot of old storys I will have to make time to learn all OUR old storys.
Many apologizes to my old tepuna Ropata Wahawaha and his advisers. Because once again I made a assumption with out getting all the facts .
It was actually a master stroke by Ropata Wahawaha to help the crown as this move was strategic as the crown supplied him with arms and when he had enough arms he returned to the Waipau vally there was a local war and the crown thought about confiscation Ngati Porou land . The crown was advised on the reality of the situation and that was that Ropata Wahawaha was well armed and any war against him would end in disaster for the crown you see Ropatas move protected Nagti Porou IWI and whenua and you can see most of the coast is still owned by Maori Ka pai.
I see that some people try to attack ECO MAORIs Mana but just like the muppets and all there corrupt followers ECO just swates them away like flys for they are insignificant . What gives me a sore face is when the actions of the muppets against ECO Mana ends up biteing them in the ass they try and blame me for this WTF .This story of mine is bigger than me this story is about me educating OUR people about how deceitful the 1% that run our world are they give themselves all impunity and use the media to put up a veil to obscure this fact of stealing and killing lying and oppressing the 99% of US .You now know that the 1% laugh that the poor are honest. Some Maori know of this fact but chose to say nothing as they are part of the 1%. But ECO MAORI will tell the whole world the truth about this fact and we will rip the rudder from the 1% and Gide OUR World to a bright equal humane sustainable future for all OUR mokos . The 1% are stearing OUR Waka into that blackhole of oblivion thinking that there paper will save they YEA RIGHT.
They use to use the black savages as a word to put a veil up to blind the other 99% so they could steal off Maori there new word is terrorist yes this word is just used to blind us so they can take more control of the 99% they know that we will catch on to this fact and they are praying that they have total control over US the 99% but no the good people will win in the end. This is why I tautoko Ladys EQUALITY as they are more mature thinkers than Man I also Advocate for the ROCK TO GO FOR THE USA Presidency as he will advance equality for OUR ladys .Ka kite ano
Just looked up the Waiapu River which has high erosion and highest sediment level of anywhere in the world and there has been a recent hui about it. So difficulties for Ngati Porou and their river.
Hui in Ruatoria on Waiapu River | The Gisborne Herald
gisborneherald.co.nz/environment/3067979-135/hui-in-ruatoria-on-waiapu-river
Nov 1, 2017 – The Waiapu River catchment has one of the highest erosion rates per square kilometre in the world. Picture supplied. THE next stage of a 100-year plan to restore the Waiapu River will be addressed in a hui in Ruatoria tomorrow. The Waiapu catchment has one of the highest erosion rates per square …
http://www.ngatiporou.com/article/waiapu-river-restoration-0
The Waiapu River Restoration | Ngati Porou
http://www.ngatiporou.com/article/waiapu-river-restoration-0
Apr 30, 2014 – The Waiapu River provides the lifeblood of Ngati Porou. … The Waiapu River has the highest suspended sediment yield of any river in New Zealand. … Ngati Porou’s Treaty Settlement recognised the significance of the Waiapu River to Ngati Porou and the impacts of erosion on the river …
Yes Iv seen the Waiapu river flood and erosioning away land the trees were all cut for farming the problem is under the topsoil it is clay and this is why there is so much erosion. Most of the land has reverted back to Bush now like I say there is always something positive to find they took subsidies away the land goes back to Bush and this is good for honey production and slows erosion the Land is rising out of the sea the beach at the Waiapu mouth is about 150 metres wider than it was when I was a young follow . I have someone whom gives me all the facts on these issue. I had plans for adventure touring river rafting hunting camping fishing diving I changed my mind and went dairy farm instead. Ka kite Ana
PS DON’T think I that I missed that JanM
But it’s the time of the year for the mokos so I ignore you slight dig Ana to kai