“You f*cking eggs” – Serious or Batsh*t Crazy?
Isn’t it wonderful how enabling tech and the internet is.
I think the “chemtrails” comment gives it away.
It must be fun playing with the Sharpie before each video. Read more »
Maori
Now the Condescending Drama Queen
Asssociate Professor of being a Drama Queen at huge taxpayer expense at Auckland University – Peter O’Connor – clearly feels he is running short of attention so it now putting out his own press releases on Voxy.
At least in this one he acknowledges that Maori (at 23% behind non-Maori) have been long-term screwed over by the NZEI/PPTA system.
But then O’Connor makes it clear that he considers Maori groups to be so dumb that they cannot make decisions themselves for the well-being of their youth and that they are simply being “manipulated” into supporting Charter Schools.
O’Connor also shows his lack of academic integrity by continuing to ignore many of the positive results overseas.
Associate Professor Peter O’Connor from the University of Auckland says that the Act Party’s cynical manipulation of Maori disaffection with the current education system means the future of the charter school experiment now rests on an unlikely alliance between ACT and the Maori Party. Read more »
Tagged: Act Party • Alternative education • Catherine Isaac • Charter school • Maori • Maori Party • Peter O'Connor • teacher
Chart of the Day – 4 in 5 Maori children born outside marriage
Lindsay Mitchell blogs about ex-nuptial births of Maori – 4 out of every 5 Maori children are born outside of marriage:
Tagged: Lindsay Mitchell • Maori
Another traditional Maori welcome for some tourists
Seems we just love treating our tourists like shit.
A 23-year-old Canadian tourist has been assaulted and robbed in the Bay of Islands – the second incident of its type in the holidaying hotspot this week.
Police say the man was targeted after he befriended a group at a Paihia bar overnight.
The victim met the group at bars along Kings Rd and agreed to go in their vehicle towards Kawakawa, ostensibly to go to a party.
However, the vehicle was stopped a few miles out of town and the victim was robbed of the cash in his wallet and left on the side of the road.
A police patrol car picked him up a short time later. Read more »
Shearer enthusiastic about Maori island names
David Shearer it seems a big fan of Maori names.
Not surprising since he believes in Taniwha too…
Labour’s leader has no issue with Maori names being being used for the North and South Islands.
The New Zealand Geographic Board has started public consultation on officially assigning Te Ika-a-Maui for the North Island and Te Waipounamu for the South. Read more »
Truth says Maori Party President may support partnership schools at Education Select Committee
I have written at Truth’s website details about support of the Maori party for charter schools at the Education Select Committee this morning.
At the education select committee mid morning today, a Dr Toby Curtis, who is chairman of the Iwi Education Authority will be presenting to the Science and Education select committee.
Accompanying him is none other than Pem Bird, the Maori Party President and Ngai Tahu elder, who will be arguing in favour of partnership schools. Bird, according to his biography on the Maori Party website is an educationalist, awarded a QSM for services to Maori Education in 2008, by the then Labour government.
Despite union wailing and carping partnership schools looks like it is now a done deal.
Maori Flags in Schools…yeah…how about NO?
There has been a call for so-called “Maori” flag to be flown in schools:
Te Ata Tino Toa, the organisation that campaigned to have the Maori flag flown from the Auckland Harbour Bridge, now wants to see it fluttering above all public schools. Read more »
Tagged: Ata Tino Toa • flag • Hekia Parata • Maori • Māori language • Māori people • New Zealand • Te Ao Pritchard
Tau Henare is a loser
I caught this on the radio when a snippet of an interview with Tau Henare was broadcast about his ambitions and rekindled hopes to become Speaker of the House now that Labour are playing silly games about the selection of David Carter.
credit: guide2.co.nz
I do not have the exact quote, but Henare said (paraphrased) Read more »
Does Queen Hekia care about white kids too?
Does she? John Key says she cares more than anyone else about Maori kids:
Mr Key also defended his Education Minister, Hekia Parata, saying there had been calls to sack her.
“Over the last two months I’ve had plenty of people telling me I should sack Hekia Parata. I challenge you, name one person who cares more about Maori kids doing well in education in New Zealand that beats Hekia Parata. You won’t name anyone, because she cares almost more than any of us that those young Maori kids succeed and she is succeeding.”
What about asian kids, or is it just Maori kids? Read more »
Jobs for the bros under threat, Joris de Bres says something sensible
Looks like jobs for the bros is under threat in Ngati Porou with racist bully boy tactics going on over who should be the CEO:
Two non-Maori candidates have been short-listed for the position of Ngati Porou chief executive, sparking dissent within the tribe.
The selection process for a new chief executive was done through recruiting company Sheffield and produced five final candidates, three from Ngati Porou and two non-Maori.
Just the fact there is a candidate from outside Ngati Porou has been too much for Te Aitanga a Hauiti, who consider themselves an independent tribe but are closely affiliated with Ngati Porou through tradition and today are part of the corporate body, Te Runanganui O Ngati Porou (TRONP).
They reacted by withdrawing their support for the annual Pa Wars, a significant event on the tribal calendar, which was due to be held at Uawa.
“We would like to express our distaste that Te Runanganui O Ngati Porou are even considering . . . a CEO who is not of Ngati Porou descent, let alone Maori, despite interviewing some quality Ngati Porou applicants,” they said in a statement.
“Te Aitanga a Hauiti feel strongly that we cannot support TRONP in this matter and therefore we withdraw our support and will not host Pa Wars in Uawa in 2013.”
Can you imagine the fuss if this was Rotary, or the Northern Club and stipulated that only Grumpy Old White Men could have the CEO positions….the outrage from Maori would be huge.
Why is that Maori can be racist and not anyone else. Read more »
