Shona Glentworth

Why have we got a cohort of politicians who hanker for the old days... - before the Waitangi tribunal - before knowledge about gender identity - before environmental laws - before climate change knowledge - before NCEA... #anachronistic #outoftouch

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@TMKuriger Analysing behaviour in supermarket aisles is fraught with frustration...

I will never get the psychology of someone who, on being waved through a gap in the aisle at a supermarket, stops in the middle of the gap to gaze at the shelf, like they've never realized how many flavors of Dolmio exist...

I've been in my own house for nearly 9 years. Creating my own piece of paradise without having to factor in another person's needs or goals. I've got a vision, but detail changes as I execute the dream. Every so often I have a deja vue moment that this has been my dream forever.

@Tairmuir @RoyalFamily The first Māori king was named in 1858 to unify Māori to protect their rights as promised by the treaty. Initially only one large iwi (tribe) the current queen is recognised widely and has quickly established herself as a unifying leader - following on from her father's legacy.

@Tairmuir @RoyalFamily In 1840 the crown signed a treaty with many Māori leaders. By the 1850s it was apparent to Māori that nothing was being done by the colonising govt to honour promises made. Land was taken and the impacts of colonisation were being felt. The Kīngitanga movement was the result.

Today The King received Māori Queen Te Arikinui Nga wai hono i te po at Buckingham Palace.

@ph409hhh @RoyalFamily She's an important leader in a commonwealth country...

@RoyalFamily anyone but the british people. fucking traitor.

@4evaTrump2028 @winstonpeters @RobSuisted He did do that, didn't he.

@Implementnz @winstonpeters @RobSuisted Conflating issues seems to be your forte.

Chris Hipkins has said today that “The kiwi dream should not be reserved for the few, it should be delivered for everybody who calls New Zealand home.” He has just called New Zealanders “the few” and that “everybody” should be delivered what we have built. The ‘kiwi dream’ belongs to kiwis who have worked hard for our country, invested time, sweat, pride, and belongs to the generations who share in our country’s history. It is not for just anybody around the world who decides to come to our great country that we have built for their convenience. Politicians like Hipkins use “diversity is a strength” to shut you down, but the choice is in your hands, not in the hands of retail globalists like him.

@AndrewDickson13 @top_nz A few elections ago the questionnaire that determined our political leanings showed TOP as the party I aligned with based on policies I supported - at the time, some left, some right. I haven't explored further but do describe myself as centre/mixed bag. I think many of us are...

@top_nz #nzpol

@JonoMilne Newsroom piece on the Opportunity Party is good political commentary. It's also a textbook case of a discourse that can't see its own premises. A Lacanian thread. 🧵 1/

The baby I started this for is now two!!! I kept making mistakes with the cable so chucked it in a cupboard. Determined to get it right, pedanticly (is that a word?) recording each row, double checking and counting everything. Not sure who is going to get it now.

@irisshackleton 😆

At first I thought this community was about the Edmonds Cookbook. 😂

@juliana_stoy @Moon_River05 @KensingtonRoyal @sueziad Nope. It is beautiful. If you don't understand or have knowledge of a cultural practice - may be best to keep your reckons to yourself.

@Implementnz @Moon_River05 @KensingtonRoyal @sueziad And yet, still ugly.

A pleasure to meet with Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po today at Windsor Castle.

@Whatifaltlegion @buperac Maybe get your interpretation of Māori culture from reliable sources. It's called a pūkana. Also not related to a moko kauae. Both have cultural significance.

@Implementnz @buperac One of the typical moves in a Haka is for the males to stick their tongue out and bulge their eyes. The traditional meaning of the move is to say to the enemy “my mouth waters and I lick my lips for soon I will taste your flesh”. Scoreboard. theprofessionalhobo.com/maori-culture-…

If you are going to dress like a westerner then wipe the shit off your face and dress like a westerner, if you are going to dress as a traditional leader, then wear what you so proudly believe to be traditional. Hybrid is not a real option.

@KajensAngel @edwardthegoat @KensingtonRoyal @IamKitty_Cat Have you seen the koroneihana?

@Implementnz @edwardthegoat @KensingtonRoyal @IamKitty_Cat Recognized as a courtesy but not Queen of.

@IOMentalAlchemy @KajensAngel @edwardthegoat @KensingtonRoyal @IamKitty_Cat Do you subscribe to this movement? It's not mainstream Māori.

@Implementnz @KajensAngel @edwardthegoat @KensingtonRoyal @IamKitty_Cat Wrong. I’m well aware of what’s going on in te ao Māori. youtu.be/HQCPJBnvTb4?si…

@IOMentalAlchemy @KajensAngel @edwardthegoat @KensingtonRoyal @IamKitty_Cat I'm guessing with that comment you know little about initiatives that are happening within te ao Māori? Fabulous things are happening already and she will lead the next wave of success.

@Implementnz @KajensAngel @edwardthegoat @KensingtonRoyal @IamKitty_Cat Let’s see if she is incredible enough to lift our people out of poverty. Lord knows there’s been enough money funnelled to Iwi for it to be a lived reality by now….. but it isn’t. Why? unitenz.org

@Whatifaltlegion @buperac Fun fact that exists entirely in your imagination

@buperac Fun Fact: The Haka dance is meant to represent eating ypur enemy and turning them into poop. Very civil youtu.be/i-EOmIx9P6Y?si…

@KajensAngel @edwardthegoat @KensingtonRoyal @IamKitty_Cat And recognised by most iwi in Aotearoa. She is a leader with incredible mana. She is an amazing young woman.

@edwardthegoat @KensingtonRoyal @IamKitty_Cat Of her tribe. It is very local. It is not of all Maori. She is Tainui’s queen.