Tīpuna
tīpuna
1. (noun) ancestors, grandparents – plural form of tipuna and the eastern dialect variation of tūpuna.
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tīpuna
1. (noun) ancestors, grandparents – plural form of tipuna and the eastern dialect variation of tūpuna.
Читать дальше...Schulz' response: "I remember telling Larry at the time about Franklin -- he wanted me to change it, and we talked about it for a long while on the phone, and I finally sighed and said, "Well, Larry, let's put it this way: Either you print it just the way I draw it or I quit. How's that?" . . . → Read More: Introducing Franklin To The World
That counter-narrative might begin like this: You matter—not because of your income, education, or politics—but because you are part of a shared society whose future depends on all of us. This country has been sold out by those who put profit before people—by corporations and political elites who abandoned communities while insulating themselves from the consequences. The struggle isn’t between neighbors. It’s between those who extract and those left to carry the cost. Democracy isn’t about shouting the loudest. Читать дальше...
So the US has bombed Iran's nuclear processing sites—because nothing says "carefully considered foreign policy" quite like lobbing explosives at a problem and hoping it magically resolves itself. . . . → Read More: Bravo, Mr President. What’s the encore?
Growing up, we, as Māori, were always treated as second-class citizens. To be honest, when I served, I was a young man, and there were things that I was not aware of, but I always felt something was there, and there are things that, as I have become wiser, I have become more aware of. The Crown was happy to treat us as second-class citizens, yet when they needed us, they were happy to use us. After returning I remember my wife and I, we went to Hamilton to see her brother playing the British Isles. Читать дальше...
It is becoming increasingly clear that Government funding decisions are strongly oriented towards the for-profit private health sector rather than addressing the critical needs of our health system. . . . → Read More: Follow the money – it’s enough to buy surgeons tropical cruises
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Ian Taylor: Seymour’s rise to the second seat with power far beyond his mandate Ian TaylorSir Ian Taylor is the founder and managing director of Animation Research.
https://exposures.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/videoplayback.mp4David Seymour sets the tone during maiden deputy PM speech
OPINION: I have to confess, I underestimated David Seymour.
. . . → Read More: Ian Taylor: Seymour’s rise to the second seat with power far beyond his mandateLeft bloc would have enough support to turf coalition government out of power – poll After the Budget and pay equity changes the left bloc would have the support to turf the coalition out of power, the latest RNZ-Reid Research poll shows. The preferred prime minister and leadership ratings are also bad news for . . . → Read More: Left bloc would have enough support to turf coalition government out of power – poll
But for all this support, my pregnancy added a new kind of pressure. I was only the second world leader in history to have a baby in office. The first was Benazir Bhutto. She was the first woman to lead Pakistan, and in 1990, two years into her first term in office she had a baby girl. I didn’t think the world’s eyes were on me, but I did think naysayers’ were. Those who might be waiting to say: See, you can’t do a demanding job like that and be a mother. . . . → Read More: ‘I asked Queen Elizabeth II if she had any advice for me’... Читать дальше...
It sounds as if she feels she has been unfairly attacked over her approach to Covid. At this suggestion, Ardern goes very still and quiet, and I suddenly realise she has tears in her eyes. “I find Covid really hard,” she says, swallowing her words. “I had a conversation up north, after I’d left office. I was wandering around some markets and I could feel this young woman looking at me, so when she caught my eye I said hello, and we struck up a conversation, and it turned out that she was a teacher who’d had an adverse reaction to the vaccine. Читать дальше...