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Children in a rural New Zealand school sing about their community
The song Our Toanga by the Sea has been produced by the children and wider community of Hampden [map link], and it's simply a nice look at a rural New Zealand South Island coastal settlement (on Highway 1 just North of Dunedin).
I think this has come out at the right time as (most of) the people of NZ are very worried about the new government. We need to remind ourselves of what we have so we can move forward again - this song I think will help.
Toanga in the song name is Māori for treasure
Aotearoa is the Māori name for New Zealand.
The online Māori Dictionary is an extraordinary resource with a nice format, all about the words of our place.
Marlon Williams
Unearthing vanished ecosystems, 40-years studying moa poo
A local scientist has just published a study of pre-human vegetation in Southern New Zealand
Central Otago New Zealand - largely through analysing moa (Dinonis species) coprolites and bedding material in caves. This has taken forty years as the region is harsh (<400mm rainfall, -20 to +40°C), inaccessible and research was self-funded. [more inside]
Jemaine Clement interview
Jemaine Clement turned up on his bicycle for his interview with Moana Maniapoto, for this week’s Te Ao with Moana (19'11). And no one at Toi Whakaari, the New Zealand Drama School in Wellington, where the interview took place, seemed to recognise him.
Or maybe they just didn’t want to make a fuss, this being New Zealand and all. Extended transcript.
“It’s so deadly and so awful.”
Twelve out of 15 floors at the Royal London are occupied by Covid patients, with two extra floors added to accommodate the overflow. “They have to squish more patients in between others, because there’s not enough space,” says Scott. “And we walk around in these full blue PPE costumes, and all you can see is people’s eyes and their eyebrows.”
The UK’s horrific Covid outbreak, through the eyes of a NZ nurse on the frontlines
Cw: descriptions of what it’s like to work in a Covid ICU. Not gory, but not sugar coated either.
NZ Election 2020
The 2020 New Zealand General Election will be held on Saturday 17 October. New Zealanders will also be voting in two referendums:
1) whether terminally ill people will have the option of assisted dying
2) whether the recreational use of cannabis should become legal.[more inside]
Aigagalefili ‘Fili’ Fepulea’i-Tapua’i
If education is key, why do our locks keep changing? If knowledge is power, why does it come at a price we cant afford?Aigagalefili ‘Fili’ Fepulea’i-Tapua’i
Forgive me he started it
Kids in NZ write confessions of their worst sins (SL twitter thread) in the style of William Carlos Williams, then design them using Canva.
“May you build a ladder to the stars”
The Starbugs was a musical quintet of five kids from Wellington, NZ, ranging in age from 7 to 15.
In 2011, they released an 11-track CD of Dylan covers, called 'Kids Sing Bob Dylan'.
Here’s their “Forever young”
Here’s “Mr Tambourine Man”
Here’s “Knockin' On Heaven's Door”
Here’s “I shall be released”
Here’s “Girl From the North Country”
Here’s the rest of their channel, including a previous CD of Beatles covers
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In 2011, they released an 11-track CD of Dylan covers, called 'Kids Sing Bob Dylan'.
Here’s their “Forever young”
Here’s “Mr Tambourine Man”
Here’s “Knockin' On Heaven's Door”
Here’s “I shall be released”
Here’s “Girl From the North Country”
Here’s the rest of their channel, including a previous CD of Beatles covers
- Background
- From
- Via
Major report finds NZ's environment is in serious trouble
'Decades of denial': major report finds New Zealand's environment is in serious trouble (Eleanor Ainge Roy, Guardian)
A report on the state of New Zealand’s environment has painted a bleak picture of catastrophic biodiversity loss, polluted waterways and the destructive rise of the dairy industry and urban sprawl.[more inside]
Te tiriti o Waitangi: the comic book
Te Tiriti o Waitangi: the comic book The illustrated story of the Treaty of Waitangi, courtesy of the New Zealand School Journal. [more inside]
Prime Miniature
The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has given birth to a happy baby girl. [more inside]
Pre-Budget Snacks
Yesterday, in the high-stakes world of NZ Politics, the new Labour governments finance minister, Grant Robertson, broke from the long-held tradition of his predecessor, Bill English, by opting for the Cheese Roll instead of the Meat Pie as the years budget is released to the public. The Cheese Roll is often considered to be a Southern NZ snack staple - however its origin is contested.
In the taxonomy of melted-cheese foodstuffs, the Cheese Roll is related to Welsh Rarebit.
For those wishing to recreate the humble dish, there are a few cheese-roll recipes out there in the wild with the ingredients readily available in Kiwi pantries; however the onion soup mix is often considered to be crucial.
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu on Racism & Exploitation of the Pacific Islands
Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu: Sad days at Auckland Grammar (Interview w/ Dale Husband, E-Tangata)
I remember this general knowledge question in primary school: “Who discovered New Zealand?” And I wrote: “Māori discovered New Zealand.” And that was wrong. I was told the correct answer was Abel Tasman. Even though there were Māori people already here in New Zealand, it was very important for us to learn that a white person was “first”.[more inside]
The most badass photograph ever taken in New Zealand
Boxers, a hairdresser, a stuffed kiwi, an accordion player, a gun, a newspaper, a lute, and a stack of whiskey bottles. Charles Anderson discovers the story behind this portrait of a unique part of New Zealand history (The Spinoff) [more inside]
Ten Guitars & the Māori Strum
How an Engelbert Humperdinck B-side became New Zealand’s unofficial national anthem. The Secret Life of Ten Guitars (RNZ, 24’11, radio programme) [more inside]
Bling… in… SPACE!!!
First Baby
Space Knights
Ever wanted to see the Arthurian legend retold in space? Time to see a weird and obscure kids show from 1989 New Zealand. [more inside]
A 12 step guide to a perfect non-apology
Sorry if... sorry you... - A 12 step guide to a perfect non-apology. (Toby Morris, The Spinoff) [more inside]
Gideon Mantell & Early Palaeontology
This small and rather unprepossessing object is one of Te Papa's most valuable treasures - a fossil dinosaur tooth with a worn crown. It is the first fossil ever to be recognised as dinosaur and its discovery marked the beginning of dinosaur studies. [more inside]
The Frog, The Dog, and The Devil
Taonga Pūoro - Singing Treasures
Poor cow
Exploding cows, baby killers and death rays (Dylan Owen, National Library of New Zealand blog)
Papercraft Refugees
Eat Your Cake; I'm a Vietnamese Refugee (2010) (10’09)
This documentary is about courage and survival and having the will and perseverance to succeed despite considerable obstacles. The story of Mitchell Pham's remarkable journey is told through the evocative use of stop-frame animation, created from a Vietnamese traditional folded paper craft, mixed with live action to show an innovative account of his harrowing but ultimately inspirational journey from Vietnamese prison camp, to a life in New Zealand after the Vietnam war. [more inside]
Extreme tort reform - NZ’s ACC
Would you give up the right to sue for personal injury actions if all of your injury treatment costs, rehabilitation costs, lost wages/salary, and family support were paid for?
Tort Reform, Kiwi-Style (Peter H. Schuck, 2008) Yale Law School Faculty Scholarship Series. 1679. [more inside]
New Zealand’s First Christmas
The Christian origins of Christmas meant that before European contact, the celebration had no place in the calendar of Aotearoa. The first celebration of Christmas in New Zealand coincided with Abel Tasman’s voyage to New Zealand in 1642. Unfortunately, things did not get off to a good start.New Zealand’s First Christmas [more inside]
Mataku - Māori Tales of the Unexplained
Mataku is basically the Māori X Files, and it’s a national embarrassment that this show isn’t every part as much cultural canon as The Lord of the Rings or Outrageous Fortune.[more inside]
There is No Depression in New Zealand
Korerotia to reo kia rangona ai tona ataahua
Recent controversies in New Zealand have brought the threatened state of the Māori language back into the spotlight - New Zealand broadcasters refuse to stop using Māori words (Eleanor Ainge Roy, The Guardian) [more inside]
Refugees Are Welcome Here
Patterns in Flax
Patterns in Flax (10’55, Black & White) (1947) This Weekly Review pays respect to the traditional Māori art of raranga (or weaving), and looks at the industrialisation of New Zealand flax (harakeke) processing. The episode features a factory in Foxton where Māori designs are incorporated into modern floor coverings. Patterns in Flax features some great footage of the harvesting and drying of flax plants, and shots of immense (now obsolete) flax farms. [more inside]
You've... kind of just ruined my flow there.
Tsunami Bomb
During WWII, the United States and New Zealand conducted secret tests of a "tsunami bomb" designed to destroy coastal cities by using underwater blasts to trigger massive tidal waves. [more inside]
What happened when my partner became prime minister?
Māori Myths & Legends
- How Māui Found his Mother (5’38)
- How Māui Slowed the Sun (5’09)
- The Fish of Māui (5’37)
The Taika Waititi Fan Post
Taika Waititi is a New Zealand film director, writer, actor, painter, and comedian. While you may soon be watching Waititi's latest film - Thor: Ragnarok - it's worth checking out what convinced Hollywood to bank on him. [more inside]
We did this.
After almost a month of coalition negotiations, 37 year old Jacinda Ardern will be New Zealand’s second-youngest Prime Minister ever. [more inside]
NZ’s Experience with Deregulation & Privatisation
The US had Reagonomics, the UK had Thatcherism, while New Zealand had Rogernomics and Ruthanasia.... [more inside]
Talking Tui
The Tui is an endemic passerine bird of New Zealand. It is one of the largest members of the diverse honeyeater family. What many people don’t know is that the Tui has a remarkable facility for mimicry. [more inside]
The New Zealand Wars 1845-1872
For a time in the 1860s there were more British troops in New Zealand than almost anywhere else in the empire outside India. And the Waikato war was the defining conflict in New Zealand history – a battle between two competing visions of the nation’s future. British victory paved the way for settler and European hegemony, casting aside Māori aspirations for partnership and shared prosperity for at least the next century. Instead, sweeping and indiscriminate land confiscations pushed Māori tribes to the margins of colonial society, condemning generations to lives of poverty. [more inside]
"A country of inveterate, backwoods, thick-headed, egotistic philistines
Three women recall their first vote in the NZ election of 1893
Listen to three women, Mrs. Dickson, Mrs Hills and Mrs Mankelow recall their first vote in the general election on November 28, 1893. Recorded in 1963. [more inside]
7.5 quake "rocks whole country" of New Zealand
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake centered near the inland South Island town of Hanmer Springs, New Zealand has been felt (literally) throughout both major islands of the nation. A tsunami warning was downgraded late this morning. Major damage has been seen in the Christchurch and Wellington areas (photos), and deaths have been reported in Kaikokura. Massive aftershocks continue to shake the country. A massive incoming storm threatens to hamper relief efforts. Live updates here.
I'm not a scientist but an experimenter
Forgotten Silver
Forgotten Silver tells the story of pioneering filmmaker Colin McKenzie. This legendary New Zealander created the worlds first colour film and first talking film. He created the first tracking shot and captured footage of a pre-Wright brothers flight. This "documentary" made by Peter Jackson & Costa Botes caused a furore in New Zealand when it was released 20 years ago today.
Watch the first 10 Minutes for free.
Rent or buy here. [more inside]
Ambitious Designs: NZ Australia Renovation Nation
Episode 1 - In the toughest renovation show to ever hit our screens, New Zealand couple Marwyn and Jess have purchased Australia to turn it into the home of their dreams.
Episode 2 - In this episode, our couple finally get a contractor to help them fix the national identity.
Episode 3 - In this episode, our couple tackle the climate--and a big air con is beyond their budget. [more inside]
The Drug Lord With a Social Mission
In 2013, New Zealand passed a law creating the world’s first set of regulations to allow the clinical testing and approval of new recreational drugs. Much as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does for medicines, New Zealand’s system stands to create a government-regulated market for legal highs—an attempt to tame the industry not by stamping it out, but by guiding consumers to safe, reliable products, and giving suppliers an incentive to bring such products to market. [more inside]
Idle vapourings of a mind diseased
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