It’s a very Kiwi thing to begin to prepare the ground and plant crops for the future at this time of the Mataariki calander, or, Maori new year. Michael Meredith demonstrates the art of cooking up a storm with a gourmet garden growing passion as well, where most of his food stems from. Sunday Star Times [...]
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MICHAEL MEREDITH CREATES GOURMET FOOD – FROM THE GARDEN TO THE PLATE
Posted: June 29, 2011 in A Different View, Cuisine, Michael Meredith, New Zealand, Think Green0
SELENA GOMEZ HAS SONGS CO-WRITTEN WITH KATY PERRY AND FRIENDS
Posted: June 29, 2011 in America, Latina, Selena Gomez, TeenagersShe’s 18, Mexican-American and has some pretty generous pop star friends. Selena Gomez has a new album with two collaborative songwriting efforts with Katy Perry and Britney Spears. They are American girls keeping the pop spotlight in the US music family. [Photo - Selena Gomez presents Justin Bieber with a Much Music Award via [...]
LIAM FINN’S COLD FEET SONG
Posted: June 29, 2011 in A Different View, Kiwi Pop, Liam Finn, Music Industry NewsLiam Finn‘s Cold Feet song, appears courtesy off his new album, FOMO. Enjoy. Fomo = Fear of Missing Out. :) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polyneisa Asia-Pacific. 29.6.11~
CAN TOM CRUISE SING AS LOUD AS STAN WALKER? – ROCK OF AGES, THE MUSICAL
Posted: June 29, 2011 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Music Industry News, Tom CruiseHollywood box office heavyweight hitter, Tom Cruise is filmming Wanted Dead or Alive and Don’t Stop Believing for his new film, Rock of Ages, but can Cruise belt out a tune as well as artists like Stan Walker? Apparently, according to Julianne Hough, Tom’s country singing co-star, “yes. He’s so in it. I’m not kidding, [...]
VIOLENCE AND PHARMACY ROBBERIES – AMERICA’S PAIN KILLER ADDICTION DAMAGES LIFE, PROPERTY, ERODING LIBERTY
Posted: June 29, 2011 in A Different View, Addiction, America, Amy Winehouse, David Letterman, drugs, Entertainment Celebrity News, Pharmaceutical Companies, ViolenceThis story from the New Zealand Herald today, made me a tad bit sad for America The Beautiful as a nation, when it comes to drugs dependancy and how drugs consumption is affecting culture, communities with violence and property damage. A wave of pharmacy robberies is sweeping the United States as addicts and dealers turn to [...]
PINK ROCKS THE CRADLE – INTRODUCING WILLOW SAGE HART
Posted: June 29, 2011 in Alecia Moore, Babies, Carey Hart, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Family Vs Fame, Grammys, Hollywood Entertainment News, Live Music Artists, Music Industry News, Willow HartIn that favorite game, of Kiwis watch Aussies, while Aussies watch Hollywood stars (as depicted in this issue of Who Magazine via Aust), while Hollywood watches Maori in New Zealand… (ironic aint it?!)…. I noticed the debut of Pink (aka Alecia Moore‘s) debut of her three weeks old baby girl, Willow Sage Hart. Carey Hart [...]
Did ya see Elbow perform Open Arms @ Glastonbury 2011? Drums, strings and peoples’ choir. Not bad at all. A bit like slower orchestral U2 songwriting. Have a listen. :) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.6.11~
MODEL DANIELLE HAYES TWEETS BRYCE JOHNSON PHOTOGRAPHY ART
Posted: June 29, 2011 in Aotearoa New Zealand, Cliff Curtis, Keisha Castle Hughes, Kool Kiwis, Maori, Moguls, New Zealand, PhotographyShe is – Danielle Hayes of Kawerau, New Zealand. Otherwise known as the reignign winner of New Zealand’s Next Top Model reality TV show. 13 hours ago, Danni tweeted, DanniHayes Danielle Hayes – “Watching whale rider again.. And we all are just realising that paikea’s dad was uncle bully in once were warriors. #sh*twereslow.” [...]
THE PACIFIC PEARL – LADIES ON TOP – HORIWOOD’S TOP TEN – 29 JUNE 2011
Posted: June 28, 2011 in 10 Hot Posts Right Now, A Different View, Bronagh Key, Christchurch, Cindy Ruakere, Culture, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Horiwood Top 10, India, New ZealandMany may not know this piece of historical information, but New Zealand was the very first nation in the world to give women the vote. Kiwi people are proud of our lady folk. Period. I thought I’d get that in – heading into the Rugby World Cup build up. It’s going to be fun! :) [...]
From history. :) In 1979, Hawaii requested a special order of tip top ice cream slices. Here’s that photograph of Kiwi factory girls working over time to make up that order. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 28.6.11~
KENYA NOTES ROSS TAYLOR’S SELECTION AS BLACK CAPS CRICKET CAPTAIN
Posted: June 28, 2011 in Cricket, New Zealand, Romance, Samoa, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Victoria BrownEveryone is stoked that Ross Taylor has been named cricket captain of New Zealand’s national squad. Especially Kenya Broadcasting Company. Here’s their report: “New Zealand have appointed batsman Ross Taylor to succeed Daniel Vettori as captain in all formats of the game. The 27-year-old has played in 30 Tests, 107 one-day internationals and 37 Twenty20 [...]
COLORS ON DISPLAY AT THE HIMALAYAN TRADING POST, COULD BE FROM THAILAND
Posted: June 28, 2011 in India, New Zealand, Security Industries, ThailandToday at the local Himalayan Trading Post store, I couldn’t help noticing these woven bags, that sort of (at a stretch) resembled traditional Maori woven kite. Irked by this fact that Indian and Maori people could somehow be related and no one had told me yet, I went into the store and inquired as to [...]
JOHN AND BRONAGH KEY’S EPIC ROMANCE PHOTO AT THE TAJ MAHAL
Posted: June 28, 2011 in A Different View, Bronagh Key, India, John Key, New Zealand, RomanceWhen this pic greeted me from the local New Zealand newspaper today, I had to ask… Do these two Kiwis, ever kiss in private? or when not on tax payer’s dime travelling? Just kidding. The pic is a beauty. All married couples should have one of these at the Taj Mahal. This epic love photograph via [...]
NEW ZEALAND U20 TEAM TAKES THE RUGBY WORLD CUP 2011
Posted: June 28, 2011 in Baby Blacks, Italy, Kool Kiwis, New Zealand, Rugby, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Sports Psychology, UKNew Zealand’s “Baby Blacks” defeated England 33-22 to take the win in the Under 20 (Junior) Rugby World Cup 2011 yesterday proving that New Zealand produces teenagers that are some of the best sports people in the world. . Pictured are ecstatic team mates after their well deserved win, helped by Beauden Barrett’s 74th minute try. [...]
Here’s some more U2 live via Glastonbury this year. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 28.6.11~
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Recently I joined a home group. Something I never did in Hollywood. A homegroup is where people meet in someone’s house for one reason… to be united in soaking in the presence of Io Matua Kore, or, God. It’s an empowering and restorative spiritual awakening. You leave both strengthened and humbled as you soak and [...]
MEET EDUCATIONALIST HILDA HALKYARD HARAWIRA
Posted: June 27, 2011 in A Different View, Hilda Halkyard Harawira, WomenRecently, New Zealand had a mini-election in the Te Tai Tokerau electorate. Hone Harawira won the by-election. Here’s an image of his better half, Hilda Halkyard, who is the daughter of a UK father and a Maori-Kiwi mother, who now is an educationalist, has trained up over 1000 young people to learn the indigenous Maori [...]
BEDS ARE BURNING – WHERE ROCK AND POLITICS MEET
Posted: June 27, 2011 in Australia, Leadership, Midnight Oil, Politics“How can we dance when our earth is turning? How do we sleep while our beds are burning?–song lyrics via good Aussie folk. Once upon a time in Los Angeles on August 6th 2010, I uploaded some music by Midnight Oil. Here’s that footage again. What a beauty! :) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, [...]
AUSSIE – HAVE YOU GOT YOUR RUGBY WORLD CUP TICKETS YET? :)
Posted: June 27, 2011 in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Rugby, Rugby World Cup, Sonny Bill Williams, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Sports PsychologyRugby World Cup 2011 is happening in New Zealand this round. Here’s a pic of Sonny Bill Williams as a reminder to Australians who are rugby keen to get your tickets asap. Cheers ears! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 27.6.11~
JULIA GILLARDS ADMITS AUSTRALIA’S MINING OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLES HUMAN RIGHTS HAS BEEN HORRENDOUS
Posted: June 27, 2011 in Aborigine Tribes - Australia, Albert Namatjira, Australia, Human Rights, Indigenous Thinking, Julia GillardHow will Australia address Australia’s track record of inequality concerning Aboriginal peoples, not only from history, but also currently? Human rights restoration that breaks the cycle of an inherent greed, to further erode Aboriginal tribes human rights of Australia, perhaps best begins with an apology. And then perhaps regular and repeated apologies, at each stage [...]
As a performer and singer, songwriter, Paul Simon is always deep, as ever. His sound fuses Dylan and Ben Harper on this gem of a song. Check out So Beautiful, So What at Glastonbury 2011 this year. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com
B.J ROGERS SHINES AT THE NGA MANU KORERO, TE TAI TOKERAU SPEECH COMPETITIONS
Posted: June 27, 2011 in Aotearoa New Zealand, B.J Rogers, Kool Kiwis, Leadership, Pita Tipene, Sir James Henare, Te Tai Tokerau, Teenagers, WhanauWarkworth was host, to the stellar line up of new Maori-Kiwi leaders of Te Tai Tokerau (upper north, or the top, of New Zealand). Scooping up the tropies that kids in New Zealand grow up dreaming of winning, were Robert Diamond and B.J Rogers (pictured above) in this photo snapped by Janet Davidson. Their success reads like this: [...]
A hit at Glastonbury this year, was Plan B, singing She Said. Here’s that song. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 27.6.11~
I can never understand why Sarah Palin news rates exceptionally well, on this Maori-Kiwi blog. However, at this second, Palin is ranked no.1 of all most voted news items today. Here’s the Nick Bloomfield documentary link, everyone is talking about. Enjoy. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 27.6.11~
LOS ANGELES TIMES – FRONT PAGE – 6.26.11
Posted: June 27, 2011 in Afghanistan, California, Cancer Awareness, Michele BachmannA lot is happening on the cover of the Los Angeles Times today. Avoid lung cancer… Quit smoking, Afghanistan army impersonators are rife in Afghanistan and Michele Bachmann‘s political funding sources are revealed. These are the things Angeleno’s were presented with today as newsworthy bites. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 27.6.11~
RATING WELL – DANCE LIKE YOU MEAN IT by JORDAN SAMUEL and FRIENDS
Posted: June 27, 2011 in Dance, Dancing With The Stars, Jordan Samuel, Kool Kiwis, WhanauDANCE LIKE YOU MEAN IT by JORDAN SAMUEL and FRIENDS.
ELEVATION – U2 LIVE AT GLASTONBURY 2011
Posted: June 27, 2011 in Ireland, Music Industry News, U2, UKGood live music. Let’s rock. Here’s U2 + Elevation + I Will Follow = UP! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 27.6.11~
