Maori people will wrestle back control of arts,culture and know-how from both local and foreign companies who are exploiting Maori peoples, IP and assets. For example, in the NZ Listener this week, Maori are in a legal battle with a company that has taken maori knowledge of the healing power of Manuka honey and has [...]
Archive for January, 2012
GEOTHERMAL KIWIS AND THE GREENS’ POLICY ON ENERGY
Posted: September 26, 2011 in Aotearoa New Zealand, Architectural Design, Geothermal Ngati Whatua, Hinewehi Mohi, Maori, New Zealand, Politics, Pop Cultural Commentary, Renewable Energy, Russell Norman[Wehi Energy music by Hinewehi Mohi with her waiata, Kotahitanga] A few quick things about the NZ Herald’s applause of The Greens of New Zealand’s policy on energy: “If the Greens’ policy’s goal of creating 100,000 “green” jobs is overly optimistic, it still suggests something more substantial than the Government’s 2009 Jobs Summit was able [...]
Kotahitanga means people working together in unity as equal partners, as one. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 26.9.11~
NOTICED AT THE MT EDEN 4 SQUARE STORE – MY NAME IS KHAN ON DVD
Posted: September 26, 2011 in Entertainment Celebrity NewsMy Name is Khan is a DVD found at the local Mt Eden 4 square store. Who would have thought. Press play to watch the movies tralier ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 26.9.11~
GROWING RICH YET STAYING GREEN IS ABOUT REGULAR DEBATE, DIALOGUE, EARTH PRESERVATION FOCUS WITH CLEAR EVIDENCE OF EVEN WEALTH DISTRIBUTION MODELS
Posted: September 26, 2011 in Denniston Plateau, Minerals Mining, Renewable Energy, Think Green[Denniston Plateau] I noticed reading the pureadvantage Facebook page, a link to a story about “Growing Rich Yet Staying Green.” The story was about raising debate about minerals and energy mining’s increase using New Zeland’s natural resources from land and ocean. The guy who wrote the article, needs to still demonstrate a clear understanding of the Treaty [...]
BOUND BY BOOKS – TEN BLOGGERS SHARE THEIR VIEWS – 9.26.11
Posted: September 26, 2011 in A Different View, BloggersBeing a member of the wordpress community of bloggers, you get to see daily, what other bloggers on wordpress want to blog about. Sharing the love then, here’s ten other bloggers view points today on a whole bunch of stuff: 1. TechCrunch‘s founder talks 2. Panic at the US Post Shop Disco – Thinking of [...]
RETRO REGGAE, LA – SKANKING by KATCHAFIRE, LIVE
Posted: September 26, 2011 in Katchafire, Live Music Artists, Maori, New Zealand, ReggaeIn New Zealand, we LOVE the band Katchafire. Here’s raw footage (legally filmed) of this classic Kiwi reggae band, when they performed live in California at the Roxy. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 26.9.11~
CRICKETER IMRAN KHAN IS PAKISTAN’S NEXT PREFERRED LEADER – TALKS REINVENTING THE WHEEL AS A RESIDUE OF COLONIAL SYSTEMS FURTHER EXPLOIT PEOPLE
Posted: September 26, 2011 in Afghanistan, America, Combating Racism, Combatting Racism, Cricket, Deconstructing Colonialism, Guyon Espiner, Imran Khan, Leadership, Pakistan, Paul Holmes, Politics, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Sports Psychology, World News, WrestlingWatching veteran broadcaster, Paul Holmes, Q+A TV show, with Guy E-Spinner as his interviewer, I couldn’t help but notice Guy was interviewing ex-cricket pro, Imran Khan of Pakistan. It turns out that Imran, leads the polls in being Pakistan’s next preferred political leader. The largely younger population of Pakistan make Imran the preferred leader at 60% [...]
A SONG FOR TUHOE by MIRIAM WEBSTER – MADE ME GLAD
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Miriam Webster, New Zealand, Song Lyrics, Spirit, TuhoeMiriam Webster is a singer, songwriter from Australia. She’s not Australian Aboriginal yet her culture of songwriting is intriguing and she does bring hope to many people. What follows is the lyrics of a song called Made Me Glad. Sending this one out to Tuhoe people today. Your day of deliverance from historical injustice draws near. [...]
CLIFF CURTIS AND ZOE SALDANAS SHINE IN THE GUTSY FILM, COLOMBIANA
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Cliff Curtis, Colombia, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hollywood Maori Kings, Hori = Maori, Movie News, Star System - The Art of American Celebrity, Star System - The Art of Aotearoa New Zealand Celebrity, Zoe SaldanasThe gritty realism filming style of Colombiana fused with actors Zoe Saldanas and Cliff Curtis honed acting talent, makes for a compelling watch in a story about a young girl who grows up to avenge her family’s killers. Powerful stuff in context of the film and how her family’s killers were hiding behind the law. I [...]
COLOMBIANA LANDS IN THE TOP TEN FILMS – BOX OFFICE AMERICA – 9.25.11
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Box Office StarsI watched Colombiana the movie starring Zoe Saldana and Cliff Curtis. A film for mature audiences, it was well told and well acted. Meanwhile, remakes (in 3D) top the box office this weekend in the USA. Here’s Box Office Mojo’s stats: 1 N The Lion King (in 3D) BV $30,151,614 – 2,330 – $12,941 [...]
THE UNITED NATIONS WANTS TO CELEBRATE THE WORLD’S 7 BILLIONth BABY WITH SHARING WEALTH MORE HUMANELY
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Babies, United Nations, World History, World NewsAs the world awaits the birth of the 7 billionth baby next month, sustainabilitank website reports these main findings: “ON WORLD POPULATION DAY, BAN CALLS FOR ENDING POVERTY AND INEQUALITY As the world population approaches seven billion, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that ending global poverty and inequality is the key to unleashing the great [...]
Would you pay for a medical tourism trip to New Zealand? Could the best plastic surgeons in the world be moving here as well? These questions are being raised and explored today in Aotearoa. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 25.9.11~
HORIWOOD’S TOP TEN BLOG POSTS 25.9.11
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Horiwood Top 10, oil, Robert Redford, TrendsArtist, activist, Filmmaker, big events planner, Robert Redford, is a global citizen whose proud to punch back at BigOil. In fact, the dude is making such stances, a trend. Here in New Zealand, we are enjoying the nation’s art of football. Rugby football stars, Dan Carter pictured and Richie McCaw have a bit heat with [...]
PRIVACY AND THOSE WHO POLICE WITH CAMERAS ILLEGALLY IN NEW ZEALAND
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Jim Carrey, New Zealand, Politics, Security Industries, Seeing Through UniformsHere in NZ – we have a group of people (police and Transport Authorities) collecting information off citizens illegally, with cameras. It’s not like, we all signed up to be willing guinea pigs of The Truman Show styled reality TV series produced by the NZ government’s ‘front line services’ teams. We didn’t. What’s going on [...]
FRANCE’S AGNES AND PHILIPPE SEE RICHIE McCAWS 100th RUGBY INTERNATIONAL TEST CAPPING -24.9.11
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Cory Jane, France, Helen Clark, Jock Hobbs, Mohawks, New Zealand All Blacks, Richie McCawWho? Agnes & Philippe of France. What? Watching All Black captain Ritchie McCaw saluting fans at Eden Park after his 100th International test match in the rugby football sports game. Photo / Sarah Ivey. The All Blacks win last night at Eden Park against France 37-17 was described as being “delivered cold” by New Zealand [...]
WILLIE JACKSON AND MAI CHEN TALK INVASION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, APOLOGIES AND TUHOE
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Tuhoe, Willie JacksonTuhoe, the Maori tribe whose perhaps more responsible for reviving the Maori language across New Zealand, than any other people group, have had a rough deal being treated like experiments in police covert operations gone wrong in unlawful police operations. Here’s Willie Jackson and Mai Chen‘s views on that: Willie – “Willie thinks the [...]
Maisey Rika has that soulful, offbeat Maori-Kiwi sound, we like. Here’s this delightful songbird with Letting Go. You always have the sense when Rika sings that she’s always just having fun making music. Love her. In the spirit of “DJ play my song” press play to here Maisey sing. Peace! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa [...]
Today, bird watchers are celebrating the return of the New Zealand Storm petrel bird, from near extinction. The STT has this story. [Photo caption - The rare Fijian petrel - a relative of the thought to be extinct New Zealand storm petrel - has only been sighted a few times - Reuters]. TV3 News website [...]
HUMOR – WHAT CHINESE INTERNET CAFE OWNERS DO FOR AMUSEMENT
Posted: September 25, 2011 in China, Humor, UKBlogging in an internet cafe today. The Chinese owner is watching “UK guys eating raw whole fish, in fish eating competitions.” That made me laugh, because Asian people often get the blame for being huge consumers of global fish catches. But these photos clearly show you, that’s not always the case. It’s also a quirky [...]
THE WARRIORS BEAT THE MELBOURNE STORM – 20-12 on 24.9.11
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Melbourne Storm, Rugby League Football, Sam Rapira, Sports, Sports Horiwood, The WarriorsThe Warriors Sam Rapira with ball in hand, played his part to garner a win from the Melbourne Storms in a 20-12 victory last night. Woot! [Photo - courtesy of MSN & Getty Images] ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 24.9.11~
TEEN SINGER MELANIE AMARO CAPTIVATES THE WORLD
Posted: September 25, 2011 in Melanie Amaro, Reality TV StarsShe’s the 18 year-old American singer, whose captivated the world. Auditioning for the X-Factor 2011 reality TV talent show series, here’s Melanie Amaro, revealing the strength of spirit that American teens can be made of in the fibre of their souls. Wowsa! Listen to this young lady power it. Amazing. Audience reactions to Melanie’s gift [...]
I heard that a Maori tribe in the Hawkes Bay, agreed in principle to sign a deed of settlement with The Crown, here in New Zealand. To reflect on this moment in New Zealand history, here’s Seth Haapu with some live music. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 22.9.11~
Posted: September 23, 2011 in America, BioFuels, Energy, Entrepreneurs, Environment, Kool Kiwis, New Zealand, Sean Simpson, Think Green
He’s the guy who has a contract to create biofuel for America’s airplanes. He captures carbon. He fuels growth. In a world where ETS, global warming, the hunt for more bio-friendly and sustainable fuels, and the desire to have zero impact on food and water availability in the provision of energy sources are all ‘hot’ [...]
RUGBY KICKERS STATS – SEREMAIA BAI Vs JOHNNY WILKINSON
Posted: September 23, 2011 in Fiji, Rugby, Rugby World Cup, Seremaia Bai, Sports, Sports HoriwoodSome people get the job done better than others. Those with a big media profile, often don’t get the job done as well as people who just get on with it and do the job. For example, Fiji’s Seremaia Bai has out performed England’s Johnny Wilkinson‘s kicking average of converted kicks so far this world [...]
