Watching The Court Report, a local TV show, there were two intelligent blondes who had compiled a study with analysis as to when and how the term “urgency” has been used by New Zealand governments to rush new bills through the house into New Zealand law. What the two researchers discovered was that in the [...]
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ABUSE OF “URGENCY” EXCUSE TO PASS GOVT BILLS – THE COURT REPORT’S EXPOSE
Posted: October 3, 2011 in Debates, Democracy, Politics0
CURBING THE ADDICTION TO IMPRISON MAORI DISPROPORTIONATELY IN NEW ZEALAND
Posted: October 3, 2011 in Human Rights, Maori, New Zealand, Pita Sharples, Seth Haapu, The Police - New ZealandNew Zealand needs Maori in all top roles of the New Zealand Police Force. To not do so, is inexcusable in light of history. Maori police recruits are also needed to occupy upper management of the police. A Maori spokesperson representing the police, is also long overdue. When I look back (retrospectively) at the history [...]
ASHTON KUTCHER – SILICON VALLEY START UP INVESTOR EXTRAORDINAIRE
Posted: October 3, 2011 in Actors, Ashton Kutcher, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Entrepreneurs, Hollywood Entertainment News, Information Sharing, Infrastructure Technology, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Rights, Inventors, InvestorsGood looks don’t always last forever. Perhaps that’s why Ashton Kutcher, who some have dumbed Hollywood (or Iowa’s) most savviest actor has been masterful at investing in start up internet companies. When I arrived in Hollywood, almost six years ago, Ashton was into restaurants buying with his That’s 70′s Show castmates own 50% shares [...]
DEMI MOORE AND ASHTON KUTCHER’S BACK CATALOGUE OF SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTOS DOES WELL
Posted: October 3, 2011 in Daniel Carter, Jerome Kaino, TrendsRating well on the blog today is Demi Moore & Ashton Kutcher‘s back catalogue of the gazillion social media pics they took of themselves as a Hollywood duo. They are the most visited blog posts today on Horiwood.Com. Next in line of popularity are Japanese audiences peeping the New Zealand All Blacks rugby football team. [...]
A Maori classic song, is this cute version of Tihore Mai by Moana & The Tribe. Here in NZ, we love it!!! Enjoy. ………x ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand,Polynesia – Asia Pacific. 10.1.11~
SMILE CLUB – HUI LIANGYU AND HEKIA PARATA
Posted: October 1, 2011 in China, Hekia Parata, Hui Liangyu, New Ideas, New ZealandSome people were just born to smile together and look happy together in photographic moments.:) Hekia Parata writes on Facebook – “Photo of me with Chinese Vice Premier His Excellency Hui Liangyu“ Nice photo. Could we be looking at the destiny of New Zealand here as Iwi and China work together more to grow the [...]
TUHOE’S LONG WALK TO FREEDOM, CONTINUES FROM GRIEVANCE TO (RECOGNIZED) SELF-GOVERNANCE
Posted: October 1, 2011 in Ngai TuhoeMaori tribe, Tuhoe’s, lead negotiator is optimistic the iwi could sign a settlement including self-government of Te Urewera National Park and Lake Waikaremoana as early as next year. Tamati Kruger says Tuhoe has never been closer to reaching a favourable settlement – but it would continue to push for its desire to have maximum autonomy [...]
World markets worst since financial crisis World stock markets ended one of the most brutal quarters in years on Friday, with bourses in New York and Europe posting… [Photo caption - Fear and negativity plague world markets as one of the worst quarters in years comes to an end. Photo via AP] I have to [...]
RETRO COUNTRY CLASSIC – THE CLIMB by MILEY CYRUS
Posted: October 1, 2011 in Country Music, Miley CyrusThe Climb back up to a new summit, revealing new horizons means you need to find strength of spirit within on the journey upwards. One’s oldest friends hold clues, to achieve a good result. The world will always be there. Being grateful for your own backyard, is always where the climb begins. Here’s some retrospective [...]
COURAGEOUS THE MOVIE – FOCUSES ON POLICE BEING BETTER FAMILY FOCUSED PEOPLE
Posted: October 1, 2011 in Box Office Stars, Fathers of America, Movie News, Movie Trailers, ParentingDo you have your eyes on your children’s dream potential? Here’s a move, that teaches you how. Courageous is a movie, that’s currently tearing up the box office -climbing the ladder of aspiration, in the right direction. Contagion is the other movie that promotes fear of epidemics (also doing well at the box office), whereas [...]
AUSTRALIA’S EDUCATION LEVELS – RAISING THE BAR WITH $10 BILLION PER YEAR
Posted: October 1, 2011 in Australia, EducationAustralia an education underachiever Education investment needs to rise by at least $10 billion a year just to reach the OECD average. News link – Sydney Morning Herald. ‘We must set more ambitious national targets and use existing data to better understand student performance across the range of achievement in order to raise expectations and [...]
MICHAEL SHANNON SHINES IN TAKE SHELTER MOVIE – 1.10.11
Posted: October 1, 2011 in Box Office Stars, Michael ShannonFar removed from Al-Awlaki‘s twisted fear mongering co-ordinating surveliance news, Stacey Dash has very little to do with Emmanuel Exuereb‘s abuse, more of a dash to the try line of an NRL grand league final, Warrior’s style, this weekend for Kiwis. Courageous faith, presents police officers battling to be good fathers. A far cry from illegal “smug [...]
Tora Woloshin got audiences clapping with her Lady Gaga look-a-like face, a grounded job as a mechanic, and warbling a classic family tune – masterfully selected from of the late King of Pop’s family times, growing up in USA’s burgeoning Motown years. She looks like she needs a good feed, but hey – so far [...]
ROBIN HOOD TAX PART II – SHOULD THE RICH FILL THE GAPS OF DEFICITS?
Posted: October 1, 2011 in EconomyTax systems are far easier on top earners than they were a few decades ago. Should the rich pay more tax, in that Robin Hood kind of way? The Economists weighs in on this topic (an easy-fix fixation of many government’s eyeing up easy targets to get their bills paid in deficit, double-dip recession days), [...]
TEENAGER JAZZLYN LITTLE IS A SING-A!
Posted: October 1, 2011 in Jazzlyn Little, Reality TV Stars, TeenagersShe’s 16. Her name is Jazzlyn Little, latest reality TV star of the USA. She brings the burden of ‘managing ghetto life’s’ stresses, to the forefront of USA living, in her performance and tone on reality TV show, The X Factor. You’ve got to give it to this kid, when tackling a gifted artist like [...]
