The day of the Rugby World Cup Final 2011, (the rugby world’s Super Bowl match of all nations on earth who play the sport) baby Ezra Hōri, the youngest person in our family, was in full prep-mode before the big football match? What did our young Kiwi legend in the making do? He ate A [...]
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EZRA HōRI’S RUGBY WORLD CUP FINAL, PRE-MATCH BUILD UP – 23.10.11
Posted: October 23, 2011 in Family Vs Fame, Babies, Education, Whanau, Community, Northland, Rugby World Cup, Cross-Cultural Narratives, Ezra, Children, Te Tai Tokerau, Children's Books, Sharon Davis, Te Ora Hou0
Sometimes we obsess about telephones and screens too much, no?! Here’s a story dropping the late Steve Jobs name. ‘I Will Spend My Last Dying Breath If I Need To, And I Will Spend Every Penny Of Apple’s $40 Billion In The Bank, To Right This Wrong.’ Shameless press for Apple Shareholders today!!! ~Posted by [...]
BEST LEGAL ISSUES TV – COURT REPORT LOOKS AT NEW ZEALAND’S HIGH ADDICTION TO INCARCERATE PRISON POPULATIONS
Posted: October 21, 2011 in Indigenous Thinking, Inequality, Justice, Maori, Music Industry News, New Zealand, Politics, Stan Walker51% of Maori people make up New Zealand’s prison populations. This is entirely unacceptable given the extreme levels of economic disparity of the beautiful indigenous populations of this paradise nation. In addition, the Police are screaming to all carry a gun on each hip, something that has the potential to turn this nation (with the [...]
Is Jessica Simpson preggers? This question continues to heat up the web today. New York’s Page Six phrased this rather delicate topic like this: “Sources told Page Six that Simpson, with the help of her father/manager, Joe Simpson, refused to say she is expecting until she had a deal in place. The the singer/fashion designer [...]
MAORI NEWS SPOTLIGHT – EAST COAST, AOTEAROA – 21.10.11
Posted: October 21, 2011 in Maori Television Service - HollywoodNgai Te Rangi’s leader has a word. Chur! From pro-Sport to France to Dunedin. A rugby great does press. Maori Television Teams have some of the hottest TV programming going on right now here in beautiful New Zealand. We’re in rugby football mode, coastal disaster clean up mode – and as always, making each other [...]
HUMOR – NADINE CHALMERS-ROSS on SIR RICHARD BRANSON’S SPACEY HOBBIES
Posted: October 21, 2011 in Humor, Nadine Chalmers-Ross“Well… there’s a space hub. But how are the space taxis going to get to the space hub?”–or words to that effect.–Nadine Chalmers-Ross made us smile today on Kiwi TV. Too funny! Nadine works at TVNZ. Haven’t you always wondered how travel in space is justifiably fueled? So that made me laugh. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa [...]
FACEBOOK SPOTLIGHT – SARAH DE JANIERO IS A BABY KIWI MOGUL IN THE MIX
Posted: October 21, 2011 in Facebook, Fashion Accessories, Kindness, Sarah de Janiero, WomenSarah de Janiero commented on her own photo: “You are too kind!!!” Thanks Sarah! ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 21.10.11~
BEST TV SERIES OVERVIEW OF NEW ZEALAND IN A SNAP SHOT – 21.10.11
Posted: October 21, 2011 in Marcus Lush, Melanie Rakena, New Zealand, Reality TV StarsIf you missed the final of Melanie Rakena and Marcus Lush‘s A-Z on New Zealand in the reality TV series North today and you’re a Kiwi – you should buy the series on DVD. Devoid of enough Maori content, I still found the episode to be “right on the money” as to where crucial aspects of [...]
BEST INTERVIEW – ANTON OLIVER TALKS CRUCIAL BIOFUELS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY STRATEGIES
Posted: October 21, 2011 in Anton Oliver, EnergyBest TV interview – Matai Rangi Smith interviewed rugby football star, Anton Oliver and Kees Meus on their lives after playing top level football. In particular, Oliver’s new journey into promoting and furthering biofuels and renewable energy, is the center of where New Zealand leaders are truly at. The future looks good through Oliver’s glasses. [...]
SHADOW OF TYRANNY ENDS IN LIBYA – MOAMMAR GADDAFI IS SHOT BY HIS OWN PEOPLE
Posted: October 21, 2011 in Billionaires, Democracy, Greed, Inequality, Libya, Moammar Gaddafi, MogulsThought for today – Libyan people need a new sound to celebrate, not just the sound of corporate gunfire. This morning, Moammar Gaddafi, Libya’s former leader was killed. New Zealand TV coverage focused on British reporter Caroline Hawley‘s news coverage. Later in the day Gabriel Gatehouse of the UK too & ABC’s Christiane Amanpour‘s brutal [...]
THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – 21.10.11
Posted: October 21, 2011 in Cartoons, Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Gin Wigmore, Hollywood Entertainment News, Rugby, Smashproof, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Young SidHoriwood’s Top Ten posts today are: 1. Home page: Richard Chandler – Billionaire Philanthropist, Kiwi stylez 2. Jerome Kaino 3. Girls of Country Music who work it out 4. Remembering Columbine USA – Rachell Scott 5. LA INK – Owl Tattoo 6. Stephen Donald. Ali Williams, Sonny Bill Williams 7. Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie‘s [...]
GADGETS NEWS – LYTRO’S LIGHT FIELD CAMERA CREATES LIVING PICTURES
Posted: October 20, 2011 in Gadgets, PhotographyLytro’s Light Field Camera Creates ‘Living’ Pictures - Finally, a camera for klutzes. Lytro’s revolutionary light field camera, which was officially unveiled today, aims to solve all the pain and heartache. The Lytro camera is a light-field, or plenoptic, camera. An array of micro-lenses sits over the camera’s sensor, capturing all the action and focusing instantly. [...]
MUSIC – “MR KNOW IT ALL” by KELLY CLARKSON
Posted: October 20, 2011 in America, Kelly Clarkson, Music Industry News, Music VideosI like Kelly Clarkson, because when Lady Gaga had to have 12 security people walk her into the Grammys one year, Kelly just got a puppy, instead. She called her canine, puppy ball of fluff, Security. Isn’t that just too very, very seriously funny! What a cute name for a dog. Here’s the American songstress [...]
HOMELESSNESS AND BEACH CLEAN UP NEWS – NZ – 20.10.11
Posted: October 20, 2011 in Environment, HomelessnessLabour vows to ‘eradicate’ homelessness. Rena: Salvage team updates ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 20.10.11~
SIR RICHARD BRANSON, KELVIN BERRYMAN, MARCUS ELLIOTT, NORMAN ABRAHAMSON AND TERRY WEBB CHECK OUT CHRISTCHURCH REBUILD
Posted: October 20, 2011 in Engineers, Kelvin Berryman, Marcus Elliott, New Zealand, Norman Abrahamson, Sir Richard Branson, Terry WebbRichard Branson was sniffing around Christchurch today with Mayor Bob Parker.Jarrod Booker has the scoop: “British billionaire Sir Richard Branson has this morning witnessed firsthand some of the earthquake damage in central Christchurch. Sir Branson joined Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker on a trip to the periphery of the red zone in the central city today. [...]
LSU FOOTBALL
Posted: October 20, 2011 in Football, LSU Football, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Sports Talent ManagementRight now, I thinking about? LSU Football of course! Athletic Director Alleva sheds light on LSU’s day football games- NOLA.com – Oct 19, 2011 – 16 hours ago- “Saturday Night in Tiger Stadium is a tradition for our fans, a staple in college football, and one of the unique experiences in all of sports,” Alleva [...]
HOT TEE SHIRT IDEA 2011
Posted: October 20, 2011 in Kool Kiwis, Maori All Blacks - New Zealand, New Zealand, Pop Art, Pop Cultural Commentary, Rugby, Tee Shirts, UK, Zinzan BrookeIf I was to make a tee shirt as a gift for someone, right now, in this snap shot of Kiwi life? … It would be black tee shirt in purple lettering that says: “I always wanted to be a shearer”–Zinzan Brooke I’d send it to Gary Lewis of the UK. The tee shirt would [...]
LIBERTY IS ALWAYS ABOUT SPIRIT – A RIPPLE OF UNQUANTIFIABLE STRENGTH WITHIN
Posted: October 20, 2011 in Ali Williams, Culture, Freedom, Freedom of Expression, Freedom of Speech, haka, Liberty, New Zealand, Piri Weepu, Spirit, WairuaNa, ko te Ariki, ko te Wairua ia; ko te wahi i noho ai te Wairua o te Ariki, kei reira te tikanga herekore. Now the Lord is that Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. ~Haka by Ali Williams, Piri Weepu and buds. Photo Getty Images via UK Daily Telegraph. [...]
REPEAT PLAY – “PURPLE RAIN” by STACEY FRANCIS
Posted: October 20, 2011 in Reality TV Stars, Stacey Francis“Reach out for something new” Sing that Super Bowl classic, sista! Wowsa. ~Celebrating the color purple today – where red and blue meet. Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 20.10.11~
Me on sea. You on land. Thus, I own sea, see. –My tupuna say, “a nautical map is just a paper road, drawn up in your eezy delusinal lying head. Please teach your guests how to read them right in our kids’ moana.” ~For Taika Cohen. Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 20.10.11~
SURROUNDED BY GERMANS TODAY
Posted: October 20, 2011 in California, Fashion Designers, Germany, Greece, GreedSurrounded by Germans today peppered with questions about “being Maori today.” Ski instructors in the off season. Hey wait a minute. . . you guys don’t have a team in the RWC do you? Alright, I can’t talk to you, I need to get some Calamata olives asap to watch during Project Runway. [Sometimes - [...]
CRYPTIC RUGBY, PART 2 – NEW KIWI TEE SHIRT SLOGANS
Posted: October 20, 2011 in Ali Williams, Kieran Read, New Zealand, Pop Cultural Commentary, Stephen Donald, Tee Shirts‘Our feet are definitely on the ground’–Ali Williams “We know we’re in a World Cup final and we’re all pumped and excited about it but we’re just going to cruise through the week and build as we go.”–Stephen Donald “Just chilling out”–Kieran Reed ~AB’s press conference, heading into World Cup final 2011. Posted by Horiwood.Com, [...]
‘Axe the throat-slitting: Aussie tells ABs. Yeah, that last game did look a bit like the Hollywood set of Dexter. So much red blood on field. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 20.10.11~
The story goes, she is the first non-Frenchie to give birth to a French leader’s child since Napolean. Singer, ex-model, first lady, Carla Bruni has given birth to a healthy baby girl. That Nicolas Sarkozy continues to have a good run reinventing himself, doesn’t he? That’s amazing. :) Meanwhile, New Zealand’s airline has upgraded with brand new planes made [...]
A man gets shot by police for lying. He said he had a gun and a grenade. He didn’t. The police shot him anyway in the torso. Should people be shot for lying? The man is lucky to be alive. How can the police find a balance between being too trigger happy with guns, or, [...]
CEO’s PLAYING PRESIDENT – JOE NOCERA TALKS UP HOWARD SCHULTZ JOB CREATION VISION
Posted: October 19, 2011 in Coffee, EntrepreneursIn starting to create jobs, we must first start a list of what’s “useful” to the world. Then jobs could be created around these core areas. Usefulness, helps stop wastage in the planning stages, from the outset. “Is good coffee useful?” someone once asked. This gave them a base to then help others. Guest commentary from Joe [...]
IRB NAMES NOMINEES FOR IRB PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2011 NEWS
Posted: October 19, 2011 in Australia, David Pocock, France, New Zealand, New Zealand All Blacks, Rugby World Cup, Thierry Dusautoir, Will GeniaJEROME KAINO IS A RUGBY FOOTBALL STAR The IRB have named a line up of top ten players. Two of them are Maori-Kiwis of NZ. On the blog today Jerome Kaino, takes top billing out of any star you’ve voted steadily on today. That’s freaking awesome! NZHerald reports: “The International Rugby Board has announced the [...]
REAL STEELE THWACKS FOOTLOOSE AT THE BOX OFFICE – 20.10.11
Posted: October 19, 2011 in Action Stars, Actors, Box Office Stars, Hollywood Entertainment News, Hugh Jackman, Movie NewsThe USA continues Aussie crush trends – Moviefone Blog: Weekend Box Office: ‘Real Steel’ Stomps ‘Footloose,’ Thwacks ‘The Thing’ ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 20.10.11~
