Julez has produced a brand new album. Stay tuned for that. Here’s Saltwater from ’91. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 10.10.11~
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SALTWATER by JULIAN LENNON
Posted: October 10, 2011 in Julian Lennon, Music Industry News, Music Videos1
MANA TANE – FROM PRISON TO PRAISE – A REALITY TV SERIES
Posted: October 10, 2011 in Freedom, Human Rights, Liberty, Maori, TV Show IdeasOne of the most important reality TV series that could ever be made in New Zealand, would have to be Mana Tane: From Prison to Praise. The TV series concept is simple. It’s about Maori men, who were once locked up in prison, who went on to become incredibly successful whole people doing amazing things. [...]
HOWRAH BRIDGE by JAMES K. BAXTER, A POEM
Posted: October 10, 2011 in Art, Art Galleries, artist, James K Baxter, New Zealand, Poetry, Sam Hunt, Tino Rangatiratangai am by force of blood and star one of the maimed immortals who tread a pathway to the fire where affliction makes them whole [Image - Sam Hunt's 1965, handwritten copy of Howrah Bridge and other poems, by James K. Baxter. Book source, Backroads: Charting a Poet's Life - Craig Potton Publishing 2009, Nelson-China [...]
PITA SHARPLES – SETTING THE CAPTIVES FREE – 51% OF PRISON POPULATIONS ARE MAORI
Posted: October 10, 2011 in Apartheid, Combating Racism, Freedom, Human Rights, Indigenous Thinking, Justice, Maori, New Zealand, Pita Sharples, Police - New Zealand, Sir Howard Morrison[Footage 1963 - Howard Morrison Quartet] If you’ve been reading this blog lately, you might have noticed that I have been raving on like a lunatic, about how 51% of New Zealand’s prison populations, are sadly choca-block full with Maori people. That’s heartbreaking. Therefore, anyone in New Zealand, who is actively working to reduce this [...]
APRICOT ORCHARDS ALBUMS – STEVE JOBS TEN FAVORITE MUSIC ALBUMS
Posted: October 10, 2011 in Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Music Industry News, Steve JobsHe was the lad that grew up in apricot orchards. His music tastes reflect that perhaps. Although it would be an apple and not an apricot that would define his life’s work. According to the Death & Taxes website – Here are the ten records (from top left to bottom right) Steve Jobs listed in [...]
PIRI WEEPU, HOSEA GEAR AND RICHIE McCAW – TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS
Posted: October 10, 2011 in All Blacks, Aotearoa New Zealand, Maori, Mills Muliaina, New Zealand, New Zealand All Blacks, Piri Weepu, Richie McCaw, Rugby, Rugby World CupPiri Weepu made the front page of the Australian produced, New Zealand Herald after playing a rather stellar game of rugby football against the hard working Argentinian Puma team, that revealed Piri’s ability to focus and just get on with the job in a “tough football match.” I do believe this is one of the first times, [...]
MAUI’S LEGEND REMIXED – OIL SPILL KITS VIA CINC AND 10 USEFUL GADGETS AND PRODUCTS 2011
Posted: October 10, 2011 in Environment, Gadgets, Innovation, Kevin Costner, Maori, Maui, Ocean Paddlers, Oceans, oil, TaurangaMaoritime Maritime Tech News: I was loading my home made, centrifuge machine that I’d whipped together from an old cattle trough, a milking pump motor and some rubber pipe, into my tribe’s Maori war canoe, so I could head to Tauranga, and lend this town a hand. I figured that all hands on deck, would be [...]
HUFFPO KEY PICK – “KILLER WHALE MIMICS BOAT SOUNDS”
Posted: October 10, 2011 in Whales, Wonders of The WorldI wonder if the PR firm Cosby-Textor realizes how obvious their work is in New Zealand, via the US. Aol’s Huffington Post, is running with this “‘miracle’ of nature learning from humans” story today: Killer Whale Mimics Boat Sounds Comments (118) ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 10.10.11~
MOST VOTED BLOG POST – BABY TAYLOR WEEPU DEBUTS ON TWITTER – 10.10.11
Posted: October 10, 2011 in Babies, Super heroes, Taylor Weepu, Te RerehuaGiving baby Te Rerehua a run for her popularity today is BABY TAYLOR WEEPU’S DEBUT ON TWITTER blog post. Beautiful Kiwi babies are just too cute. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 10.10.11~
HOSANNA – MY PASTOR’S WIFE USED TO DEAL COCAINE – THAT’S SCANDALOUS! :)
Posted: October 9, 2011 in Australia, Israel Houghton, New Zealand, ServingAs I sat in church this morning, and we all laughed at the Q+A time, “who do you want to win? Australia or South Africa?” The answer, “let’s hope they give each other hell, and who cares,” my pastor’s wife (a once Australian lassie) took to the podium. She is a little blonde waif in [...]
ATAMIRA – MAORI IN THE CITY – FESTIVAL EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT
Posted: October 9, 2011 in Argentina, MaoriAs I blog, Argentinians are everywhere. My favorite comment, while blogging has been “Hi. No, I’m not Argentinian. Sorry, I am Maori. I know, we have the same eyes. Very similar.” I’ve said this three times in the last ten minutes. So, I decided to take action and send the visiting Argentinian bros, here [...]
MOST POPULAR BLOG POST TODAY – WILL MAORI APPEAR IN FRANCE’S FRENCH RUGBY TEAMS CALENDAR IN 2012 AND BEYOND?
Posted: October 9, 2011 in France, Rugby, Rugby World Cup, UKYou know when France has beaten England at the Rugby World Cup when the most popular blog post today on a Hollywood blog is – WILL MAORI APPEAR IN FRANCE’S FRENCH RUGBY TEAMS CALENDAR IN 2012 AND BEYOND?.
RENA REEF OIL SPILL – AS A REFERENDUM TOWARDS FUEL ABUSE, SUSTAINABLE LIVING AND ECONOMIC PLANNING
Posted: October 8, 2011 in Chris Rene, John Tamihere, New Zealand, oil, Recycling, Renewable Energy, Seeby WoodhouseI was going to give my referendum of thoughts about the shipwrecked Rena boat on the reef near Tauranga, but it appears that John Tamihere and his team of talented panelists already did that on TV this morning via the show Think Tank. Panelists included Seeby Woodhouse who is clued up on facts about internet [...]
Via the NZH – “American James Clad tells Geoff Cumming about his high-profile career and enduring bond with New Zealand. A life can follow many paths: the keep-your-nose-clean, job-clinging route; the roller-coaster ride; the comet that dazzles then fizzes. Jim Clad (or, as he’s known in Washington, James C. Clad,) is a dual citizen [...]
Marcus Canty‘s version of I Wish by The Master, Stevie Wonder on The X Factor is a winner. Press play to appreciate. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 8.9.11~
NEW ZEALAND CHILDREN ARE VALUED CITIZENS – THEY ARE NOT GUINEA PIGS OF THE STATE, ARE NOT PROPERTY OF THE STATE TO BE EXPERIMENTED ON WITH DATA COLLECTION EXPERIMENTS
Posted: October 8, 2011 in Children, Families, Invasion, PrivacyToday I read, Russell Wills thinks ”privacy laws should be reversed to require schools, health, welfare and justice services to share information when any one of them raised child protection concerns. He also suggested enrolling all newborn babies on the national immunisation register and with a family doctor and a Well Child service, unless the parents opted [...]
7 Days is a rather irreverent TV show. Part Topical Q + A formatting, part topical-satire talk content. Watching Pita Sharples answer questions from a rapid firing squad of Kiwi panelists with two South African and Aussie guest panelists too - was some of the funniest live TV seen this week. My favorite moment was when the potty mouth, South African [...]
BEST TV SHOW – SHOWCASING NEW ZEALAND – NORTH by MELANIE RAKENA AND MARCUS LUSH
Posted: October 8, 2011 in Marcus Lush, Melanie Rakena, New Zealand, Reality TV StarsRarely do you get to see a TV series that encapsulates New Zealand’s expansive countryside, while celebrating the uniqueness of New Zealand culture with a guide who introduces an audience to some very unique New Zealanders. Melanie Rakena (producer) and Marcus Lush do just that. Favorite episode so far – The Pinnacles hike ep. Magic. [...]
In Homeland Security, a reality TV show hit series in Aotearoa, New Zealand – communities of people are building homes and communities for each other, housing all of the homeless. The wealthiest citizens are given the amazing opportunity to muck in and not only invest their wealth strategically with the displaced and lesser fortunate, but also with their sweat [...]
OPERA CHORUS – PLACIDO DOMINGO AND KATHERINE JENKINS DO SOME GOOD FOR CHRISTCHURCH
Posted: October 7, 2011 in Christchurch, Katherine Jenkins, Opera, Placido DomingoFor the last two weeks, I’ve been feeling very sorry for home owners in quake-stricken Christchurch. The government is offering to buy their unlivable housing at market value – the thing is though, they’re not going to get a better place then the homes people are giving up. Some even say, they are being forced [...]
FOOTLOOSE MOVIE TRAILER 2011
Posted: October 7, 2011 in Entertainment Celebrity News, Entertainment Distribution, Entertainment News, Hollywood Entertainment News, Julianne Hough, Movie TrailersLooks fun. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 7.10.11~
GARTH GEORGE NEEDS TO GO ON A MARAE STAY, ASAP!!!
Posted: October 7, 2011 in Combating Racism, Garth George, Humor[Maori All Blacks supporters tee - Kinda Cool - Lovell Rugby] I normally think Garth George writes some interesting articles. However, when Garth resorted to that archaic and twisted dark arts art of “Maori bashing” rhetoric, I sadly had to reconsider Garth’s whole attitude. Maori bashing is the most laziest journalism you could ever do. [...]
TEAM TOBY FLOOD, ALL THE WAY
Posted: October 7, 2011 in Cricket, Rugby, Rugby World Cup, Sports, Sports Horiwood, Sports Psychology, Sports Talent Management, Toby Flood, UKA popular blog post many people are reading is – FROM HOLLYWOOD: 10 RUGBY FOOTBALL STARS Seeing that reminded me, that as a welcoming Kiwi for visiting rugby teams and supporters into New Zealand – I should be supporting NEW TALENT getting through the ranks. So, when it comes to the English team, I have [...]
NO ONE LIKES TO SEE SENIOR CITIZENS GETTING LOCKED UP – BRIDGECORP
Posted: October 7, 2011 in Bruce Davidson, OOC Old PeopleGuilty plea in Bridgecorp trial Former Bridgecorp chairman Bruce Davidson has been sentenced to nine months home detention for misleading investors in a number of the failed finance company’s offer documents. Davidson was also ordered to pay $500,000…But wait… New delay in Petricevic trial In happier news – NZ Super Fund’s bumper year for [...]
TE FILM WITHIN A FILM – TEMPORARY MEASURES VIDEO SURVEILLANCE BILL GETS THE BIG TICK IN NZ
Posted: October 7, 2011 in Debates, Francois Truffaut, Human Rights, humility, Humor, Jacqueline Bisset, Kim Kardashian, New Zealand, Privacy, Reality TV Stars, SurveillanceI was going to update this blog post a while ago but I had to film myself ten times before I felt in the appropriate zapper Kiwi voyeuristic penguin mood to so. Watching Francois Truffaut films at the same time helped get the concept as well, in that artsy kinda way. Here we go then… When [...]
STEVE JOBS STAMFORD SPEECH – HALLMARKS OF A VISIONARY HEARTED PULSE
Posted: October 7, 2011 in I have a Dream, Petra Bagust, Steve JobsI was touched watching New Zealand TV this morning, when Petra Bagust a TV presenter, played down a clip of Steve Jobs speech to Stamford. After listening to his words, a rather clearly impacted Bagust described Jobs as being “About Love.” You’ve Got To Find What You Love – This is a prepared text of [...]
Tahuna Breaks music is always good. Here’s Reflections. Press play to appreciate. ~Posted by Horiwood.Com, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 7.10.11~
GIVING OWEN GLENN’S RACIST RANTING SOME HUMANE PERSPECTIVE
Posted: October 7, 2011 in Combating Racism, New ZealandOwen Glenn wrote a column in the New Zealand Herald. He doesn’t live in New Zealand, yet he seems to know how to judge Maori and student populations of New Zealand with a death-like grip that needs a word. Back in the day when Owen was in college (University) he didn’t have to take out [...]
