Posts by Shaun Scott
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Hard News: That escalated quickly ..., in reply to ,
Jacinda Ardern and Kelvin Davis have both shown there willingness to represent those without the power to even vote. Davis has been defending the rights of prisioners. Ardern has a reputation for speaking for the rights of the child.
good point. I have been a bit uncertain about Kelvin Davis (not exactly sure why), but his work on prisoner rights has been admirable, and has made me warm to him a bit. Not necessarily a popular issue to go with, but an important one that deserves credit.
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Hard News: That escalated quickly ..., in reply to Russell Brown,
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This is interesting.</q>It really is- and may end up being the most significant aspect of this change today. He also said, according to the Herald,
"Maori Party President Tukoroirangi Morgan immediately called for Ardern to be more open to working with the Maori Party than Little was.He said Maori around the country were saying they wanted the Maori Party to side with Labour if it was in a position to form a Government.
"We've always said we'd work with both sides, blue or red, but Andrew Little killed off any hope of that happening when he closed the door on us.
"We're hoping Jacinda and Kelvin won't be as closed minded and that they’ll agree to work with kaupapa Māori."Little had described the Maori Party as at the back of the cab rank for Labour because of its nine years working with National.",
bit of a challenge though, with Kelvin Davis running in Te Tai Tokerau, and Hone and the the Maori party having an accommodation I think?
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Hard News: Friday Music: a New Zealand story, in reply to Sacha,
one of the beauties of these types of lists is that it gets people posting other stuff that "should be on the list"
RNZ did leave open the prospect of further rounds.
Will be good to see where the list leads. I like their approach of each woman nominating another (the "daisy chain of nominations")- it has meant it is very much oriented towards "current" guitarists, but cool that the discussion of the list reminds us of the generation before ( Many of whom are of course still playing).
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Hard News: Friday Music: a New Zealand story, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
“She will rock you: NZ female guitarists that rock”
Where’s Kaye Woodward from The Bats & Minisnap ?
Yes indeed! one of the beauties of these types of lists is that it gets people posting other stuff that "should be on the list".
You have helped set my listening for tonight.
I would also add in Sandra Bell's "Industrial Night" for some good noisy guitar.
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Here is a link to quite a cool piece from RNZ on women guitarists, called "She will rock you: NZ female guitarists that rock"
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Yes, govern in prose. But maybe we could do a little bit of that campaigning in poetry first?
Perfect.
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Hard News: Behind those Herald…, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Hmmm – well I guess there is the Acheson Street shops a coupla blocks away from me in Shirley – basically a rollerdoor display area, in a state house area – most of which never roll up – there’s even a gone-out-of-business ‘Dress for Even Less’, which says a lot!
I know it is nearly 40 years ago, but I remember the Acheson Ave shops with fondness. Our weekly ( or fortnightly) shopping was done at "Mr Anderson's"- probably a 4 square or similar. Any number of the 7 kids would walk there with our mother, do the shopping there, ( or muck about at McFarlane park) go down to the butchers along the road (sawdust on the floor, free saveloy) and wander home. Mr Anderson would pull up in his white station wagon (from memory) at our place around 530 or 6 to deliver the groceries to us. Great service, but also some sense of community that has diminished- and which I think the whole housing as investment ( instead of a home) is reflective of too. (Shoe-horning the actual topic in at the end there ;-)
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This is brilliant opening sentence, and fantastic first para. Love it!
(the food- not so much. I am vegetarian :-) but enjoyed the article anyway.
Ground meat reminds me of arguments.
When I was a kid, the adult arguments I remember were often followed by bolognaise. I’m pretty sure my child brain twisted the memories a bit. There were likely arguments when mince wasn’t served, and we probably ate a fair bit of it without fights. But one of my strongest memories is of awkward dinners where conversation was a forced kind of “don’t let on to the kids” friendly. To this day I don’t cook with mince.
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So she may have thought about this matter after her manager made the entry, I guess. Good on her.
Who knows, but either way, it’s got her a hell of a lot more press than just winning the award.
i reckon that’s a touch cynical (forgive me if I am missing your point)- although to be fair, thought last night that it will be great promo for her. But- we also need to remember the world we are in – a very weird world (sadly not “post-trump” or “post – brexit”) has seemingly legitimised latent racism, which to me strengthened the power of what Aaradhna said last night.
Her acceptance of a nomination in this category may have been well thought out by her – lending itself to an opportunity to express the important views she stated last night.
I was watching with our 17 year old daughter, and for both of us it was a jaw-dropping highlight of the night, and one which both of us have talked about today – and has also been a topic of conversation with her friends as well.
And, maybe it worked on the cynical level. It made me seek out her music on bandcamp Treble Reverb- I only knew the excellent “stand up” (again, via my daughter).
But mostly, it was a wonderfully strong and courageous (and thankfully well supported in the venue) stand against the sometimes lazy and unintentional racism (and other “isms” ) that do occur beyond the experience of many of us. It was a little bit confronting; a little bit uncomfortable; and a little bit awkward. It made us think and reflect and talk- just like art should do.
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Also, I’m not saying this is something you should do, but apparently people are donating to Rainbow Youth in Brian Tamaki’s name, using the publicly-available office@destinychurch.org.nz email address. That’s a thing that’s happening. Just saying.
Not that I'm saying that I have just done this, but it is a very cool idea. And have signed the petition too, but this felt just a wee bit more satisfying. Just saying.