Posts by giovanni tiso
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I misspelt "agreement" there, so... But I was really asking about the spelling since rang*i*tiratanga has been used consistently by a few commenters.
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Actually, while I'm at it (and still not a real New Zealander), I read the 2025 Taskforce report - which may be a minority document, but hey, the government commissioned it and it was written by the previous leader of National - and the word Maori appears in it exactly twice over the 142 pages of the report. The first time is a passing mention of the performance of Maori and Pacific children in education. The second time, under the heading of Maori Land, where the authors write:
We are aware of significant issues outstanding around the ability of Maori land in multiple ownership to readily be used by its owners to its maximum potential economic value. There are complex cultural, economic and legal issues here, and they affect private land. We are not in a position to take a view on either the materiality of the issue or whether it raises real issues that are amenable to policy solutions. It might be exactly the sort of issue that a Productivity Commission can help to illuminate.
So the fundamental reforms that we supposedly ought to enact in order to make ourselves competitive with Australia and the rest of world spare exactly one thought (if you can call it that) for Maori. So much for biculturalism, or in fact the most basic of understandings of what culture means.
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the tino rangitiratanga
Can we at least come to an angreement as to the spelling? It's rang*a*tiratanga, right? I've seen both versions used throughout the thread and in newspaper articles all week.
I see this (and the noise around it being whipped up by Audrey Young) as being a symptom of intergenerational cultural change. The interesting bit politically is that National, which has traditionally backed the old, is now backing the young
Is it really a break from the past? My impression over the last decade has been that the conservative establishment is very comfortable with biculturalism and with the Waitangi Tribunal process, so long as they stay within certain bounds. Hence yes to redress based on property rights and money, no to the idea that Maori can stake broader cultural claims on how society works. Imposing a time limit on the Treaty negotiation process is another manifestation of the will to control this thing so it doesn't get out of hand. And what is one to make of the idea of flying a flag that for more than a few people is in fact a subversive symbol, but only on a certain day? Isn't that 'concession' also a way of putting Maori in their proper place? Otherwise, so long as we're a bicultural society, both flags ought to fly all the time. (And the problem there is that neither symbolises biculturalism, but rather contrasting ideas of sovereignity.)
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(It's the Douglas Adams reminder, perhaps.)
Oh yes.
I wasn't expecting to be in the running for this. Thankfully I'm due to see Jack in a couple of days so I can go all Tonia Harding on his shins.
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On the other hand there are alternate options for national anthems:
That will always be the true anthem to me.
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Someone will probably give him a radio show at this rate.
So long as it's on at 3am, I see no harm in that.
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That was efficient!
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The man is shrewd, though, isn't he? That strikes me as a very smart move.
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Word of the Year discussion. Because it doesn't fall under any of the blogger slots, it can be hard to find unless System is your entry point to Public Address.
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Which doesn't bother me much except when it's about important things ... like I don't know ... educating the next generation maybe? grrrr
Spoken like a man who hasn't read the the 2025 Taskforce Report. I can assure you it makes Tolley look like Maria freaking Montessori in comparison.