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Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi was ejected from New Zealand’s parliamentary chambers after accusing a fellow MP of engaging in racist rhetoric, and then performing a ceremonial dance to express his displeasure. Waititi took offense after National Party leader Judith Collins pressed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about the government’s plan to introduce a separate health […]
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WATCH: Maori Party co-leader kicked out of New Zealand parliament after performing HAKA in protest over ‘racist propaganda’
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The Mythological Maori Origin Stories of New Zealand
February 24th, 2021 Awake Goy The Maori people (Māori) are the natives of New Zealand who, like other societies, have myths that are related to the creation of the world and mankind. These Maori creation stories were memorized and passed through the generations orally. The different Maori tribes have their own versions but they have many elements in common, such […]
Matariki: Mythology, Astronomy and Warring Gods of the Maori New Year
February 19th, 2021 Awake Goy The Māori, or the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand , use a special word Matariki, which identifies the cluster of stars known to astronomers as the Pleiades, and to mythologists and folklorists as the Seven Sisters . Observed rising in mid-winter, the Pleiades heralded the Māori new year, which was a time of remembrance for […]
Chris Lilley’s Jonah from Tonga withdrawn by New Zealand’s Maori Television
July 3rd, 2017 Awake Goy Jonah from Tonga is an Australian television series written by and starring the comedian Chris Lilley. It follows a rebellious Australian boy of Tongan descent who had been introduced in Lilley’s 2007 series, Summer Heights High. Georgina te Heuheu, the chair of Maori Television, said once the full board of became aware of the screening […]
iPhone Case to Monitor Device’s Radios for Surveillance Activity
July 22nd, 2016 Awake Goy iPhone Case to Monitor Device’s Radios for Surveillance Activity July 21st, 2016 Of course, inexpensive signal blocking pouches can prevent phones from communicating. You have to test them to make sure that they’re actually blocking the signals. See: Black Hole Faraday Bags, for example. […]
