…if He Puapua is a genuine attempt at co-governance for the benefit of all Māori, great! But if it’s a trojan horse for Corporate Iwi to promote Māori Capitalism as venal as Pakeha Capitalism, what are we gaining?
I’ve known Mike for about 20years. His passion and drive to respond meaningfully to the pandemic of suicide is breathtaking. The grief he wades through on a weekly basis from Whānau who reach out to him at their most raw and painful requires a strength and courage beyond my reckoning.
Seriously, what the hell would Ross, Chandler, Joey, Phoebe, Monica and Rachel have done if they had witnessed the murder of a black man by a dead-eyed cop? How would a hopeless methamphetamine addict have been received by Gunther? How would rape, domestic violence and gross economic exploitation have fitted into the comedic schema of “Friends”? How long would the friends of “Friends” have remained friends if these sorts of issues had suddenly become the main topics of conversation over all those café lattés? There aren’t a lot of laughs in injustice. At least, not a lot of laughs for liberals.
The Voyager Media Awards, being presented tonight at a glitzy affair held in the Auckland town hall, are as much about controlling the narrative as encouraging excellence in journalism.
You can read it first on TDB or wait for the mainstream media to catch up.
Since when were the Mongrel Mob such easily triggered snowflakes?
Do they need an emotional support peacock and a safe space?
There have been rumours that Mike’s fury at the lack of real progress was building, that it has reached this level is an extraordinary failure.
The Waikato DHB hack is far more serious and damaging than first claimed. I doubt they will be back to normal this year.
