NZ NEWS. LIES. COVER UPS. GREED. TRUST ABUSE. ECONOMIC BULLYING, LAND BUY UPS. RACIST INEQUALITY PERSECUTION, TEENS & YOUNG ADULTS DISCRIMINATION & HEALTHY CONFESSIONS AHEAD – 18th JANUARY 2012
News: It was very much a politics driven show. Click on pic to see.
For my own reference – What is remembered of news and news culture, follows…?
Lance Armstrong confesses to drug useage to Oprah yet he still shows hardness of heart (eg: athlete competiveness combined with cheating has not caught up with his brain in real time). He does have an empire amassed to save, yet the contrition is not apparent yet. Meaning, Lance is still suffering from pumped-up, high profile fame addiction… perhaps.
Performance enhanced ‘med science’ was the reason for his 7 tour de france wins. I don’t respect that easily with “winning” athletes. A faker is a faker, Period. No judgement intended though. Fame addiction and stealing other people’s best endeavors was what Lance’s backers achieved with Lance. NZ’s PM John Key‘s publicst no.2 talks on phone (as an independant journalist, apparently… :) while a pic of plane is shown. Apparently Antarctica is on the cards. An Italian restaurant gets AMAZING press in Otautahi (Christchurch)… how did that happen?! On them. Tauranga grieves lost citizens in Kenya. Where I live, we have the same story… metaphorically speaking. Yet, literally too.
Economist and soccer club owner, Gareth Morgan enlightens how $1b+ in loans were issued in NZ in a week. That means people have been encouraged to buy up houses in bundles. A monopoly now exists of ‘cluster-homes’ owners. NZ’s govt. were the architects of it. It is greed and fear mentality – yet wise investment too. :) (more…)
AVATAR APPS GOOGLE PLAY – PETER CHIN ON MORPHING VIA APPS & I.T CULTURE MARKETING
Peter Chin a U.S pastor (nothing to do with pasteurised milk) comments on “Avatarism” “Apps” culture via Google Play… designed to acquire resource through spreading racial debate (dissention in some cases) in a game designed to acquire market share of the information collecting spy industry online.
–Read it.
There’s that notion of wearing ‘Indigenous peoples skin’… or a fear that China will wear the USA’s skin… in order to acquire resource etc. Or a commentary on the USA’s love-hate fascination with “what China’s doing next”. It can be said that the app is a commentary on it, to make the world get on, too. (more…)
CHINA WANTS INTERNET USERS TO REGISTER THEIR NAME
“Their intention is very clear: It is to take back that bit of space for public opinion, that freedom of speech hundreds of millions of Chinese Internet users have strived for,” said Murong Xuecun, a prominent Chinese writer.
–responding to news that all Chinese are required to register their names for the internet. Read Flora Ji‘s report.
I just think China’s government is more honest than other governments about it. I mean, it’s not look every government isn’t looking at what their citizens are doing online. How else do politicians look like gurus (or worse, when they do not – heaven forbid! We all look dumb, when that happens)… every time they turn up at a press conference. They need relevant stuff to say. This is often how they get their best ideas. (more…)
HOW BILLIONAIRES ARE USING POLITICIANS TO BEND PRIVACY LAWS IN CREEPY SURVEILLANCE INVASION DEMANDS ON CITIZENS TASTES, SHOPPING PREFERENCES, & SPEND – GOOGLE NEWS DECEMBER 2012
“If you bought a tee shirt at [Banana Republic] in the mall with your credit card, you could start seeing a lot more [Banana Republic] ads online later, suggesting jeans that go with that shirt… this is the sixth time we’ve released this data, and one trend has become clear: Government surveillance is on the rise,” Google has admitted in a new report.
Reuters reports: “The most powerful company on the Internet just got a whole lot creepier: (more…)
WE ARE WHAT WE THINK – THE GLOBAL BATTLE FOR INTERNET FREEDOM ON THE TABLE
Google on it’s home page raises the question of: Love the free and open Internet? Tell the world’s governments to keep it that way.
Thankfully a journalist has already given good thoughts on this.
The Global Battle For Internet Freedom is examined in detail by Chris Barton.
“It’s a familiar narrative. People make decisions behind closed doors. Other people don’t like it. The secrets get leaked. All hell breaks loose. Think Wikileaks, the Trans Pacific Partnership and now the WCIT leak site. That’s the World Conference on International Telecommunications which is being held by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in Dubai this week.” (more…)
INTELLIGENT – PART 2
intelligent - part two: adjective
good at thinking clearly and quickly, at understanding difficult ideas and subjects, and at gaining and using knowledge.
wise: (more…)
EDUCATION REFORMATION – CHRISTCHURCH CITY’S INVESTMENT & RENEWAL PLANS FOR EDUCATION
If there is one thing I know is true, nothing in this life is a certainty: 13 schools to close in ChCh? Reformation ahead for the rebuilding city?…
Either way, exciting. Embrace change. NBR reports 18 schools may be merged.
If anything, it’s about being at a crossroads of a changed curriculum in key subject areas. If this means special learning labs for certain subjects, that could be good for all children in ChCh. For example, pilot class. Young people will be equipped to be able kaitiaki of, the Ross sea for example, at a much younger age, without even being conscious of it per se.
Yet the key components are built into their new curriculum in fun ways, ready to be advanced when needed. So entrepreneurs who build, protect, export, expand their economy and nation’s best future, all through education’s new drive and vision gifted to them with this impending change… So exciting.
In NZ, schools are the heart of community in the formative years, very tight knit. So, let’s hope the sense of ChCh’s community stays in tact.
You can’t live in the wounds of loss forever, we must let go to grow. The familiar is vital to security yet adventure is a gift that youth can thrive on in elevated learning environs. (more…)
HAWAIIKI CABLE – NEW PACIFIC CABLE LINK CHATS, NEW ZEALAND IT IP CAPABILITY MOMENTUM IDEAS
On crazy creative days, I have visions of people worldwide watching 3D action movies having world premieres live online from New Zealand. In my even crazier creative Maori dreams, I see Iwi (Maori tribes) making a mix of action movies with global actors cast in such films. The stories are mythological, introducing a spanking new cast of superheroes to the world, yet the heroes are very meaningful to the children of the world’s bright and sustainable future.
We’re allowed to keep on keeping on dreaming. NZ is in dreamtime. Majorly. We have nothing to lose. All to gain. We are dreaming big.
A mega-cable would really help that future no end.
Here’s one: ”New Pacific cable link plan unveiled: “An Auckland-based company appears to be planning another internet link out of New Zealand, just a month after Pacific Fibre abandoned its cable project. (more…)
EDUCATION & BRAIN SCIENCE KHAN ACADEMY, A MADONNA HAL DAVID TRIBUTE & INDIA-USA NEWS BITES – 3rd SEPTEMBER 2012
Education & Brain Science: (CBS News) Sal Khan is a math, science, and history teacher to millions of students, yet none have ever seen his face. Khan is the voice and brains behind Khan Academy, a free online tutoring site that may have gotten your kid out of an algebra bind with its educational how-to videos. Now Khan Academy is going global. Backed by Google, Gates, and other Internet powerhouses, Sal Khan wants to change education worldwide, and his approach is already being tested in some American schools. More@CBS Brain School TV.
USA News Links:
Storm Watch Louisiana: Isaac Leaves Entire Neighborhoods Underwater – Yahoo! News
Missouri to Ohio say thanks for the rain.
Harrisburg Illinois: Post tornado – Recovery’s face
Public Demonstration News: Letting off steam in Charlotte
Jay-Z is still on getting kids interested in politics duties. (New Zealand should have done same job, last election too!).
Romney focuses in on minority. Gets praise from Marriott family.
Foreign Policy: Biden says Romney out of touch on Foreign Policy. (Look, he knows where Alaska and Russia are!).
Athletic fibbing admissions: Ryan says he misstated marathon claim
Obama‘s comic Western quips: Obama laughs off Eastwood jibes
CNN Sports: LIVE: Action from London Paralympics.
Showbiz Hollywood: Stars pay tribute to ‘Raindrops’ writer
LA gets poetical: City to get a poet laureate
Myths-Busting Biz Opinion: ‘Maximizing shareholder value’ is ill-conceived concept
Financial Firms: Come under fire for tax strategy
Mormons-Masons, Masons-Mormons: Doing business the Mormon way. Lol!
US Environment Watch: Can a supervolcano at Yellowstone threaten Earth?
CNN discovers YouTube’s Moodwall: EmotionTubeTV
Movie Marketing: Tom Hanks talks Cloud Atlas
College Football: Plaschke: USC looks good; allegations sound bad
Baseball: Angels rock Felix Hernandez in eighth, stay on roll with 5-2 win
Whiffy Jiffy Stuff: Celebrity fragrances
Airline Upgrades: Rosenthal: A la carte airlines boost profits
Hollywood Royalty expands: Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott welcome a baby boy
TechWallStWatch: Apple junkies rejoice: New iPhone announced.
Rahm Emanuel‘s new Deputy Mayor says “I’m not Polyanna” Lol!
Hollywood History Reflections: So who was Abraham Al Jaffe? Henry Fonda‘s hero.
Ode to Joy: Random acts of culture - South Beach Miami gets festive.
Men’s Tennis: Roddick, Djokovic advance at the U.S. Open.
April Henry is a singer-songwriter of Chicago. Henry features in Chicago Street Style forum.
Extra education links: Khan Academy: The future of education?, Sanjay Gupta teaches basic brain science, Khan Academy: School of the future.
The things American tech billionaires do to get a larger share of India’s growing tech market! Education is a brills strategy to do this.
Sports Photo: Noavk Djokovic, who finished with 13 aces, needed only 1 hour, 37 minutes to earn the win over Julien Benneteau in the US Open. More at Sports Illustrated.
Music: Hal David tribute. Madonna‘s vintage Rain song – vocals only.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 3.9.12~
SYRIA, CHINA, USA, UK, SOUTH AFRICA, CHINA NEWS BITES – 3.9.12
In Syria, China, South Africa, USA news bites:
The Syrian atrocity: Activists: 5000 people killed in Syria in August.
South Africa on USA, UK’s past: Tutu: Bush, Blair should face trial at the Hague.
Curbing the justification of USA’s war-thirst culture, while renewing purpose in culture: US waves goodbye to the gas-guzzlers.
China Watch: NZ dollar falls on China data.
South Africa: South Africa to withdraw miner murder charges
Insider Trading & Privacy Breach-Zone IT Alerts NZ: Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff wary of Govt data in ‘cloud’
All News Links: NZH. Our thoughts are with Syria’s people today.
Key words via the Red Crescent website for Syria’s people are: health, migration, risk reduction, capacity building, promoting principles and values, humanitarian diplomacy, humanitarian logistics, disaster law, disaster management, youth.
If those words interest you click on top pic to find out more how you may be able to help and get involved.
Peace!
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 3.9.12~
KIWIS JOIN JULIAN ASSANGE PROTEST IN ECUADOR & OTHER RECOLLECTIONS OF NAUGHTY AUSSIES IN THE NEWS
In Ecuador, Kiwis have allegedly joined the protest for Julian Assange‘s freedom. William Haig featured on the news today talking about it too via BBC news reporting.
Let’s recall the Assange drama then: If I recall, an American soldier gave Julian the private US military info. Julian then distributed it to media. US media fed on every single document Julian sent them. Politicians and world leaders suddenly became more popular than Hollywood stars or sports stars, through what Julian did. Wikileaks was en vogue news. People even talked about it over Russian vodka Martinis in LA with Britney Spears and Rihanna pop hits blaring in the blackground.
A weird fusion combo, yet that was LA’s social circuit at the time. It made everyone feel just that tad bit mo smarter.
Political gossip and foreign affairs gossip filled tabloids and grew social media platforms for the USA, like no other content that period. Some new billionaires were even made from distributing Wikileaks stories via US military and Assange’s distribution. New Zealand’s Wikileaks content was extremely tame, compared to everyone else’s political gossip. I was disappointed. It happened not long after NZ’s PM appeared on the late show with David Letterman introduced as a guy from the 1950′s. That was funny.
In New Zealand, we even got one billionaire, who benefitted from the Wikileaks social media platforms buzz, shipped to NZ, years later.
However, at the time Hillary Clinton had to clean up the Wikileaks mess in global affairs. Off Hillary flew on her jet air plane trying to calm things down. At the same time Angelina Jolie was jetting the world too, filming The Tourist.
Julia (Australia’s new PM), suddenly became more prominent in the world at that time as no one in the US knew who she was. However, when Assange was mentioned, and given the fact that he was an Australian citizen, the US audience would then look at Australian news to see what was going on. It fast became a Mid-East story though. (more…)
HOW I.T TRENDS ARE SHAPING ECONOMIC FORECASTS IN BANKING – GOOGLE’S VALUE AS AN INFORMATION COLLECTOR NEWS
No one is more paranoid about knowing early what’s going to make money in the future, than a bank. IT companies exist to give bankers this information. Here’s a story of that.
Ottawa Citizen website takes a look today at how Google trends is shaping the flow of policy in Israel and banking system’s flows too.
Some points worth a mention: Israel Bank uses google’s trend data to to assess the state of the nation’s $243billion economy. Economic indicator analysis data is used by the The Federal Reserve and the central banks of England, Italy, Spain and Chile followed up with studies to see if search volumes track trends in the economies they oversee.
Erik Brynjolfsson, a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s Academic Advisory Council who doubles as a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge has been studying what IT data can do as early indicators of the economy’s temperature.
The December 2009 study he co-authored on predicting U.S. home sales using search volumes was cited by three of the central bank studies. (more…)
CREATING CHARTER SCHOOL PARADIGM TEMPLATES & EDUCATION MODELS – HEKIA PARATA & JOHN BANKS
On academic adoption: We are because academics adopted us and shared their brightest thoughts with others, that ignited the intellectual DNA of a generation of children into brighter pathways of thinking.
When children are young though, often what they need is attention from an educator to help children connect to a learning pathway and pattern that best suits them. Here’s a story that has the potential to enhance learners in NZ.
Te Karere News reported today: Minister releases more details about Charter schools: Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced more details on how charter schools or ‘Kura Hourua’ will work in NZ. The move is set to try and accelerate the 1 in 5 children, where the current education system is not benefitting their achievement records.
Parata’s family are very bright people. Several have been involved in education management for twenty years or more, so I was interested in her thoughts on education for youth. I admire their work. MP John Banks also appears in the news with Lady Gardiner.
[I think the scheme has merit as it's really all about finding the best education templates that work the best for children. (more…)
LIKE A G6: HAMISH BOND & ERIC MURRAY’S DOUBLE GOLD WORLD RECORD HEAT – LONDON OLYMPICS DOUBLE SCULLS GOLD 2012
Rowing: Hamish Bond and Eric Murray cleaned up as ”hot favourites for gold, they shattered the world’s best mark for their event on the way to booking a semi-final berth. Added by a tail wind, they smashed the record for the win by clear water on the Eton Dorney course in Buckinghamshire, clocking a slick 6min 08.50sec. Their time eclipsed by 5.77s the previous best set by Britons James Cracknell and Matthew Pinsent at the world championships in Seville 10 years ago.”–Craig Stanaway, TVNZ on our World Champion crews. Photo: BBC. That’s Tumeke Awesome!
In multi-layered Kiwi sports slang, Eric Murray said on Facebook: “We didn’t go all balls to the wall.” Well spoken.
Journalist Megan Banks has the sports news report.
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In wider global trends news – Trends tracking statistics:
I’ve been maitaining a blog now for over three years. More than 18,000 blog posts across 3000+ topic categories make up the website. The information, allows you a certain degree of privilege to keep tabs with trends that track democratically, as voted by what trends track on the dailys like a science.
To date, the blog’s audience is over 50% a USA audience in total blog views. Fancy that?!
What do the stats reveal?
Main fact: Water and not oil, is one of the most searched for commodities on a Hollywood themed, news, sports, Kiwi driven website.
Top Ten Topics Today are:
1. Entertainment Celebrity News
2. Humor
3. Hollywood Entertainment News
4. USA
5. Entertainment News
6. Reality TV Stars
7. Entertainment Distribution
8. Water
9. Tom Cruise
10. Magazine Covers
Conclusion: The drought in the US must be of more concern than we are all paying attention to. Athletes and sports are so distracting!
[Magazine Cover pick: Soccer star - Japan's Homare Sawa covers Time Magazine 's July 30 2012 - Cover Edition. Chur!]
Song lyrics of water peoples stars TVC & Sports brands endorsement portfolios. In hip hop’s tres clever ebonics, then:
Popping bottles in the ice, like a blizzard/ When we drink we do it right gettin slizzard/ Sippin on, sippin on sizz, Ima ma-make it fizz/ Girl I keep it gangsta, Popping bottles at the crib/ Its that 808 bump, make you put yo hands up/ Make you put yo hands up, put yo, put yo hands up/ Go for gold.–Far East Movement hip hop scribery.
[Retro Smart Water TVC humor - Jennifer Aniston & pals. Like A G:6].
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.7.12~
JEFFREY PAUL DELISLE IS CAUGHT UP IN A NAVY ESPIONAGE SCANDAL
Who gets the best party tickets at the Olympics? Nations with the best water supplies, food and oil and gas. For good measure, nations with the best gossip too. Here’s one of those tales.
So, over my hardy, stodgy porridge breakfast, I learn that New Zealand is juggling an espionage scandal as well as trying to solve our unemployment sector. I don’t know how we do it, but we take it all in our stride?
Anyway the espionage scandal involves Canadian naval officer Jeffrey Paul Delisle, who allegedly while on government pay roll, decided to be like Facebook, Twitter, Apps (and other social media companies). Shock horro! He traded secrets to another government. Namely Russia. Well say this isn’t so?!. (more…)
SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY TEMPLATE POETIC APP – TE REO MAORI LANGUAGE APP LAUNCHES
Finally, a Maori language star App to navigate a globally conscious, poetic future of change.
The essence of sustainable living for the world’s more peaceful future, is contained within Te Reo Rangatira (the Maori language of Chiefs) poetic language. For that reason, I also love this App. Ka pai.
On that note too – Speaking languages, current events in this moment and peace’s furtherance in the world: 和平对伊拉克.
News choice: Miriama Kamo. Reporting: Amy Kelly & launched on air by Wendy Petrie.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 25.7.12~
THE RAUPO PHRASEBOOK OF MODERN MAORI – SCOTTY MORRISON’S GUIDE TO INTEGRATING MAORI INTO EVERY DAY FAMILY LIFE
Watching Breakfast television in New Zealand this weekend a few books were promo-ed on the show. One was Owen Glenn‘s rags-to-riches biographical life story, titled Making a Difference. Blogger and book critic Graeme Beattie‘s review of the book can be read here. Glenn is also the owner of The Warriors rugby league club in New Zealand. His work in India is vital in West Bengali.
Also on Breakfast was Stacey Morrison talking about a new book that is pivotal to New Zealand’s future. Her husband wrote the book. For people who would like to learn the Maori language and teach their children the language, Scotty Morrison‘s brand new book titled The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori: The User-friendly Guide for All New Zealanders is an essential Kiwi book we all must own a copy of.
Together, Stacey and Scotty’s combined contributions to enrich New Zealand culture as broadcasters is a massive legacy they have consistently given to instill a strength of spirit and Maori culture into the fabric of New Zealand’s ever-changing society. I love what they do. I get it. There are no words to explain what they have given over the years. They always give in fun ways, so you never know you’re really conscious you’re learning from them when they are on the air as entertainers and broadcasters. Thank you.
About the book. Fishpond book website writes:
“The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori is an up-to-date, versatile and highly relevant resource and guide for utilizing Maori language in everyday life. Whether you’re a novice or emergent speaker of te reo Maori, or a complete beginner, you’ll learn useful phrases for: The home, the marae, the workplace, and social settings etiquette. The book also gives advice about appropriate observations of time in correct address for the days, months, seasons and weather. Key phrases are taught for mathematical discourse in Maori too.
For the person who is on the go, The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori offers instructional knowledge for travel and directions, playing sports, having fun, and so much more!
The phrasebook also covers dialects, grammar and pronunciation; answers to key questions you’ll use the most in life; outlines favorite idioms and slang used every day in New Zealand society’s Maori conscious world; shares the wisdom of the ancients through proverbs and speeches; and provides information on the ever-changing history of te reo Maori – an active, evolving, living, satisfying and vibrant culture that’s on the rise.
The useful vocabulary lists are a big hit and are offered for each book section to make reading easy. The tone of the book is written in a user-friendly manner with everyday New Zealanders in mind. With a focus on modern-day language, The Raupo Phrasebook of Modern Maori is the guide that no home should be without.
About the Author: Scotty Morrison (Ngati Whakaue) is the well-known presenter of the Maori current affairs programme Te Karere. He holds a Diploma of Teaching, Bachelor of Education and a Masters degree (Education) from Waikato University.
Scotty is also the Director of Maori Student and Community Engagement at Auckland’s Unitec Institute of Technology Te Whare Wananga o Wairaka, where he promotes te reo Maori through awareness, administration and specialised courses.
Tumeke!
[Note: Must get both books].
Rawdon Christie of TVNZ interviews Stacey on integrating Maori into daily life. I think of how important Sir Apirana Ngata‘s books were to New Zealand society back in the day. This book has the ability to be just as profound to NZ culture and to the world that loves Indigenous Peoples knowledge too. How practical, valuable and useful. Rock on.
[Photo: Chris Skelton - Fairfax Media NZ]
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 22.7.12~
MELINDA GATES TAKES ON THE POPE & CATHOLIC’S BREEDING PLANS WITH I.T DOLLARS
Belinda Gates work on social engineering: “It’s being billed as a major smack-down: prominent Catholic laywoman versus the pope. Melinda Gates, Microsoft founder Bill Gates’ wife and one half of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, “disagrees with the Vatican on the use of contraceptives,” according to the Guardian newspaper. With the British government, the foundation this week sponsored a London Summit on Family Planning designed to provide 120 million women in the world’s poorest countries with access to contraceptives by 2020. Gates pledged $560 million for the effort.
“Of course I wrestled with this,” Gates told the newspaper.
Choice is perhaps a noble thing. Although in nations of excessive consumption it is a bit rich to fear not having enough for you and your own kids, all the while not wanting to share with other people. Gates campaign occurs during the worst stint of inequality and greed from the world’s wealthy since the 1930′s. The Catholic Church now numbers 1 billion plus people in the world, three times that of the USA’s population. 80% more than Facebooks declared online audience numbers too and 300 million peope shy of India and China’s populations.
From a safe sex perspective in an age of social media, I’m totally on Belinda’s side though. Contraceptives are needed if you observe IT trends. However, under Melinda’s proposed funding scheme, people like Oprah Winfrey would never have happened in the world. Food for thought among fellow billionaires today.
[LA Times: British Prime Minister David Cameron and philanthropist Melinda Gates talk with activists during the London Summit on Family Planning in London – WPA Pool / Getty Images / July 11, 2012. I guess it doesn’t matter the activist is not named in the photo either! Geez.)
To find out what Bill Gates and Warren Buffet are also doing with billionaire buds in their philanthropic goals with The Giving Pledge, click here and Ron Rosenbaum‘s thoughts here too.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 16.7.12~
KIM DOTCOM IS BIG NEWS IN AUSTRALIA – SAYS HOLLYWOOD’S BIZ MODEL IS OUTDATED
In Totally Illegal Families – Kim Dotcom News via The Age, Oz: “Perceptions of the Megaupload founder are changing rapidly as he fights extradition from New Zealand to the US.
AUCKLAND: Last month, a New Zealand software developer, Ben Gracewood, replied to a Twitter post from the internet tycoon Kim Dotcom, founder of the Megaupload file-sharing site that had been shut down by the FBI.
Gracewood asked Dotcom whether “you guys just drive around in modified electric vehicles and pose for photos”, referring to an image Dotcom, 38, had just posted showing three of his associates with golf buggies and a Segway. “I could live like that,” Gracewood wrote.
Twenty minutes later he got a surprising response from the mogul: “Come over now!” So Gracewood and a friend went to the most expensive house in the country — a mansion worth $NZ24 million ($19 million), rented by Dotcom, a German citizen — for a swim and some cupcakes. Twitter users across New Zealand watched with fascination as the group posted updates and photos of the visit.
Wait, there’s more: (more…)
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TV – ROGER HORROCKS & ANTHONY TIMPSON SHOWCASE 2012
Director, producer, a patriarch of young filmmakers in New Zealand and film festival collaborator, Roger Horrocks appears with Anthony Timpson in a TV interview, highlighting the International Film Festival 2012. View it above. Also check out the line up this year of a film festival 100,000 people are supporters of.
Venues of the festival are as follows: Auckland Jul 19 – Aug 05, Christchurch Aug 09 – Aug 26, Dunedin Jul 27 – Aug 19, Hamilton Aug 23 – Sep 09, Hawke’s Bay Sep 13 – Sep 30, Masterton Oct 17 – Oct 31, Nelson Aug 29 – Sep 16, New Plymouth – Dates TBC, Palmerston North Aug 16 – Sep 02, Tauranga Sep 06 – Sep 23, Wellington Jul 27 – Aug 12.
To link via social media to the International Film Festival: Like IFF on Facebook, Follow IFF on Twitter, Watch IFF on Youtube.
The Cultural Icon Interview with Roger Horrocks from The Big Idea – can also be viewed here too.
To this man in NZ, we say “thank you” for all he has done to further film and filmmakers work, their skills, ideas - with his trademark passion of sincerity and his brand of encouragement. There are many teachers, few fathers. In the film world, Roger Horrocks is known as both. Mauri Ora. Rock on!
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.6.12~
SOPHIE TAUWEHE TAMAKI & PAUL BRESLIN DISCUSS THE HIKA LITE MAORI LANGUAGE APP ON KIWI TELLY
In amazing IT apps, advancement news, Sophie Tauwehe Tamaki and Paul Breslin have just walked on TV, promoting the hika lite (illumniation) language app tool for mobile phones.
The best thing. It’s free. Wow! What a useful App to all friends of New Zealand’s future direction and flows.
[Thank you].
All right, that was my Hika Elliot gets immortalized in a very cool living, life-giving way that will outlive us all - tribute nod today. :)
[Photo caption: Hika Elliot of the All Blacks performs the Haka before the International Test Match between the New Zealand All Blacks and Ireland at Eden Park on June 9, 2012 in Auckland, New Zealand. Photo by Phil Walter for Getty Images via Yahoo Sports].
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 26.7.12~
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