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20 6th May 2018
1. Here are two very different discussions relating to Maori Wards, the first
compares the views of anti-everything Māori Don Esslemont, he is the old part
Scot / part English part etc. individual who cycles around town spouting his
‘One Law for all”, with his chest badge [homemade] blowing in the wind and many
if not all who are confronted by it, especially those working or visiting local
community centers are offended by its message, and Palmerston North’s elected
Mayor Grant Smith who represents the huge majority of Councillors [12 out of
15]. You decide which one is more believable?
http://www.maoritelevision.com/news/politics/fight-maori-wards-nazi-germany-hobsons-pledge-supporter
In the second video, you are
confronted by well-known ex-leader of the National Party and very short term
leader of the Act Party Don Brash and pitched against him is Andrew Judd
ex-Mayor of New Plymouth who has learned the lesson of being a New Zealander
and has now come to recognise the need for a partnership between the two
founding elements of our nation in the local government area. Once again you
decide which one of these two represents New Zealand in this day and age.
2. While the MSM chases the bullshit tale of Clarke Gayford [The partner
of the PM] https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/opinion/103554796/Does-the-Clarke-Gayford-smear-signal-a-new-low-in-politics?cid=edm:stuff:dailyheadlines&bid=725720103
The rest of NZ instead shows a
much greater interest in other political activities of a more meaningful
nature. Direct moves to help the homeless and support for our hard working
Midwives who have had their wages depressed for over a decade, along with other
public health Nurses who are on the frontline. The last government let the Care
Givers down to such an extent that they [the Government] were taken to the
Courts and LOST, only then then were they forced to increase Care Givers wages…But
hey what’s new, we’ve been doing it for years ever since Roger Douglas and his
mob adopted neoliberal rip-off behaviour as the norm. Between him and Ruth
Richardson working class people were attacked via GST and tax hikes. The
exception was the top tax rate which was lowered…guess whom was paying who…
Funding for health was depressed
while the country spend millions on a discussion on a new flag, future spending
on health took a beating while at the same time governments reduced the top tax
rate for the wealthy. Today the Opposition, pleas to keep spending big on
highways to nowhere: while country roads and bridges rot because of a lack of
repairs.
Even our local newspapers has
become less local, the so-called new compact version [honest media people call
it a tabloid] because it now has become simply a centrally printed paper with
the odd bit of local advertising and a few soft regional items. Investigative
journalism is a thing of the past. This motly crew pictured are called
Journalists, but are they?
In real terms this bunch of
rat-bags are simply opinionated money grabbers, none of them has produced work
that could ever be considered ‘Investigative journalism’. These are ‘Yes men’
of the highest order. Anyone of them would go down a treat working for ‘Fox
News’. Note: Far right on the top row is ‘David Seymour’ so-called ACT party
leader, funded by the tax-payers of NZ so as to pretend that the National Party
has a friend in Parliament. I will concede that he is not a real
journalist…just a pretend one. Since we the tax-payers are unwillingly paying
his bribe / bride price if you'll forgive the PNG term, I feel justified in including him in this gallery of rogues
since the MSM treats him as intelligent!.
3. After taking a one year break [2017] the May Day concert was back on
stage celebrating International Workers Day 2018. It was a a special night
because it honoured Kristine Bartlett Kiwibanks 2018 New Zealander of the year.
Kristine fought tooth and nail via her Union to get the National Government to
pay equal pay to female workers in the home care industry. The Government tried
to block this desire by using every trick in the book. But in the end the
Courts [more than one] ruled that the Government was breaking the law…and the
government was FORCED to increase specific care workers’ salaries [which up to
the time of the court cases were based on the minimum rate [around $15 per
hour]. During the 2017 general election the National Government attempted to
claim some credit for increasing some care givers hourly rates…history shows
that they tried over and over again to have the courts’ rulings cancelled
out…The Government of the day were liars and were rightly made to recant. It
was a great victory for the power of unions and the solidarity of people like
Kristine Bartlett and her supporters.
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| Brazen Hussies in 2016 in The Square. |
Various Unions and organisations had
information available for those attending the May Day Concern. One of those
‘Vote Yes to Maori Wards’ had a table with some handouts available…Some unknown
person wanted to add to the table a cutout of the ‘Hobson’s Pledge and One Vote
for all half page add…but he and his so-called organisation lacked the guts or
openness to approach the organisers of the Concert…this has been so typical of
their misleading and false information that they have imported and used to
justify their racist behaviour..
It was a great nights
entertainment, The Brass Razoo Solidarity Band, The Dean McKerras School of
Dance, Michelle Robinson Dance Theatre, the Kate Martin School of Dance, Jimmy
[a local singer / composer] The Brazen Hussies, all competed for the May Day
Cup…and the winner was “The Brazen Hussies”…and not forgetting the dynamic
Peter Hicks from Tasmania a song writer and composer of world class.
Big thanks to the Peoples Theatre,
the Globe and the Peoples Radio Station, Access Manawatu, and all those who
played a part in the concerts wonderful presentation.
“Every great work
Every great accomplishment
Has been brought
Into manifestation
Through holding,
To the vision
Florence Scovel Shinn:
Peter J Wheeler
1 comment:
I received this by email...I have deleted the name of the woman concerned:
"5 minutes before the concert began, a woman called [Name deleted] who I know attends the Catholic Cathedral and who has mental health issues showed me her cutout of the Hobsons pledge advert and said i have a few of these to put up, can i use that noticeboard?
When I saw it I was furious. I said no you can't put them up. She said that's not fair you are preventing an alternative view. I said [name deleted] go and organise your own concert. This is a workers event, you are not to put any of that up. We strongly support Maori Wards. She kept saying that I was preventing an alternative view. I was so angry with her I walked away because i consider she has a mental health problem and i didnt want to do anything silly like ripping her advert up in front of her as I felt like doing. I didn't realise there were other people there too that supported Don Brash
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