Wayne Hay What a magnificent day for Aotearoa New Zealand! A monumental tangi & funeral for the late Māori King Tuheitia. Now his journey begins on flotilla of waka up the Waikato River to Taupiri Mountain. A new Māori Queen anointed. Ngāwai Hono I Te Pō Paki aged 27.

Yeah I had to think about that too! It’s north but downstream.

Maori King’s funeral: Mourners in New Zealand pay their respect youtu.be/N1YO3Rbjjdg?si… via YouTube

Why would you pay money to see these clowns? stuff.co.nz/culture/350407…

I haven't seen or heard anyone asking Christopher Luxon what he got in return for supporting ACT's treaty bill? What was so important to him that he had no choice but to support it? #TreatyPrinciplesBill #NewZealand

This is quite damning and I honestly hope there are some voices within National, former ministers maybe, expressing alarm about it. newsroom.co.nz/2024/09/24/sea…

What a massive waste of money. The Aussie comps, AFL & NRL, try to out-do eachother in a vain attempt to convince their followers that attracting a global star makes them an international game. It's weird. #AFLGF #NRL #KatyPerry nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/…

Nice one Marty.. what’s next?

This America’s Cup is really quite boring. #AmericasCup

I’m as interested in the #USElection2024 as anyone else but NZ media outlets sending presenters to the States to cover it is ridiculous. Do they send them to Australia for its election? What about to the largest democracy in the world, India?

Looks awful.

When will politicians learn that countries aren’t built on high value investors, they’re built on small-medium sized businesses, many of which are crying out for help in NZ right now.

Or how about providing more assistance to those who have already invested through their small-medium sized businesses?

Why do people take photos of themselves and post on social media when they’re travelling in business class?

The Blue Origin flight showcased the utter defeat of American feminism theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

NZ parliament has voted on the punishments for the Maori Party MPs. Maipi-Clarke suspended for 7 days. Ngarewa-Packer 21 days, Waititi 21 days. #maoriparty

These punishments are unprecedented in New Zealand parliament’s 171 year history. Te Pāti Māori

New Zealand parliament suspends Maori MPs who performed protest haka youtu.be/1MDwz5_sZl8?si… via YouTube Te Pāti Māori

This story broke 2 days ago and when asked about it on Monday morning on ⁦Morning Report⁩ on ⁦RNZ⁩ the Prime Minister says “yes, I saw those reports.” You would think he should have been across it? rnz.co.nz/news/world/563…

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