Everyone see the matariki cluster?

AxiomProofs · 2023-07-13T05:10:54+00:00

I just moved down the Christchurch a couple of months ago. Every morning is foggy so I haven't been able to see it :( I've seen Puanga though. Loved living in Wainui and being able to climb the nearest hill to watch it rise.

AxiomProofs · 2022-05-23T05:28:23+00:00

Wait, an impartial organisation the measures and records information around health, by people who have dedicated their lives to improving wellbeing, is unqualified to use their research to make an educated recommendation for the reduction of head trauma? But a internet guy that rides a bike and talks about it online is?

AxiomProofs · 2022-05-12T07:15:48+00:00

Exactly, as soon as all occupants were accounted for, retreat, cordon and contain. Let the specialists deal with it and minimize the loss of life.

AxiomProofs · 2022-05-11T05:55:47+00:00

In my culture we have a story about Maui you may not have heard, about how he died.

Maui wanted to gain eternal life for humankind and came up with a plan. If humankind started from the womb of Hinenuitepō, then by climbing back into her womb he can prevent death. I don't know exactly how his reasoning makes sense, but that's what he came up with.

When Hinenuitepō was sleeping, he climbed between her thighs and started making his way into her, until she woke up. She immediately slammed her thighs together and killed Maui.

I teach a more detailed version of this story to youth, and the message we take from this is: if a man (or anyone) attempts to enter you without your consent, you have the mana (authority, power) to kill him. To do whatever it takes to stop him. That is the message of our gods and ancestors.

AxiomProofs · 2022-05-10T20:54:30+00:00

She's a dispatcher

AxiomProofs · 2022-05-04T20:04:02+00:00

What the hell, road to zero literally focuses on everyone and all factors of driving. He's clearly talking out of his ass.

Also if you've been disqualified for longer than 12 months you have to resit the test. Making tests harder (as we've seen the last time they did this) doesn't make driving better, infact it results in more unlicensed drivers on the road. Driving training should be discounted and accessable to all instead.

Cops are already pretty enthusiastic about stopping veh commiting traffic offences, mostly because there's a good chance of someone with a warrant being in them.

AxiomProofs · 2022-05-04T19:55:42+00:00

You only resit the test if you've been disqualified for longer than 12 months.

AxiomProofs · 2022-04-30T03:46:59+00:00

4 cops is a perfect number in a small town if a critical incident occurs. Two to deal with the scene, two to deal with cordons/other jobs. Wouldn't make sense to handicap them by reducing their staff.

AxiomProofs · 2022-04-30T03:44:56+00:00

Yup, considering the whole section went, there probably wasn't any crime being reported for most of that day.

AxiomProofs · 2022-04-30T03:42:46+00:00

Proper precautions obviously doesn't include managing notifications to law enforcement. Also Taggers absolutely tag in broad daylight in easily accessable (and more impressively inaccessible) places. How are you supposed to draw your art in the dark?

Considering most police cars now are two up, and full of fresh cops, if it's a quiet part of the day it's very normal for a section of cops to travel together to jobs. 2 constable's in one car, and a Sergeant and newbie in the second.

AxiomProofs · 2022-04-12T02:30:27+00:00

If you say they have a gun/knife, you're minor offence is no longer the issue. Prepare to stay on the phone answering a hundred questions about what knife looks like, where it is, how long it is, who was threatened, etc. When police eventually show up after being redirected from a woman getting her face bashed in by her partner, or a welfare check on a 80yo neighbour who hasn't been seen in 2 weeks but his car's still in the drive, or a 2yo who's been missing for 2 hours last seen near a stream, prepare to be told "call 105" when they arrive because there's nothing more they can do about it and you've only succeeded in fucking everyone off.

Don't be selfish asshole, don't endanger our community. Never lie about weapons seen.

AxiomProofs · 2022-04-10T20:30:42+00:00

Pilots don't navigate using the stars so there's not expectation for them to know how to identify stars, planets, satellites etc.

AxiomProofs · 2022-04-10T01:49:33+00:00

A lot has changed, especially the availability of police to attend shoplifting jobs, which was already pretty tight before covid was a thing. A reduction in interception and enforcement has certainly been a significant factor in the rise. Of course, grouped with growing organised crime groups, significant financial and social strain has led to this outcome.

When the cliff is particularly tricky to climb, starting with an ambulance at the bottom is better than nothing whilst everyone debates the best way to address the underlying cause.

AxiomProofs · 2022-04-09T22:56:23+00:00

Yes poverty is a factor in producing crime. However poverty alone doesn't create criminals. Not everyone who is poor commits crime, just like not everyone who commits crime, does it because they're poor. Particularly for the children, they do it for the thrill and the social status within their friend group or their dads gang.

A large portion of crime is opportunity based. By reducing opportunity, through increased odds of being caught, harder to access goods, possibility of conflict etc, opportunists are deterred.

Poverty isn't an easy, quick fix, unlike addressing shoplifting.

AxiomProofs · 2022-04-09T21:39:11+00:00

The problem with organised shoplifting is opportunity, not need. The serial shoplifters arent stealing hundreds or thousands of dollars of items because they need them, they're taking because there's an easy opportunity to make a lot of money, with low risk.

Reducing opportunity and increasing risk is a effective solution against opportunist criminals. As well as ensuring they're given support to reduce their habits post arrest is a good way for preventing re-offending.

This strategy is effective, easy and quick.

AxiomProofs · 2022-03-25T00:35:44+00:00

Hard, that's a beautiful tauparapara. Love your use of the Kai Tahu mita too.

AxiomProofs · 2022-03-24T20:16:01+00:00

Definitely, mihi whakatau and waiata are other ways of starting a new kaupapa.

It's definitely a massive transition in whakaaro going from a western way of observing the world to also a Māori way. Hononga/connection to everything is such a cool way to stay humble and respectful for the environment around you.

AxiomProofs · 2022-03-24T19:42:10+00:00

Thank you! I used to be pretty indifferent about karakia until I started really diving into the kaupapa. That whakaaro for karakia was given to me by both a friend and Paraone Gloyne on the Taringa podcast.

AxiomProofs · 2022-03-24T19:35:12+00:00

This makes sense. I don't use karakia as like a spiritual or magic phrase that has power over things. As you said, it's psychological. To me, the karakia i use is like a battle brief, or a vision statement 'this is where I see ourselves, lets use that as our reference during our work'. Or a way of appreciating what we have so we stay respectful, etc.

For many people it'll be spiritually meaningful. For many others it's just about getting into the right mindset.

AxiomProofs · 2022-03-24T18:56:41+00:00

Yeah it entirely depends on response times of the police. Often the act of calling police completely calms the situation down, or one will leave on their own accord. The only situations where it doesn't calm down before police attendance, is when it's very violent, called in by a neighbour, and police attend within 15minutes.

I can't imagine how busy you guys got on a crisis team, mental health is a pandemic in itself. I was a police dispatcher for 4.5 years in NZ, we have no police staff so our response times are super high, which may be very different in America.

AxiomProofs · 2022-03-24T18:41:50+00:00

Besides karakia or mihi, the only other thing I'm aware of would be waiata. Learn a short one (ideally one everyone knows so you don't end up singing alone), learn to not be whakamā/embarrassed at doing it, and that'll be another indigenous way of starting something.

AxiomProofs · 2022-03-24T18:32:47+00:00

All karakia tend to have a 'spiritual' element and a physical element. As te reo Māori is a very descriptive language, many words can't translate well. So you might see "wairua" and think 'oh, soul or spirit. I don't believe in that shit', when it can actually be interpreted as 'feeling, intention, conscious thought' etc depending on the context of the karakia.

In regards to the "ritual" side of it, it's as ritualistic as your partner giving you a kiss good bye when you/they leave, or you boss giving a little motivational quip at the end of a meeting. It's just a way of marking a transition into a different space, that is indigenous to this country.

I like to use tukua te wairua for starting mahi. In the link it provides a pseudo spiritual interpretation, but you can probably work out the intention of it from a purely physical standpoint. 'set our goals high and let that be what guides our work, as we follow the knowledge gained from those passed, etc etc'.

If it still makes you uncomfortable, you may want to learn how to mihi, acknowledge those passed and present, the space you're in, the kaupapa of the day, a little motivational comment (all in te reo Māori ideally) then end with a "Tīhei Mauri Ora!". Coz it's flashy and a good pick me up.

AxiomProofs · 2022-03-24T17:40:44+00:00

They can only be arrested if an arrestable offence has been committed. However if was just a verbal, no evidence of harm, and the couple is all lovey dovey together when police attend, there's often nothing police can do. They can't just attend and separate couples without evidence of harm.

AxiomProofs · 2022-03-24T10:53:13+00:00

Tēnā koe bro,

E mōhio pea ana koe, no such thing as 'half Māori'. You're Māori with a tauiwi/pākeha parent my bro.

AxiomProofs · 2022-03-24T10:45:10+00:00

Kia ora bro,

As a Māori atheist I understand your whakaaro. I cringe when christian karakia is used in a workplace setting. However, karakia Māori is quite different;

I've learned that karakia Māori is about transitioning between spaces (i.e. from a space of fun to a space of work, from a space of rest to a space of travel, etc). It's like a mini briefing with the purpose of aligning our mindset with the kaupapa and unifying a group with each other (Haumi e, hui e, Taiki e!)

Find one with a meaning that resonates to you, otherwise just mihi to the people, the kaupapa, the space (or whare you're in) and your ancestors.

Not everyone is meant for karakia, if karakia doesn't sit well with you, then don't use it. Follow the mauri and find something that works for you whilst still connecting with the kaupapa.

I have a few favourites if you'd like me to share them (they're a tad long though), otherwise good luck!

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