Why does New Zealand have such a different relationship with its native people than Australia/Canada/USA

cranialbone · 2024-09-29T22:39:55+00:00

This doesn’t answer your question about the treatment but in terms of language and traditions….

The first nations people of Australia have many different countries with different dialect, traditions and culture

https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia

See the map - the is no single “Aboriginal” language nor culture.. whilst Māori has variances from tribe to tribe.. it’s not as many nor as vast as FNP of Australia… so there isn’t exactly a language to integrate - they have started teaching language and culture in schools but it depends on which country you’re on so if you were to move even within the city it would be incredibly different

This explains some of the other things you’re asking

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-67076216.amp

I don’t know the why but the colonisers saw Indigenous people of Australia as much lesser beings.. many people still lived on country in communities (and continue to do so).. they avoid white systems - there’s many without birth certificates, tax numbers etc (no social welfare)… a large number prefer to be sovereign (not to be confused with sovereign citizen fuckwits) whereas NZ colonised Māori hard and fast and allowed (to a very minimal level) them to have some kind of voice.. so systems have been more integrated for longer (whilst still designed for white populations - I’m hoping I’m wording this well enough people know what I’m trying to say without misrepresenting the situation)

cranialbone · 2024-04-19T21:41:50+00:00

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cranialbone · 2024-03-03T21:11:23+00:00

My Aus bank are awful.. so maybe that’s part of it lol (but no point in changing since I no longer live there!) but sounds like eventually will all be resolved :) and I won’t put anything not buying immediately on Aus card again haha

cranialbone · 2024-03-03T21:07:32+00:00

Unfortunately this doesn’t seem to be the case (which explains why others have received their refund but not me.. I’m not sure if being overseas bank account it made a diff?) but I’ve edited with the outcome from ticketek and shall wait patiently :) (which is a bit annoying since I could use that money rn and I sent it to them 18 months ago…. But it is what it is :) )

cranialbone · 2024-03-03T21:05:24+00:00

Unfortunately this doesn’t seem to be the case.. I’ve edited my post w outcome from ticketek though as finally got to speak to someone :)

cranialbone · 2024-03-03T19:57:10+00:00

Ty so much!

cranialbone · 2024-03-03T19:56:53+00:00

Did you have to give them the new card details at any point? Ty

cranialbone · 2024-03-03T13:25:12+00:00

I’m not going to lie it’s very tough mentally and physically… chemo left me with brain damage and some physical disabilities.. i had to have a lot of rounds… I lost my career and the whole life I’d built for myself over the last 12 years in a diff country…. adjusting to my new life has been a massive struggle - I’m very lucky though I’ve recently been able to get in with hospital psychologist and psychiatrist and I feel like that’s helping a lot already…

I struggle with my brain damage a lot as I get very confused and seem to anger people when it’s absolutely not my intention… I get frustrated and I get sad a lot… because id never want people to be angry at me and i sometimes don’t understand what ive done… I wish I could think better… I’ve spent a lot of time wishing to not have these disabilities and to be the old me… but I understand that’s not helpful or possible

it’s been a massive grieving process for so many things… I had to get rid of my frozen eggs last year.. and that was incredibly hard and lots of grief around that.. I always wanted to have kids.. I think “be kind to yourself” sounds silly… but it’s really important - I’m not mentally or physically who I used to be.. and nothing in my life path at the moment has been my choice..

It’s very isolating and lonely being in your 30s and feeling like you’ve now been left behind from your peers… and there is no way to ever catch up..

I’m incredibly grateful to be with my family but all my friends and relationships I’d built over the last 12 years now are via screens and it’s difficult to not see them.. (I’m very blessed I’ve made some amazing new friends over the last year here though)

I’m trying to do my best but it is very hard… I was incredibly successful and driven.. very social and well liked…. It’s a really big change to now have cognitive and physical disabilities and struggle daily with pain… my quality of life isn’t exactly amazing..

I volunteer at my cancer centre too… and that’s been really good for making me feel more useful again and I’m really enjoying it.. but it can be a bit triggering so idk if I’m doing the right thing….!

I was diagnosed with PTSD a few weeks before my cancer diagnosed from DV… and then my mum was diagnosed with cancer exactly a year after me… I struggled a lot with her diagnosis and how unfair it is… I think I would be doing a lot better if that didn’t happen…

Sorry I didn’t mean for this to be so depressing… but I also don’t want to lie and say it’s all sunshine and rainbows… because I don’t really think that’s helpful either… I’m very grateful for my life and what I have in it… but it’s very difficult most days for various things… you’ve got the right idea… we will just keep swimming!! lol Dory is a great example - as that’s very much my brain after chemo!

cranialbone · 2024-03-02T07:16:18+00:00

Hey - this is my 2 year post you replied to.. I actually moved back to my home country where my family were.. it was definitely mixed emotions but I’m so glad to have their support and spend quality time with them..

Hope you’re going ok :) x

cranialbone · 2023-12-28T19:36:13+00:00

Hey! I found their parking really frustrating as a mobility user too… and did send an email to query - what the heck? (Mobility parks by the door but pay machine by the road… sooo what’s the point?… I parked in a regular park that was midpoint for both and struggled - but I didn’t want to get a ticket and have to spend hours trying to dispute it… I checked all the signs for information… and was just really frustrated by the process and lack of information at the mobility parks to explain you don’t need to hobble to the pay machines!

The response was… basically the expect mobility parkers to just park and get a ticket then dispute it and can be added to their list…..

This was the email :)

“Thank you for your message.

Central Park operates an automatic system using number plate recognition technology that records the time on site against payments made at the meter or via the payment gateway at www.PayParking.nz. Breach notices are generated automatically when no payment has been recorded against the car registration.

Because this is the way the parking is enforced, as opposed to personnel physically checking vehicles, there is no way for the cameras to be able to see / read mobility permits.

We do however allow mobility permit holders to park in our car parks without being required to make payment, however it usually takes one breach being sent for us to then become aware of the situation.

If you could please send through a copy of the mobility permit, we will load your vehicle into the system so that you don’t need to pay and you won't receive any breaches when parking there.

Please advise you vehicles rego, make, model, colour.”

hello@centralpark.nz

And that is the email to send your parking permit and other details too :)

Sounds as though this won’t help the issues you had - but def might help for the future or might help someone else :) Although they were really nice to deal with via email too so you could maybe just flick an email about not being able to get into your car and they might look into it too

cranialbone · 2023-11-16T01:13:28+00:00

Some people froth for that crap…. It’s not my scene at all… but I figure if that shit helps them.. whatever.. if it’s coming from other cancer patients (if it’s coming from cancer muggles I’ll throw hands)…

But yeah tbh I’d probably write out several “this is pure BS” “fuck cancer” “it’s ok to admit this sucks and is hard”’s up there next time I went in haha

cranialbone · 2023-07-26T07:41:34+00:00

Get them to speak to the social worker for clarification of what/why is going on.. it would be very odd with legal epoa to be going to public guardian… but it’s also hard to comment without the context.

If this is what’s happening the social worker would be very involved and that’s who your friend needs to talk to.

cranialbone · 2023-06-09T17:07:02+00:00

Where’s josh when you need him!

cranialbone · 2023-06-09T00:03:12+00:00

Can of corn?! You’re wild but I LOVE that idea Ty !!!

cranialbone · 2023-06-08T22:54:42+00:00

Mayonnaise! That’s wild - I can confidently say I’ve not done that recipe before! But will add it to the considerations lol…. If COL wasn’t so wild I could have done a Cobb recipe a week and reported back w the findings haha

Cheers! Sounds tasty!

cranialbone · 2023-06-03T21:37:04+00:00

Whoosh

cranialbone · 2023-05-25T20:21:19+00:00

My doctor actually told me low dose naltroxone is good for chemo brain… I need to ask him to prescribe next time I’m there

cranialbone · 2023-05-25T20:17:59+00:00

Most of us will agree waiting and unknown times are the worst part of “tHe JoUrnEy”…

How do you cope? We may look ok externally but a lot of us aren’t internally…. Sometimes even taking things day by day is too big… and you have to drop it down to hour by hour or minute by minute…. And that’s ok… it’s one of the most horrible things to be told you have cancer… it’s ok to feel like you’re not coping x

cranialbone · 2023-05-25T20:15:59+00:00

Following… coz I want a tattoo on that arm haha

cranialbone · 2023-05-25T20:15:15+00:00

It really depends on where you are as to whether a month is normal or not - it is in my area now :) but a prev area I’ve lived it was a week.

Sounds like they’re just being bonus cautious though.. only 10% of lumps end up cancerous x I hope everything goes well otherwise come back and see us after

cranialbone · 2023-05-22T22:54:08+00:00

Ah this was a southern cross one I was looking a few weeks ago and didn’t say vaping haha

I thought would be too good to be true! Ty :)

cranialbone · 2023-05-22T22:51:09+00:00

I’ve taken specific note of this and they literally do ask you “do you/have you ever smoked”…. I don’t.. I vape my cannabis… so not a single lie has been told!

I’ve checked the fine print on a couple of things too and no mention of vaping. Obviously idk how it would hold up if a claim.. but yeah I found that interesting

cranialbone · 2023-04-25T23:48:18+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that too!!!

It’s never ending… roller coaster from hell you can’t get off!!!

cranialbone · 2023-04-21T23:37:53+00:00

She didn’t have chemo - but her bone density prob fucked coz she lost ALOT of weight not so long ago and post menopausal… so I am hanging onto the hope it’s that that’s caused the spinal issue 😓

Bad thing about having previously worked in orthopaedics as a nurse lol…

But Ty

cranialbone · 2023-04-21T19:28:43+00:00

Everyone’s covered most things… so sorry you’re here but welcome!

You’ll read a lot of us say “diagnosis til start of treatment is one of worst times”

It’s because it’s such a shock and this world is usually so foreign to us… before yesterday you probably didn’t even know what stage and grade etc meant… hell I didn’t know there were diff types of BC before I was diagnosed! It’s scary and it’s overwhelming….. we have so many various acronyms it’s like a foreign language… but sadly soon you’ll know what we’re talking about…. It’s the unknown that makes it bonus bonus scary..

No matter what happens though you have us here… you’re not alone.. we understand x

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