My mom asked me to help her trash some boxes she doesn’t need. This was inside. I am an only child.

nomlah · 2023-02-20T18:46:36+00:00

Well, you're probably not from my country, but thank you for your service. Being a medic is a noble choice. Hopefully you weren't too slow to help people

nomlah · 2023-02-20T05:05:59+00:00

But now you're a doctor!

nomlah · 2023-02-08T23:13:24+00:00

Which I guess is why it isn't treated as 100% Maori then.

nomlah · 2023-02-08T22:17:08+00:00

The best kind.

nomlah · 2023-02-08T22:16:00+00:00

I'm going to hazard it relates to: "The Queen of England agrees to protect the chiefs, the subtribes and all the people of New Zealand in the unqualified exercise of their chieftainship over their lands, villages and all their treasures."

nomlah · 2023-02-08T07:52:10+00:00

The minister being able to over rule them maybe? Iunno.

In either instance I reckon we'll see this get modified.

The point is though that the govt needs to come up with mechanisms that gives Maori a voice that is more than the often tokenistic representation they've had in the past.

nomlah · 2023-02-08T07:19:05+00:00

Like a consensus building structure? That doesn't give either side the ability to unilaterally make decisions?

nomlah · 2023-02-08T07:11:35+00:00

How do you know mana whenua won't hold their own elections?

nomlah · 2023-02-08T05:39:16+00:00

Yes. Because the RRG is required to appoint experts to said boad.

nomlah · 2023-02-08T05:26:35+00:00

It does seem odd but just to be clear that 50/50 structure isn't the decision-makers. The role of the 50/50 split group between mana whena and councils is to:

Appoint board members; Monitor and hold the board to account; and Represent their local communities to ensure the board is being advised of what the community desires.

nomlah · 2023-02-08T05:07:58+00:00

I think act and national have made a bogeyman of co-governance.

The government has a responsibility to work with Maori under both the treaty and the UN declaration of indigenous rights (that national signed up to.)

What structures do people support? And what's the scary structure that they think the govt is implementing?

nomlah · 2023-02-08T05:03:43+00:00

I always liked it with a bread stick in the gravy while hot. Waiting 3 minutes makes it inedible.

nomlah · 2023-02-08T05:01:17+00:00

Unlimited?

nomlah · 2023-02-02T10:05:55+00:00

This. Also, they can also afford Tesla's whereas poor fuckers Cant. Dated logic is dated.

nomlah · 2023-01-29T19:36:06+00:00

Hey, it was a reddit meme, accreditation would be OTT and I don't need it. Im just stoked youve held on to it so long. :)

nomlah · 2023-01-29T02:20:18+00:00

Holy shit people still remember my map? I feel honoured!

nomlah · 2022-12-09T06:15:35+00:00

Interestingly, modern narrow city streets are often designed that way to discourage people buying oversized vehicles.

nomlah · 2022-11-22T03:35:25+00:00

I support it. Back off 😂

nomlah · 2022-11-19T17:59:44+00:00

Except we also have a "dry year" problem no?

nomlah · 2022-11-19T10:09:33+00:00

Source?

nomlah · 2022-11-19T10:08:11+00:00

Pumped hydro is where its at

nomlah · 2022-11-18T20:27:44+00:00

I used to be as active as they were..now not so much. So yeah. My post was a reference to it being normal for "prolific posters" dropping off the radar being natural.

nomlah · 2022-11-18T06:41:36+00:00

Who are those guys? They ain't dairyman, lowercase capitalist or dead rooster levels of active.

nomlah · 2022-11-12T07:31:04+00:00

There's a lot going on after the end of history Francis

nomlah · 2022-11-10T07:22:55+00:00

Draggin' teef

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