I can unhesitantly say that never in that time have I read such world-class meaningless, pretentious drivel as a half page article over the names of Sir Bob Harvey and Sir Ian Taylor, published recently in the NZ Herald.
First of course is the mystery of two authors. Did they jointly hold the pen or each write a sentence?
Inexplicably, periodically lapsing into maori, the guts of the article was how to boost Auckland by attracting entrepreneurs, tourists and whoever to the city.
Constantly quoting as an example, the mythical figure of Maui who fished up the North Island they propose the creation on the waterfront of a museum outlining “the greatest story in the history of human migration” (I’m not making this up) namely the arrival of the first maori navigators here “guided by the stars”. A navigator is someone providing the directions to a known destination, which is most certainly not how the first maori arrivals can been described.
But if Harvey and Taylor genuinely believe that a waterfront museum filled with mythological nonsense will spawn a massive change of direction by, for example tens of millions of tourists, promptly scrubbing Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Thailand et al to instead pour into Auckland, then the asylum beckons and probably strait jackets for them both.
I have the answer to save them from further such embarrassing foolishness. They should acquire a mistress; one each at first to open the batting then a few more to build a small stable which preoccupation will hopefully help them regain their plainly now lost sanity.
One suspects if they have wives, these long suffering women, assuming they cop this sort of crap on the home front, will be hugely relieved to escape listening to further such nonsense and will happily encourage them in this new pursuit.
Sir Bob Jones is a renowned author, columnist , property investor, and former politician, who blogs at No Punches Pulled HERE - where this article was sourced.
Inexplicably, periodically lapsing into maori, the guts of the article was how to boost Auckland by attracting entrepreneurs, tourists and whoever to the city.
Constantly quoting as an example, the mythical figure of Maui who fished up the North Island they propose the creation on the waterfront of a museum outlining “the greatest story in the history of human migration” (I’m not making this up) namely the arrival of the first maori navigators here “guided by the stars”. A navigator is someone providing the directions to a known destination, which is most certainly not how the first maori arrivals can been described.
But if Harvey and Taylor genuinely believe that a waterfront museum filled with mythological nonsense will spawn a massive change of direction by, for example tens of millions of tourists, promptly scrubbing Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Thailand et al to instead pour into Auckland, then the asylum beckons and probably strait jackets for them both.
I have the answer to save them from further such embarrassing foolishness. They should acquire a mistress; one each at first to open the batting then a few more to build a small stable which preoccupation will hopefully help them regain their plainly now lost sanity.
One suspects if they have wives, these long suffering women, assuming they cop this sort of crap on the home front, will be hugely relieved to escape listening to further such nonsense and will happily encourage them in this new pursuit.
Sir Bob Jones is a renowned author, columnist , property investor, and former politician, who blogs at No Punches Pulled HERE - where this article was sourced.
8 comments:
I don't care about ancient Maori navigators. All I know is these days I need a navigator to just guide me smoothly to Auckland waterfront in my car, without road works/red lights/bus only lanes/one-way street/cycle lanes etc. etc. etc.
And here I was thinking that navigating half way around the world (then back again) all the way from Britain to New Zealand on a sailing ship in 1769 was awesome.
But this clearly pales into insignificance when compared to the early Maori "navigators" who managed to get part-way across the Pacific...and strangely no further!
Maybe Ardern will open it for them. The woke leading the woke.
In advancing old age, with accompanying disabilities, i comfort myself that I am ahead of Biden. Now i can add Taylor and Harvey ( the latter for whom i used to have considerabe regard) We have no idea how many poynesian attempts at distant colonisation were made . The pressure from canabilism could have ben considerable. From many island groups over centuries, hundreds of voyages may have failed.
I always thought Ian Taylor made the most sense when he was on playschool. It's been downhill since then.
Blown before the wind until you stumble upon an island is navigation ??
I might consider that if they ever managed to get back to their original island somewhere close to Taiwan.
Having arrived here in recent times they are then regarded by the gullible as "indigenous " !!
Maybe, as claimed recently in lost oral history , that Maori discovered Antarctica, and sailed back to NZ in a dug out canoe, they could be adulated as great navigators, and definitely indigenous to Antarctica.
Oh, DeeM - shame on you! You clearly missed the other claim that they also ventured as far South as Antarctica? But then, navigation usually involves being able to repeat, or at least return to from whence one came.
The funny thing about that is we never do hear about the return journeys, and precisely why 'they' left in the first place, given their word of mouth records are so reliable and earlier life was so idyllic?
One can only wonder if they left because it was too hot living in vegetation based outerwear that they sought somewhere significantly cooler? Perhaps, it was because 'they' were no longer welcome, assuming they were living amongst others and, if not, did they all leave and if not why not and where are the rest of them? Or, was it because they had carefully nurtured and consumed all available resources to extinction? But surely, it really can't be the latter for they are reputedly so good at looking after the environment and, of course, as Robert has indicated, they were reproducing their own dinners, and their world view was, well - so worldly?
Bob, well done as usual. Perfectly summarized.
It doesn't really matter how stupid the idea is as councils are so stupid and woke that they will probably fast track this bs idea. When it fails and falls flat on its face in 6 months, it should be those that wanted this nonsense to pay for it out of their pockets. Now the authors have money, but under my suggestion, not for long lets make them pay for it. They can rope in the far left loonies, oh wait, the vast majority of leftie hypocrites live from day to day, they want this silly idea but it's everyone else's responsibility to pay for it. Unfortunately the councils are so far gone, packed with lefties that most councils resemble an asylum and we know the left love chaos.
Unfortunately this has success (it would not surprise me to see this stupidity actioned) and failure (this will cost everyone/taxpayers untold millions) written all over it. Here's, an idea, Taylor and Harvey put money where their mouth is and fund more than 50% of their idea. Let's see what happens.....
If the woke council get lathered up over this and makes it happen, I have no doubt that Maui will fish up a big bs award for Taylor and Harvey and present it to them.
There must be many in Councils who instictively reject the maori manipualtions. But , just as near all councillors have voted for maori wards, fear of cancellation precludes adverse comment or action. Hopefuly Seymour's maneouvres will enable citizens and council staff to express and apply their true reasoned attitudes.
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