So apparently now, before we launch a ship, open a school, or God forbid start a building project, we need to check in with the spiritual hotline of ancient deities. Because nothing screams modern infrastructure quite like pausing for a karakia to appease Tāne Mahuta before the digger moves an inch. Welcome to New Zealand 2.0, where taxpayer funded spirituality gets wheeled out with more regularity than a traffic cone on State Highway
You’d think we were building pyramids to honour the gods of the forest, not classrooms and council buildings. Karakia is now the go to ritual for everything from opening a mop closet to planting native shrubs. But don’t worry it’s not religious, they say. Just deeply spiritual, ancestral, metaphysical, and involving gods. Totally different. And if you object, well, clearly you're a coloniser who doesn’t respect the Treaty. Never mind your right to freedom of belief or secular government spaces.
Meanwhile, the lucky kaumātua or cultural advisor paid, of course is wheeled out to bless the air conditioning unit with chants no one else understands, while the rest of us stand there awkwardly pretending it's all normal. In schools, kids are expected to take part because, well, it’s cultural not religious. Just like Christianity isn’t religious if we call it heritage, right?
Let’s call this what it is: state-sanctioned spiritual theatre dressed up as inclusion. You can’t mention Christianity without causing a meltdown, but invoking Tangaroa to bless the bathroom tiles? Absolutely fine. If we’re going to preach secularism, let’s apply it evenly otherwise we’re not a bicultural society, we’re a confused one, run by the ghost of the Department of Spiritual Affairs.
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Ballots Before Bedtime? Why 16-Year Olds Shouldn't Pick Governments
1. Do young people vote Left?
Yes. Consistently. In both the UK and NZ, under-25s favour progressive parties like Labour, the Greens, or Te Pāti Māori. Idealism trumps economics when you're not paying rent or tax.
2. Are 16-17 year-olds easily led?
Definitely. They're more influenced by TikTok trends and peer pressure than policy. They can’t legally buy a drink, but we’re letting them help decide foreign policy?
3. More reasons not to lower the voting age (with right-wing sarcasm):
Still in School: If you're cramming for NCEA or GCSEs, maybe hold off on running the country.
No Financial Stake: Most don’t pay tax or own anything why should they steer the economy?
Votes Based on Vibes: Policies? Boring. Cool TikToks and slogans win.
Political Power Grab - Let’s be honest it’s a way for the Left to lock in fresh, malleable votes.
Let’s keep voting for those who’ve actually paid a bill.
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Mahi for Māori, Maybe Later for the Rest Luxon’s Northland Tour Misses the Bus for Mainstream Business
While Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a polished appearance in Northland this week, shaking hands and praising iwi investment portfolios, one thing was clear: this wasn’t a tour for the average Northlander unless they came with a trust deed and a carved pou at the door.
1. A Trip Tailored for Tikanga Tied Enterprises
The PM’s visit was exclusively focused on Māori business interests, meeting with iwi trusts and Māori organisations while other regional businesses farmers, tradies, tourism operators didn’t get so much as a mention. Economic growth, it seems, is being curated along cultural lines.
2. What About the Butcher, the Baker, the Builder?
The average SME or non Māori business owner in Northland might’ve assumed the Government was interested in their contribution too but no such luck. While Māori entities were rightly commended for outperforming listed companies, one wonders whether the rest of the economy even got a look in.
3. Government Contracts: For Māori, by Policy
Behind the scenes, the playing field isn’t quite level either. Thanks to the Progressive Procurement Policy, at least 5% of government contracts must go to Māori owned businesses. It’s not merit, value, or open competition it’s a box to tick. Useful if you’re on the Amotai list; less so if you’re just a high performing local business that happens to be Pākehā.
So while the Government talks about prosperity “for all New Zealanders,” actions speak louder than carefully crafted soundbites. In Northland this week, it wasn’t One Nation, One Economy it was Ngāi Tātou Inc. with a taxpayer boost.
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Now We're Using Moon Phases to Save Antarctica!
Yes, folks, you read that right.
In a bold leap into the mystical, New Zealand taxpayers are now footing the bill to apply a Māori lunar calendar the Maramataka to the vast, frozen continent of Antarctica. Because what could possibly be more useful in an environment of subzero temperatures, no permanent population, and months of either total darkness or 24 hour sunlight… than ancient moon-based fishing tips?
This spiritual science project is backed by Antarctica New Zealand and generously funded by MBIE, which means one thing: you’re paying for it. Millions of taxpayer dollars are now being channelled into applying cultural astrology to the most inhospitable place on Earth, all in the name of "climate resilience" and "indigenous insights."
You might think it’s satire it’s not. This is what happens when science becomes a feelings-based group project.
Maybe next we'll consult a horoscope before launching a satellite?
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