1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: It's been a remarkable week in the Malori world. So 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: I thought i'd give a few of my own opinions. 3 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: And seeing as I am a sixty year old white guy, 4 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,079 Speaker 1: so I'm going to consider my comments inherently racist and 5 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,560 Speaker 1: no matter what I say, but I am allowed my opinion, 6 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: just as you're allowed Yours opinions are like bums. We 7 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: all have one, so I fight it. So firstly, from 8 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: to al Maori, the coming out of the Maori Queen 9 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: this week. One thing is for sure, Malory do this 10 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: customary and ceremonial stuff. Well, the attendees are seeing history. 11 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: A young queen is about to take leadership. It's pretty amazing. 12 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: But I'm always amazed at this one year's silence thing, 13 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: which happens after the death of your predecessor. Sure, okay, 14 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: I get it to you're paying respects, you're getting the 15 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 1: lay of the land, you're forming your ideas for your 16 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 1: bigin you're paying respect to two the guy who came 17 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: before you. But come on, a year seems to me 18 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: that the year's silence gives the kirk courtiers more power 19 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:55,640 Speaker 1: over the affairs of the Maori state. And when the 20 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: cats are away, the mice will play, but that's just 21 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: my opinion. Now to the Tamakimikodo election. I couldn't believe 22 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: how many voters got the city council elections and the 23 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: by election confused. One person on Telly wondered if Orni 24 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: Kuiper was running for mayor, and you wonder, then why 25 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: we get such strange governments and councils Because people are 26 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 1: not involved, they're not into it, and the candidates ran 27 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: chaotic campaigns or any Kuiper had a shocker. She claimed 28 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: her party, who have not been in government since twenty seventeen, 29 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: had repealed laws. No, they did not, even when they 30 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: were back as a support partner back in twenty seventeen. 31 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,479 Speaker 1: They were a support partner and not able to repeal laws, 32 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: So what was that about. Then she had to grab 33 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: her phone to check policy while Jack Tame looked on quizzically. 34 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: Then she said her Labor opponent should be the Prime 35 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,200 Speaker 1: Minister of New Zealand, which I mean, how did Ravli 36 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: and Debbie feel about that? She's backing the guy from 37 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: the other side. I understand Orini's appeal. She's young and 38 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: she's smart. She was a respected journalist and she's got 39 00:01:55,360 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: the Maori party sartorial style, fine alternative statement clothes. You 40 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: know that this party always looks like they've been styled 41 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: by Zambezi. But it's not what you look like or 42 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: what you're seeing, it's what you say. And she seems 43 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: underdone and will get better with more time. It's too 44 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: soon for her than this. Penny Henale a product of 45 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,520 Speaker 1: Maldi's hierarchical society, where a lot of weight is given 46 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: to your family, your fucka pappa and your journey. And 47 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: he's always been mentioned as a future prime minister. It 48 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: seems like it's owed and not to be earned. And 49 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: you know, if he loses this one, it's over as 50 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: a prime minister, Penny, because you can't be prime minister 51 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: if you can't win your seat twice. And he also 52 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 1: had a shock of going against the gang patch law 53 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: and he had to be corrected by Chippy. Also, I 54 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: didn't need to see him working out with David Littelly 55 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: the butterbean. You know, I want to know what he thinks, 56 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: not how he sweats. So you know, I don't think 57 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: I could vote for either of the candidates, but I can't. 58 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: I'm not allowed to. And you know what, though, that 59 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:58,200 Speaker 1: seems to be how the electric feels with indications of 60 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: a terrible turnout this week, and that really breaks my heart. 61 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: That is a bad thing to Mari and the Toommackimikodo 62 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 1: by election. If you respect the treaty, if you have 63 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: been chosen to be on a Maori roll, then you 64 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 1: owe your people to use that privilege of the vote. 65 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: Or could I call it a rite? 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