Public Address | Cafe | Cracker: The Happy Hikoi

Craig Ranapia

Fri, 29 May 2009 09:36:14 +1200

Andy Williams is a $#@!ing idiot. And I'd like to apologise for my decision NOT to vote last time out — it wouldn't have made any difference in keeping this clown in the circus, but I could sleep a lot better.

Is it more of a weapon than a handbag…

Kerry Weston

Thu, 28 May 2009 10:46:38 +1200

Radio Live, Newstalk ZB: minus infinity

Had my car radio tuned to Live lately (hits self on head) – Maggie Barry 4-6pm is good – but Lawhs and Jackson ....I start to feel I live in a really ugly country and wonder how widespread the shitty thinking is.

i really…

Sacha

Wed, 27 May 2009 23:42:01 +1200

Cheers.

Islander

Wed, 27 May 2009 23:40:25 +1200

Kia ora Sacha- there is both an OTAGO tartan and an ANZ tartan (both formally registered.) The ANZ one is grey & charcoal/black & white (I have a formal kilt made in this tartan)and the Otago one (which I think is what Peter means by the Dunedin tartan)incorporates yellpw & blue.
For some…

Sacha

Wed, 27 May 2009 20:16:14 +1200

Is Dunedin a clan? Did not know that.

Peter Ashby

Wed, 27 May 2009 19:24:01 +1200

And can I as a Scotsman have a skian dubh down me sock? and if so do I have to be wearing the full gear? and what is the full gear? Here in Dundee the young guys are into boots, long socks (with a skian), kilt and a tight t-shirt.…

Tim Michie

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:11:35 +1200

If they were only used for ceremonial pirposes? Maybe yes. But I think an iwi's relationship to a taiaha may be different then a tribe's relationship to an AK47 so they aren't interchangable.

Steve Barnes

Wed, 27 May 2009 16:17:15 +1200

What's interesting is how taiaha aren't considered threatening, despite being fairly lethal weapons. You wouldn't get the same reaction carrying a baseball bat to a protest and I guess they're seen as merely ceremonial and symbolic.

I have thought of that before and come to several questions.
Is it more of…

George Darroch

Wed, 27 May 2009 15:41:19 +1200

Does the public highway have a dress code?

Don't suggest it. The Crusher might get ideas.

George Darroch

Wed, 27 May 2009 15:31:11 +1200

I can remember how intense the 2004 Hikoi was, and what a rush of feeling there was. A feeling of power and resistance, anger and calm, under soft warm rain. It was fairly indescribable (at least beyond my modest means). I can only imagine this one was somewhat similar.

But…

Rich of Observationz

Wed, 27 May 2009 15:30:55 +1200

people wearing scarves over their faces?

Does the public highway have a dress code?

Also, they might have an employer who doesn't like them marching, or a bail condition, or zits.

Russell Brown

Wed, 27 May 2009 15:03:25 +1200

A friend of mine has put up a really good photo-set of the Hikoi. Worth a look.

That's a brilliant set of photos.

But am I the only one who's not greatly comfortable with people wearing scarves over their faces? If you're going to march in a protest, put your…

Damian Christie

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:18:52 +1200

A friend of mine has put up a really good photo-set of the Hikoi

Aw thanks George, show me up why don't ya... ;)

James Littlewood*

Wed, 27 May 2009 13:43:25 +1200

My own snapshot:

Cop: (laughing) aw, mate! You!
Hikoi-marcher: (lalso laughing) Eeh, man. Howzit?
Cop: (grinning, raising eyebrows) Sweet. Yeah.
Hikoi-marcher: Hey! What happened to the warriors in the weekend?
Cop: Ha ha ha. Couldn't believe it, man. Don't blame me.

In my experience, English language does not contain the…

George Darroch

Wed, 27 May 2009 13:27:48 +1200

A friend of mine has put up a really good photo-set of the Hikoi. Worth a look.

Public Servant on a tea-break.

Wed, 27 May 2009 12:36:55 +1200

I think you are being too kind there Russell, unless you are talking about his comments verging on the other side of the line of batshit.

I'd personally judge the 'misjudged' comments I have caught out of him of late as being armpit deep in a Wishartian level of batshit.

Damian Christie

Wed, 27 May 2009 11:21:52 +1200

But Radio Live just throws all manner of things at you, seems like there is no overarching editorial direction at all, which is good I think.

And of course it's the home of Public Address radio, 5-6pm Saturdays....

Damian Christie

Wed, 27 May 2009 11:21:06 +1200

Presenters are not the story – somehow radio seems way better than TV in that regard.
I read more in depth coverage from other sources on most topics and I'll just talk to people who were at the event or check their blog posts, twitter streams, facebooks or other.

As…

andin

Wed, 27 May 2009 09:29:32 +1200

Radio Live, Newstalk ZB: minus infinity

Newstalk ZB seems like a black hole of stupidity. But Radio Live just throws all manner of things at you, seems like there is no overarching editorial direction at all, which is good I think.
Theres' the stupidoids, Michael Laws, Wille Jackson.
The populists…

kmont

Tue, 26 May 2009 22:38:19 +1200

Cheers Damian, those are some great images. I am looking forward to catching up on some real coverage of this event when I have the time.

Jason Kemp

Tue, 26 May 2009 22:02:05 +1200

You know with all those people there and fairly large turnout on Sunday on the bridge I'd say there is a healthy group pf people thinking on their feet and not taking that much notice of grumpy old media figureheads.

Im probably still a minority group but I haven't taken…

Sacha

Tue, 26 May 2009 20:50:16 +1200

Tini Molyneux also did a separate item on hikoi organiser Ngarimu Blair

3m streaming clip – Ngarimu from 1m20 onwards.

Tim Michie

Tue, 26 May 2009 15:30:48 +1200

Oh, and it seemes more than 7000 but it was harder than usual to tell as, with Aotea Square under repair, it ended at the intersection in front of the Town Hall with the crowd spead out and down the streets...

Tim Michie

Tue, 26 May 2009 15:29:06 +1200

See ing the Iwi merge together at the Downtown insterection sorta summed up the feeling of that final sretch up Queen Street.

Outside the sushi shop where the geisha dressed saleswoman had her friends take photos of her hugging a couple of Hikoi marchers. Intimidated? I don't think so.

Stuart Coats

Tue, 26 May 2009 14:40:22 +1200

It just seemd a bit disproportionate to me. I'm good with having the voice of the people, as it were, but I'd also like someone from the front to be given the time to give the viewers a good, solid representation of what was happening and why.

As you say,…

Damian Christie

Tue, 26 May 2009 14:28:43 +1200

I watched "coverage" of the hikoi on TV3 news last night, and I was struck by how many interviews they did, and showed, with people at the fringes of the march.

One News did that too – it's pretty standard to get the voice of the people rather than just…

Russell Brown

Tue, 26 May 2009 14:21:10 +1200

No surprise perhaps to find out that the panellist in question was NBR's Nevil Gibson, who I haven't heard much from before, but clearly isn't exactly breaking the mould of NBR's grumpy old white men.

I've known Nevil for years, and I like him personally, but his public commentary lately…

Stuart Coats

Tue, 26 May 2009 14:08:51 +1200

I watched "coverage" of the hikoi on TV3 news last night, and I was struck by how many interviews they did, and showed, with people at the fringes of the march. IMHO these people were not the best people to get the thinking behind the march, what was hoped to…

Rich of Observationz

Tue, 26 May 2009 14:06:46 +1200

That afternoon show with the "panel" seems to suffer from a need to have two crazy wingnuts to balance one reasonable liberal (David Slack on the episode I heard). Maybe they feel they need to move to the right to secure funding under NACT.

I'd rate our media soundness on…

Public Address

Tue, 26 May 2009 14:06:46 +1200

Discussion from blog post.