Posts by Andre
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Protect
The term that changed the nature of Maori land protest from claiming back or asking for ownership of land to taking a stand to protect land that you already have a stake in, whether or not you officially own it. Subsequently used by Owairaka protestors to claim to protect trees and fauna when it was seen by some as protest against Maori land ownership. -
Resilience
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Maunga. Suddenly relevant to Aucklanders in a way it didn't before we became more widely aware that the Maori do now own many of our beloved mountains and the implications of seeing tiro rangatiratanga in action. Whether you agree with the Owairaka protesters or not, the term is now in much wider use.
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Jonesing
Especially relevant this year in relation to Shane "I'd love to have 3 billion dollars to give away" Jones -
Cancel culture (the last three are winners of 2019 word of the year for Macquarie, dictionary.com and Oxford btw).
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Existential
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Climate emergency
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Ihumatao
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Climate crisis, extinction rebellion