tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post9211464108522344100..comments2023-12-21T23:44:40.324+13:00Comments on Maui Street: Te Tai Tonga - the lowdownMorgan Godferyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16151402259122819244noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-16991272945142984562011-11-01T13:40:23.691+13:002011-11-01T13:40:23.691+13:00What the hell are you talking about, anon? I didn&...What the hell are you talking about, anon? I didn't say that. I am not dismissing Dora's whakapapa. Not only is that disrespectful to her but to her tipuna as well.Morgan Godferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151402259122819244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-78360007981190104712011-11-01T13:28:24.946+13:002011-11-01T13:28:24.946+13:00So Morgan, does that mean that Dora Roimata Langsb...So Morgan, does that mean that Dora Roimata Langsbury of the Otakou whanau of Karetai has a lesser whakapapa than her cousins from the northern regions of Ngai Tahu. I am sure her Karetai cousin, Tahu Potiki, might take you to task on that one. All three Ngai Tahu candidates have very strong whakapapa's and to dismiss Dora's whakapapa is disrepectful. This is the "clash of the cousins's" and Dora is one of their cousins!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-28356273949236669182011-10-11T12:28:26.031+13:002011-10-11T12:28:26.031+13:00Opps, I am forgetting my manners again. Tena koe.Opps, I am forgetting my manners again. Tena koe.Ross Calverleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810489752054963588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-54637496057920914182011-10-11T11:28:31.105+13:002011-10-11T11:28:31.105+13:00Hugh, the Maori vote does not always follow the st...Hugh, the Maori vote does not always follow the strongest candidate. Rawiri Taonui says that this election will be a "mana whenua" vote meaning Maori will vote along tribal lines. So the candidates with the most extensive whakapapa connections will win - think Parekura, Nanaia, Rino, Sharples, Harawira and Sykes/Flavell.Morgan Godferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151402259122819244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-53805596235167278522011-10-11T10:43:31.890+13:002011-10-11T10:43:31.890+13:00Whakamoemiti.
Yes I cheated and used a translator...Whakamoemiti.<br /><br />Yes I cheated and used a translator online :P However, I think that learning Maori is definitely a useful skill to have.Ross Calverleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810489752054963588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-90086005461679589212011-10-08T12:18:34.769+13:002011-10-08T12:18:34.769+13:00Kia ora Ross,
They are both of the same hapu.Kia ora Ross,<br /><br />They are both of the same hapu.Morgan Godferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151402259122819244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-49868348501491762792011-10-08T00:50:09.794+13:002011-10-08T00:50:09.794+13:00History of electorate votes under MMP in Maori sea...History of electorate votes under MMP in Maori seats I assume.<br /><br />Morgan, you have missed one thing the MSM has used. The similarity between Rahui Katene's and Rino Tirakatene's last names has intruiged me and it was of no surprise when articles said they were cousins. <br /><br />Are they cousins in the European sense or whanau in the Maori sense?Ross Calverleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13810489752054963588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-72595590390616416552011-10-05T14:39:58.742+13:002011-10-05T14:39:58.742+13:00"Ultimately I think the vote will follow whoe..."Ultimately I think the vote will follow whoever is perceived to be the strongest and most effective candidate."<br /><br />Whoa! Where do you get off making ballsy calls like that?DPF:TLDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06372937855256319716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-1864212944876564252011-10-05T01:14:09.349+13:002011-10-05T01:14:09.349+13:00A good detailed overview, keep these coming.A good detailed overview, keep these coming.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-82213392465658206532011-10-04T13:57:21.980+13:002011-10-04T13:57:21.980+13:00Thanks for clarifying that, Patrick.Thanks for clarifying that, Patrick.Morgan Godferyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16151402259122819244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687643215117543088.post-60505218233418829352011-10-04T13:55:13.968+13:002011-10-04T13:55:13.968+13:00Very interesting analyis Morgan.
Two minor issues...Very interesting analyis Morgan.<br /><br />Two minor issues...<br /><br />"Rino stood for Te Tai Tonga in 1996" - actually his Aunt, Dame Whetu was Labour's candidate in Te Tai Tonga in 1996. He stood in Te Puko O Te Whenua, after his father, the Labour candidate, died unexpectedly at the start of the campaign. <br /><br />"In the 2008 election Rahui Katene won, rather easily, with a majority of over 1000." - this is relative. Her win was not in doubt, and was rather unsurprising, but it must be noted that her majority is much smaller than any other MP in a Maori seat. <br /><br />If anyone is vulnerable to a challenge, it is Rahui. And it seems that Labour's Tirikatene is just the man to provide it.Patricknoreply@blogger.com