No, It Wasn't!

 I read once again today the assertion that "The Treaty" (I assume the 1840 one) was between Queen Victoria (on behalf of Britain) and approx 500 Maori chiefs.

The signatories of the treaty were about 500 strong, this is correct. It is the "chiefs" bit that needs to be checked.

The 500 included, despite New Zealand law specifically excluding them, 13 (according to Wikipedia) women.

Basically the treaty crowd toured the treaty around New Zealand getting anyone with a brown skin and a heap of vowels to "sign" it.

The "Treaty" is nothing more than a curio from 1840 and should be sent to a museum where it belongs.

Guilty!

 

Of course he's a crook.

His name is Jayson Alexander Herewini.

Anyone called Jayson is automatically guilty until proved innocent.

Heaven Destroyed

 Your standing there, in the forest, enjoying nature. Enjoying nature's "silence".

Standing still, as is your wont, just listening to the birds, the bees, the insects and the noise wind makes as it meanders through the branches, stirs the leaves and needles on the ground around you.

At peace with the World.

Then, out of nowhere, some brown, bearded, unkempt, sandal clad nutbar, her tiny dweeb halfwit partner in tow, invades your space with loud, wierd noise-making devices that don't just shatter the peace you enjoy so much but also drive away the birds and insects that create that quiescent atmosphere.

They will take forever to return!

For a bonus they throw odorous oil on you.

Can Kauri trees sue for breach of peace?

A Solution?

 Taken from a screenshot of NewstalkZB, 18/01/2025: 11.20.

Keep her too busy for shoplifting?

Committee.

 Paraphrasing, Sir Brian Roche has, as he was commissioned to, found the cause of much waste in the Public Service.

Too much "administration, too many committees.

To find the way to overcome this problem he has set up a committee.

Meat

 I like cold meat, particularly cold roasted beef. 

Just before Xmas I parked outside of a butchery in Rangiora. 

Having pretty much given up on meat and limiting myself to just buying cheap cuts because of the water content added to meat by most retailers I no more than glanced in the window but I did note a sign advertising beef mince on "special".

I wanted some (hamburger steaks are a favorite) so I purchased a kilo.

It was edible so I decided this week to investigate the shop more.

I wandered in and, after a look and noting prices were about what I paid elsewhere, I purchased some more minced beef and a topside roast (in sealed packaging). The roast was about 1.3Kg and cost me $22.

I cooked the roast on my BBQ.

To my surprise it didn't shrink to half it's size. It was all meat.

I have just shared the fourth meal off that piece with the flies and there is still plenty left (probably one more cold-meat meal, a snack and some rissoles to finish).

It also tastes bloody great!

The butchery is PNP Farm's Butchery specialising in Angus Beef. High Street, Rangiora. Their website advises that they are also in Auckland and Christchurch.

I recommend it - further I intend to purchase all my meat from there from now on.

Well done that butchery!

A Plea

 A lot of talk about the USA acquiring Greenland right now.

Greenland, often described as the World's biggest Island (I thought Oz held that distinction), is apparently open to an agreement where USA has full defense and mineral exploration rights and obligations while remaining independent.

Seems like a win-win.

Meanwhile can someone tell The Donald about a group of Islands in the South Pacific being currently destroyed by communism and racism and of strategic importance for USA access to the World's richest and least developed continent.

Purchase price right now would be about $US0.03 including tax.

The Donald buying these islands would improve both the USA and New Zealand while saving the latter from 3rd world status and bankruptcy.