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Aussie workers preparing for work "I know we will wait for more kiwi workers to get here"
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Fake Maori lands tour operator in trouble
WRITING “fake Maori” on their faces with marker pen tattoos to attract tourists has landed a Kiwi tour operator in hot water.
The venture, called Discovery Heritage Centre, has admitted hiring Europeans, including French and Israelis, to dress in traditional Maori outfits and poke their tongues out in Maori war dance custom to lure tourists from cruise ships.
The director of the company has added fuel to the fire by saying she’s only employing the “fakes” because Maori people in the North Island New Zealand town of Tauranga are too lazy to work.
“Some of our Maori are too slack to promote themselves. Some of our Maori are too lazy to get out of bed to do that,” Terina Puriri told the Herald on Sunday.
“They don’t turn up and it’s a known thing for Tauranga Maori to do that.”
The company provides “cultural liaison” and on-board dance performances for cruise ship tourists.
Performers include a few authentic part-indigenous people and at least three foreigners dressed in feathered robes, holding traditional wooden weapons and with pen marks scrawled on their faces.
Ms Puriri said she had no problem using foreigners, adding that tourists didn’t mind because they “love us purely because we are proud of (Maori) culture and we look beautiful”.
But rival companies clearly disagree, complaining so much to the port authorities that the performers now have to wait outside port gates to tout their wares.
Port of Tauranga commercial manager Graeme Marshall told the newspaper there was an “issue of authenticity” around the group and said he feared the port – one of New Zealand’s busiest – could receive “international condemnation” over such a breach.
And local Maori elders added that the conduct and the slight on Maori work ethics was “highly insulting”.
But Ms Puriri was not fazed, saying the critics should “relax” and “stop splitting hairs”.
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Counties chasing Tana for coaching and playing role
Counties-Manukau have had discussions with All Blacks great Tana Umaga about returning to the New Zealand rugby scene.
They are looking to bolster their squad for what will be a crucial 2010 national championship.
There is speculation the first division strugglers are close to signing the 36-year-old former New Zealand skipper although head coach Milton Haig said “there’s a lot of water to go under the bridge yet”.
Haig stressed Counties-Manukau were in the market for players first. It appears Umaga is very keen to continuing his coaching career as well.
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Waitangi Day Sunshine Coast
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Attend the Waitangi Day Sunshine Coast event for your chance to win this fabulous holiday to New Zealand including airfares and 5 days accommodation in a luxury Britz Elite 2 Berth Motorhome. Free competition entry with your admission ticket purchase age 13+. The holiday is a joint initiative proudly sponsored by Flight Centre & Air New Zealand. Winner must be present at the draw at 3.50pm to win.
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Entertainment includes live bands featuring internationally acclaimed artists “Spacifix” and local band “The MAPP Project” featuring award winning artist Massey Smith. The event also includes Maori and Polynesian dance groups and an incredible Hip Hop Dancing & Singing troupe, fire dancing, the Haka, traditional Maori welcome ceremony and more!
For sale one slightly reconditioned Kiwi Virginity
I was horrified to see on Klubkiwi Kiwi Student auctions off her virginity it appears that a 19 year old student has sold her virginity to pay for school fees, this has me concerned on two levels, 1) How does a young man growing up in New Zealand now afford to lose his virginity in the old days it buy a $3 bottle of Marqavue and 2) Why didn’t I think of that.
But in case anyones interested I have my slightly used virginity for sale, its reconditioned, one owner 1960’s model only used once in a blue moon, will consider offers.
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Where can you buy the best pie in Southland?
Where can you buy the best pie in Southland?
That’s just one question travel publisher Jasons wants to answer in a new campaign to dig deeper into tourism destinations.
Jasons’ chief executive Matthew Mayne and a team of company representatives revealed their drive to Southland hospitality providers at the White Heron in Invercargill yesterday.
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Pauly Fuemana How Bizarre singer dies
Kiwi Musician Pauly Fuemana, frontman for the band OMC, died this morning at North Shore Hospital following a short period of illness. Full Story
Pauly Fuemana was 40
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Unkiwitis is spreading in Australia
Having come out of my Australia day hiding place, I wandered back to Piccolos for a Flat White and Almond Crossiant with our kiwi mates, only problem is it appears that one of them was a bit crook in the head…..
The local supermarket here Aldi had a line of “Australia Day” shirts and caps for under $5, great if your an Aussie, but my mate (a kiwi) brought some. Now for the sake of his family I wont mention his name (I don’t think its fair to blame his kids, let alone the shame this will bring on all of them), but his excuse was it was cheap….. Ive offered him $6 to stop wearing it and ill pay for therapy (Watching TV3’s News again and again)
