“Robbing Peter to pay Paul”
Let's stop relying on our poor, and an addictive activity, for community funding
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OPINION: Fifty per cent of pokies are located in the worst 30 per cent of areas experiencing economic hardship.Regional Pokie Stats • Problem Gambling Foundation
What a shame, what a shambles 😞
One of the episodes in the Money, Explained docuseries on Netflix explores how pokie machines work, it's impact on our brain and how our emotions work against us when we're looking to beat the odds.
Check out the series sneak peek below, and watch it if you can!
"Gambling is celebrated, promoted, and increasingly normalised in our country. But the damage to lives from it is regularly hidden and not discussed publicly."
"The ‘profit over people’ shadow looms again."
Online gambling: Profit over people … again
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OPINION: Addiction and harm from gambling activities are funding treatment services for those very same addictions and harms.
#Kupuhou
The name for autumn was ngahuru, an archaic word for ten. This was because autumn started during the tenth month (February–March) in the traditional calendar. Ngahuru was also the name for harvest, which occurred at this time. The saying ‘Ngahuru, kura kai, kura tangata’ (harvest-time, wealth of food, the wealth of people) indicated that food was plentiful in autumn.
Have a safe long weekend whānau
No new pokie machines will be allowed in Wellington as council passes sinking lid policy
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Wellington City Council voted to institute a ‘sinking lid’ policy for pokie machines on Thursday.Absolutely 💯 fabulous !!!
It's great that Napier city council has recognised the need to address the harm caused by pokies in their city, as its getting out of hand.
Mā te wahine, mā te whenua ka ora ai te tangata
By women and land man finds life
Wahine and whenua
If we are to discuss the importance of wahine, we are also discussing the importance of whenua.
Within ancient whakapapa (genealogy), Hineahuone, the first woman, was created from the “one tapu”, the soil at Kurawaka, where it is believed is the origin of mankind, of te ira tangata.
The role of wahine, in matters of whenua, is evident within ancient whakapapa, as the two are harmonious in sustaining and the procreation of te ira tangata.
He wahine, he whenua ka ora ai te tangata- is reinforced, in particular to the term ‘ora’ which means to live, life, or alive.
#IWD2021
Every day is international women’s day, but today on the 8th of March we join the world in celebrating it.
This waiata by the Modern Māori Quartet ‘Māreikura’. The group wrote this waiata honouring and an ode to women who they view as pillars of society.
And that they are ❤️
Enjoy 🎶
#iwd #wahinetoa #māreikura
Nice choice
