Who will stand for Council?

Bob Marley said it "Get up Stand Up"

 Who will do it for us?

 Will it be you?

 For the next 2 weeks the door is open for people to nominated to get onto local government in Palmerston North, to be on the City Council & the Regional Council and also the District Health Board...and this applies to all of New Zealand.

 If I wanted to talk to someone in the council, I dont really know who I'd go to. I dont know if they'd listen, if they'd get me or if be able to articulate my views when they go to their meetings and make decisions I have to (mostly) live by.

 So I've decided I'm going to try and talk a few friends into standing for council....and I guess I havent got long.
considering standing for council?

 If you're keen, I'd be keen to know...lol.  Here's a link to the what-you'll-need-to-know report, hopefully this link works or else just go to the Palmerston North City Council website...currently its on the home page.
pre-election report


This is how many votes people would need.  However its city wide now, not voting by wards.
results from last elections 2010

Blog post ideas

A list of ideas and inspiration for this blog, please feel free to contribute your suggestions by comment or message, I'm also keen to invite guest bloggers, if you are one or know of anyone
Here's a quick think tank- but only by myself.  Need more beds around this to have a good brainstorm.

• Maori science/ environmental education
• dire lack of Maori science teacher, science in te reo, resources, the hoha of translating and the cultural differences of perspectives.
• thats a big kaupapa, but maybe lesson plans and conversations about Maori education successes and lessons (being) learned
• dragging whakatauki into today, eg "He kukupa ki te hui, engari he kaka ki te ipurangi"
• Beekeeping
• honey
• pollination
• how to/ where to
• link to post of Minnie catching a swarm
• Weaving- linkages to other blog The flax kete
• 
  
• Sports- Te tinana Maori kaha ki te hakinakina
• our boys being enticed by the bright lights of the NRL- with not a lot of cultural support over there
• Sports academies like TUTOA
• Waka Ama- the revival of a Polynesian tradition that works WITH our whanau's natural tendencies. 
• Migratory waka
• star maps, navigation
• winds, currents, ia, au, tohu
• where is Hawaiki?
• How many wahine were on the waka that came here?
• Tuna- The eel, 
• its lifecycle, 
• its cultural importance, 
• migration, 
• decline, retiring quota to conserve.
• Waitangi Tribunal and OTS
• avenues of redress
• looking forward where young biculturals running multimillion dollar enterprises.  What skills will they need?
• New Zealand Frogs, Amphibians.  
• who are the experts
• mokomoko- tapu.  
• The local government- 
• Who's gonna stand for us?  Are the voices in there doing a good job? Do they need a hand or the boot?
• council elections coming up
• decision making
• who even votes?
• Maori wards & Maori seats
• Idiots guide to carbon credits
• The emissions trading scheme
• photosynthesis- Ahotakakame, 
• mining- kowiri i a Papatuanuku
• protests- Porotehe
• Maramataka
• the constellation, moon patterns
• A time of year when we need to come together and feast, celebrate, party
• tikanga- hi ika
• mara kai
• hue
• Kumara
• riwai
• huawhenua 
• huarakau
• pataka kai
• rua kumara
• kahawai
• kuku- kaimoana
• aquaculture
• Resource Management Act
• ammendments
• section 6,7, 8. 
• Kaitiakitanga- 1991, the year humans became kaitiaki
• National significance
• Iwi Management plans,"take into account,"
• DOC
• nga whenua rahui
• possums
• acoustic grounding to recover species
• Harakeke- (tera he blog ano mo tenei anake)
• kono, tikanga, konae, kete, kete whakairo, hapine, haro, te tipu, te rito, te tapahi, nga whakairo, whariki, hieke, tukutuku, dying
• ...Kua timata
• Nga iwi taketake
• The UN
• UNEP
• CBD
• UNFFF
• Declaration of Rights of Indigenous People
• Rongoa
• WAI262 claim
• Intellectual property legislation inadequacies
• Kawakawa
• Kumarahou
• Horopiko
• Paewhenua
• ...