Daily review 02/02/2023

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    A fascinating interview — touches on some of the topics raised in the Mātauranga Māori thread. Borders are social constructs, what is considered "science" is always contested and influenced by politics. Similarly with "race", it is a dubious way of categorising people and its history as a "science" is shameful.

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      More like he is winding up "Drongos" … he is elderly and has to climb 16 flights of stairs! Oh and refuses to do interviews …..

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        Brown is already infamous for his tally of interview refusals – who'd have guessed…

        How to avoid threatening to stick photos of journalists to urinals in mayoral interviews [3 Oct 2022]
        Auckland mayoral candidate Wayne Brown is receiving criticism for saying he will stick pictures of a journalist to the urinals once he’s mayor.

        An old man, full of regrets at being found out, and found wanting, again and again…

        Brown regrets media 'drongos' comment made public [2 Feb 2023]

        “I probably shouldn’t have said the word drongo to a couple of friends of mine but I was just explaining why I couldn’t turn up to tennis that particular day."

        “I regret it was made public, it was probably inappropriate but I do recognise the important role media play in an emergency.”

        Will Brown's stint as mayor be tinged with regret? I fear so – he doesn't seem big on taking personal responsibility for his regettable actions.

        We've paved paradise, how do we let the water out? [3 Feb 2023]

        Could the answer be ‘more people‘?

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