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A spring day in Hokitika

At last we have some regular sunshine. Spring has been very wet for the whole country but now that we are nearly into Summer it's starting to fine up. There has been alot of action here and people are in the process of marching to parliament as the government is trying to change The Treaty of Waitangi which is the country's original legislation of the partnership between Maori and the British during the first days of colonization. Many people, and rightfully so are up in arms about it. Personally I am tired of rich white people running the country into the ground. We need a positive change here but the next lot of general elections aren't until 2026..

Linking up with Skywatch Friday and Tom's signs.

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Revrunner said…
Love the date. You all are SO ahead of us here in the U.S. :-)
14 November 2024 at 07:53
Bill said…
Change is never far away.
14 November 2024 at 09:00
Tigger's Mum said…
WARNING hobby horse: The super rich (in many colours) are exploiting the entire planet, but seem to hold all the keys to political power (although not in power themselves - can't possibly expose themselves to public scrutiny - and pull the strings of all those puppet politicians through 'lobbying' and straight out bribery/corruption), so they get to go on abusing (raping) the earth's resources.
Hokitika looks lovely in spring sunshine.
14 November 2024 at 09:08
doodles n daydreams said…
I don't understand the government trying to change the treaty either. Are they just wanting to stir up trouble? They must have known it would very contentious, they need to leave well enough alone.
14 November 2024 at 11:37
roentare said…
she is definitely carrying a load
14 November 2024 at 11:56
magiceye said…
Humanity needs to be reset!
14 November 2024 at 14:29
Iris Flavia said…
To see the sun for once (grey here since days Or weeks?).
Politics runs wild everywhere it seems. Money rules.
14 November 2024 at 19:42
gz said…
It is heartening to see the hikoi
14 November 2024 at 21:25
local alien said…
Changing the Treaty of Waitangi? No wonder people are complaining!
15 November 2024 at 00:27
Tom said…
...spring is a time of change!
15 November 2024 at 02:08
Sharon said…
There seems to be big changes happing all over the world and not many of them are for good.
15 November 2024 at 04:31
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
We are going through our changes here in the USA. The whole world is changing it seems.
16 November 2024 at 04:59
Spare Parts and Pics said…
There seems to be change and unrest everywhere these days!
16 November 2024 at 08:23
Klara said…
0,00something´% of rich (i would say more colours) guys running the whole world. :(
18 November 2024 at 05:42
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