Thursday, August 30, 2007

Matt Toka





Song for a coffee. Cafe Vertex composed and performed by Peter Cleave




Last Gasp Cafe 79







Song for a coffee. Cafe Vertex composed and performed by Peter Cleave




Hot Flashes? Flaxseed

Australian Rugby Team loses art

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Serena

Beer Myths

Speaking Arabic on a plane?

Last Gasp Cafe 78

Song for the Stairways
Colin McCahon composed and performed by Peter Cleave


Colin
Went up the stairs
to the Stairways Gallery
I said Joanna
Colin is dead
Lend me your shoulder for a while
I'm sure that Colin would have wanted you to smile

Colin McCahon, Colin McCahon
Charge your glasses spill your drinks
onto the green,green fern

And now I stare
down the lonely hall at you
where are your children
where will we hang your things
o yes I stare for the longest time
I stare with eyes that cannot see

Colin McCahon, Colin McCahon
Charge your glasses spill your drinks
onto the green,green fern

Colin
Went up the stairs
to the Stairways Gallery
I said Joanna
Colin is dead
Lend me your shoulder for a while
I'm sure that Colin would have wanted you to smile

Colin McCahon, Colin McCahon
Charge your glasses spill your drinks
onto the green,green fern

Go on back, go on back
Go on back into the green, green fern

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Monday, August 27, 2007

Last Gasp Cafe 76

Song for Jay. Anna composed and performed by Peter Cleave




Anna
Like a trip on the tongue
You sit in my mind, Anna
Like a wind in the sand
You tickle my fancy Anna
Oo ee, Oo ee
The moon comes gently down on you,
Anna
Send me a line from your ocean liner, anna
Tell me the time where the sun meets your mind Anna,
Oo ee, Oo ee
The moon comes gently down on you,
Anna
Like a trip on the tongue
You sit in my mind, Anna
Like a wind in the sand
You tickle my fancy Anna
Oo ee, Oo ee
The moon comes gently down on you,
Anna

Owen Wilson

Last Gasp Cafe 75

Song for piano. Long Black Jar composed and performed by Peter Cleave




Long Black Jar

Saw your picture on the wall
thought I heard you in the hall
put flowers in a long black jar

Now I'm playing such a sad guitar
and I'm wondering where we are
o darling talk to me

talk to me about the way things used to be
don't talk about setting me free

Thought I heard you in the driveway
Thought I felt you behind me
but there's only one person here

Now I'm playing such a sad guitar
and I'm wondering where we are
o darling talk to me

(slowing down)
Saw your picture on the wall
thought I heard you in the hall
put flowers in a long black jar

Surfers and ferry. Environmental protest in Hawaii

You're Free# Re: さよなら絶望先生 ED

You're Free composed and performed by Peter Cleave
You're Free

You threw a stone into the sun
doo wah
Peace broke out and the war was won
doo wah
Now turn around,
Laugh at the clowns
You're free

So let it roll
Let it roll into the night
Hey let it roll
Let it roll into the night
Jump into your car
And speed out of sight

You threw a song up at the moon
Doo wah
You thought it was too late I thought it was too soon
Doo wah, doo wah
Now turn around
Laugh at the clowns
You're Free

So let it roll
Let it roll into the night
Hey let it roll
Let it roll into the night
Jump into your car
And speed out of sight

You threw a stone into the sun
doo wah
Peace broke out and the war was won
doo wah
Now turn around,
Laugh at the clowns
You're free

So let it roll
Let it roll into the night
Hey let it roll
Let it roll into the night
Jump into your car
And speed out of sight

Obesity linked to infertility

http://one.revver.com/watch/378559

http://one.revver.com/watch/378559

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Song for the Drum::: Red Bus

Red Bus composed and performed by Peter Cleave



Red Bus

she was a claim jumping, gold digging future super star
she sold cars on Saturdays

we met on the Red Bus
we told our tales
and the bus ran on

I was a valley boy, out for a ride
she was a city girl who left nothing out

we told our tales on the Red Bus
she sat beside me
and the bus ran on
and on

she was a claim jumping, gold digging future super star
she sold cars on Saturdays

we met on the Red Bus
our eyes danced
and the bus ran on

we talked on the Red Bus
about anything that came to us
about life after life after life
and the bus ran on, and on...

we met on the Red Bus
our eyes danced
and the bus ran on

Davydenko and gambling probe at US Open

P and HIV?

Last Gasp Cafe 72

Last Gasp Cafe 72
You're Free composed and performed by Peter Cleave


Saturday, August 25, 2007

puff 690 Last Gasp Cafe 670

Johnny Rockaway. Composed and performed by Peter Cleave.

puff 689 Sugar Radio

Thursday, August 23, 2007

puff 688 Naked News?

puff Last Gasp Cafe 71

Song for the Wall. Idol, composed and performed by Peter Cleave


Wednesday, August 22, 2007

puff 671 Last Gasp Cafe 70#

Song for the South#. Hey Joe performed by Peter Cleave

puff 685 Last Gasp Cafe 70

Concert for the South. Hey Joe performed by Peter Cleave

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

puff 684 Last Gasp Cafe 69

Concert for Smiley, Brazilian Queen on Beale St and Lady So Far composed and performed by Peter Cleave

Monday, August 20, 2007

puff 683 Last Gasp Cafe 68

Pigtails. Lady So Far and Red Bus composed and performed by Peter Cleave

Sunday, August 19, 2007

puff 682 Not at all the sort of thing you'd find in Metro

Not the sort of thing you'd find in Metro...

Papers
A series of collected papers and articles
by Peter Cleave

Papers to Conference

This collection was published in August 2007 by Campus Press and is available at Academy Books in Kingsland, Auckland.

Looking at he connections between this collection and Auckland:

1 The first essay was presented at the Samoan Millenium in Apia. As someone at the conference said mine was another view, one from the deck of the Tofua, a banana boat operating out of Auckland on which I worked as a seventeen year old. There are a hundred Auckland stories hanging on this. Not the sort of thing you'd find in Metro...

2 The paper on Francis Pound and Wystan Curnow was written in Wellington with a raised eyebrow as to what was happening in literary journals in Auckland. Its about art and talk and fashion and who people know in Auckland in one another's family.

3 The mark on the wall is an essay out of nowhere in particular but it ghosts back to very late night discussions in the sixties at Eden Crescent, Auckland, about Bloomsbury.

Auckland?

Kingsland is in Auckland and you can get Papers to Conference there at Academy Books
Level 1 / Unit 3
399 New North Road
Kingsland
Auckland
New Zealand
Ph:   0064-09-8451090
Fax   0064-09-8451080

puff 682 Not the sort of thing you'd find in Metro

Not the sort of thing you'd find in Metro...

Papers
A series of collected papers and articles

Papers to Conference

This collection was published in August 2007 by Campus Press and is available at Academy Books in Kingsland, Auckland.

Looking at he connections between this collection and Auckland:

1 The first essay was presented at the Samoan Millenium in Apia. As someone at the conference said mine was another view, one from the deck of the Tofua, a banana boat operating out of Auckland on which I worked as a seventeen year old. There are a hundred Auckland stories hanging on this. Not the sort of thing you'd find in Metro...

2 The paper on Francis Pound and Wystan Curnow was written in Wellington with a raised eyebrow as to what was happening with literary journals in Auckland. Its about art and talk and fashion and who people know in Auckland in one another's family.

3 The mark on the wall is an essay out of nowhere in particular but it ghosts back to very late night discussions in the sixties at Eden Crescent, Auckland, in the sixties about Bloomsbury.

Auckland?
Kingsland is in Auckland and you can get Papers to Conference there at Academy Books

puff 681 Concert for Eiko

You're Free and Red Bus composed and performed by Peter Cleave

Saturday, August 18, 2007

puff 680 Last Gasp Cafe 67

Concert for the Birdcage. You're Free and Red Bus composed and performed by Peter Cleave

Friday, August 17, 2007

puff 679 Concert for dodolook#2

Long Black Jar and Broken Road composed and performed by Peter Cleave.

puff 678

Concert for the Blind Fool. Long Black Jar and Broken Road composed and performed by Peter Cleave

Thursday, August 16, 2007

puff 677 Dodolook Rules

Gloria and Atlantic City performed by Peter Cleave

puff 676 Last Gasp Cafe 65

Concert for the Face. Gloria and Atlantic City performed by Peter Cleave

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

puff 675 Wheeler's Corner

Wheeler’s CornerÓ

Connecting Citizens Who Care

"Broadcast every Thursday at 11.45am on Access Manawatu 999AM"

Contact Peter at wheeler@inspire.net.nz

33 16th August 2007

This Week: 1. A special report from Australia. 2. Cr. Pope breaks her silence. 3. Michael Moore creates a hit. 4. Michael Feyen makes a decision. 5. My God

1. Since it has become the fashion to pick up on child abuse and with the likes of Cr. Broad suddenly finding his tongue and questioning various unrelated groups about what they are doing about the issue. I wondered just what Cr. Broad was doing or for that matter what we all are doing. The Manawatu Standard once called me a man of peace because of my work with ‘Men Against Violence’ but it was in that group that I used the method of defining a problem then defining who owned that problem. Professor Dodson below expresses it so much more clearly than I can. It is a brilliantly written plea for answers and I agree with him: you don’t solve abuse by further abuse. Years of work in the military prove this to be a fact.

Mick Dodson: abuse is no solution to abuse
Professor Mick Dodson writes: "None of us is in any doubt that we have to intervene to make children safe. We have a responsibility to do this, so doe’s government. But we must draw the line on responses that involve racial discrimination.
My life is littered with abuse. When I was growing up I got abused because of who I was. I got called names for being black, I got excluded for being black. I was treated as inferior for being black. I got told I would not amount to much for being black. I was told I was unworthy for being black. I was told my culture was primitive because it was black. I was told my mother's language was unintelligible gibberish because it was black. I was told I was uncivilised because I was black. I was told I had to be white. This was all abuse.
And how did I react to all this abuse? I got abusive. I punched the kids in the playground and on the sports fields. I screamed at the teachers and headmaster. I threw tantrums and sulked. I wagged school to get away. What did this achieve? Bugger all! My abusive behaviour reinforced the views of me and mine in the eyes of my abusers. ‘Just another useless black fella ("the whole lot of em").
By the time I got to about 14 or 15 I realised this. I realised that being abusive back didn't get me far. What was the problem? Well I now knew it wasn't me that was the problem in spite of all the conditioning. I realised I shouldn't be blamed for being black. Being black is not a blameworthy thing. In fact blame, as a reaction is not particularly useful at all to any perceived problem. So being sick of being blamed for being black is not a way out of the problem until you realise, like I did, that it was not my problem. It’s not me who am uncomfortable with being black – it’s some other people. So it must be their problem. Bingo! All solved, I thought, but it’s not so.
Being able to identify the problem and who has it does not always make it go away. You see, most people who want to abuse you in this way do not accept they have a problem. Most of them deny it or make excuses. But the decent ones do not and you cling to them.
When I got older and went to university and got an 'education' I found a name for this problem. Its’ called racial discrimination. It’s another form of abuse. By then, like nearly all kids who are different growing up in this country this form of abuse is part of everyday life for you and you build up defence mechanisms including identifying the problem as not yours. When you grow up you teach your kids the same defensive responses and you hope they will teach your grandchildren because you know the problem is going to be around for at least that long. This does not mean you walk away from the problem -- you try to fight it in different ways through education, awareness raising, information sharing and through other processes such as reconciliation. You endeavour to assist people to deal with their problem. You do not accept silence as an option. You certainly don't make excuses or seek to excuse.
I know today our kids get abused, our women get abused, and even we get abused from time to time. Indeed we are sometimes abusers -- I know I have done so. I have not been immune from giving someone an abusive verbal spray, I have not been free from pouring scorn and ridicule on others. Abuse is all around us. We need to desperately do something about it when it’s our kids who are being abused. We all know that. It’s a given.
But, we now have draft legislation, which uses a form of abuse in the name of stopping abuse. What an abuse of process this is. It is an assault on democracy and an abuse of decency. We are asked to accept abusive government behaviour in our name to stop abuse. We are asked to believe these are 'special measures' so we can be comforted that they comply with the Racial Discrimination Act. We are told we need to accept this so that country can meet its international obligations. We are asked to accept that just to be absolutely sure our government needs to 'dis-apply' the RDA.
Just in case -- just in case we are asked to name our problem. Just in case the 'special measures' turn out to be a big fat political lie. We are told we need to take people’s land from them and remove their right to control access to that land in the name of stopping abuse -- yet we know in our heart of hearts that this has nothing to do with the issue of child abuse. Deep down we know it is something else.
I'm at a loss as to what to do. I've been fighting racial discrimination all my life I've run out of ideas. But I know that no Australian should accept that racial discrimination is necessary in any context. It is too high a principle to set aside -- as sacred as the rule of law itself. It is not excusable in any situation and is even more troubling when we know what needs to be done to make children safe and it doesn’t involve racial discrimination.
Professor Dodson is Director of the ANU's National Centre for Indigenous Studies.


2. On Friday the 10th of August 2007 the Manawatu Standard published a letter from rarely heard Cr. Lynne Pope. It was a short but amazing letter that condemned unnamed fellow councillors who failed to attend an ‘Infrastructure well-being’ committee, while attending a public forum on climate change. She suggested that they should have helped maintain a quorum at the council meeting. She has a point, yet for the past few years she has failed to attend dozens of council meetings, both those on which she is a member and those which are attended as a normal part of a councillors role as a councillor. In my effort to keep up to date with council activities I attend many council meetings and I must admit I chose the climate change forum rather attending a meeting where Cr. Pope and her tight eight team votes against anything progressive regarding infrastructure issues. I wish her all the best in the future as she assists in keeping the numbers up and retaining a quorum in the dying days of this council.

3. Michael Moores latest production ‘Sicko’ was the key attraction at a film evening and rally organised by Dion Martin and Maryanne Mechen. Supporters of the Mayor Heather Tanguay along with candidates, Pat Kelly, Peter Wheeler, Annette Nixon and Michael Hills [All standing in Awapuni] Chris Teo-Sherrell [Hokowhitu] and a packed house were treated to a wonderful spread of desserts. The topping was the film, it’s not hard to understand why the US establishment are pulling all the stops out to attempt to counteract Moores revelations. This film I highly recommend you see. After viewing its easy to understand why I’m glad to live in New Zealand, or France, the UK or even Cuba. I never realised just how bad the US has become in regard to social justice. Just to think about how some of our leaders wish to introduce US styled, health and educational concepts here sends a shiver down my backbone. I think I understand at last just who the real terrorists are. After viewing this compelling and revealing film about the US health system I feel it should be made compulsive viewing to all those who think Corporations should run our hospitals etc.

4. Michael Feyen has departed the mayoral scene and instead will stand in Takaro this was the right option. Heather Tanguay will now face Jono Naylor head on. And the difference is stark. One candidate represents ‘people’ and their desire to be heard. The other represents a bunch of unknown backers and property developers. Just who these backers are, is any ones guess but you can be sure of one thing, if their man wins they will want their reward with interest. The best tool for keeping these supporters under control is your vote. Deny them council and mayoral support.

5. My God says, ‘shortly a whole bunch of black suited candidates are going to join the race, I advise you to check them out…for you may find the same face is behind them all’.

Wheeler’s Corner can now be read on www.accessmanawatu.co.nz Click on ‘shows’, then ‘current affairs. Lastly click on ‘more’




Peter J Wheeler

Wheeler@inspire.net.nz

puff 674 Birds and memory

Last Gasp Cafe 64 Concert for Sensei

Cafe Vertex and Red Bus composed and performed by Peter Cleave

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

puff 705 Concert for the Guarico Lady

Cafe Vertex and Red Bus composed and performed by Peter Cleave


Monday, August 13, 2007

puff 671 Long live The King

puff 700 Concert for the Manga

Idol and Red Bus composed and performed by Peter Cleave

Sunday, August 12, 2007

puf 699

puff 698 Last Gasp Cafe 63

Concert for the Bringer On. Idol and Red Bus composed and pwrformed by Peter Cleave

Thursday, August 09, 2007

puff 697 Eat kebab!

puff 696 Concert for the ladies with sticks

Broken Road and Red Bus composed and performed by Peter Cleave

puff Have you seen this woman?

puff Tow truck blow up

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

puff 693 Lohan bets 50,000k that she will bed Beckham

puff 692 Plastic Scare

puff 691 Latest on Big Dig

puff 690 Leads in New Jersey School Killings

Last Gasp Cafe 62 Concert for the Cousins

Broken Road and Red Bus both composed and performed by Peter Cleave

puff 688 Bizarre robbery

puff 687 Developments in murder case of 20year old at NYU

puff 686 Wheeler's Corner

Wheeler’s CornerÓ

Connecting Citizens Who Care

"Broadcast every Thursday at 11.45am on Access Manawatu 999AM"

Contact Peter at wheeler@inspire.net.nz

32 9th August 2007

This Week: 1. Learning? 2. Dirty Water 3. Naylor’s love of community 4. ‘Community Well Being 5. ‘Fighting Fire at sea. 6. Wheeler’s Corner vindicated.

1. It is often said that we learn from our experiences but this is only half the story. The reality is that ‘some’ learn from their experiences whilst others don’t. Our collective council behaviour is a good example. They know for example that huge debt leads to huge interest charges, for they have experienced this in the past. Yet each year they produce grandiose plans, which require huge borrowings at ever rising interest rates, while ignoring the basics. This inability to comprehend the damaging effects down the track leads to future problems for all of us. The interest bill will rise from around $10 million this year to $21 million in two years time. One can understand rates rising by the rate of inflation, a factor the city has little control over, but what the council is doing is using its credit card to achieve goals that are way above its means. They seem to have forgotten that we are under a hundred thousand strong and that it is these citizens that must repay the ever expanding interest bill, plus the fact that we are a low income based city.

2. On Friday night at around 8.30pm an irate citizen phoned me at home to complain about the colour of his water. He informed me that he had tried to contact the councils call centre, four times in fact! He stated that the first time he was told, that all the lines were busy and to hold while awaiting a free line. He waited and waited and ten to twelve minutes later he gave up. He repeated this three times. The fourth time no one answered at all. He asked, what he should do. I replied, try again, and if you still get no response then ring your ward councillor. Since he lived in the Hokowhitu Ward I supplied him with Cr. Gordon Cruden’s, Naylor’s and Jefferies home phone numbers. He wasn’t keen to ring Cr. Cruden [he remembered him from his school days] he had little time for Cr. Naylor because he was put off by his general attitude, so I guess Cr. Jefferies was his pick…

3. Kevin Reilly is a well-known community worker around town. He wrote a letter to the editor, which failed to get published. Here is what he wrote,

"Dear Editor, It was interesting to read a flyer by mayoral candidate Jono Naylor, or a supporter of his, which was put in my letter box. What I found interesting was his avowed concern for the most venerable in our city. His actions to date as a city Councillor are in conflict with his purported concern for those venerable citizens. He supported the City Council exiting out of the provision of special needs housing [disabilities], the demise of the Community Development Section of the City Council, and also the shutting down of the Low income sub-committee, which provided valuable information on the social impact of council policies. Are these the actions of a councillor concerned for the vulnerable in our city?" Signed Kevin Reilly.

Well Kevin, I can’t understand why your letter wasn’t published. I’d suggest that you ring the editor and find out the reasons. Nothing you wrote is untrue, in fact I think you were being polite about Cr. Naylor’s obvious contradictions. By chance the next item in this issue of Wheeler’s Corner supports fully your valid points of fact. Don’t give up on the letters to the editor it may well have been that the editor or sub-editor had simply had a hard night out…at least I hope that was the reason…if it was a bias toward Cr. Naylor I would be most concerned.

4. The words "Community Well Being" create a sense of caring for the community and I suppose that’s why council uses them. Councillor Lew Findlay chairs that committee and does it very well I might add. On Monday night they had a massive agenda to get through. It ranged from a plea from Te Whare Akonga Open Learning Centre to a deputation from the hearing impaired community, Restorative Justice providers, a PR sop to the Youth Council. There were also a whole heap of community organisations making their required six monthly reports. Now there are not a lot of ‘Tight eight’ councillors on this committee so they can’t dominate it as they do others like, the CEO performance reviews committee etc. So the tight eight have to rely on their debating ability which sadly is rarely up to it.

After listening to the plea from the Open Learning Centre so well presented by Annette Nixon Cr. Peter Claridge moved that this committee seeks that the council review the canceling of the grant and seeks a way to correct a mistake by council regarding this matter.

This request brought to a halt the laughing and whispering between Cr. Podd and Naylor and they suddenly switched from bored listeners to active participants. I think they believed that this subject had been all wrapped up some weeks ago. What Cr. Podd said in real terms was that this funding was contestable and that the Open Learning Centre lost so too bad for them and that councillors should accept council staff recommendations without debate. This follows her usual behaviour of ‘Lets just get on with it’. It’s a version of democracy not welcomed by most concerned citizens.

Now Cr. Naylor after looking across to make sure the Manawatu Standard reporter was still present commenced to give a campaign speech. In his view this notice of motion was a sign of poor leadership and that he hoped one day soon he would put a stop this constant plea by losers to be re-heard. I thought for a second that this was his mayoral acceptance speech, any way he went on to add, that if council helped this group the sky would fall in and the council would have to cancel other projects… We must never forget that he voted to spend around the same amount of money to send Mark Bell-Booth on a holiday to China without blinking an eye. What is it about the Open Learning Centre, the Highbury Whanau Centre and the Youth One Stop Shop along with the PANIC organisation that troubles him so? Is it because they are not religious based? Or that a high percentage of the first two are Maori based, I hope not…Any way at long last he sat, proud I think of his dominating ‘when I’m mayor speech’ much to the relief of all those present, councillors, public and the press. The defeat was profound for the ‘tight eight’ team, for Cr. Broad voted against his self appointed leader. The meeting then voted on the issue and the good guys won eight to three in favour of the Cr. Peter Claridge motion. For: Cr. Claridge, Kelly, Ian Cruden, Craig, Etheridge, Findlay and Broad, plus Heather Tanguay. Against: Cr Dennison, Podd and Naylor. [Cr. Pope, Wall, Hornblow, Jefferies and Gordon Cruden all members of the tight eight team were not present, which without doubt proves their commitment to the community well being of our city.] It is clear that Kevin Reilly was correct and his letter deserved publication…

5. The Captain and crew of the Battle Ship ‘PNCC’ did a fine job when the turbines caught fire. They managed to man-the-life-boats as the big ship ground to a halt. The fire was thought to have been caused by computer over-load while the printing the rate demands which had reached a record peak because of the increases involved. A full report is expected in the near future. The crew found various ports of call to set up emergency operations while marine inspectors attempted repairs. Many crewmembers took their files, rowed ashore and worked from home. While others found shelter around the city for example, the Parking Wardens moved into Macdonald’s Café and from there commenced their patrol duties issuing parking tickets to wayward berthing defaulters. It was good to see that vital services were continued during this crisis. To all those involved we say thank you most sincerely. One naval rating was heard to utter, ‘Gee, I never realised how important we really are and that we can manage without flash new crews quarters…Another said, and I quote, ‘Yeah, this crisis made us tighter than the tight eight and you can’t get much tighter than that’. I can but agree.

6. Many months ago Wheeler’s Corner suggested that PNCC charges far to much for its services, its charge out rates for managers time was really huge at over one hundred and fifty to two hundred and fifty dollars per hour. At the time the then CEO Paul Wylie complained about my comments… This latest report from the Manawatu Standard vindicates the Wheeler’s Corner report.

"At $350 Palmerston North City Council has the most expensive LIM reports in the country - and isn't about to cut the cost. City Contact general manager Peter Eathorne said the price was justified, because it was a user-pays system. "I don't apologise for the cost. Particularly because we actually have to recover most of that cost from the applicant." He said the charge covered staff time required to find all the information contained in a LIM, and while other councils may charge less, they used ratepayer subsidies, rather than making the applicant pay. In comparison, Tararua District Council charges $100 for a LIM report. Manager Mike Brown said it was a sufficient amount to cover the cost of staff uncovering the information. Manawatu District Council charges $102 for a LIM report". A local lawyer was most concerned because much of the time the LIM reports tell you little about what you wish to know, yet you are charged the same amount another factor is that the council takes no responsibility for the information given or if it is up to date. I agree that the cost seems really high when one considers that all the information is computer based.

My God says, Child abuse, in fact any abuse is wrong, and should be stopped, but talking about it, while not doing something about it is PR hype, all should report any abuse without fear of favour, she said, and I agree.

Wheeler’s Corner can now be read on www.accessmanawatu.co.nz Click on ‘shows’, then ‘current affairs. Lastly click on ‘more’




Peter J Wheeler

Wheeler@inspire.net.nz

puff 685 今話題の浅田好未の元のコンビ西本はるかのおっぱいぽろり!!

Concert for the Ring The next gallery and Red bus composed and performed by Peter Cleave
浅田好未 西本はるか パイレーツ おっぱい IDOL JAPANESE

puff 684 Japan and Afganistan

puf 683 セクシーおっぱいダンス / セクシー寄席 Last Gasp Cafe 61

Concert for he Dolls. Red Bus and Long Black Jar composed and performed by Peter Cleave

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

puff 682 The soldier's story

puff 681 Chimpanzee Refuge

puff 680 Doctors in the wrong part of the body?

puff 679 Concert for the Cake

Johnny Rockaway and Long Black Jar composed and performed by Peter Cleave

Monday, August 06, 2007

puff 678 Collapse survivor in child abuse scandal

puff 677 Last Gasp Cafe 60

Concert for Bex. Johnny Rockaway and Long Black Jar both composed and performed by Peter Cleave

puff 676 More Female Frogs/oestregen

puff 675 Samoan Butterflies

puff 674 Declining male births in Japan and the US- polluted water, bad air, diet?

puff 673 Malaria solutions

puff 672

Concert for the Keyboard. You're Free and Lady So Far composed and performed by Peter Cleave

Sunday, August 05, 2007

puff 671

puff 670 Last Gasp Cafe 59

Concert for Roy. You're Free and Lady So Far both composed and performed by Peter Cleave

Kiwis?

Kiwis?
Broncos
Eastwood
Justin Te Reo
Andrew Lomu
Bulldogs
Lee Te Maari
Sonny Bill Williams
Raiders
Jason Williams, Prop
Cowboys
Faiumu, Hooker
Sione Faumuinaa, Utility
Manly
Jake Afamasaga, Second Row
Steve Matai, Centre
Storm
Jeremy Smith, Second Row, Christchurch
Sam Tagatalese, 21, Lower Hutt
Knights
Cooper Vuna
Eels
Nathan Cayliss, Prop
Kristian Inu, Wing
FuifuiMoimoi, Prop, Tonga/NZ
Panthers
Geoff Daniela, Wing
Frank Pritchard
Tony Puletua
Frank Puletua
Dragons
Rangi Chase
Langi Setu
Ricky Thorby
Chase Stanley
Sharks
Philip Leuluai
Henry Perenara
Misi Talapapa
Titans
Jake Webster
Rabbitohs
Roy Asotasi, Prop
Nigel Vagana
David Fa'alogo, Second Row
Joe Galuvao, Second Row
David Kidwell, Second Row
Warriors
Patrick Ah Van
Sonny Fai, Second Row
Lance Hohaia, Hooker, Halfback
Wairangi Koopu, Second Row
Epalahame Lauaki, Second Row
Simon Mannering, Centre, Second Row
Sam Rapira, Prop
Jerome Ropati, Five Eigth
Logan Swann, Second Row
Evarn Tuimavave, Prop
Manu Vatuvei, Wing
Ruben Wiki

Packer bros
Simon Head
Wests-Tigers
Dene Halatau, Second Row
Bronson Harrison, Second Row
Benji Marshall, Five Eigth
Paul Whatuira, Centre
Taniela Tiraki, Second Row

Benson Tupou

puff 699 Biofuel in Africa

puff 698 Last Gasp Cafe 58

Two songs for dodolook. Long Black Jar and Idol composed and performed by Peter Cleave.

Saturday, August 04, 2007

puff 697 African Rugby

puff 696 Moon Bears

puff 695 Last Gasp Cafe 57

Concert for Monet in Japan. Colin McCahon and Long Black Jar composed and performed by Peter Cleave.

puff 694 Monet in Japan

puff 693 Sea Turtles

puff 692 Fake art in Australia!!

puff 691 All in the brain?

puff 690 Cam beats Isis?

puff 689 Two Songs for a Shaker

Two Songs for a Shaker.
Idol and REd Bus both composed and performed by Peter Cleave

Friday, August 03, 2007

puff 688 Minnesota/Katrina/Infrastucture

Are some of the infrastructural faults shown in Hurricane Katrina being shown again with the Minnesota bridge?

puff 687 Are Fords safe?

puff 686 Book Bandits

Check out the comparisons between the Massey University librarian who took books and the Colorado pwerson in puffnews

puff 685 Wheeler's Corner

Wheeler’s CornerÓ

Connecting Citizens Who Care

"Broadcast every Thursday at 11.45am on Access Manawatu 999AM"

Contact Peter at wheeler@inspire.net.nz

31 2nd August 2007

This Week: 1. Forgetting to forget. 2. Questions without answers. 3. ‘Rebuttal of mayor wannabe’. 4. ‘Alive and well’. 5. ‘High Court has ruled’. 6. ‘Youth One Stop Shop forum’. 7. ‘Industrial site activity’. 8. My God says. Attached PNRA press release.

1. Editor

Cr. Gordon Cruden recently urged ratepayers to forget about the lantern and concentrate on capital value. While ratepayers are forgetting about the lantern they also need to forget about the attempted sale of the old peoples car park. Dittmer Drive, Milson Line, the sale of reserve land, the sale of the Linklater land. City Heart and especially the support provided to our recently departed CEO Paul Wiley etc. While ratepayers are forgetting about City Heart don't forget to forget about the $4.5 million proposed spending on the CAB and the $0.5 million proposed for the Square Edge. Believing in Capital Value rating is no different to believing in the tooth fairy. E Constantine

2. Vern Lumley asked a question of Cr. Naylor in the local paper on Monday night. Vern wrote, ‘wherever I go, people are asking who is funding this expensive mayoral campaign? And if successful, what returns could the generous funders expect to receive in gratitude for the funding? I think ratepayers are entitled to get an honest answer to these questions". This same question keeps cropping up, you’d think Jono could answer it.

3. Wendy Gadd sure knows how to put pen to paper, her rebuttal of mayor wannabe Jono Naylor’s’ public claims in the Tribune on Sunday was brilliant. Wendy gets straight to the point and tells it like it is. Her language is of the people and I believe that she hits the nail on the head regarding the misleading statements being spread about by the Naylor PR team. Ever since the past CEO [Wylie] spilt the cost of the city heart project into two parts tight eight councillors have referred to the Square Make Over at twelve million rather than the full cost of twenty five million. The Manawatu Standard made this very clear with some sound investigative journalism months ago.

4. The PN Residents Association is alive and well and is mobilising once more. More and more citizens are seeking a voice to represent them fully in the local government arena. It has been said that the Association was too negative, but this was and is PR tripe, the Association will heap praise on those in power if they would only listen to the people. Seriously I think the real problem is that many councillors don’t represent fully and powerfully the views of the Wards they supposedly represent. Just as national political parties are grappling with the problem of secret funding by various groups driven by their own agendas we here are also confronted by the same problem. Most citizens are prudent by nature and are governed by the limitations of their pockets. Yet when a council comes together it seems to lose this ability. Residents understand that you need to ensure that the basics can be catered for. Power, water, rubbish collection, health care and food always comes first. So to say you are passionate about our city is not enough you have to understand these very basic issues at least. This city of ours has lots to be proud of, our library and Esplanade prove this without doubt. The Residents Association would greatly value your input and would love you to join in this self-imposed community task. We will be seeking media assistance to get the column ‘Outside the Square’ published once again. Attached is their latest press release.

The Committee of the Residents Association met and decided to take steps to select a list of preferred candidates for the up-coming election. Reviewing the present sitting members, plus any known new candidates is the process and then making recommendations accordingly. The purpose is two fold, firstly to assist those selected and secondly to stop the splitting of the vote and thereby reducing the chances of change.

5. This item from the Manawatu Standard "Turitea Reserve can be used for "renewable electricity generation", the High Court has ruled in a groundbreaking decision released yesterday. It means Mighty River Power can apply for resource consents to build up to 60 wind turbines in the reserve at the northern edge of the Tararua Range, 11km south-east of Palmerston North. But critics warn a national precedent has now been set allowing "open slather for industrialisation" of local-purpose reserves. The controversial plan - a joint venture between Palmerston North City Council and Mighty River Power - involves using revenue generated by the wind farm to create an eco-park.

Friends of Turitea Reserve Society sought a judicial review, arguing, among other things, that the council's decision-making process last year was compromised by a prior agreement between the council and state-owned enterprise that included carbon credits and "progress payments" worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to the council. The High Court, sitting in Palmerston North, dismissed the society's application, but it won't have to pay costs.

"We're quite surprised and pretty disappointed," society chairman Adrian Cookson said yesterday. "It's a very dangerous decision to neutralise local-purpose reserves - eroding those values held true by New Zealanders.

"(Going for nice walks in native bush) and having turbines towering over you is not a natural way to appreciate the environment."

Justice David Baragwanath said the generation of power by wind turbines is a legitimate council purpose. He said a contention of council bias "failed" and the council met its legal community consultation requirements, although the flavour was "promotional". Council staff saw the decision as vindication.

"It's a decision that doesn't just benefit the city council but (everyone in the city who subscribes) to our vision of an impressive eco-park on their doorstep that can be enjoyed by generations to come," said wind farm project leader Mike Manson. Mayor Heather Tanguay said there was "absolute urgency" to mitigate the effects of climate change by using renewable energy. Mighty River Power group strategist Neil Williams said a thorough and open community consultation process will take place in advance of any decision to apply for resource consents. Mighty River's preference is to connect the wind farm to the national grid at the Linton substation, 6km south of Palmerston North. Dr Cookson said members would read the judgment before considering their next move, he said". That ends the MS report, but its not the end of the story, but the first step only, now the company and the council have to apply for consent and this may well prove to be a most difficult process…so watch this space.

6. The Youth One Stop Shop using its well honed skills and ably assisted by others brought together a large gathering of youth and not so youthful citizens in an effort to tackle the problems perceived by many to exist in their city. There was no talking down to people no blame being allocated. Instead there was a sound breaking the ice exercise to start with which achieved its objective of creating unity. Then it was into the hard work in smaller groups at which questions were asked and group responses recorded. All over twenty four-year-olds were in one group and the answers received by Peter Butler who was facilitating were wide and varied. It was an exciting and successful exercise at drawing out various points of view. The aim was to compare the answers from the older group with those of the four groups made up of younger members of the forum. This comparison is vital if the community is to become inclusive in designing the ways and means of achieving desired goals. I will be reporting on the outcomes in my next Wheeler’s Corner.

7. There are a whole bunch of signs appearing on industrial sites around the city on behalf on one mayoral candidate [Naylor]. It gives strong credence to the claims made by Vern Lumley in item number two, these sites appear to be owned by one particular city developer

8. My God says well done! YOSS

Wheeler’s Corner can now be read on www.accessmanawatu.co.nz Click on ‘shows’, then ‘current affairs. Lastly click on ‘more’




Peter J Wheeler

Wheeler@inspire.net.nz

puff 684 Blue on white: : concert for the Lady.

Blue on white: : concert for the Lady. Broken Road and Cafe Vertex composed and performed by Peter Cleave
市川由衣 オッパイ 乳首 ちらり fall down through the sky

puff 683 Concert for the Water Wrestlers

Concert for the Water Wrestlers. Cafe Vertex and Broken Road composed and peformed by Peter Cleave.
ワンギャル 諸岡 乳首 ぽろり

puff 682 VIP Concert

VIP Concert. Red Bus and Broken Road both composed and performed by Peter Cleave
Tags: お宝 熊田曜子 透け 乳首

puff 681 Concert for the Black Top

Concert for the Black Top Designer. You're Free and Red Bus composed and performed by Peter Cleave
女子アナ 阿部知代 お宝 乳首 露出 announcer

puff 680 Concert for the Red Veil

Concert for the Red Veil. Idol and Red Bus both composed and performed by Peter Cleave. (
Joana Prado Feiticeira

puff Wheeler's Corner

Wheeler’s CornerÓ

Connecting Citizens Who Care

"Broadcast every Thursday at 11.45am on Access Manawatu 999AM"

Contact Peter at wheeler@inspire.net.nz

31 2nd August 2007

This Week: 1. Forgetting to forget. 2. Questions without answers. 3. ‘Rebuttal of mayor wannabe’. 4. ‘Alive and well’. 5. ‘High Court has ruled’. 6. ‘Youth One Stop Shop forum’. 7. ‘Industrial site activity’. 8. My God says. Attached PNRA press release.

1. Editor

Cr. Gordon Cruden recently urged ratepayers to forget about the lantern and concentrate on capital value. While ratepayers are forgetting about the lantern they also need to forget about the attempted sale of the old peoples car park. Dittmer Drive, Milson Line, the sale of reserve land, the sale of the Linklater land. City Heart and especially the support provided to our recently departed CEO Paul Wiley etc. While ratepayers are forgetting about City Heart don't forget to forget about the $4.5 million proposed spending on the CAB and the $0.5 million proposed for the Square Edge. Believing in Capital Value rating is no different to believing in the tooth fairy. E Constantine

2. Vern Lumley asked a question of Cr. Naylor in the local paper on Monday night. Vern wrote, ‘wherever I go, people are asking who is funding this expensive mayoral campaign? And if successful, what returns could the generous funders expect to receive in gratitude for the funding? I think ratepayers are entitled to get an honest answer to these questions". This same question keeps cropping up, you’d think Jono could answer it.

3. Wendy Gadd sure knows how to put pen to paper, her rebuttal of mayor wannabe Jono Naylor’s’ public claims in the Tribune on Sunday was brilliant. Wendy gets straight to the point and tells it like it is. Her language is of the people and I believe that she hits the nail on the head regarding the misleading statements being spread about by the Naylor PR team. Ever since the past CEO [Wylie] spilt the cost of the city heart project into two parts tight eight councillors have referred to the Square Make Over at twelve million rather than the full cost of twenty five million. The Manawatu Standard made this very clear with some sound investigative journalism months ago.

4. The PN Residents Association is alive and well and is mobilising once more. More and more citizens are seeking a voice to represent them fully in the local government arena. It has been said that the Association was too negative, but this was and is PR tripe, the Association will heap praise on those in power if they would only listen to the people. Seriously I think the real problem is that many councillors don’t represent fully and powerfully the views of the Wards they supposedly represent. Just as national political parties are grappling with the problem of secret funding by various groups driven by their own agendas we here are also confronted by the same problem. Most citizens are prudent by nature and are governed by the limitations of their pockets. Yet when a council comes together it seems to lose this ability. Residents understand that you need to ensure that the basics can be catered for. Power, water, rubbish collection, health care and food always comes first. So to say you are passionate about our city is not enough you have to understand these very basic issues at least. This city of ours has lots to be proud of, our library and Esplanade prove this without doubt. The Residents Association would greatly value your input and would love you to join in this self-imposed community task. We will be seeking media assistance to get the column ‘Outside the Square’ published once again. Attached is their latest press release.

The Committee of the Residents Association met and decided to take steps to select a list of preferred candidates for the up-coming election. Reviewing the present sitting members, plus any known new candidates is the process and then making recommendations accordingly. The purpose is two fold, firstly to assist those selected and secondly to stop the splitting of the vote and thereby reducing the chances of change.

5. This item from the Manawatu Standard "Turitea Reserve can be used for "renewable electricity generation", the High Court has ruled in a groundbreaking decision released yesterday. It means Mighty River Power can apply for resource consents to build up to 60 wind turbines in the reserve at the northern edge of the Tararua Range, 11km south-east of Palmerston North. But critics warn a national precedent has now been set allowing "open slather for industrialisation" of local-purpose reserves. The controversial plan - a joint venture between Palmerston North City Council and Mighty River Power - involves using revenue generated by the wind farm to create an eco-park.

Friends of Turitea Reserve Society sought a judicial review, arguing, among other things, that the council's decision-making process last year was compromised by a prior agreement between the council and state-owned enterprise that included carbon credits and "progress payments" worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to the council. The High Court, sitting in Palmerston North, dismissed the society's application, but it won't have to pay costs.

"We're quite surprised and pretty disappointed," society chairman Adrian Cookson said yesterday. "It's a very dangerous decision to neutralise local-purpose reserves - eroding those values held true by New Zealanders.

"(Going for nice walks in native bush) and having turbines towering over you is not a natural way to appreciate the environment."

Justice David Baragwanath said the generation of power by wind turbines is a legitimate council purpose. He said a contention of council bias "failed" and the council met its legal community consultation requirements, although the flavour was "promotional". Council staff saw the decision as vindication.

"It's a decision that doesn't just benefit the city council but (everyone in the city who subscribes) to our vision of an impressive eco-park on their doorstep that can be enjoyed by generations to come," said wind farm project leader Mike Manson. Mayor Heather Tanguay said there was "absolute urgency" to mitigate the effects of climate change by using renewable energy. Mighty River Power group strategist Neil Williams said a thorough and open community consultation process will take place in advance of any decision to apply for resource consents. Mighty River's preference is to connect the wind farm to the national grid at the Linton substation, 6km south of Palmerston North. Dr Cookson said members would read the judgment before considering their next move, he said". That ends the MS report, but its not the end of the story, but the first step only, now the company and the council have to apply for consent and this may well prove to be a most difficult process…so watch this space.

6. The Youth One Stop Shop using its well honed skills and ably assisted by others brought together a large gathering of youth and not so youthful citizens in an effort to tackle the problems perceived by many to exist in their city. There was no talking down to people no blame being allocated. Instead there was a sound breaking the ice exercise to start with which achieved its objective of creating unity. Then it was into the hard work in smaller groups at which questions were asked and group responses recorded. All over twenty four-year-olds were in one group and the answers received by Peter Butler who was facilitating were wide and varied. It was an exciting and successful exercise at drawing out various points of view. The aim was to compare the answers from the older group with those of the four groups made up of younger members of the forum. This comparison is vital if the community is to become inclusive in designing the ways and means of achieving desired goals. I will be reporting on the outcomes in my next Wheeler’s Corner.

7. There are a whole bunch of signs appearing on industrial sites around the city on behalf on one mayoral candidate [Naylor]. It gives strong credence to the claims made by Vern Lumley in item number two, these sites appear to be owned by one particular city developer

8. My God says well done! YOSS

Wheeler’s Corner can now be read on www.accessmanawatu.co.nz Click on ‘shows’, then ‘current affairs. Lastly click on ‘more’




Peter J Wheeler

Wheeler@inspire.net.nz