Nebuchadnezzar, (Derek Barry) a resident of Wooloowin in Brisbane, has posted some very helpful stories this week, with insightful comments on the passing of the Maori Queen, the newly launched blog of Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Queensland going to the polls, and the proposed legislation on asylum seekers hoping to enter Australia.
Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu died on Tuesday at the age of 75, after a reign of more than 40 years. Dame Te Ata was the longest serving head of the Kingitanga movement – the royal line, which started almost 150 years ago in an effort to stem the loss of native lands to the flood of white settlers arriving in New Zealand. I’m sure it was only a couple of weeks ago I was reading about representatives of the Methodist Church of New Zealand attending celebrations of Dame Te Ata’s anniversary.
On Monday Al Jazeera announced Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, has started his own blog. Iranians found out about this after it was announced on state TV on Sunday and they urged members of the public to send the president written messages through the website. Nebuchadnezzar writes about the difficulty the average Iranian has when trying to publish a blog. Despite the roll-out of broadband, censorship is alive and well in Iran.
Duncan,
Just discovered your post through Technorati. thanks for your kind words about my website and I am pleased you found it helpful to you.
Cheers,
Derek