by Heather Hastie | Dec 7, 2015 | Auē a Tau Kē, Entertainment
You may have noticed there was no Tau Kē Tēnei Wiki yesterday. I just couldn’t think of anything positive to write about. However, it’s still Sunday in some parts of the world, so I thought I’d just put up a few funnies for you to enjoy. You gotta...
by Heather Hastie | Dec 6, 2015 | Auē a Tau Kē, USA
We’re back to the show I both love, but frequently gets me all riled up – Fox New’s The Five. On Friday (Thursday US time) they discussed the horrific events in San Bernadino, California at length, insisting it was terrorism, and being angry with the...
by Heather Hastie | Nov 29, 2015 | Auē a Tau Kē, New Zealand, US Politics, USA, Winners and Worries
As a New Zealander, I’m proud to say that my country is not only improving the facilities for new refugees coming here, but increasing our capacity so we can take even more than we do currently. Pride wouldn’t normally be my response in this matter. As one...
by Heather Hastie | Nov 29, 2015 | Auē a Tau Kē, Terrorism, US Politics
I watched the events at Planned Parenthood in Colorado Springs unfold on TV on Saturday (Friday US time), mostly on Fox News. Throughout they were careful, as any news organisation should be, not to attribute any motive to the gunman. (For those that don’t know,...
by Heather Hastie | Nov 22, 2015 | Auē a Tau Kē, Science & Nature
On 14 December, a new application period for those who want to be NASA astronauts opens. I’d love to be an astronaut, but fail at a couple of hurdles even to apply. I’m not a US citizen, a history degree is not a qualification they’re looking for,...
by Heather Hastie | Nov 22, 2015 | Auē a Tau Kē, Middle East, Terrorism, Women
On Friday I spent a couple of hours going through the latest issue of Dabiq, DAESH’s on-line magazine. They released it last week to boast of the murders, injuries, and terror they have inflicted anew on the world. The events in Paris and the downing of the...
