I dabble here and there with politics on this blog, because I find it interesting and entertaining; yet it can be a flashpoint for some people. I’ve been following politics from around the world, especially the Republicans, One Nation, and the Tories, and laughing at their insanity for promoting climate change deniers, anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theories, and book banning/burning. Sadly, in my hubris and arrogance, I now have to deal with the concept that homegrown clown school drop-outs, will be running my country.

That amazing and beautiful transition now brings us to Lupesey. Oh, Lupesey, Lupesey, Lupesey. We’ve had chaos, eye-rolling, repeals, conspiracy theories, media leaks, culture wars, rants, anti-wokeness, misogyny, rollbacks, shenanigans, along with nepotism, and it’s only been two weeks; and that’s not counting the six weeks of awful negotiation.

For all you wonderful people who have no idea or care who Lupesey is; and like I said last week, I envy you, we have a new conservative coalition government in New Zealand, which is like a three-headed mutant baby born from our general election on 14th October.

Our new government is made up of three right-wing conservative parties, National, ACT, and New Zealand First. The three leaders of these parties are our newly minted Prime Minister Christopher Luxon (National), Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters (New Zealand First), and Future Deputy Prime Minister David Seymour (ACT); which is the triumvirate of Lupesey.

Lupesey is upset for a great number of reasons, and one of them is that they are not too keen on the use of Te Reo Maori for the names of government departments. One idea floated by our new Prime Minister, suggested that having English and Te Reo names for government departments and agencies is too confusing for the average Kiwi. I find this hilarious, considering Te Reo Maori was the first language of our nation. Lupesey loves talking about Te Reo, just not actually using Te Reo.

Lupesey has already explained their contradictory positions over multiple policies, so I thought it would be nice to sit down and educate Lupesey on some Te Reo words that are relevant to New Zealanders now, as well as including words people are going to need to use because Lupesey wants to drag us back to the 1950s.

With me so far? Great! Let’s begin. Spoilers, if you’re a Lupesey supporter, you won’t enjoy this. Sorry, not sorry. Also with Te Reo, there can be several different words describing the same word.

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Aotearoa: New Zealand

ariā kakai: conspiracy theory

aroha: love

hahoretanga: poverty

hamupaka: sham

hapanga: redundancy

heahea: idiot

hikareti: cigarettes

hori: lie

hunga kore mahi: unemployment

hunga pāpāho: media

huringa āhuarangi: climate change

kaiako: teacher

kaikaiwaiū: betrayal

kaituku: donor

kaituku rīhi: landlord

koranehe: fossil fuel

korekiko: ineffective

kōrero parau: to tell an untruth

korotake: incompetence

Kotahitanga o Ngā Iwi o te Ao: United Nations

kuīni whakarākei: drag queen

kutukutu ahi: nonsense

manapori: democracy

mate pukupuku: lung cancer

Minitatanga mō ngā Wāhine: Ministry of Women’s Affairs

nanakia: cruel

oati teka: false statement

parau: deceit

pātaka Kai: food bank

pēkerapu: bankruptcy

penihana: unemployment benefit

pōrewarewa: imbecile

pōrori: stupid

puhipuhi: smoking

pūtaiao: science

rongoā āraimate: vaccination

rorirori: halfwit

rūkahu: propaganda

rūpahu: mislead

Takatāpui: someone belonging to the rainbow community or LGBTQI+

tamariki: children

taupoki: cyclone

Te Aka Whai Ora: Māori Health Authority

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata: Human Rights Commission

Te Manatū Hauora: Ministry of Health

Te Manatū Māori: Ministry of Māori Affairs

Te Manatū mō Ngā Iwi o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa: Ministry for Pacific Peoples

Te Manatū mō te Taiao: Ministry of the Environment

Te Manatū Pūtaiao: Ministry of Research, Science and Technology

Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga: Ministry of Education

Te Tari Pūreke: Firearms Safety Authority

teka: lying

tipatipa: erroneous

ture kore: chaos

waea pūkoro: mobile phone

waipuketanga: flooding

Waka Kotahi: NZ Transport Agency 

Whakahaere hauora o te ao: World Health Organization

whakahāweatanga: prejudice

whakapāha: apology

whakapikinga utu: inflation

whakapōhēhē: misinformation

whakatahe: abortion

whāwhāki: leaks

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I’ll be checking in on Lupesey over the next three years because my Spidey-Sense is telling me that Lupesey’s nonsense will make them a one-term government. Is anyone having buyer’s remorse yet? Don’t worry, Lupesey will give you ample opportunity to experience it.

Alright, that’s it for another week. I’m sorry if this one was a bit weird, but I’m sick of Lupesey already. Thank you once again for reading, following, and subscribing to Some Geek Told Me. Please don’t forget to walk your dog, read a banned book, and I’ll see you next week.

Also, please don’t ever tell your advertisers to go fuck themselves. Not the smartest move in the world, but what do I know; I have no advertisers.

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