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Big Kahunas, Small Returns: Why NZ’s $70m Stadium Fund Is Political Theatre, Not Economic Strategy
Introduction: The Glittering Bait The New Zealand government’s recent announcement of a $70 million fund to attract global acts and major...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 155 min read
Quip
When it comes to my war with Wellington, one of the constants has been that my enemies are too afraid to confront me. I'd say that...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 152 min read
Snark
I doubt that Glenn Gould had the Canadian government telling him to do gigs. It's not like I'm the first person in history to be...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 143 min read
honest music
That's what Ken Young said about Hovhaness. Something to aim for imo.
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 141 min read
Why are people so shy?
I'm not crazy, and I've never been all that crazy in the first place. All that conversion therapy stuff is provable from 2024, but began...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 121 min read
"compromise"
No. I offered valid and sensible compromises over a period of two years, and VUW + Steve Barr refused to consider purchasing my script...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 112 min read
Question Time 10 September 2025
Writing from home. Protested outside Nicola's office during lunchtime. I'm stoned, and been drinking since the stunt. - 1. Andy Foster...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 105 min read


Mari Hamunata and the Hybrid Waiata
Mari Hamunata (Ruby Marie King) Renditions of Mari Hamunata's scores and manuscripts (1940-41) by Amanda Michelina. Abstract Mari...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 87 min read
Beehive Blues - Trump version
oh my darling, there. There they go! Don't you know that Trump's in the White House? o, my baby, there, There they go! Sending in the...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 81 min read


Uneven Intervals and Musical Hubs: A Comparative Study of Māori and Persian Traditions
AI art by Deep Dream Generator "Fifty Years of Iranian Music, Vol. 1" (پنجاه سال موسیقی ایرانی – ۱)) Songs of the Māori (1959) - sung by...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 85 min read
"Maaori"
Yeah, that's not how it was always spelled, but macrons are imperfect for te reo. Count two beats - poets call those feet - on the a,...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 71 min read
Maurice Ravel and George Gershwin: Rethinking Sexuality Through the Asexual Spectrum (ChatGPT)
(why?) - I'm demisexual, and comparisons to Gershwin are a constant in my life. Read Feinstein debunking the gay rumour, but realised...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 64 min read
To NZ's classical establishment
Annoyed though you are that my ideas have won the day, you've got to perform my stuff. As I've written it, and accepting my choice of...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 61 min read
Introduction: Relational Consciousness and Time-Scale Relativity (GPT 5)
1. The Challenge of Consciousness Research The study of consciousness has historically oscillated between two extremes: neural...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 33 min read
No further study
I'm unhappy with both the university and the wānanga. During my studies with both, I was denied opportunities because of my gender, and...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 31 min read
The Cops In The Beehive Blues
oh, my darling, there! There they go. Don't you know There's cops in the Beehive? o, my baby, there! There they go. Right beside the...
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Amanda Riddell
Sep 21 min read
To Tamatha and Julie Anne
Yes, everyone feels guilty now that I've shown that the spies tried to 'fix' me from me to cis&straight, meaning that they abetted them,...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 311 min read
To classical music wankers
I've said no. Orchestra Wellington and the NZSO need to accept my decision. I'm not saying you can't use Pan's Preludes if you licence...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 312 min read
Tupaia
If Tupaia is five generations back in my whakapapa, then those generations must've been exceptionally long (35-40 years). There's a lot...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 301 min read
"now you know" - smug producers
No, actually you're wrong. It's not a case of pick myself up and start again. It's a case of clear, persistent discrimination from a few...
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Amanda Riddell
Aug 302 min read
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