<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:44:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/aotearoa/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Kia ora from the Bush – Trapping, Tokens, and a Little Bit of Everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kia ora, my name’s Keeegs, and I live off-grid in the far north of Aotearoa New Zealand—tucked away in the bush, surrounded by birdsong, trees, and the occasional cheeky Kiwi. I’ve been meaning to start]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@keeegs/kia-ora-from-the-bush-trapping-tokens-and-a-little-bit-of-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@keeegs/kia-ora-from-the-bush-trapping-tokens-and-a-little-bit-of-everything</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[keeegs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 03:03:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did I get to this point in life? (short version)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Well, the actual question put to me yesterday was “how is it that they (judges/courts) can tell you what you can do with your pepi (baby)?”; A quick background here is that as tangata whenua (indigenous]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/family-court/@ngaakautitikaha/how-did-i-get-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/family-court/@ngaakautitikaha/how-did-i-get-to</guid><category><![CDATA[family-court]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ngaakautitikaha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 22:07:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5Xg46gnE39wnVYv47EAMFVwAxea8QTqkPeTbm15jbbL4Mi88cWPVZGRDYV5EANjXpBMvZ9it49LLfirnrkS5ZUwPDo9CaUB1P8SVPHfTaJzHHAiue4zkox?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image of NZ Parliament buildings, Wellington protests 2022, Wikimedia public domain Kia Ora everyone, I have just joined this week and I was going to make a community for our country but found this one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155184/@aiwest22/introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155184/@aiwest22/introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-155184]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aiwest22]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 02:55:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZT3HzV5tJDiU2ik81PCd4JCyhWnRcDN8XJsVFY3UNB8DCQsQMxbN3B4qhxFtLSYi6uNnZ7BmKR1qaKWmMcd1c2TfPoBjvAPebmcjTNpTfP3Qy4ebk6WHpnQCSVXwcycwzSqc1RSHeK9gZc6HE2mwCucCyL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aotearoa: Land of the Long White Cloud]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Zealand is also known as Aotearoa-it's name means Land of the long White Cloud in the indigenous Maori language which is our second language. We have just been plunged into total lockdown as the Delta]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@artxmike/aotearoa-land-of-the-long-white-cloud</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-194913/@artxmike/aotearoa-land-of-the-long-white-cloud</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-194913]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[artxmike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:00:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8VgR1AonTFFk1SeQURjtCm3e1fRNzyMFtdfxyeRHAXVXRF6Cx7jh3DWMBnZAJ8DCK64RjyJ7199XyTXSx9peyGP8knKKHcxVJPrbjhkwRW3HBv4v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Predication: When the borders open it's going to be a housing shit sho ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prediction: When the borders open it's going to be a housing shit show. Residential rentals will go AirBnB for tax reasons. Motels won't renew emergency housing contracts. Rents will go up. Build more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@eturnerx-dbuzz/c6f94og6tpkmb4czohwpq3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@eturnerx-dbuzz/c6f94og6tpkmb4czohwpq3</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eturnerx-dbuzz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:44:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[In typical fashion, the proposals to beat NZ's housing crisis are: 
-  ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[In typical fashion, the proposals to beat NZ's housing crisis are: lefties - tinker around with how the cake is sliced righties - make a bigger cake]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@eturnerx-dbuzz/l3zywsbyqp8yfa0smdez7v</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@eturnerx-dbuzz/l3zywsbyqp8yfa0smdez7v</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eturnerx-dbuzz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 17:56:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not content with leaving New Zealand off world maps, our money is bein ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not content with leaving New Zealand off world maps, our money is being replaced too.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@eturnerx-dbuzz/s2c5akci3pkjhpocp11exs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@eturnerx-dbuzz/s2c5akci3pkjhpocp11exs</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[eturnerx-dbuzz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:24:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiPXAMdj9UuE6SsjvQJDHj5VpTTCNdEbvN3AMiY6shXBoKxzBc786e4METmNJHbR49mTDsUAoM4AZp4Ba1qZWJqnwg1NudQywak?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NZ Police dropped its arm...]]></title><description><![CDATA[NZ Police dropped its armed response team. Maybe it's back to pepper spray for now.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@leoneil/vxw5w52xy83rn00x96sftkvoacw88wd7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@leoneil/vxw5w52xy83rn00x96sftkvoacw88wd7</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[leoneil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 01:27:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cape Reinga in New Zealand]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is Cape Reinga, located at the northern part of the North Island in New Zealand. It is 100 kilometers from Kaitaia, the nearest town. 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