Farid's Cake
March 31, 2024
Survivors says love is stronger than hate
On the fifth anniversary of the Massacre of 51 Muslims at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, survivor Farid Ahmed is delivering cakes to his neighbours. He's joined by U.S. Ambassador at large Rashad Hussain, promoting a simple concept, that love is more powerful than hate.
There are important lessons here for those watching New Zealand's own homegrown platforms which are taxpayer supported through NZ on Air. Whether freeview or payview, what are we actually seeing and why? what are we actually paying for and why? Are we simply paying millions to subsidise commercially fragile kiwi media platforms or are we paying to ensure a future for kiwi made factual content? These questions are particularly relevant as the government considers new funding models for both film and television.
The property was purchased by Habitus Group for the development of six new sustainable homes. But before they could start any new builds on the site they had to deal with the old and what job! Check out the Habitus link below.
https://habitusgroup.co.nz/showcase/