Local Government

Ngapuhi “crying wolf” over Marae Ban

Press Release – David Rankin Threats by self-appointed Waitangi Marae caretaker and cleaner Kingi Taurua to ban politicians from the marae on Waitangi Day are empty and a case of Mr Taurua “crying wolf” says Ngapuhi kaumatua David Rankin.

In Focus: 16 December 2015

Press Release – New Zealand National Party The approaching end of any year always offers an opportunity to look back and take stock of the previous 12 months. This stocktake produces both a list of achievements and provides a reason for that end-of-year tiredness and anticipation of a summer …

Waikato People’s Climate March

Press Release – Waikato Climate Action Hundreds of people gathered in Garden Place Hamilton to call upon the NZ and World’s Governments to agree on an enforceable and effective United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at the December Paris COP21 Conference whose opening is Monday …

Gordon Campbell On Turkey And Russia

Column – Gordon Campbell So why did Turkey shoot down that Russian plane? According to the Russian president Dmitri Medvedev, it was all about Turkey (a) being hand in glove with Islamic State in general, and (b) wanting to protect the lucrative joint Turkish/Islamic State …

Re: The preliminary signing of the TPPA

Column – Te Pukenga Koeke o Ngati Pikiao We Te Pukenga Koeke o Ngati Pikiao, understand that you, the Maori Party have been telling the tangata whenua of New Zealand that you oppose the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement, which is in line with the policies of your party.

Why can’t they just do their jobs?

Press Release – Affordable Auckland Spending $25,000 on an artificial beach pales in comparison to what it costs to run a Council committee meeting. At $20,000 an hour ratepayers expect to get value for money, says Affordable Auckland Albany candidate Stephen Berry. They didnt …