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Councillor Mike Lee speaks out on democratic governance of the Hauraki Gulf
Councillor Lee comments on the high stakes power play over ownership and control of the Hauraki Gulf.Continue readingWinston Peters' calls for a referendum on Māori seats
We welcome Winston Peters’ call for a two-pronged referendum on whether Māori seats should be entrenched, or should go altogether.Continue readingThe people have spoken
We are applauding the decision made by citizens to reject the introduction of Maori ward seats. This highly contentious proposal, and if introduced would have established two classes of citizens.Continue readingFree speech blocked at Nelson library
Democracy Action is condemning Nelson City Council and the city library’s decision to withdraw speaking permissions for a public talk on the Treaty of Waitangi by Bruce Moon. The Council’s cancellation of a library meeting for fear that it would ‘disturb the peace’ and pose health and safety risks would be laughable, if it didn’t display such disregard for the democratic role of public libraries.Continue readingNew social campaign to spread the word
On Friday we went live on Facebook with our video ‘A Tsunami of claims has hit the coast of New Zealand’. We are asking people to consider standing up for the public interest by becoming involved in the claims process as interested parties, because it is likely that the less public opposition there is to a claim, the greater the chance it will succeed.Continue readingMarine and Coastal Area Act: Maps of application areas
Below are the maps of the application areas. Click a map to enlarge.Continue readingMarine and Coastal Area Act: Encourage others to take action
In addition to encouraging family, friends, and colleagues to take action, approach other potential interested parties, such as boating clubs, fishing groups, bach owners, community groups, and anyone else with close associations with the coast, suggesting they also file Notices of Appearance;Continue reading
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