In case you missed it over the past few days, let’s start today with the best 15 second video ever. I was tearing up with joy watching it. Click HERE
For the past couple of weeks, we have been looking at venues around Whangarei to hold our stop co-governance meeting – the first of our National Tour!
One of the venues we visited was Sport Northland.
Long story short, they turned us down because we were speaking about co-governance. Hard to believe but true.
So we put together a press release about this, saying that Sport Northland had breached The Human Rights Act 1993.
This press release was sent out yesterday to many media outlets.. Pretty much straight away after the release, Sean Plunket from the Platform phoned me and asked for an interview.
That happened this morning, 7:15am 27/1/23.. Not sure how long the interview was but I am thinking about 10 minutes.
Scoop also picked up the story. You can read this here.
We also send a formal complaint to the Human Rights Commission but have not had a reply….yet.
You can read the rest of today’s blog here
You came across very well Julian.
This will really raise your profile and get people talking and turning up.
Well done.
I’m sorry to report yet another shocking attempt at censorship and seek your help to go into bat for Kiwis whose speech is being undermined.
A community group based in Northland is planning a tour around the country to discuss a hot-button political issue. The group, called “Stop Co-Governance”, contacted Sport Northland, a publically-funded venue organisation in Whangarei, to use their facilities. Last Thursday, their request to use facilities was denied by Sport Northland’s “Spaces & Places” Manager.
The manager cited their recently adjusted trust deed that now recognises Te Tiriti and adopts a co-governance board structure, saying “due to these factors and after viewing your website and the information you sent, we have unfortunately have [sic] made the decision to decline your facility booking. I hope this is understandable.”
No, it is not understandable. Their blatant disregard for a foundational right of all Kiwis to express themselves openly, even on controversial political questions, is not ‘understandable.’
While a private organisation, Sport Northland receives significant public funding from both local and central government and operates facilities for public benefit. As such, it must accept the duties placed on it by NZBORA, including non-discrimination and the right to free speech for those that use its facilities.
We are preparing legal action against Sport Northland and have also contacted the Human Rights Commission about this case.
Free Speech Union getting involved.
Link to Platform interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Svy7NbMa4Uw&list=TLPQMjYwMTIwMjOPPJ3FV_q7ZQ&index=5&ab_channel=ThePlatformNZ
Thanks Neil for your encouragement. I felt Sean went easy on me…ha ha
Your Excellency, the Right Honourable Dame Cindy Kiro,
Why have Governor Generals, whose constitutional role is to represent the Monarchy, allowed Governments over the years to breach the Tiriti o Waitangi, an agreement between Queen Victoria and the tangata Maori, “Where tangata Maori became British Subjects with the same rights as the people of England”, and the 1840 Royal Charter issued by “Victoria by the Grace of God” under, “The Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland”, that made New Zealand into a British Colony under one flag and one law, irrespective of race, colour or creed. See: http://www.onenzfoundation.co.nz.
This has occurred with the “Treaty of Waitangi Act” in 1975, its “Amendment” in 1985, “The Five Principles for Crown Action on the Treaty of Waitangi” in 1986, “The Partnership between Maori and the Crown” in 1987”, the Hon John Key signing the “Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous People” in 2010, and now, government introducing “Three Waters” and “Co-Governance”. These all breached the Tiriti o Waitangi and Queen Victoria’s Royal Charter/Letters Patent dated 16 November 1840.
While it is unusual for a Governor General to interfere in a Government’s affairs, but when the Government breaches its Founding Documents, then the Governor General must investigate the breach.
Yours sincerely,
Ross Baker.
Researcher, One New Zealand Foundation Inc.
Truth Bomb!
https://thebfd.co.nz/2023/01/28/no-one-wants-to-take-the-blame/
My ancestors and over 2000 others who were living in New Zealand at the time the Treaty was signed, did not expect today’s governments to cave into a dozen or so part-Maori. An absolute “Bloody’ disgrace!