0emailprint By MATT RILKOFF The first anybody in New Zealand heard of Swiss-born activist Urs Signer was when he took the stage as Elvis in Awatapu College’s 2001 production of Be Bop A Lula in Palmerston North. Emily Bailey cropped up at about the same time at a protest in Wellington calling for peace in [...]
(VICTORIA ROBINSON – Stuff.co.nz) For the second time in two weeks the trial of the “Urewera four” has been interrupted by illness. Justice Rodney Hansen told jurors this morning that the court would not be sitting today or tomorrow because a member of the jury was sick. He said the juror had provided a medical [...]
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October 15th Solidarity Group via IndyMedia.org.nz - The day began in chambers and after a lengthy pause, when the public was allowed in, it became known that one of the defendants, Urs, is sick. He has a medical certificate and did not have to appear in court today. It was agreed however that one crown witness, [...]
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(IndyMedia.org.nz | October 15th Solidarity Group) “It started with a bang and that was all,” said Ana Cocker, October 15th Solidarity spokesperson. “It fizzed out quickly into only little bits of evidence that Crown Prosecutor Ross Burns presented in highly emotive language.” “It was high theatrics and Ross Burns played to the jury and media,” she [...]
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Submitted by October 15th Solidarity (not verified) on 14 February 2012 – 6:30pm in Local Operation Eight Court started with the crown opening statement – 38 pages of police fantasy and crown fiction complete with a powerpoint – that lasted until the lunch break at 1pm. In this narrative, crown prosecutor Ross Burns started out [...]
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Tuhoe Te Uru Taumatua The Board met 27 January. Amongst their agenda was the appointment of the new Chief Executive. Six Degrees the national Recruitment Agency specialising in executive placements was selected to run the appointment process. They reported to the Board 17 applications who they short-listed to 4 candidates for Board consideration. The Agency [...]
Continue reading …An Eastern Bay of Plenty family who took the body of a dead relative back to his ancestral home to bury – against the wishes of the deceased’s wife – had acted unlawfully, the Court of Appeal ruled today. James Takamore died in Christchurch in 2007 of heart failure after living in Christchurch with his [...]
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The NZ Herald (Savage, 6/9/11) has reported that ALL firearms charges against the “Urewera 18” arrested after police raids on alleged military training camps in the Ureweras have been dropped. Four of the accused, including Tame Iti, will still stand trial on charges of participating in an organised crime group. The Supreme Court has ruled [...]
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‘Tuhoe – Te Uru Taumatua’ The Tuhoe Establishment Trust (TET) Trustees have confirmed the new name of the new Tuhoe Iwi Authority at their most recent Board meeting last Wednesday. The new entity will simply be known as ‘Tuhoe’, with the tagline ‘Te Uru Taumatua’, capturing the essence of Tuhoe purpose and its work. The [...]
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(Source | Te Mana o Te Waimana) Nga mihi ake ki te kuia nei ia Pakawe. He kuia pakeke tenei no to tatau awa. No reira, haere, haere, haere. Our thoughts and minds go out to the whanau that live in Christchurch. We have endured flooding here, with no loss of life. TET is liaisoning with [...]
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