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As more alternative media coverage comes to hand I will make this available
Anti asset sales rally draws hundreds
A
rally lead by a prominent Maori leader against the Government's plans
for asset sales drew a crowd of several hundred in Wellington on
Wednesday
14
February, 2013
An
appeal to halt the Government's plan to sell shares in state owned
power enterprises until Maori interest has been addressed was
recently held in the Supreme Court.
The
rally on the waterfront was lead by Wellington Tenths Trust managing
trustee Peter Love, who was encouraging people to sign a petition
against asset sales to help force a referendum.
The
trust administers reserved lands on behalf of Maori owners.
Mr
Love says more middle New Zealanders have to start voting in the next
election to stop political parties with asset sales ambitions from
being elected.
He
said he is is planning a further rally against asset sales to be held
on the steps of Parliament.
Maori
Council co-chairman Maanu Paul told the crowd more needs to be done
to fight against asset sales than signing a petition and rallying at
a park.
He
said people need to sit outside of Parliament and demand control of
state-owned assets.
And
he urged New Zealand First leader Winston Peters to take a members'
bill to Parliament to stop the sales, saying he is the only
politician with enough courage to do so.
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