Five Whangārei district councillors are seeking to overturn their council s vote for Māori wards.
Councillor Vince Cocurullo (standing) speaks against his council voting for Māori seats at its November meeting.
Photo: Northern Advocate / Michael Cunningham
Councillor Vince Cocurullo said the challenge sought to have Whangārei District Council (WDC) s November decision for Māori representation on council rescinded.
The formal challenge will come from Cocurullo, Shelley Deeming, Phil Halse, Greg Martin and Simon Reid at next week s Thursday, 25 March council meeting.
Whangārei Mayor Sheryl Mai said today in the face of the challenge that the need for the district to have Māori seats was just as valid today as it was five months ago when the council decided in their favour, if not more so.
Māori wards challenged: Move to overturn Whangārei District Council vote
17 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Whangārei District councillors will vote when they meet next Thursday on a motion to overturn an earlier decision to establish Māori wards. Photo / File
Five Whangārei District councillors are seeking to overturn their council s vote for Māori wards.
Cr Vince Cocurullo said the challenge sought to have Whangārei District Council s November decision for Māori representation on council rescinded.
The formal challenge will come from Cocurullo, Shelley Deeming, Phil Halse, Greg Martin and Simon Reid at next Thursday s full council meeting.
Rise of the schoolboys; De Leon, ‘Gally’, Archibald take the stage in ’70 WCQ
In the second instalment of a series on Trinidad and Tobago’s World Cup football adventures, adapted from articles published first in the Trinidad Express in 2006, Lasana Liburd talks to iconic playmaker Leroy De Leon:
The Trinidad and Tobago football team returned from Suriname on 15 March 1965 with red faces as the 1966 World Cup campaign ended with an embarrassing 6-1 defeat to its Dutch mainland rivals.
Photo: The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team prepare to kick off against Suriname in 1965.
Left to right (back row): Eric James, Conrad Brathwaite, Andy Aleong, Jeffery Gellineau, Alvin Corneal, Ken Galt, Sir Solomon Hochoy, Cyril Austin, Sedley Joseph, Pat Small, Clem Clarke and Sonny Thompson. Front row: Tyrone de la Bastide, Kenny Furlonge, Lincoln Phillips, Doyle Griffith and Aldwyn Ferguson.
Delaware News Journal
A Wilmington police officer who opened fire on a man who had been asleep in his running SUV last year has been cleared of criminal wrongdoing.
Officer Luis Vazquez fired three rounds at Jabri Hunter, hitting him twice, after hearing a loud bang, caused by a colleague attempting to break the driver s side window.
The Department of Justice investigation determined that the bang contributed to Vazquez s state of mind that his – and his fellow officers – safety was at risk.
The results of three other police use-of-force inquiries were also released by the Justice Department on Friday. In all four cases, the officers were cleared of criminal wrongdoing. A police officer in Delaware has never been found criminally liable for a shooting.
Long service awards for Dannevirke Fire Service members
3 Mar, 2021 03:16 AM
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The current Dannevirke Volunteer Fire Brigade Gold Star recipients.
Bush Telegraph
By: Dave Murdoch
Pic 2: BTG080321FS2 Caption: The recipients with Fire and Emergency area manager Ken Cooper and Wellington Provincial Gold Star Association representative Tony Swain.
Pic 3: BTG080321FS3 Caption: Tony Swain welcomes Craig Brown and Peter Sinclair into the Wellington Provincial Gold Star Association.
Pic 4: BTG080321FS4 Caption: Dannevirke Fire and Emergency chief Peter Sinclair thanks everyone for their service and commitment.
Pic 5: BTG080321FS5 Caption: The current Dannevirke Volunteer Fire Brigade Gold Star recipients.