A Guest Post on the vexed questions posed by Kellie Jay Keen Minshall, her apparent preparedness to ally with religious fundies and right wing extremists, and the predictable calls from sections of the left for her to be banned from entering/speaking in Australia and NZ.
The Auckland Ratepayers' Alliance is encouraging Mayor Wayne Brown and Councillors to rule out defunding the region's Citizens Advice Bureau. In December, Council officers advised Mayor Wayne Brown that around $2 million could be saved by defunding Auckland .