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Renewed call to exit Petrobras deal after deadly explosion
Friday, 30 December 2011, 1:08 pm | Manu Caddie
Gisborne District Councillor Manu Caddie has renewed his call for the government to suspend the East Coast exploration permit for Brazilian energy giant Petrobras following another death on a rig operated by the company. More >>
Councillor sceptical of new relationship agreement
Friday, 12 August 2011, 1:21 pm | Manu Caddie
A Gisborne District Councillor is not convinced a new document being signed around the country is worth the paper it is written on. More >>
Renewed call to exit Petrobras deal after deadly explosion
Friday, 12 August 2011, 1:06 pm | Manu Caddie
A Gisborne District Councillor has renewed his call for the government to suspend the East Coast exploration permit for Brazilian energy company Petrobras following a lethal explosion at a Petrobras refinery. More >>
Keys for healthy, prosperous communities
Thursday, 28 July 2011, 10:36 am | Manu Caddie
What life lessons did previous generations of young people need to learn before they became adults? Could these rites of passage provide some answers to the multiple challenges facing young Maori today? These two questions were the foundation for ... More >>
30th anniversary commemorative event of the Springbok Team
Saturday, 16 July 2011, 2:53 pm | Manu Caddie
On the 30th anniversary of the Springbok Team being welcomed to New Zealand in Gisborne, a commemorative event is being held at Te Poho o Rawiri on Tuesday evening. More >>
Mining Industry Complaints Are Not News
Tuesday, 5 July 2011, 9:26 am | Manu Caddie
A high ranking for New Zealand in the Fraser Institute survey that Acting Minister of Energy and Resources Hekia Parata has been celebrating is nothing to be proud of. If any of the news agencies had bothered to read the survey instead of reprinting ... More >>
District Councillor says Tribunal Report Insulting to Māori
Saturday, 2 July 2011, 11:29 am | Manu Caddie
A Gisborne District Councillor says the WAI262 Report is tokenistic and very disappointing. “This report was expected to provide clarity on property rights for Māori, but instead presents a series of schizophrenic findings and recommendations” said Manu ... More >>
Manu Caddie - amendment to media statement
Friday, 3 June 2011, 9:18 am | Manu Caddie
Gisborne District Councillor Manu Caddie says the proposal announced by Minister for the Environment Nick Smith is a step in the right direction but will be largely dependent on the details of the new law and how the new Environmental Protection ... More >>
East Coast response to Oceans legislation announcement
Thursday, 2 June 2011, 3:18 pm | Manu Caddie
A vocal critic of government policy on offshore drilling in the Raukumara Basin says he cautiously welcomes the announcement that a new bill will be introduced this year to establish regulations on minerals exploration and extraction beyond the Territorial ... More >>
Protestors establish links between campaigns
Thursday, 28 April 2011, 11:46 am | Manu Caddie
Gisborne District Councillor Manu Caddie says a tip-off from a credible source about planned AOS raids led campaigners against drilling off the East Cape to go public. Documentation of recent police violence against local fishermen opposing a Petrobras ... More >>
Time to Stop the Testing
Tuesday, 26 April 2011, 2:36 pm | Manu Caddie
A Gisborne District Councillor is demanding a moratorium on seismic testing following revelations that scores of dead penguins are washing up on East Cape beaches and new international research suggests seismic testing is responsible for killing a ... More >>
Energy Minister Misleads Public On Oil Exploration
Sunday, 27 March 2011, 1:06 pm | Manu Caddie
A Gisborne District Councillor is claiming the Acting Minister of Energy and Resources is deliberately misleading the public in recent statements she has made about exploration for oil and gas off the East Cape. More >>
Start Working With Youth Workers
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 9:47 am | Manu Caddie
In response to the surprise announcement yesterday that the government will support the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, a youth worker who helped write a national code of ethics for the youth sector says he hopes the Ministry of ... More >>