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Target speculators says group taking petition

Wednesday, 1 October 2008, 4:41 pm | Resident's Action Movement

Stock exchanges and financial institutions are crashing worldwide despite multi-billion dollar bailouts of the speculators who caused the credit crisis. In New Zealand, finance minister Michael Cullen is flagging an economic stabilisation package, language ... More >>

Key's bribe to students too little, too late

Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 9:36 am | Resident's Action Movement

John Key's suggestion that doctors receive a free education if they stay in New Zealand for three or four years after graduation does not tackle the issues facing tertiary students, says Oliver Woods, Auckland Central candidate for RAM - Residents Action ... More >>

Voices of Peace to counter organised Islamophobia

Thursday, 12 July 2007, 2:11 pm | Resident's Action Movement

Two Voices of Peace meetings will be held in Auckland on 27-28 July to counter the sudden rise of organised Islamophobia in New Zealand. They will be followed by activist workshops. More >>

RAM's free bus trials will show way in Auckland

Monday, 26 February 2007, 2:41 pm | Resident's Action Movement

"The government is taking a tiny step forward with its public transport proposals on integrated ticketing and timetabling, and on greater accountability measures for private bus operators," said Grant Morgan, organiser of RAM - Residents Action Movement. More >>

RAM Letter Calling For Free Buses Trial

Wednesday, 24 January 2007, 9:24 am | Resident's Action Movement

25 RAM supporters turned out today to see the chief executive of the Auckland Regional Transport Authority, Fergus Gammie, receive RAM's Open Letter calling for a large-scale free buses trial as a positive alternative to recent fare hikes on buses and trains ... More >>

Call for resignation of Transport Ministry CEO

Friday, 28 April 2006, 9:27 am | Resident's Action Movement

"RAM, the Resident Action Movement, has called on Government to terminate the official duties of Robin Dunlop as Secretary and CEO of the Ministry of Transport and seek his resignation forthwith" says RAM representative Elaine West. More >>

'Transit out of control' says tolls opponent

Thursday, 11 August 2005, 4:28 pm | Resident's Action Movement

"Transit is a corporation that is out of control," said Elaine West, tolls opponent and campaigner for RAM - Residents Action Movement. More >>

ARC councillor opposes Transit's 'mad' toll plans

Thursday, 11 August 2005, 2:56 pm | Resident's Action Movement

"I'm appalled at Transit's plans to toll roads across the whole Auckland region," said Robyn Hughes, an Auckland Regional councillor on the State Highway 20 consultative group. More >>

RAM slams Transit's 'corporate agenda'

Thursday, 11 August 2005, 2:54 pm | Resident's Action Movement

"Transit's drive towards tolls reflects its corporate agenda," said Grant Morgan, organiser of RAM - Residents Action Movement. More >>

Rally In defence of tolerance

Wednesday, 13 July 2005, 12:14 am | Resident's Action Movement

In the aftermath of night-time attacks on six Auckland mosques, the Council of Christians & Muslims has called a rally in defence of tolerance. More >>

Include The Forgotten Suburbs, Says RAM

Thursday, 2 June 2005, 9:51 am | Resident's Action Movement

"It's great that Mayor Hubbard has a serious message about protecting Auckland City's historic communities and that the Council aims to introduce sweeping changes to the District Plan to reflect this important move" says Elaine West, a representative ... More >>

Call For Stagecoach To Stop Acting Like A Cowboy

Thursday, 5 May 2005, 11:29 am | Resident's Action Movement

"Today as I stood on the picket line outside Stagecoach's head office, I heard how drivers and their families were struggling to survive on the company's pitiful wages," said Robyn Hughes, RAM councillor on the Auckland Regional Council. More >>

ARC's 'Political Ambush' Criticised by RAM

Monday, 2 May 2005, 11:36 am | Resident's Action Movement

Below is the draft annual plan submission made to Auckland Regional Council by RAM - Residents Action Movement. More >>

RAM asks Ombudsman for MOT's secret

Thursday, 7 April 2005, 3:17 pm | Resident's Action Movement

"RAM is highly critical of cabinet okaying the Orewa state highway extension as a toll road," said Elaine West, a representative of RAM - Residents Action Movement. More >>

Hard-Hitting Rates Submission To ARC

Monday, 20 December 2004, 4:27 pm | Resident's Action Movement

Tonight's Auckland Regional Council meeting will hear a hard-hitting rates policy submission from RAM - Residents Action Movement. More >>

Councillor takes RAM policies to centre-left group

Monday, 11 October 2004, 12:37 am | Resident's Action Movement

"Media speculation about centre-left ARC councillors 'jockeying' for top posts in the regional council misses the main point," said Robyn Hughes, a newly-elected Manukau ARC councillor who stood for RAM - Residents Action Movement. More >>

Put A Stay On Alpurt B2 Proceedings

Thursday, 9 September 2004, 2:10 pm | Resident's Action Movement

"RAM - Residents Action Movement has requested that the Auditor-General's office place an immediate stay on ALPURT B2 proceedings" said Elaine West, Auckland ARC candidate. More >>

'Crisis Of Democracy' In ARC Election

Tuesday, 7 September 2004, 4:37 pm | Resident's Action Movement

In today's NZ Herald, the editor says that the Auckland Regional Council election is "probably the most important vote any Aucklander will cast". More >>

Tolls are 'Rogernomics at local body level'

Thursday, 13 May 2004, 1:23 pm | Resident's Action Movement

"The call by Auckland mayor John Banks and his Manukau counterpart Sir Barry Curtis for regionwide tolls to fund their Eastern Highway scheme threatens us with Rogernomics at a local body level," said Grant Morgan, spokesperson for RAM - Residents Action ... More >>

Mrs Bull agrees to RAM's call for ARC debate

Monday, 3 May 2004, 2:45 pm | Resident's Action Movement

ARC chair Gwen Bull has agreed to RAM's call to table before the full council some higher business differential options than are contained in the ARC's draft plan. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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