Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark (left) was a guest speaker at Julian Batchelor’s Stop Co-governance tour in Invercargill on Saturday. PHOTO: BEN TOMSETTFollowing a wave of protests and venue cancellations around the country, Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark welcomed a controversial tour to the city at the weekend. Mr Clark delivered a 15-minute speech, reiterating several controversial talking points including those he had stated earlier this month at a New Zealand Taxpayers Union "Hands Off Our Homes". Mr Batchelor said mana whenua representatives actually had a vision of 100/100 through the power of veto, which Mr Clark did not disagree with. Mr Batchelor also said while he called for peace, he had been told some of his supporters had purchased guns.

“Gun Control welcomes the launch of New Zealand’s gun registry today. A registry also helps solve crimes and makes police officers safer,” says Gun Control NZ co-founder Philippa Yasbek. “The recent gang-related gun violence in Auckland was fuelled by guns bought by licensed firearms owners. “The Australian government recently announced that they will be consolidating all the state gun registers into a single national register. Background information supporting this press releaseTDB Recommends NewzEngine.comGun Control NZ commissioned a literature review on the value of firearms registers.

Stop Co-Governance Tour leader Julian Batchelor. “There is absolutely nothing to substantiate the claims made at the meeting in relation to New Zealanders arming themselves,” she said. Batchelor has been touring the country as part of his Stop Co-Governance Tour, which has attracted protests, and several venues have cancelled his bookings for meetings. Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark. Clark said the group getting closed down at venues across the country was “a sad indictment of democracy in this country”.

Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark. "And I say ‘don’t use those mate’, let’s try to fight this peacefully and try to stop it, peacefully." Batchelor has been touring the country as part of his Stop Co-Governance Tour, which has attracted protests, and several venues have cancelled his bookings for meetings. Photo: NZ HeraldThe meeting at Ascot Park Raceway, where about 80 people attended, also had the support of Invercargill’s mayor. And if you’re asking if I support the idea of co-governance, the answer is no, I don’t."

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Photo / Jason OxenhamThe Auckland Central MP sits down for lunch with Editor-at-Large Shayne Currie to discuss life, family, Sir Ian Taylor and wealth taxes, the ‘time-warp’ of Parliament – and why she’s not in politics forever. I’m a Green, I’m young, I’m a woman, I’m gay. “I find that a deeply narcissistic and selfish way to navigate through politics, I don’t think politics should be a career unto itself. “I’m not disputing that he’s worked hard but there’s also millions of New Zealanders who work really, really hard. People died in the flooding and the cyclone… it’s not a joke.”She says history has rewritten her victory in Auckland Central in 2020 as an “inevitability”.

The National Party hope to fire up their base this weekend before the campaign trail kicks off. Leader Chris Luxon is giving a keynote speech today, and it's also understood he will be announcing a law and order policy. It's been accidentally revealed National is aiming for a 45 percent share of the vote. NZ Herald political editor Claire Trevett says National will be more optimistic this election because the race is closer than the 2020 election. LISTEN ABOVE

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Yeveny Prigozhin posted a video of himself in Rostov-on-Don at the Russian military headquarters that oversees the fighting in Ukraine. He claimed that his forces had military facilities in the city under their control, including the airfield. It was not immediately clear how he was able to enter the southern Russian city or how many troops he had with him. The Wagner forces have played a crucial role in Russia’s war in Ukraine, succeeding in taking the city where the bloodiest and longest battles have taken place, Bakhmut. But Prigozhin has increasingly criticised Russia’s military brass, accusing it of incompetence and of starving his troops of weapons and ammunition.

Saturday, 24 June, 2023 - 09:43"Gun Control welcomes the launch of New Zealand’s gun registry today. A registry also helps solve crimes and makes police officers safer," says Gun Control NZ co-founder Philippa Yasbek. "The recent gang-related gun violence in Auckland was fuelled by guns bought by licensed firearms owners. "The Australian government recently announced that they will be consolidating all the state gun registers into a single national register. Background information supporting this press releaseGun Control NZ commissioned a literature review on the value of firearms registers.

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Gun Control Welcomes Launch Of Registry“Gun Control welcomes the launch of New Zealand’s gun registry today. A registry also helps solve crimes and makes police officers safer,” says Gun Control NZ co-founder Philippa Yasbek. “The recent gang-related gun violence in Auckland was fuelled by guns bought by licensed firearms owners. The Canadian Police resisted the destruction of their gun register because it was helping them to prevent and solve crimes,” says Nik Green. “The Australian government recently announced that they will be consolidating all the state gun registers into a single national register.