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Saved by the bell? Not likely, as candidates go on and on
ORGANISERS of a meeting of Mana election candidates should have taken a leaf out of the Aro Valley candidates meeting – and armed themselves with water pistols. Over-zealous speakers ignored (or didn’t...
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Candidates raise laughs, hackles, heckles and awareness
HANDOUTS: Party pamphlets sitting on chairs at a local candidates meeting in Karori. THINK political meetings are boring? Think again. I’d never had much interest in politics before studying...
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A CANDIDATE dressed in an elephant suit put climate change on the agenda at a political meeting in the Rongotai Electorate on Thursday night. 8 party candidates and 2 independent candidates spoke on...
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Chicken joins politicians for election debate on factory farming
A LIVE chicken named Hettie took center stage when representatives of five political parties were challenged on factory farming policies in Wellington. Animal rights campaigner Hans Kriek put Hettie...
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Climate change hot Wadestown topic – too hot for some
FROM THE FLOOR: Wadestown residents take the opportunity to tackle the issue of climate change at an Ohariu candidates meeting. CLIMATE change advocates hijacked the Ohariu candidates meeting in...
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