Two Hobson’s Pledge members unwittingly played the role of canary in the coalmine regarding looming crackdowns on freedom of speech in New Zealand, according to a new book titled Free Speech Under Attack.
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Mt Albert tree cull may be illegal
Clear-felling of exotic trees from Auckland’s volcanic cones may be illegal, according to information provided to us.
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Photos show scale of tree vandalism
Every picture tells a story and the story told by the aerial photos published by Honour the Maunga protesters show that the scale of the tree vandalism wrought by the Ancestor Mountain Authority is much greater than thought.
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Mount Albert, trees, co-governance, and decolonisation
The stand-off over planned felling of 345 exotic trees on Mount Albert, Auckland, perhaps lifts a veil from an absurd yet extensive decolonisation process that we are ALL paying for.
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Residents to face chainsaws on Mount Albert
This morning, Auckland residents stood in front of 345 endangered trees on Mount Albert to protect them from zealots at the Tupuna Maunga Authority, which plans to cut them down.