So far NION has held two protests. A statement was given to the Race Relations office to explain our position. The second was a symbolic 'occupation' of Midland Park in support of Whanganui Maori at Moutoa Gardens. Information about our group and the Whanganui occupation was handed out to the lunchtime congregation of suits and lots of money was raised to take up to Paakaitore Marae. NION meets weekly at the People's Resource Centre in Wellington on Thursdays at 5.30pm.
New members are welcome .
If you're going to write into any government department this year, make sure the one issue you do act on is the Fiscal Envelope. Writing a submission is easy. However if your not into obtaining the offending booklets inform yourself through old newspapers and looking up Maori media sources. It is an interesting indicator that the round of hui, up and down the country did n ot run smoothly. At one location local Maori refused to take part claiming that the government had already made up it's mind.