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16 MEREDITH and DISTRICT NEWS Steve Goat Exporting and Importing Horror STEVE and PETE GOAT the unCultured Goats This last fortnight has been a seen some very disturbing developments. The news of the events in Christchurch, NZ, have rocked our world. Lets us take some time to remember and mourn those 50 innocent victims. I’m sure like myself you have been stunned by the sheer lunacy and tragedy. All praise should go to the NZ Prime Minister, Jacinda Arden for her grace and calm. She has certainly proven herself to be a stateswoman and an example to lesser political leaders. The terrorist it seems was an Australian, a coward who hid behind guns and hate and social media. Scum in search of notoriety among the hateful far right and white supremacists. Wielding weapons that were built with only one purpose; these are ONLY anti-personal weapons. Purchased and enhanced for this one outcome. Sometime ago Australia took steps to outlaw such weapons, now, thankfully the NZ parliament is following suit, albeit too late for the citizens of Christchurch. The scale of the attack has empowered the NZ politicians to outflank even the gun lobby. BUT I woke this morning to the ABC news, as I do most mornings, to hear that our own home grown bunch of haters had been caught red handed! One of our political party’s senior operatives had been recorded as they discussed support from the notorious National Rifle Association of the USA. YES, to the tune of $20,000,000. Not only that but seeking advice on how to loosen the restrictive Gun Laws put into place after our own mass shooting tragedy at Port Arthur in Tasmania. I am disgusted and so should we all be. In the light of the horror of the Mosque murders in NZ, we must stand against these irrational forces that these extreme right wing nutters present. Advance Australia FAIR. Fair for all. Pete Goat Like Steve I find it unavoidable to write about anything much else after the Christchurch massacre and wondered whether it is possible to do so without crossing into politics rather than culture. But I think that as events have unfolded, the horror of the attack has been recognised as one on our culture or cultures as a whole and have responded to in a non-partisan way. And although Steve refers to the politicians outflanking the gun lobby I think I heard the leader of the NZ Hunters and Shooters [or similar title] saying that they supported the ban on assault weapons unconditionally, so even he recognised this as an attack on a culture, which includes himself and his members so there has been solidarity rather than division for once. I would be proud to be a New Zealander with Jacinda Arden as leader, proud of a culture that would choose her. But until we can have non-partisan approaches to things as important as a sincere and meaningful reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the system of government, that is unlikely to be. Whether the latter is on the lines proposed in the Uluru Statement from the Heart, by Treaty , or any other form of representation or self-determination, we surely have something to learn from the culture of Aotearoa New Zealand and the Treaty of Waitangi. Though we do have a bi-partisan approach to refugees .....better not go there or we will be getting into politics. The demise of the Bannockburn Newsletter is a shock and a reminder to us all how lucky we are to have the dedicated volunteers who produce this publication, which in its quality of production and diversity of content is a huge contributor to the culture of this district. We thank them and must do everything we can to support them. P a u l R y a n Y O U R S U P A G A S D E A L E R S U P A G A S i s p l e a s e d t o a n n o u n c e t h a t P a u l R y a n i s d e l i v e r i n g S U P A G A S t o y o u r a r e a . P a u l w i l l s u p p l y c o m p e t i t i v e 4 5 k g , f o r k l i f t a n d B B Q g a s c y l i n d e r r e f i l l s i n a r e l i a b l e a n d f r i e n d l y m a n n e r . ● 4 5 k g D o m e s t i c a n d C o m m e r c i a l C y l i n d e r a p p l i c a t i o n s ● F o r k l i f t C y l i n d e r s ( 1 5 k g A l u m i n i u m C y l i n d e r s ) ● R e f i l l s B B Q a n d C a m p i n g C y l i n d e r s ● B u l k G a s Q u o t a t i o n s s u p p l i e d P le a s e c o n ta c t P a u l to a rra n g e y o u r n e x t S U P A G A S L P G d e l i v e r y C o n t a c t P a u l R y a n o n 0 4 0 9 8 6 1 2 9 6
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