Co-governance divisions spark community marae meeting

Divisions within the community were highlighted at Julian Batchelor’s Stop Co-Governance meeting in Ōrewa Community Hall on March 18. Those who were there to hear Batchelor speak were physically separated from protestors by a line of police. A Stop Co-Governance meeting held by Julian Batchelor in Ōrewa on Saturday, March 18, highlighted divisions within the community, sparking an angry protest and making it clear that co-governance is a hot topic in election year. In response, a further meeting has been organised, for Hibiscus Coast residents only, at Te Herenga Waka o Ōrewa community marae o...