20 December 2012

Cenotaph plaques to be restored

Palmerston North City Council has removed three of the plaques on the City’s cenotaph in order to restore them following a graffiti attack earlier this year.

The plaques are being restored by local company Trophy Specialists to as near original condition as possible.

Health and safety / energy officer John Debney said that the graffiti attack was a sad and disrespectful act.

“We hope the restored plaques will reinforce the community’s wider commitment to preserving the heritage of Palmerston North and honouring the contributions of those who gave up their lives for our freedom.”

John Debney says two other plaques also require restoration and this will be carried out at a later date.

The restoration work is estimated to cost are around $3,000 and should be finished and ready to be reinstalled at the end of January 2013.

ENDS

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Arguably Reassuring: Inspector-General Finds GCSB "Arguably" Legal

Of the 88 individuals:

• 15 cases involving 22 individuals did not have any information intercepted by GCSB.

• another four cases involving five individuals were the subjects of a New Zealand Security Intelligence Service warrant and the GCSB assisted in the execution of the warrants. The Inspector-General is of the view that there were arguably no breaches and the law is unclear.

• the Bureau only provided technical assistance which did not involve interception of communications, involving three of the individuals, so no breach occurred.

• the remaining cases involved the collection of metadata, and the Inspector-General formed the view that there had arguably been no breach, noting once again that the law is unclear.
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