21 May 2004

Media Release

Change of guard within Citizens & Ratepayers

Terry Brannigan has been elected president of the combined Auckland Citizens & Ratepayers Association.

Mr Brannigan, president of the Eastern Bays C&R Association, takes over from John Collinge, who had held the position for the past seven years. Mr Collinge did not seek re-election at the Association’s annual general meeting held on 14 May.

Two vice-presidents were also elected by the combined association, Patricia Lady Thorpe and Alastair Bell.

“The challenge now is to build on our recent success with a campaign to increase the number of C&R candidates who win office at October’s local government elections”, said Mr Brannigan.

ENDS

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Gordon Campbell: On the Sony cyber attack

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