Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Work smarter with a Pro licence Learn More

Local Govt | National News Video | Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Search

 

“Nationwide Arts Event Bars Entry to Invercargill Residents”

“Nationwide Arts Event Bars Entry to Invercargill Residents”

“Concerned Citizens”, a nationwide group of more than 60 artists, plan to exclude residents of Invercargill from arts events and public places in five cities around New Zealand on Friday (August 19th), because they do not recognise it as a legitimate city.

The group has made it clear that Invercargill residents will be banned from concurrent photography exhibitions in Auckland, Hamilton, Whanganui, Wellington and Dunedin.

In Wellington, huge walking “checkpoints” bearing Foreign Minister Murray McCully’s face will block entry into Parliament grounds tomorrow morning, barring any members of Parliament that cannot produce documentation to prove they are not Invercargill-born.

“We refuse to recognise the legitimacy of any politicians from Invercargill.” says spokesperson Ben Knight.

“It’s clearly not a real city, so how can people from there be expected to represent us in Government?”

Knight says “the checkpoint towers bear Mr McCully’s face, because he’s taught us that sometimes it’s hard to recognise whether or not somewhere is a real place, even if most people think it is.”

The event on Parliament grounds marks the opening of ‘Unrecognised’, an international human rights-focused photographic exhibition. The exhibitions commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Springbok tour anti-apartheid movement in New Zealand, and seek to draw attention to Murray McCully’s upcoming vote in the UN General Assembly on whether or not New Zealand recognises Palestine as a state.

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

Are you getting our free newsletter?

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.

Contributors to the exhibition include veteran human rights campaigner John Minto, highly acclaimed South African photographer Omar Badsha (co-founder of the influential Afrapix photography collective), prominent Israeli/Palestinian photography collective ActiveStills, activist Tame Iti, musician Imon Starr, and South African film-maker Mark Fredericks, as well as more than 50 photographers/artists from around New Zealand.

The exhibition will also be showing at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in East London, South Africa.

‘Unrecognised’ opens in Wellington at 5pm at the Garrett Street exhibition space on Friday (August 19th).

ENDS

© Scoop Media

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
 
 
 
Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Regional Headlines


Gordon Campbell: On The US Opposition To Mortgage Interest Deductibility For Landlords


Should landlords be able to deduct the interest on the loans they take out to bankroll their property speculation? The US Senate Budget Committee and Bloomberg News don't think this is a good idea, for reasons set out below. Regardless, our coalition government has been burning through a ton of political capital by giving landlords a huge $2.9 billion tax break via interest deductibility, while still preaching the need for austerity to the disabled, and to everyone else...
More


 
 

Government: Concerns Conveyed To China Over Cyber Activity
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has confirmed New Zealand’s concerns about cyber activity have been conveyed directly to the Chinese Government. “The Prime Minister and Minister Collins have expressed concerns today about malicious cyber activity... More

ALSO:


Government: GDP Decline Reinforces Government’s Fiscal Plan

Declining GDP for the December quarter reinforces the importance of restoring fiscal discipline to public spending and driving more economic growth, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says... More

ALSO:


Government: Humanitarian Support For Gaza & West Bank

Winston Peters has announced NZ is providing a further $5M to respond to the extreme humanitarian need in Gaza and the West Bank. “The impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on civilians is absolutely appalling," he said... More


Government: New High Court Judge Appointed

Judith Collins has announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister Jason Scott McHerron as a High Court Judge. Justice McHerron graduated from the University of Otago with a BA in English Literature in 1994 and an LLB in 1996... More

 
 
 
 
 
 

LATEST HEADLINES

  • PARLIAMENT
  • POLITICS
  • REGIONAL
 
 

InfoPages News Channels


 
 
 
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.