John Minto
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MANA says minimum wage rise is nowhere near enough – Minto
Posted on February 24, 2014 by admin in John Minto, Press Releases“It’s nowhere near enough for a full-time worker to live on”, said John Minto, MANA Co Vice-President in response to the government’s announcement to raise the minimum wage to $14.25 an hour. A staggering 40% of families in poverty are those…
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National ignores elephant in classroom with its plans for new school positions – Minto
Posted on January 23, 2014 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesBy Mana Movement Education Spokesperson John MintoNational is ignoring the elephant in the classroom with its plan to introduce “executive principals”, “change principals”, “lead teachers” and “expert teachers” into New Zealand schools. Prime Minister John Key says it’s about reinforcing the…
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Len Brown’s Unitary Plan fails to address housing crisis
Posted on September 10, 2013 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesEvery Aucklander knows we have a housing crisis but just when we thought it couldn’t get any worse comes the news that the average Auckland house price rose by 13.1% to $652,129 in the 12 months to August this year…
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Mayoral candidates to square off across the picket line
Posted on August 15, 2013 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesMayoral challenger John Minto will this morning square off against incumbent Mayor Len Brown across a picket line in Glen Innes. The Mayor is scheduled to take part in the “turning of the sod” as the foundation of the first…
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Road tolls or fuel taxes? Neither says Minto for Mayor
Posted on July 15, 2013 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesThe “consensus building group” report which today gave Aucklanders the choice between road tolls or rates increases and extra fuel taxes to pay for new roading projects is wrong headed. They are both bad options to deal with traffic gridlock…
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Minto for Mayor Challenges Len Brown to Adopt Living Wage for all Workers doing Council Work
Posted on June 13, 2013 by admin in John Minto, Press Releases“It’s time for Auckland City to step forward and adopt the living wage for everyone employed directly by the council as well as those employed by council contractors” says MANA Co-Vice President and MANA Candidate for Auckland Mayoralty John Minto…
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MANA asks Susan Devoy to defend Maori and Pacifika children from racist attack
Posted on May 30, 2013 by admin in Feed the Kids, John Minto, Press ReleasesMANA is calling for Race Relations Commissioner Susan Devoy to step into the row over a nasty, racist cartoon which appeared in the Marlborough Express yesterday. MANA’s Co-Vice President John Minto says the cartoon of overweight Polynesian students – one…
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Mayor caves in to government desire for speculator profits
Posted on May 11, 2013 by admin in John Minto, John Minto, Mana Blog, Press ReleasesLand speculators and property developers can expect windfall profits from today’s announcement for fast-track approval of housing developments. The plan is unlikely to deliver a single affordable home. Auckland Mayor Len Brown makes a plaintiff plea when he says –…
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Minto throws his hat in the ring for MANA in Auckland Mayoral race
Posted on May 2, 2013 by admin in John Minto, Press ReleasesLast night the MANA Co-Vice President John Minto was endorsed as an official MANA Movement candidate for the Auckland supercity mayoralty. John is looking forward to the campaign. “Heaven knows Auckland needs a break from the dreadful policies of the past which…
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Joint Press Release: Release the 88 Names and Apologise
Posted on April 10, 2013 by admin in Annette Sykes, Hone Harawira, John Minto, Press Releases, Sue BradfordMANA Leader Hone Harawira, President Annette Sykes, Vice President John Minto and MANA Member Sue Bradford Today MANA calls on the Government to release the names of the 88 New Zealand citizens that have been illegally spied upon by the GCSB…
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