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Hooton</a></h3> <p class="release">Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 3:55 pm | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p>Specialist defamation lawyers, Peter McKnight and Ali Romanos, have been retained as counsel for Dr Brash. Dr Brash received a delaying response from Mr Hooton’s lawyers just ninety minutes before the requested deadline and has been left with ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2410/S00478/dr-brash-files-defamation-claim-in-high-court-against-matthew-hooton.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-left-box-wrapper"> <div class="article-left-box"> </div> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2409/S00416/churches-bear-false-witness-in-attempt-to-influence-politics.htm">Churches Bear False Witness In Attempt To Influence Politics</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:06 am | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p>Hobson’s Pledge criticises church leaders for misrepresenting the proposed Treaty Principles Bill and stifling democratic debate, urging adherence to historical accuracy and openness in discussion. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2409/S00416/churches-bear-false-witness-in-attempt-to-influence-politics.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2408/S00057/misinformation-accusers-should-front-up-with-evidence.htm">‘Misinformation’ Accusers Should Front Up With Evidence</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 12 August 2024, 12:04 pm | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p>“Te Pāti Māori should be condemned for attempting to strong arm the media into not publishing advertisements that they disagree with. They are interfering in commercial relationships. The kind of power they are demanding is intoxicating and will not ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2408/S00057/misinformation-accusers-should-front-up-with-evidence.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2408/S00037/condemnation-of-political-violence.htm">Condemnation Of Political Violence</a></h3> <p class="release">Wednesday, 7 August 2024, 8:20 pm | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p>“There are important and challenging discussions to be had around the Treaty of Waitangi and race in New Zealand. We cannot shy away from these conversations – they will often be robust – but disagreement must be done without intimidation ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2408/S00037/condemnation-of-political-violence.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2405/S00028/letter-sent-to-the-vice-chancellor-of-aut-from-don-brash.htm">Letter Sent To The Vice Chancellor Of AUT From Don Brash</a></h3> <p class="release">Tuesday, 7 May 2024, 6:15 pm | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p>We are a group of New Zealanders whose primary objective is to fight for equality under the law and advance the vision Governor William Hobson expressed at Waitangi in 1840. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/ED2405/S00028/letter-sent-to-the-vice-chancellor-of-aut-from-don-brash.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2403/S00319/judge-sides-with-real-estate-agent-in-cultural-training-judgement.htm">Judge Sides With Real Estate Agent In ‘Cultural’ Training Judgement</a></h3> <p class="release">Friday, 22 March 2024, 5:24 pm | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p> Today Justice Grau in the High Court denied the Real Estate Authority’s application for an order that Janet Dickson put up $15,000 in security to pay the Real Estate Authority’s costs if they win.  “Justice Grau’s brisk dismissal of ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2403/S00319/judge-sides-with-real-estate-agent-in-cultural-training-judgement.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2402/S00089/hobsons-pledge-calls-5-year-ban-of-real-estate-agent-gross-overreach.htm">Hobson’s Pledge Calls 5-year Ban Of Real Estate Agent “gross Overreach”</a></h3> <p class="release">Wednesday, 14 February 2024, 3:09 pm | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p> Hobson’s Pledge is undertaking to raise funds on behalf of Janet Dickson, a real estate agent with more than 30 years’ experience who is seeking a judicial review of the Real Estate Authority’s power to mandate cultural training. She is facing ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2402/S00089/hobsons-pledge-calls-5-year-ban-of-real-estate-agent-gross-overreach.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2311/S00160/hobsons-pledge-are-delighted.htm">Hobson's Pledge Are Delighted</a></h3> <p class="release">Friday, 24 November 2023, 3:16 pm | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p> “I’m sure I speak for all those who have supported Hobson’s Pledge since our formation in 2016 when I say how absolutely delighted we are that Casey Costello has not only been elected to Parliament but has stepped right into a ministerial ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2311/S00160/hobsons-pledge-are-delighted.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2311/S00286/kapiti-council-ignores-public-opposition-to-maori-ward-hobsons-pledge-appeals-to-incoming-government.htm">'Kapiti Council Ignores Public Opposition To Maori Ward; Hobson’s Pledge Appeals To Incoming Government'</a></h3> <p class="release">Sunday, 19 November 2023, 9:07 pm | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p> Hobson’s Pledge is calling on the incoming Government to require all Maori wards to be confirmed by referenda, even those where Councils have recently passed a resolution imposing them. Councils all over New Zealand have rushed to beat any legislative ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2311/S00286/kapiti-council-ignores-public-opposition-to-maori-ward-hobsons-pledge-appeals-to-incoming-government.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2112/S00037/brash-roadblock-law-change-faulty-governance.htm">Brash: Roadblock Law-change Faulty Governance</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 6 December 2021, 8:45 am | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p> Changing the law to allow Maori tribes to stop citizens to scrutinise vaccine passports and Covid-19 status is bad governance, Hobson’s Pledge spokesman Don Brash said today. Section 22 of the COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Act (No 2) 2021, ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2112/S00037/brash-roadblock-law-change-faulty-governance.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2109/S00421/petition-to-eradicate-aotearoa-from-official-use.htm">Petition To Eradicate ‘Aotearoa’ From Official Use</a></h3> <p class="release">Sunday, 19 September 2021, 11:02 pm | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p> Lobby group Hobson’s Pledge is pushing for the name “Aotearoa” to be removed from official use until a binding referendum is held to decide whether or not to proceed with changing the name of New Zealand. Hobson’s Pledge spokespersons Casey ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2109/S00421/petition-to-eradicate-aotearoa-from-official-use.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2006/S00172/protests-push-separatist-narrative.htm">Protests Push Separatist Narrative</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 8 June 2020, 7:52 am | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p> Protests in New Zealand last weekend at the killing in the United States of a black man by police show “a rising tide of resentment, principally from young Maori conditioned into believing they are victims of white supremacy”. Such was the comment of former ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2006/S00172/protests-push-separatist-narrative.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2003/S00274/brash-no-justification-for-tribes-closing-roads.htm">Brash: No Justification For Tribes ‘closing’ Roads</a></h3> <p class="release">Wednesday, 25 March 2020, 11:48 am | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p> There is not the slightest justification for tribes asserting that they have closed roads to protect their people against the Covid-19 scare, Hobson’s Pledge spokesman Don Brash said today. In a grandstanding announcement, former Tai Tokerau MP Hone ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2003/S00274/brash-no-justification-for-tribes-closing-roads.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2003/S00081/maori-council-tries-to-revive-water-claim.htm">Maori Council Tries To Revive Water Claim</a></h3> <p class="release">Monday, 9 March 2020, 9:32 am | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p> The New Zealand Maori Council is talking up a possible bid to return to the High Court to get a sympathetic judge to declare that “Maori” indeed own all the water in New Zealand. Don’t get too alarmed about this. The Maori Council has already ... <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2003/S00081/maori-council-tries-to-revive-water-claim.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1912/S00225/brash-no-justification-for-race-based-spectrum-give-away.htm">Brash: No justification for race-based spectrum give-away</a></h3> <p class="release">Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 8:20 am | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p>There is not the slightest justification for allocating any resource which is the common property of all New Zealanders on the basis of race, Hobson’s Pledge spokesman Don Brash said today. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1912/S00225/brash-no-justification-for-race-based-spectrum-give-away.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1907/S00309/brash-questions-for-ihumatao-protesters.htm">Brash: Questions for Ihumatao protesters</a></h3> <p class="release">Thursday, 25 July 2019, 11:21 am | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p>Ihumatao protest leader Pania Newton should explain why the land she says was confiscated does not appear on a map of post-1840 government confiscations, Hobson’s Pledge spokesman Don Brash said today. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1907/S00309/brash-questions-for-ihumatao-protesters.htm">More >></a></p> </div> <div class="article-sections"> <h3><a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1907/S00155/absurd-plants-treaty-clause-raises-royalties-question.htm">Absurd plants Treaty clause raises royalties question</a></h3> <p class="release">Friday, 12 July 2019, 9:55 am | Hobson's Pledge</p> <p> The addition of an absurd Treaty of Waitangi clause in the Plant Varieties Act raises the question whether “Maoridom” will claim royalties on new plant varieties, Hobson’s Pledge spokesperson Casey Costello said today. <a href="https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO1907/S00155/absurd-plants-treaty-clause-raises-royalties-question.htm">More 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