Waitemata District
Stop Co Governance meeting - Mahurangi East Community Centre Operation Overview
Sat 09 Sep 2023 14:00 1-1 Hamatana Rd, Snells Beach, 0920, NZL
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The operation went as planned and was sufficiently staffed and resourced
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A total of 13 staff were deployed into the area of the event. On the night there was a
conscious effort to ensure Policing resourcing was largely held back as a contingency. Staff were
deployed as required, the largest number we had at the venue would have been around seven at
one time
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Good local partnerships and relationships with Iwi and individuals meant there were no
major issues during the course of this event
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Around 100 people turned up to the event to listen to Batchelor
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About 12 protestors arrived. They stayed for the first 90 mins and then left and did not
return.
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The event went for much longer than anticipated (4 hours)
Security at the Venue
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The local organiser informed Police that there would be security at the venue and that it
would be people from Destiny Church who were part of the ‘Man-Up’ wing of the church
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No security ever arrived
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This became an issue when several protestors entered the hall and started yelling at
Batchelor. This was dealt with by Police present in the area who asked the protestors to leave the
hall (which they did with no issues).
s9(2)(g)(i)
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Of interest is the email trail from Batchelor which shows he sent an email on Friday night
(08/09/23) In it Batchelor contacts staff in Auckland City to say he is running an event at Shooters
Saloon in Kingsland at 1400hrs on Saturday 09.09.23
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Outside of this email there is nothing on the stop-co-governance website, facebook page or
anywhere else I could find which confirmed this event in Kingsland
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As the day unfolded it was evident that Batchelor had been in the Mahurangi area the entire
day
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The event in Kingsland never occurred as far as I can ascertain
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No explanation was sought from Batchelor on the day
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It is possible that Batchelor sought to misdirect Police resourcing, made an error with his
dates or there was some other reason
Stop-co-governance website
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Batchelor has updated his website to include commentary on the Snell’s Beach event
Marches scheduled, as per website
Sun 20 Aug 2023 09:57
Update from Website 20 August 2023
Marches scheduled as per below -
Stop Co-Governance Public Street March
16 September, time TBC
Tamaki Makaurau
Stop Co-Governance Public Street March
23 September, time TBC
Wellington
Stop Co-Governance Public Street March
30 September, time TBC
Stop Co-Governance Southern District
Fri 11 Aug 2023 13:26
Update on the upcoming Stop Co-Governance events in Arrowtown, Lowburn and Te Anau:
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Arrowtown Golf Club event - 14/08/2023 – CANCELLED - I spoke to s9(2)(a)
S this morning who advised that this event has been cancelled due to the
Arrowtown Golf Club pulling out after pressure from some of the Club members (I
have spoken to the Arrowtown Golf Club manager who has confirmed the
cancellation). s9(2)(a) advised this event will now instead be livestreamed on the
14/08/2023 and that Julian BATCHELOR will be hosting the livestream from a
private address in Queenstown. She advised this private address will not be advertised
publicly and only a small group (friends and family personally invited) will be in
attendance in person during the livestream.
Given this, it is unlikely the event will
attract any protestors requiring Police intervention. Whilst not confirmed by
s9(2)(a) , I’d say this private address is likely to be at s9(2)(a)
– given recent interactions with s9(2)(a) it is unlikely he
will want any sort of Police attendance at his address if the livestream is in fact held
there.
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Lowburn Hall event - 15/08/2023 – GOING AHEAD – s9(2)(a)
and local
organiser s9(2)(a)
have confirmed the event being held at the Lowburn Hall
is still going ahead as planned on the 15/08/2023. They have advertised the event and
are expecting a good crowd to show up. They are not aware of any potential protests.
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Te Anau event – 26/08/2023 – CANCELLED – s9(2)(a)
advised this event will
be cancelled due to communication issues with the local organisers.
s9(2)(a)
indicated they might host a livestream event from Balclutha but did not have a
date or time for this yet as it was still in the works.
Given that the Arrowtown event will now just be livestreamed from a private address (this
will not be advertised publicly), it is unlikely Police will be required.
Op Stop Co Governance Hawkes Bay
Status
Active
Districts
PNHQ (1), Eastern (1)
CARD reference
P055449005
Julian Batchelor is touring NZ, holding anti-co governance meetings. Four daily meetings
are scheduled for Hawkes Bay, commencing on Monday 24th July. A Policing Operation
has been stood up to ensure that both the meetings and any subsequent protests can take
place without any breaches of the peace.
Tue 25 Jul 2023 21:20 Units standing down
It appears that no meeting is going to occur tonight due to lack of a venue. Units have been
stood down from the operation. Further meetings are scheduled for tomorrow and Thursday
in Napier
Tue 25 Jul 2023 18:46
Police and protesters have arrived at the venue but it looks to be closed with locked gates.
Tue 25 Jul 2023 18:29
The meeting is set to start at 1900 hours at Elwood Function Centre. Units heading to the
location now. Ngati Kahungungu Iwi Facebook page has listed the address, so protestors are
aware
