The No Commercial Airport at Whenuapai Airbase Party is a local party which opposes the transformation of Auckland's Whenuapai airbase into a commercial airport. Suburb The party leader is Toby Hutton, a 19-year-old Browns Bay apprentice[1].
The party is inspired by the success of the Whenuapai Airbase Action Group (Waag) in turning the fate of the airbase into a political issue during the 2007 local body elections. However, it is not connected with any existing group. It plans to contest the East Coast Bays electorate during the 2008 election[2]. A general election will be held in New Zealand on November 8 2008 to determine the composition of the 49th New Zealand Parliament, and thus the makeup of the
The party has applied to register a logo with the Electoral Commission on 21 April 2008[3]. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common It has not yet applied for registration, and so cannot contest the party list.
References
- ^ "New party making airbase an election issue", New Zealand Herald, 1 May 2008
- ^ Ibid.
- ^ New Zealand Electoral Commission: Application to register a political party logo
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