Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark (left) was a guest speaker at Julian Batchelor’s Stop Co-governance tour in Invercargill on Saturday. PHOTO: BEN TOMSETTFollowing a wave of protests and venue cancellations around the country, Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark welcomed a controversial tour to the city at the weekend. Mr Clark delivered a 15-minute speech, reiterating several controversial talking points including those he had stated earlier this month at a New Zealand Taxpayers Union "Hands Off Our Homes". Mr Batchelor said mana whenua representatives actually had a vision of 100/100 through the power of veto, which Mr Clark did not disagree with. Mr Batchelor also said while he called for peace, he had been told some of his supporters had purchased guns.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 25, 2023 15:07 UTC