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Nutzi rally in Wellington, Saturday, October 25, 2008

The New Zealand National Front (NZNF) held a rally in Wellington on Saturday, October 25. This follows former NF secretary Kerry Bolton’s successful campaign to have a thesis examining the links between neo-Nazi and Satanic beliefs in New Zealand removed from Waikato University. According to Radio New Zealand, 120 people in total attended the NF’s celebrations of National Flag Day outside Parliament, and 30 police kept the peace. (TV3 reckons 150 people attended.) Other sources suggest that the 120 or 150 people present were fairly evenly divided between decent, flag-saluting, law-abiding white folk, on the one hand, and indecent, law-breaking, flag-burning criminals, on the other.

Aotearoa Indymedia reports:

Anti-fascist activists gathered at the Cenotaph in Wellington this morning in opposition to the Nationalist Alliance, a coalition comprising white-supremacist groups the National Front, New Right and the National Democrats.

A banner was hung from the Cenotaph (”No racism - Anti-Fascist Action”) as around 65 anti-fascists danced and held the Cenotaph as a fascist free space, removing a fascist photographer from the New Right from the area.

The fascists were expected at 11am, however they must have missed their train and finally showed up at 11.30am. Instead of approaching the Cenotaph, they were escorted by police up Molesworth Street to Parliament grounds. There were around 40 fascists present, many of them waving New Zealand flags.

The anti-fascists claimed victory for holding the Cenotaph and charged up the bank to Parliament grounds where a line of police and a metal fence protected the fascists. “More hair than brains”, “No room for racism” and “Hey hey, ho ho, your racism has got to go” were chanted, drowning out all the speeches by the fascists. Jim Saleam, who served time in jail for firebombing a Brisbane bookshop and organising a shotgun attack against a representative of the African National Congress, Steve Larsen from the New Right and Kyle Chapman all attempted to give speeches - without success.

The fascists retreated after about 30 mins and were chased to the train station by anti-fascist activists. Bagels were thrown at them while they were protected by a police line. Two antifa were arrested by police at that point. Following a scuffle, some anti-fascists went to the train station, just in time for 3 fascists to emerge. They were chased across Bunny Street and again had bagels thrown at them. They were protected by a lone cop who tried (and failed) to arrest an antifa, while frantically calling for back-up. All the anti-fascists managed to get away safely and went to the police station, waiting for their comrades to be released.

Once again, the day was a victory for the anti-fascists!

No room for racism!

VC reports:

Slackbastard · 30 October 2008 · Discussion

White supremacist sentenced to 2 years for jury intimidation

Kia ora, gentle readers.

We can’t find any stories in the newspapers about it, but we thought youse would be interested to know that Lloyd James Bowling, the fella who attempted to threaten a juror in the Canadian kidnapping case, was sentenced to 2 years jail last week.

Fight dem back · 5 June 2008 · Discussion

Racial link seen in repeat vandalism

From the Waikato Times:

Racial link seen in repeat vandalism of gaming shop
By AARON LEAMAN
Saturday, 03 May 2008

The manager of a Hamilton gaming shop repeatedly hit by vandals says the attacks may be racially motivated.

Vagabond Games and Collectables located on a corner of Anglesea St and Bryce St has had windows, glass doors and signs smashed six times in the past 2 1/2 years.

The string of attacks has cost the shop’s owners more than $2000 in insurance excess.

The most recent attack happened last week when a glass panel was smashed with a brick.

News brief · 4 May 2008

Bonehead found guilty of juror intimidation

From Stuff.co.nz:

Skinhead found guilty of threatening juror
Wednesday, 09 April 2008

A Lower Hutt skinhead was today found guilty by a High Court jury of trying to corrupt a juror during a white supremacist trial last year.

Lloyd James Bowling, 40, unemployed, sighed and shook his head after a jury took 2½ hours to find him guilty of being party to an attempt to corruptly influence a juror during the High Court trial in Wellington last July.

He was remanded for sentence on May 30, but will appear in Wellington District Court on Friday to be sentenced on another, unrelated, charge of injuring with intent.

News brief · 14 April 2008

Jury tampering case coming to a close

From the NZ Herald:

Judge to sum up in threatened juror case
Wednesday April 09, 2008

A High Court judge will this morning sum up the case against a man accused of threatening a juror during a white supremacist kidnapping trial in July last year.

Lloyd James Bowling, 40, unemployed, of Stokes Valley, denies being party to an attempt to corruptly influence a juror, during a High Court trial in Wellington.

The trial involved four men charged with the kidnap, robbery and assault of tourist Jeremie Kawerninski, who is of Canadian Indian descent, in April last year.

Three of the defendants in the trial, Jaydon Borland, Jason Gregory and Benjamin McPadden were found guilty of various charges, while the fourth, Mark Gage, was discharged on the penultimate day of the trial - July 12 - due to lack of evidence.

On July 13, a juror found a note on his doorstep saying “not guilty” in capital letters, with a swastika sign beside it.

The juror, whose name is suppressed, was discharged from the jury and later left New Zealand, in part due to concerns over his family’s safety.

News brief · 9 April 2008

Skinheads shoot at hippies in Palmy North

From the Manawatu Standard:

Protester: Skinheads shot at me
By MICHELLE DUFF

A woman who visited Palmerston North as part of protest walk against climate change says a carload of youths fired a gun at her in The Square.

Heather Simpson, 22, said the attack came as she was busking outside McDonald’s.

She noticed the car of youths approaching, she wasn’t too concerned - until she saw the gun.

“There were four young men with shaved heads, dressed in camouflage. One of them leant out the back window and pointed a gun right at me.”

News brief · 18 March 2008

Ace Rimmer in a spot of bother

We’d not heard much from our old mate Brendon since he spent a few weeks in the can for drink driving last year. Seems he hasn’t got any smarter.

Brendon Rimmer

From the NZ Herald:

Man who spat on Asian teen ‘nasty’, says judge
November 22, 2007
By Rebecca Devine

A Taupo man who spat in an Asian teenager’s face and told him to “get out of my country” has been labelled as nasty by a judge.

Brendon James Rimmer, 22, appeared in the Taupo District Court yesterday facing three charges of common assault.

News brief · 26 November 2007

Racial assault in Tauranga

From the Bay of Plenty Times:

Race-hate attack leaves teens shaken
14.11.2007
By LAUREN OWENS

A Taiwanese-born teen and her two younger brothers were assaulted and told to “go back to China” in a race-hate attack in suburban Otumoetai - even though they’ve lived here for 10 years.

The attack on 17-year-old Zoe Tsai and her brothers by five young girls who followed them, assaulted them and shouted racist remarks has left the siblings shaken and angry.

News brief · 15 November 2007

NZ graves desecrated again

From the Australian Jewish News:

New Zealand graves desecrated – again
Michelle Coleman

FOR the third time in as many years, Jewish graves in Wellington have been desecrated. Vandals used vivid blue paint to horrifically deface six graves in Karori Cemetery with antisemitic vitriol. “Hitler RIP�, “Rot you filth� and “Juden swine� are just some of the hate-filled phrases that were emblazoned in stencil and free-hand onto the graves of Wellington Jewish community’s loved ones.

News brief · 2 November 2007

Threatened juror in Nazi case to flee country

From the Dom Post:

Swastika threat juror to flee NZ
September 8, 2007

A juror in a white supremacist kidnapping trial who received a drawing of a swastika with the words “not guilty” is leaving New Zealand so he can protect his family.

The note was left on the doorstep of his Hutt Valley home on July 13.

Lloyd James Bowling was ordered yesterday to stand trial for being party to an attempt to corruptly influence the juror, but no explanation has been given for how the juror’s home address was traced.

News brief · 19 September 2007