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Mana Party protest against pokies operation

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

The Mana Party has led a protest against a South Auckland fast food shop that is operating pokie machines despite not having a licence.

About a dozen people waved placards outside the Galaxy Takeaways shop in Otara last Saturday morning.

The shop’s 18 pokies have been operating without a licence since it was revoked by the Department of Internal Affairs last month.

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