Sunday Flights - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 27 Apr 2015 09:56:49 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Sunday Flights - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Majority want to ban Sunday flights to Aitutaki https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/04/28/majority-want-to-ban-sunday-flights-to-aitutaki/ Mon, 27 Apr 2015 18:54:32 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=70712 A non-binding poll has found 56 per cent of voters on Aitutaki, Cook Islands, don't want Sunday flights. There was a 61 percent voter turnout, from the Aitutaki constituencies of Amuri-Ureia, Vaipae-Tautu and Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara. The Chief Electoral Officer Taggy Tangimetua explained that the referendum was not binding on government. "In the case of this referendum, Read more

Majority want to ban Sunday flights to Aitutaki... Read more]]> A non-binding poll has found 56 per cent of voters on Aitutaki, Cook Islands, don't want Sunday flights.

There was a 61 percent voter turnout, from the Aitutaki constituencies of Amuri-Ureia, Vaipae-Tautu and Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara.

The Chief Electoral Officer Taggy Tangimetua explained that the referendum was not binding on government.

"In the case of this referendum, where it refers to Sunday and its religion, in the constitution it's not binding because of the freedom of religion in our constitution."

"The results will guide the government in its action, but I think they may choose to act on it." Continue reading

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