Parliamentary event for entry into force
4th Aug 2010 | Filed Under Coalition Actions, NZ Government
On Tuesday, 3 August, New Zealand’s Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control, Hon. Georgina Te Heuheu hosted a reception at parliament to celebrate entry info force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Read more
Beating the drum to welcome the ban
1st Aug 2010 | Filed Under Coalition Actions
At 12.00pm local time (00.00 GMT) on August 1st, the Aotearoa New Zealand Cluster Munition Coalition (ANZCMC) kicked off the first* in a series of dozens of events to held around the world to celebrate entry into force of the Convention on Cluster Munitions. Â Wellington musician Sam Manzanza and his colleagues including Tom Scrase (The Thomas Oliver Band), and Navjeevan Singh led off a 40-minute drumming session that kids and adults joined in. The drumming session took place at Capital E in Civic Square, Wellington. Read more