據(jù)新西蘭報聯(lián)社（NZPA）11月19日報道，盡管受到法輪功組織“上訴法庭”的脅迫，新西蘭第一大城市奧克蘭市依舊拒絕該組織參加該市本周日的圣誕游行活動。
圣誕游行在皇后城舉行。組委會主席邁克爾·巴內(nèi)特（Michael Barnett）說，法輪功組織不能向他保證，在周日的圣誕游行活動中，不會發(fā)放宣傳小冊子，所以他絕不讓步 ?！坝涡惺菉蕵坊顒?，而不是政治宣傳?！卑蛢?nèi)特稱。
巴內(nèi)特先生說，他很高興明年能與人權(quán)委員會坐下來討論相關(guān)問題。該委員會已經(jīng)使他面對這個問題，但是他說，今年的巡游已成定局。
巴內(nèi)特先生說，無論如何，屆時將有一個來自中國的大型代表團參加游行。
Auckland: No parade for Falun Gong
The man in charge of Auckland's Santa Parade is determined Falun Gong members will not take part in the event. The Wellington City Council decided to allow members of the Chinese spiritual group to participate in the capital's parade at the weekend after they threatened court action.
But it will be a different story in Auckland. Chairman of the Santa Parade Trust in the Queen City, Michael Barnett, says the group cannot assure him they will not hand out pamphlets if they are in this Sunday's parade, so he is not budging. He says the parade is about entertaining children, not propaganda.
Mr Barnett says he is quite happy to sit down with the Human Rights Commission to talk about the issue next year. He had been approached by the Commission about the issue, but says it is too late to do anything before this year's parade.
Mr Barnett says there is a large representation from China in the parade anyway.
Meanwhile balmy weather conditions saw more than 70,000 thousand people gather in Wellington's city centre to watch the annual Christmas Parade yesterday afternoon.
(NZPA, November 19, 2007)
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