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Aaron Hawkins and ICLEI/ICLEIO

300+ emails

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Richard Seager
Oct 02, 2022
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My bet is that you havn’t heard much if anything about the ICLEI/ICLEIO that Hawkins is prominent in (a poor reflection on them);

I first discussed Aaron Hawkins membership of the above organisations here;

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4 years ago · 4 likes · 2 comments · Richard Seager

Well there’s been some follow up. I put an LGOIMA request to the Dunedin City Council on the 31st August about the relationship;

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To whom it may concern;

this is an LGOIMA request for all correspondence between Aaron Hawkins and the ICLEI (iclei.org) and the ICLEIO (icleioceania.org)

Havn't you been quiet about it aye?

Regards

Richard

It took a full 4 weeks for the Council to reply (28th September and the last date to reply by the Act) but what a reply it is - 300+ emails;

Kia Ora Richard

I refer to your e-mail below requesting correspondence between Aaron Hawkins and the ICLEI and the ICLEIO. 

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