Salient. Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 4. March 19 1979

What's to be Done?

What's to be Done?

It is important that the New Zealand government and the German delegation realize that the public insists on democracy. That is, we must let them both know without a doubt that we wish to be informed and want to have a say in any large scale decisions which will affect this country.

The rallies and demonstrations listed below were organized so that:

(1)	The New Zealand government does not underestimate the public's insistence upon open government. They must understand that we will tolerate no more Comalco's.
(2)	The West Germans are not to be misled about the public climate in New Zealand. They must be made to realize that there will be public scrutiny of every step. And they must understand that we are not to be played with.
(3)	The public at large is alerted to some important questions about West German investment and large industrial development : Will it created many jobs for our people? Will it damage the environment? Will it require extensive, taxpayer-financed, public works? Will it save foreign exchange or will it actually increase our indebtedness by requiring costly plant and material imports?

By Patricia Sarr & Keith Johnston