AUCKLAND ACC Protest Ride 10/11/09

[THundy]

AUCKLAND ACC Protest Ride 10/11/09 4.00pm start.

This is the day that submissions close.

Ride to ACC branches, North Harbour - Albany, across the bridge, to Sale Street, then finish at John Key electorate office in Kumeu.

4.30pm leave ACC - North Harbour - HSBC Centre
5-7 Corinthian Drive - Albany, via Motorway

to ACC Auckland Central - 18 Sale Street, Auckland

Riders to join from where they work...West Auckland Riders to meet at ACC in Henderson at 4.30pm, to join at the Motorway...South Auckland Riders to meet at Manukau ACC office at 4.30pm and meet in city..

5.00pm leave Sale Street and surrounds via Motorway to John Key electorate office. Slow , calm ride in peak traffic...and in time for live news at 6.00pm!!!

[Fatt Max]

Brilliant, I'm in

I work in town so I'll meet with you all @ Sale Street, 5pm on the day..

Anyone want to bring me a pie, 5.00pm will be 30 minutes from my last feed....

See you there

[Grahameeboy]

AUCKLAND ACC Protest Ride 10/11/09 4.00pm start.

This is the day that submissions close.

Ride to ACC branches, North Harbour - Albany, across the bridge, to Sale Street, then finish at John Key electorate office in Kumeu.

4.30pm leave ACC - North Harbour - HSBC Centre
5-7 Corinthian Drive - Albany, via Motorway

to ACC Auckland Central - 18 Sale Street, Auckland

Riders to join from where they work...West Auckland Riders to meet at ACC in Henderson at 4.30pm, to join at the Motorway...South Auckland Riders to meet at Manukau ACC office at 4.30pm and meet in city..

5.00pm leave Sale Street and surrounds via Motorway to John Key electorate office. Slow , calm ride in peak traffic...and in time for live news at 6.00pm!!!

Can we ride really slow......

[Qkchk]

Would be keen on this as I cannot attend the BIKEKOI, so would be next best thing.............

[Fatt Max]

Dont know if this would work but how about after we do our thing in Kumeu we pile in somewhere for a feed and a chin wag after.

Just a thought

Anyone know a good place for a nose bag out that way, sorry, East Auckland myself so dont really know

[THundy]

AUCKLAND ACC Protest Ride 10/11/09 4.00pm start.

This is the day that submissions close.

Ride to ACC branches, North Harbour - Albany, across the bridge, to Sale Street, then finish at John Key electorate office in Kumeu.

4.30pm leave ACC - North Harbour - HSBC Centre
5-7 Corinthian Drive - Albany, via Motorway

to ACC Auckland Central - 18 Sale Street, Auckland

Riders to join from where they work...West Auckland Riders to meet at ACC in Henderson at 4.30pm, to join at the Motorway...South Auckland Riders to meet at Manukau ACC office at 4.30pm and meet in city..

5.00pm leave Sale Street and surrounds via Motorway to John Key electorate office. Slow , calm ride in peak traffic...and in time for live news at 6.00pm!!!

[Little Miss Trouble]

Can't make this one coz of work unfortunately.

Quick question though, Is John Keys going to be at his office? Several other people have been trying to get hold of his schedule - so far without success

[Ixion]

It's not John Key's office. It's the electorate office. He would only occassionally be there outside election time.

Be aware that it is actually someones house. They live there. I sussed it out today, 365 Whatever the main Road through Huapai is (Its technically in Huapai)

No reason not to protest there, but just take it into account.

[klingon]

It's not John Key's office. It's the electorate office. He would only occassionally be there outside election time.

Be aware that it is actually someones house. They live there. I sussed it out today, 365 Whatever the main Road through Huapai is (Its technically in Huapai)

No reason not to protest there, but just take it into account.

Are you sure it's someone's house? It's definitely in a mainly residential area, but I thought it was just his office. It's the one that was fire-bombed recently late at night and I'm pretty sure it was just an office and not a residence.

It's most likely there will be nobody there after hours on a week day (unless there are some volunteers doing clerical jobs or someone having a minor electorate meeting...)

[TOTO]

(serious question)

Are we actually gonna have posters and actually protest at the place or just go from place to place, beep beep and go home ?

what is the actual protesting going to be ?

[MarkH]

It's not John Key's office. It's the electorate office.

Does anyone know where John Key's office is? Might that be a better destination?

[klingon]

Does anyone know where John Key's office is? Might that be a better destination?

As an electorate MP, John Key has two offices. One in the Beehive in Wellington and one in his electorate of Helensville. Both are funded by Parliamentary Services and staffed by Parliamentary Services staff.

Most electorate MPs spend Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (during Parliament's sitting times) in Wellington, and Monday and Friday based out of their electorate office.

With John Key being the PM as well as an MP he has a lot of other committments and probably spends very little time actually in his electorate office in Helensville. But it is still his office.

[Ixion]

Are you sure it's someone's house? It's definitely in a mainly residential area, but I thought it was just his office. It's the one that was fire-bombed recently late at night and I'm pretty sure it was just an office and not a residence.

It's most likely there will be nobody there after hours on a week day (unless there are some volunteers doing clerical jobs or someone having a minor electorate meeting...)

Certainly looked like a house. Woman and kids there on Sunday afternoon.

I assumed it was the ELECTROATE office, not Key's (ie MPs come and MPs go, but the electorate organisation remains)

Better bet might be National party offices , 107 Gt South Road. Going to check them out tonight or tomorrow.

[klingon]

Certainly looked like a house. Woman and kids there on Sunday afternoon.

I assumed it was the ELECTROATE office, not Key's (ie MPs come and MPs go, but the electorate organisation remains)

Better bet might be National party offices , 107 Gt South Road. Going to check them out tonight or tomorrow.

Yes, the office thing is a hard one to get your head around. A lot of MPs and their staff don't really understand it and end up getting in all sorts of strife as a result! :laugh:

At the risk of seeing everyone's eyes glaze over I will give a quick explanation.

There are two sources of political funding in New Zealand:

The govt (our taxes via Parliamentary Services) funds Memebrs of Parliament to do their jobs on our behalf
Donations fund parties to do 'political' stuff.


The office on SH16 in the Helensville Electorate is funded by Parliamentary Serices (you will see their official crest on the sign).

I believe the National Party office is a regional office and is based in town.

Pansy Wong also has an office in town. It is her MP's office (look for the crest).

I hope that helps (a little bit!)

[Pixie]

Are you sure it's someone's house? It's definitely in a mainly residential area, but I thought it was just his office. It's the one that was fire-bombed recently late at night and I'm pretty sure it was just an office and not a residence.

It's most likely there will be nobody there after hours on a week day (unless there are some volunteers doing clerical jobs or someone having a minor electorate meeting...)

It's a commercial zone.I don't think it is a residence.No one was home when it was fire bombed.

[Ozzie]

(serious question)

Are we actually gonna have posters and actually protest at the place or just go from place to place, beep beep and go home ?

what is the actual protesting going to be ?

Would be keen to know the answer to this my self.

I would be keen to come along, would be leaving from ACC Manukau. Would there be others meeting there? (It is in Plunket Ave Manukau) Or, would someplace more accessable (and less south) be more suitable?

Ixion, what suburb is 107 Great Sth?

[mtroskill]

Keen......

[MarkH]

I'll be keen.

Riding my scooter, tooting my hooter, following yonder star . . .

[NONONO]

Ill be there
Sale Street for CBD at 17.00 yes?

[DEVVIL]

:done:http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AmCITKyEn6HwdEt0dF9KcThIcEFsVUpXSGJGYXVSS FE&hl=en_GB

Im keen az see you at Plunket Ave Manukau

[DEVVIL]

:mega: Can some one put up a map of the stops and times please

[Mystic13]

Coming from Manukau to Auckland City leaving at 4.30 and hoping to get to Sale Street by 5.00? I don't know the travel times for that time of day. Is that realistic?

I've done the out west ride in peak traffic and unless you're lane splitting you'll be at a crawl.

My two thoughts are either;

a/ moving the final destination as Ixion suggested. I'm just thinking of a whole bunch of bikes trying to crawl along out west.

or

b/ making it a lunch time ride. If you invite cameras. You'll make the news in time with good footage of the final protest. Even if it is out at the electorate office in Kumeu. (And if it's fine you're not far from Old North Road and a short excursion North).

Personally I like plan b/ for rider safety and media coverage. The ride out west in peak traffic will be bloody slow with a lot of start stopping going on. Does having a bunch of bikes crawling along in congested peak west traffic make a bigger statement?

From Sale Street where will you access the motorway for West, Pitt Street, Hobson Street, Wellesley Street (from Mayoral Drive)?

At each ACC Centre could we plaster large posters on the window of our concerns? They'll have no problems removing them as long as they're on glass. Unless you have self stick you'd need some wall paper glue I guess.

[Ozzie]

Does having a bunch of bikes crawling along in congested peak west traffic make a bigger statement?

Imagine if instead of bikes, we were all in cages! Say perhaps the impact that pricing motorcycles out of the reach of heaps of people would have.

[k2w3]

In the Sunday News (my father in law's copy - I don't read that chav muck) there was a note about a ride from Auckland to John Key's Kumeu office on the 10th.

Any details about that?

[Kiwi Graham]

In the Sunday News (my father in law's copy - I don't read that chav muck) there was a note about a ride from Auckland to John Key's Kumeu office on the 10th.

Any details about that?

Do you mean this
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=110925

[2wheelsagain]

Certainly try to be there, got to arange early finish from work and sprog pick up then I'm in!

[blade1000]

is the protest rides still taking place tomorrow from the acc offices to kumeu

[klingon]

is the protest rides still taking place tomorrow from the acc offices to kumeu

I notice from his profile that THundy last logged in on 27 October so I doubt he will be reading this thread. I would suggest you go to the starting point if you are keen (see first post in this thread) and see what happens from there.

[blade1000]

as i dont currently own a bike ill be there on the miss gn 250 fully kitted so look out for me
be g:yes:reat

[gwigs]

I turned up ACC Albany 4.30 ,no one there....did the rain scare everyone off?

[maxx]

Well that's a disappointment for you. Our group of 10 left the ACC Henderson office and rode at 30-35kph along Lincoln Rd to the motorway. We rode to the Te Atatu Road off-ramp and parked the bikes up on the footpath on the bridge and eagerly waited for the mass of bikes to come by from the city, south and north. We saw the city dozen ride by and we got back on the motorway.....and 'escorted' the two lanes of traffic at 40-45kph through to West Gate and then through to Kumeu at 50-55kph. The long stream of traffic passing John Key's electoral office were supportive, considering they had a slower than normal drive home. Well done to the 25 bikers in total that did turn up for this protest and shame on those that did not.

[Ozzie]

Well that's a disappointment for you. Our group of 10 left the ACC Henderson office and rode 30-35kms along Lincoln rode to the motorway. We rode to the Te Atatu Road off-ramp and parked the bikes up on the footpath on the bridge and eagerly waited for the mass of bikes to come by from the city, south and north. We saw the city dozen ride by and we got back on the motorway.....and 'escorted' the two lanes of traffic at 40-45kph through to West Gate and then through to Kumeu at 50-55kph. The long stream of traffic passing John Key's electoral office were supportive, considering they had a slower than normal drive home. Well done to the 25 bikers in total that did turn up for this protest and shame on those that did not.

last minute trip to Napier, other wise I would have been a solo artist coming from Manukau.

Good job those that went.

[Tank]

Was at ACC Yesterday at Albany - 1 bike turned up. They were expecting tons.

They were pissing themselves laughing at the 'protest' and commenting that it just shows bikers dont give a shit.

[Ozzie]

Was at ACC Yesterday at Albany - 1 bike turned up. They were expecting tons.

They were pissing themselves laughing at the 'protest' and commenting that it just shows bikers dont give a shit.

Don't think it shows bikers don't give a shit, but it does show a couple of other things......

1. Bikers are like everyone else, don't just sit around with our fingers in our arses waiting for something to moan about
2. They are reading our site
3. We raised a pimple on their collective arses (they were there to look)

Was the same last week when we showed up at John's place, all 13 of us, the woman hit the panic button cause she expected heaps more too.

Besides being out of town, I wasn't sure the protest was still on, as I'm sure was the case for many people, but, given I work next to ACC in Manukau, I would have saddled up given some company.

ACC probably send out emails warning staff of impending protest action, where and when.

:whocares:

[Maha]

Does anyone know if the Thread starter himself turned up?

[Ozzie]

It was probably Mr Smith himself,,,,,,I am the puppet master! I say come, they come, well 20 or so do anyway :doh: