Northern Advocate
  • Northern Advocate home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Sport
  • Property
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Rural
    • All Rural
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Sport
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Residential property listings

Locations

  • Far North
  • Kaitaia
  • Kaikohe
  • Bay of Islands
  • Whangārei
  • Kaipara
  • Mangawhai
  • Dargaville

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales
  • Classifieds

Weather

  • Kaitaia
  • Whangārei
  • Dargaville

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • What the Actual
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Northern Advocate

Far North Mayor Moko Tepania wants immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

Mike Dinsdale
By Mike Dinsdale
Editor. Northland Age·Northern Advocate·
22 May, 2024 02:00 AM2 mins to read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

Far North Mayor Moko Tepania will ask that the council calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday.

Far North Mayor Moko Tepania will ask that the council calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday.

Far North Mayor Moko Tepania wants his council to call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, at an extraordinary meeting, to stop the killing of innocent people and children in the conflict.

Tepania has introduced a notice of motion for Thursday’s extraordinary Far North District Council meeting, calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and endorsing a letter to be sent to the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs to show support and call for peace.

The war in Gaza started after Palestinian group Hamas launched an unprecedented raid into Israel on October 7. Hamas fighters stormed communities along Israel’s southern fence with Gaza. At least 1139 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack, and about 240 others were seized as captives and taken back into Gaza.

Israel then launched a major offensive against Hamas in Gaza that has since turned much of the territory to rubble and an estimated 35,500 Palestinians have been killed, many women and children.

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on buildings near the separating wall between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, earlier this month. Photo / AP
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on buildings near the separating wall between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, earlier this month. Photo / AP

Israel is also about to launch a major offensive against the Gaza city of Rafah and the situation has led to widespread global condemnation of the continued offensive and deaths.

Tepania said introducing a notice of motion follows the leadership and example being set by fellow councils around Aotearoa including Canterbury Region, Christchurch City, Nelson City and Whanganui District to name a few.

“It has been horrifying to see the human toll of innocent bystanders, especially tamariki,” he said.

“The Far North calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza is a small gesture that we can do from this side of the world to lend our voice to seeking peace, while at the same time showing the leadership of our nation that we support continued global pressure for resolution of this conflict.”

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

The motion to be presented to the 10am meeting on Thursday says: “The conflict in Gaza is a humanitarian crisis with horrific civilian casualties. This motion follows the leadership of other councils in New Zealand calling for a ceasefire and is one small way that the Far North District Council can play its part in striving for peace. I commend this notice of motion to council.”


Save

    Share this article

Latest from Northern Advocate

Northern Advocate

Cannabis advocate's supporters rally as 'Gandalf' appears in court

13 May 05:38 AM
Northern Advocate

'Ridiculous': Teen's Melbourne health check at risk due to flight assistance limits

13 May 04:00 AM
Northern Advocate

Police name Parakao homicide victim

13 May 03:56 AM

One tiny baby’s fight to survive

sponsored
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Northern Advocate

Cannabis advocate's supporters rally as 'Gandalf' appears in court

Cannabis advocate's supporters rally as 'Gandalf' appears in court

13 May 05:38 AM

Paul Smith, known as ‘Gandalf’, faces new charges in Whangārei District Court.

'Ridiculous': Teen's Melbourne health check at risk due to flight assistance limits

'Ridiculous': Teen's Melbourne health check at risk due to flight assistance limits

13 May 04:00 AM
Police name Parakao homicide victim

Police name Parakao homicide victim

13 May 03:56 AM
Erosion threatens to wash away historic NZ town

Erosion threatens to wash away historic NZ town

12 May 08:27 PM
Connected workers are safer workers 
sponsored

Connected workers are safer workers 

NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • The Northern Advocate e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Northern Advocate
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • The Northern Advocate
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • What the Actual
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven CarGuide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP