Hell no, I won't go!

Maverick councillor Brent Goodwin stands by his refusal to apologise after an incident at a Masterton district council meeting this week.
The unrepentant Mr Goodwin said yesterday not only would he not apologise to council's CEO Wes ten Hove but had he been asked to leave the meeting he wouldn't have gone quietly.
"I wouldn't have been inclined to leave willingly if I'd been asked to. I was put in council by however many people that voted for me and I wouldn't have been representing them if I'd backed down."
Standing orders from the council's code of conduct were read to Mr Goodwin on Wednesday after he accused Mr ten Hove of presenting a "political document."
"At the time I said the comment was my opinion and I'm entitled to that. I don't think what I said was insulting or abusive," he said.
"Basically council is saying that you can't say anything to the chief executive, because if he considers it offensive then it is, regardless of whether it is or isn't. I'm afraid I just don't buy into it."
He said the way the issue was dealt with was "bad chairmanship" and "to me it would have been stupid if I'd been thrown out."
"We were meant to be discussing rate rises, which is one of the most important meetings of the year and instead we spent more time discussing whether or not I should apologise."
Masterton Mayor Garry Daniell said standing orders are a "toothless weapon" but he is satisfied with the way he dealt with the incident.
Councillor Chris Peterson following the reading of the standing orders passed a unanimous resolution that Mr Goodwin retract the comment and apologise.
Mr Goodwin refused, saying he would report back to council after seeking professional advice on his rights.
Mr Daniell said he had never resorted to throwing someone out of chambers, nor had he seen anyone else do so.
"Although I had the power to dismiss Brent from the meeting I don't think there would have been any gain from it."
Councillor Roddy McKenzie described Wednesday's meeting as the "most disappointing" in all his time on council.
"The discipline around the table was shocking and everyone needs to take a look at themselves. We should be setting the standards for the town and that kind of behaviour isn't acceptable."
First-term councillor Lyn Patterson said the problem with Wednesday's meeting is that the chairman, Mr Daniell, "didn't invoke the standing orders as he should have."
"The standing orders are clear that if a councillor refuses to apologise then they are asked to leave the meeting and that failed to happen on Wednesday."
She said as a new councillor she has been surprised by her colleague's tendency to "play the person rather than the issue."
"The use of standing orders will increase at council now that this has happened and that's quite regrettable."
Councillor Jeff Workman said Mr Goodwin should have been asked to leave the meeting and "if he didn't go on his own then someone else should have done it for him."
"There's no teeth to the standing orders if you don't follow through with them.
"In defence of Garry's actions it's fair to say it was the first time anyone had come across a situation like that."
The standing orders are "explicit" says councillor Jane Terpstra and don't require any change.
"The standing orders did their job on Wednesday and a clear message was put across to Brent that that kind of behaviour won't be tolerated."