Dr Peter Cleave, Mana, Rangitikei- Press Release 10.11.11

‘Where are the Press Releases?’ Asked Dr Peter Cleave, Mana candidate for Rangitikei in an internet posting today in response to an article by Stacey Kirk on the Rangitikei electoral contest (Manawatu Evening Standard 10.11.11).
‘Other candidates seem to be relying on the stump to make statements.’
Dr Cleave whose own Press Releases are extensively quoted in such places on the internet as scoop said that many of the things he had identified in the electorate are not being addressed by other candidates. He referred to his statements on the Lines Power Company in the central North Island and the report of the Fair Go team on this company. ‘This is a major issue in the Rangitikei electorate,’ he said.
Dr Cleave also noted the narrow range of voters targeted by other candidates.
‘I never see the other candidates in places like the public bar of the Bunnythorpe Hotel,’ he said. ‘They speak to audiences where they have their own members in attendance. I have never seen another candidate on the picket line at the CMC works where I have been regularly listening to people and trying to understand their concerns.’
Dr Cleave who has based his campaign on the forgotten communities of the Rangitikei area particularly the unemployed in small settlements like Kakahi and Bunnythorpe was concerned at the lack of direction shown by other candidates.
‘Its not enough to simply turn up at a meeting and field questions,’ he went on to say.