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New Zealand – Mururoa Nuclear Veterans Group Incorporated are up and running!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

Source link ; http://www.mururoavets.org.nz/

With pleasure we announce that MURUROA NUCLEAR VETERANS GROUP is now a Registered SOCIETY . Approval was released 29th August 2013.

We are now OFFICIALLY & LEGALLY known as MURUROA NUCLEAR VETERANS GROUP Inc 

We are Proud to announce that Mrs Noeline Colman has been appointed and has accepted to be PATRON. This was disseminated to News Media by our Media colleague and “Tour of Duty” Shipmate Chris Turver on behalf of The Group and Mrs Colman.

Welcome to the “OFFICIAL
“Mururoa Nuclear Veterans Group Incorporated”

In 1973, the then Prime Minister of New Zealand, Norman Kirk, determined that the French Government where disregarding the World Court by continuing to test Nuclear Devices in the Pacific, namely at Mururoa Atoll (also pronounced Moruroa Atoll).

Mr Kirk sent a Government Representative the right honourable Fraser Colman, aboard the frigate HMNZS Otago, followed by the frigate HMNZS Canterbury to promote world opinion against nuclear testing.

STANDING ON THE DECK OF OTAGO, PRIME MINISTER KIRK PROMISED TO PROVIDE THE FULL RESOURCES OF NEW ZEALAND TO ENSURE THE SHIPS COMPANY WOULD BE LOOKED AFTER SHOULD THERE BE ISSUES AFTER RETURNING TO NEW ZEALAND.

UNFORTUNATELY THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED “UNLESS” THE INDIVIDUAL FITS INTO ONE OF THE CATEGORIES LISTED IN THEIR CREATED “PRESUMPTIVE LIST” . THE VIEW IS THAT THIS LIST NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED AND TO DATE THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED, DESPITE REQUESTS TO THE MINISTER OF THE DAY IN CHARGE OF THE SAME.

This site is intended to keep the Families & Crew members of HMNZS Otago ,HMNZS Canterbury ,HMAS Supply that were on the “tour of duty” at MURUROA ATOLL  in June, July and August 1973, along with the news media personnel, the Government representative (R.I.P.), and a representative from the National Laboratory, informed of medical and other developments that have transpired and affected NOT ONLY the personnel aboard these ships BUT also the Generations that have followed…. OUR CHILDREN & GRAND CHILDREN..

We welcome any support, donations or sponsorship. For further information please contact our Media Liaise Officer and Webmaster, Bruce Gordon.

The Mururoa Nuclear Veterans Group Thanks NZ Websites for designing , hosting & sponsoring this Website

Our good friend and most respected Mururoa shipmate, Gerry Wright,  has written several popular books on his wide experiences in the RNZN.He has 2 of particular interest to us, the cover of each is above this note. Click any of the images above to be taken to Gerry’s website where you can obtain copies of any of his books

On the 2-3 September the Otago University School of Medicine Environmential Health Research Group will be holding the 2013 colloquium.

The subject is “Military and Veterans Health”

Gerry Wright will be the keynote speaker on the subject of “Nuclear veterans health”. Gerry will tell of his Operation Grapple and Mururoa research findings and now the need for independent research.

A flag rank defence officer, Veterans Affairs, and RSA Head Office are attending.

Anyone wishing to attend the function should contact Bronwyn Hughes by 29 August, at bronwyn.hughes@otago.ac.nz

September 1, 2013 - Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized