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Maire Leadbeater (née Locke, born 19 October 1945[1]), is a New Zealand human rights and peace activist, writer, and former social worker.[2] Leadbeater played a leading role in the New Zealand branch of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and has also advocated on human rights issues relating to East Timor, the Philippines, and Indonesia.[2] She also served as a councillor on the Auckland City Council and Auckland Regional Council.[3][4]

Family

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Leadbeater is the daughter of Jack and Elsie Locke, and has three siblings: Keith Locke, Alison Locke, and Don Locke.[5][6]

Local government career

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She was also a councillor in the Auckland City Council and the Auckland Regional Council, who campaigned under the centre-left ticket body City Vision.[3][4]

Activism

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During the 1980s and 1990s, Leadbeater served as the media spokesperson for the New Zealand Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, which successfully campaigned for a New Zealand nuclear-free zone and a ban on visits by nuclear-armed and nuclear-powered ships. She was also involved in various other human rights groups including the Auckland East Timor Independence Committee, the Philippines Solidarity Network of Aotearoa and the Indonesia Human Rights Committee.[2][7] Her family's left-wing activities made her the target of surveillance by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, the country's main domestic intelligence agency.[8][9]

Writings

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  • Leadbeater, Maire (2005). "Expediency, Hypocrisy, Policy". In John, Henderson; Watson, Greg (eds.). Securing a Peaceful Pacific. Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury University Press. pp. 492–99. ISBN 1-877257-37-0.
  • Leadbeater, Maire (2006). Negligent Neighbour: New Zealand's Complicity in the Invasion and Occupation of Timor-Leste. Nelson, New Zealand: Craig Potton Publishing. ISBN 1-877333-59-X.
  • Leadbeater, Maire (October 2009). "New Zealand and the Philippines: Military Ties or Peace Ties?". PSNA Kapatiran. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  • Leadbeater, Maire (2011). "New Zealand as a potential West Papuan peace broker: Learning from Bougainville". In King, Peter; Elmslie, Jim; Webb Gannon, Camelia (eds.). Comprehending West Papua (PDF). Sydney, New South Wales: Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Sydney. pp. 159–176. ISBN 978-0-9808286-7-2.
  • Leadbeater, Maire (2013). Peace, Power & Politics: How New Zealand became nuclear free (PDF). Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago Press. ISBN 978-1-877578-58-8.
  • Leadbeater, Maire (2018). See No Evil: New Zealand's betrayal of the people of West Papua (PDF). Dunedin, New Zealand: Otago University Press. ISBN 9781988531212. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

References

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  1. ^ Birchifield, Maureen, "Looking for Answers: a life of Elsie Locke", University of Canterbury, 2009
  2. ^ a b c "Pacific Media Centre: our people: Maire Leadbeater". Pacific Media Centre: Te Amokura. Auckland: Pacific Media Centre, Auckland University of Technology. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Editorial: City's future could hinge on ARC poll". The New Zealand Herald. Auckland: APN News & Media. 7 September 2004. ISSN 1170-0777. OCLC 764421252. Retrieved 2 August 2012. ... former Auckland City councillor Maire Leadbeater ...
  4. ^ a b Hoadley, Stephen (2005). "5. Diplomacy, Peacekeeping, and Nation-Building: New Zealand and East Timor". In Smith, Anthony L. (ed.). Southeast Asia and New Zealand: A History of Regional and Bilateral Relations. Wellington: New Zealand Institute of International Affairs in assoc. w. Victoria University Press. p. 135. ISBN 9780864735195. OCLC 240481307. Retrieved 4 August 2012. Maire Leadbeater, a former Auckland Regional Council member, and her brother Keith Locke, a Green MP, both long-time anti-nuclear and anti-war activists...
  5. ^ Horton, Murray (June 2001). "Obituary: Elsie Locke". Peace Researcher. 23. Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone Committee. ISSN 1173-2679. OCLC 173343104. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Members of Parliament: Former MPs". New Zealand Parliament / Pāremata Aotearoa. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Parliament. Locke, Keith. OCLC 645980968. Retrieved 2 August 2012. Locke, Keith: Green Party 27 November 1999 – 26 November 2011
  7. ^ Van Beynen, Martin (28 January 2009). "Spied on since she was 10". Stuff.co.nz. Auckland: Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  8. ^ Leadbeater, Maire (11 March 2009). "The SIS and The Philippines Solidarity Group". Scoop Independent News. Kapatiran. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  9. ^ Anonymous (23 June 2009). "Maire Leadbeater on her SIS Personal File". Peace Researcher. Scoop Media. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
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