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Trish Deans: Devonport-Takapuna Board Chair on the proposed 'comfort women' statue being denied
Published 1 month, 4 weeks ago
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A controversial statue in Auckland honouring women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Army during World War II won't go ahead.
The Devonport-Takapuna Board has voted 4 to 2 to deny the Korean Garden Trust the permission to build it at Barry's Point Reserve in Takapuna.
More than 600 people had given feedback on the statue, including the Japanese Embassy - who opposed it.
Devonport-Takapuna Board Chair Trish Deans says the statue was a 'political statement' - and it didn't have a place in this context.
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