Maire Leadbeater

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][3] She also served as a councillor on the Auckland City Council and Auckland Regional Council.[4][5]

  1. ^ Birchifield, Maureen, "Looking for Answers: a life of Elsie Locke", University of Canterbury, 2009
  2. ^ a b "Pacific Media Centre: our people: Maire Leadbeater". Pacific Media Centre: Te Amokura. Auckland: Pacific Media Centre, Auckland University of Technology. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Kiwi woman watched by security services for most of her life". 1 News. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  4. ^ "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 ...
  5. ^ 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...