John Minto

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John Minto (b. c.1953) is a New Zealand based political activist known for his involvement in various left-wing groups and causes, most notably Halt All Racist Tours. A 2005 documentary on New Zealand’s Top 100 History Makers listed him as number 89. Today he is involved with the protest[1] group Global Peace and Justice Auckland and the Unite Union. He also wrote a weekly column for The Press[2] and was formerly editor of the (now defunct) Workers’ Charter newspaper.

Minto is a long time member of the Post Primary Teachers Association (PPTA) and also a National Vice Chairperson[3] of QPEC, Quality Public Education Coalition (Inc) and co-vice-president of the Mana Movement.