法轮功行进乐队一直担心在奥克兰圣诞大游行中再次被拒，而这个担心近日终被印证。

　　新西兰媒体网站stuff.co.nz 10月29日报道，尽管法轮功组织一再宣称该组织并不打算利用游行的时机发表政治声明，但奥克兰儿童圣诞大游行信托基金已正式拒绝了这个乐队的申请，表示圣诞游行不会接纳一个“家庭欢聚场合的操纵者” 。

　　在过去七年里，法轮功组织参加奥克兰圣诞游行的申请连续被拒。

　　10月中旬，以理查德·诺奇（Richard Northey）为代表的六名奥克兰市议员曾致信游行组织者迈克尔·巴内特（Michael Barnett），声称支持法轮功参加奥克兰圣诞游行，因为“法轮功已经承诺不散发任何法轮功材料。”

　　事实上，在以往的游行中，法轮功曾向游客派发明显不适合圣诞家庭聚会场合的所谓“酷刑”图片。在奥克兰，人们经常能看到法轮功成员以反对所谓“迫害”为名，举行抗议中国政府的活动。

　　奥克兰圣诞大游行信托基金在一份声明中称，法轮大法与游行的精神不相符。“圣诞游行是全家人欢聚的场合，成千上万的新西兰市民聚集在一起享受圣诞的热情，欢迎圣诞老人在这个欢乐的季节到达小镇。”声明说，“我们不打算让其他的组织借机操纵游行，用以推销他们的意图。”

　　圣诞大游行信托基金主席迈克尔·巴内特（Michael Barnett）目前在海外，而信托基金会对此没有做任何进一步的评论。

　　2007年圣诞大游行中，法轮功就曾用各种方法威逼利诱，试图参加奥克兰大游行未果。同样在法轮功“滥诉”的威逼下，惠灵顿（Wellington）游行组织者不得不屈服。为此，2007年11月25日，新西兰著名主持人、专栏作家克尔·伍德罕姆（Kerre Woodham）曾在新西兰主流媒体《新西兰先驱报》上发表署名文章《法轮功，请走开！》，对法轮功企图染指新西兰各地圣诞游行表示鄙视和不满，吁请法轮功远离圣诞游行。

Falun Gong group banned from parade

Fears the Falun Dafa marching band will hijack the Auckland Christmas parade have seen them banned from the event again.

The Auckland Children's Christmas Parade Trust has refused the band's application, saying it won't have a "family occasion hijacked", sources from stuff.co.nz on October 29.

But Falun Dafa spokeswoman Wendy Cao says the group doesn't plan to use the parade for political statements.

"We are part of the community and want to celebrate the occasion along with everyone else. We want to entertain people with our brass band and display the beauty of Falun Dafa."

The spiritual practice, also known as Falun Gong, is banned in China.

Its followers are regularly seen protesting in Auckland against persecution by the Chinese government.

They have been refused permission to take part in Auckland for the past seven years.

Auckland city councillor Richard Northey and five other councillors have written to Auckland parade organisers backing the band's bid to take part, "because they have undertaken not to disseminate any Falun Gong material."

In a statement the Christmas parade trust says the Falun Dafa group does not fit with the spirit of the parade.

"The parade is a fun family occasion attended by hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders in the spirit of Christmas and to welcome Santa to town for the festive season," it says.

"We are not prepared to have it hijacked by other organisations and their agendas."

Trust chairman Michael Barnett is overseas and the trust would not make any further comment.

(Facts.org.cn, October 29, 2008)