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The result was: promoted by Bruxtontalk 15:27, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
... that Auckland press rallied against a proposed children's hospital in favor of a statue of Queen Victoria? Source: https://19.bbk.ac.uk/article/id/1698/, pg. 4 of the PDF version. "Initially, the hospital won favour, but this was opposed by the New Zealand Herald which demanded ‘a statue on the site of the flagstaff in the Albert Park."
@Queen of Hearts and Generalissima: I cannot find Auckland press/news in the article. I do see that the New Zealand Herald favored the statue. Is the New Zealand Herald the same as the Auckland Press? Bruxton (talk) 16:44, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
@Bruxton: Small-p press, newspapers located in Auckland. The New Zealand Herald is an Auckland-based press publication. Generalissima (talk) 18:29, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
For accuracy can't we say the New Zealand Herald? I also think "opposed" may be better than "railed" because railed suggests a persistent campaign of protesting. It may also be considered a campaign since they conducted a reader poll - (albeit with a small sample of 2000 readers). The source is ...but this was opposed by the New Zealand Herald which demanded ‘a statue on the site of the flagstaff in the Albert Park... the response (slightly under 2000 replies) was considered disappointing, the statue won handsomely and a further public meeting endorsed the poll.. I propose
ALT1: ... that the New Zealand Herald opposed a children's hospital in favor of a statue of Queen Victoria?
Looks good to me, Generalissima. Queen of Hearts ❤️ (she/they 🎄 🏳️⚧️) 05:43, 27 December 2023 (UTC)