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Snapshot Of Children’s Voices Reflects New Data On Food Insecurity And Poverty
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:20:04 +1300 | Mana Mokopuna
“You need to get in early, as soon as you see people struggling” – Understanding the life-course journey is a new report by Mana Mokopuna – Children and Young People’s Commission, capturing the direct voices of over 100 children and young people from ...More >>
Simple Reason For Drop In Emergency Housing
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:39:39 +1300 | New Zealand Labour Party
“The Government isn’t providing people somewhere to live, despite what National Ministers would have us believe. Every new Kāinga Ora house has been funded and built by the previous government,” Labour’s housing spokesperson Kieran McAnulty ...More >>
Govt’s Child Wellbeing Strategy ‘Shallow And Shameful’
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 10:05:10 +1300 | Green Party
The Government has decided to turn its back on our children by watering down its child poverty targets and now by removing child mental wellbeing as a priority focus. Louise Upston’s justification for this is a joke, but child poverty is no laughing ...More >>
Improving The Lives Of Young New Zealanders
Thu, 21 Nov 2024 08:38:08 +1300 | New Zealand Government
The 2024-2027 strategy identifies three priorities that will drive the Government’s work to ensure children and young people in New Zealand experience a good life. More >>
Urgent Action Needed To Address Aotearoa’s Shameful Household Food Insecurity
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 17:41:13 +1300 | Health Coalition Aotearoa
The annual NZ Health Survey data for 2023-2024 showed that the proportion of children from homes where food ran out sometimes or often had increased by nearly six percentage points in just one year, from 21.3 per cent to 27 per cent.More >>
Surfing For Farmers Catches A Wave With NZCT Grant
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:28:50 +1300 | NZCT
Surfing for Farmers saves lives by providing social connection and creating a community within a community, offering participating farmers a reason to take a break from the pressures at home and on the farm.More >>
Changes To Protect Heritage, Biodiversity And Live Music
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 08:17:04 +1300 | Dunedin City Council
The changes include a proposal to add 146 more heritage buildings to the 2GP’s heritage schedule, providing protection against demolition and inappropriate development. More >>
GKC Embarks On Action Plan To Foster Inclusive Growth & Tangible Outcomes For Communities
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:10:26 +1300 | Solomon Islands Ministry of Rural Development
This new CDF legislation emphasises transparency, accountability, and alignment with national and local priorities, ensuring that all projects are grounded in practical and measurable goals.More >>
Rebecca Russell Appointed As CEO Of The Y North
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:06:09 +1300 | The Y North
Known for her transformative leadership and passion for community impact, Russell brings a wealth of experience from her roles at Air New Zealand, Datacom, and most recently, as the first female CEO of Auckland Rugby League (ARL). More >>
Community Representatives Sought For Taieri Flood And Drainage Liaison Groups
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 11:59:48 +1300 | Otago Regional Council
ORC General Manager Science and Resilience, Tom Dyer, says “This is a great opportunity for those who live in this area to help shape Taieri’s flood and drainage schemes and be the ‘eyes and ears’ of the scheme community”.More >>
Kapa Haka For Healing: Family Violence Workforce Annual Competition
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:54:48 +1300 | Tuu Oho Mai Services
Teams including one from Crown agency, Ara Poutama - Department of Corrections are set to take the stage at the Claudelands Exhibition Hall vying for the highly prized silver trophy.More >>
David Letele Announced As Community Ambassador For Middlemore Foundation’s Kidz First Christmas
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:24:15 +1300 | Middlemore Foundation
The campaign aims to raise $80,000 to create a memorable Christmas for Kidz First patients and provide essential items throughout the year for families caring for children with complex needs.More >>
On The Folly Of Making Apologies In A Social Vacuum.
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:46:21 +1300 | Gordon Campbell
We’re faced with six more months of “debate” about our founding document. as the the Treaty Principles Bill hits the house. Maybe I blinked, but there didn’t seem to be any public debate about why the circa 200,000 victims of state “care”More >>
Speech To Social Investment Hui: Jack And His Whānau Need Our Help
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:47:43 +1300 | New Zealand Government
"We need you to help us solve the problems in how we commission and contract those services. And we need your wisdom about how we can do more of the right stuff and less of the stuff that just doesn’t work."More >>
Trans-Tasman Collaboration In Aged Care
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:56:39 +1300 | Aged Care Association
ACA Chief Executive Tracey Martin acknowledged the importance of the visit, emphasising that Mr. Symondson has been central to advancing aged care planning in Australia. More >>
Seabed Miners Lose Attempt To Limit Greenpeace Protest At Sea
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:02:13 +1300 | Greenpeace
After unsuccessful attempts to lobby governments to limit protests against deep sea mining vessels at the International Seabed Authority earlier this year, NORI pursued an appeal at the Amsterdam Court of Appeal to try and secure immunity against any ...More >>
$32 Million Investment In State Care Claims Systems – Will It Truly Meet Survivors’ Needs?
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:51:00 +1300 | NZ Cast
For many, systems such as the Ministry of Social Development's (MSD) historic claims process for “full and final settlements” feels like an endpoint rather than the beginning of holistic support.More >>
SLSNZ Issues Stark Message To Public After Near Miss At Piha
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:42:07 +1300 | Surf Life Saving New Zealand
The message, says Surf Life Saving New Zealand CEO Steve Fisher, is: “People drown at unpatrolled beaches. Don’t overestimate your abilities, and don’t underestimate the conditions. Please swim between the flags at a patrolled beach. If the flags ...More >>
The Remembrance Day Amnesia Racket
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:47:00 +1300 | Binoy Kampmark
The statement here is not “lest we forget” but “what should be remembered?” Corpses are only memorable if they are useful. The fallen serve as bricks and masonry for the next slaughter, engineered by war criminals, the negligent and the incompetent.More >>
Chris Hipkins’ Apology Statement To State And Faith-based Care Survivors
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:22:24 +1300 | New Zealand Labour Party
It’s a hugely important day for us - the representatives of the Crown and its successive Governments – that we finally acknowledge thousands of confronting experiences of neglect, abuse and trauma, including torture, and that we finally own up fully ...More >>
