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More Delays In Action On Use Of Puberty Blockers With Children

Thursday, 21 November 2024, 6:56 pm | Women's Rights Party

Women’s Rights Party Co-leader Jill Ovens says the Ministry has put New Zealand children at risk by continuing to allow “off-label” prescribing of puberty blockers at far higher rates than other similar countries. More >>

Downside Risks To Treasury’s Economic And Fiscal Forecasts

Thursday, 21 November 2024, 9:56 am | The Treasury

New Zealand is currently running a structural fiscal deficit, with expenditure exceeding revenue. Economic growth falling short of expectations has been making it harder for the Government to bring the books back into balance. More >>

New Zealand Drops In Global Ranking On Climate Action

Thursday, 21 November 2024, 8:59 am | Greenpeace

If the government won’t hold polluters to account, then people will. People are increasingly taking to the streets and the courtrooms, putting their bodies on the line to shut down polluting industries. This will only escalate further unless New ... More >>

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Spending Cuts Need To Stop - PSA Urges Govt To Listen To Economists

Thursday, 21 November 2024, 8:44 am | PSA

The economists, drawn from universities, unions and the private sector, are calling on the Government to urgently revisit its fiscal policy stating the economic rationale for spending cuts and deferral of key infrastructure projects was ‘unclear’. More >>

Third Reading Of Samoa Citizenship Bill In New Zealand Parliament Today

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:15 pm | RNZ

Explainer - New Zealand's Parliament will, on Wednesday, hear the third and final reading of a bill that will, if passed, restore a pathway for citizenship to a group of Samoans stripped of it decades ago. More >>

Speaker's Handling Of Hīkoi 'Overkill' - Te Paati Māori

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:12 pm | RNZ

Te Pāti Māori helped organise the nationwide hīkoi and now say the Speaker - charged with managing Parliament's grounds - got too involved in yesterday's mass gathering. More >>

Gang Patch Ban: Senior Black Power Member Concerned About Impact On Families

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:08 pm | RNZ

"What people wear is not the issue," one Black Power member told RNZ. More >>

New Zealand A Very Difficult Place To Be Blind - Advocate

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 9:52 pm | RNZ

Jonathan Mosen says New Zealand is the worst country in the Western world in which to be blind. More >>

Christopher Luxon Says 'No Need To Meet' With Hīkoi At Parliament

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 9:37 pm | RNZ

The Prime Minister says organisers were "closely aligned" with Te Pāti Māori, but acknowledged it was "a significant day". More >>

What Now For The Treaty Principles Bill?

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 9:35 pm | RNZ

The crowd of 42,000 protesters was essentially demanding to bring the bill back to the House for its second reading faster, so it could be put to rest. But it may not be killed as quickly as protesters would like. More >>

PPTA Urges Government To Act For Children In War Zones

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 2:13 pm | PPTA

Children are our future and have the right to access education wherever they live. We must do everything we can to uphold this fundamental human right. More >>

COP29 Ends In Promise To Send More Taxpayer Money Overseas

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 1:32 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

This decision proves how out-of-touch this tax more, spend more, ship more overseas Government is with New Zealand taxpayers. Fix your house first before you go fixing the neighbourhood. More >>

Taxpayer-funded Hīkoi Organiser Shows Parliament’s Budget A Political Slush Fund

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 11:04 am | Taxpayers' Union

Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said “Taxpayers’ money is not a political slush fund. MPs shouldn’t be able to hide how they’re wasting our money, and it’s long-past time their budgets were covered by the OIA.” More >>

Public Comments By Auckland CCO Bosses Demonstrate Need For Duty Of Political Neutrality

Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 10:43 am | Auckland Ratepayers Alliance

"Dean Kimpton is the poster child of what an undemocratic CCO model has led to," says Jordan Williams, a Spokesman for the Ratepayers' Alliance. More >>

Te Pāti Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke reacts to haka heard around the world

Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 8:31 pm | RNZ

In the face of criticism, Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke says there was definitely a moment of 'what just happened?', after the House was suspended during voting. More >>

Hīkoi Not Representative Of New Zealand, David Seymour Says

Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 8:23 pm | RNZ

Seymour came out of the Beehive today to acknowledge the hīkoi and wave at the protesters - but retreated inside after just a few minutes. More >>

Hīkoi To Parliament: The Families Taking Part And Why

Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 7:21 pm | RNZ

The hīkoi is a family affair, with tamariki everywhere; pepe sleeping in carts and buggies or tugging their cousins' hair. More >>

Pike River: 14 Years On And Far Too Many Of Us Are Being Injured At Work

Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 3:26 pm | E Tu

"The Minister’s actions on health and safety show the Minister has failed to understand the lessons of Pike River. Instead of boosting health and safety at work, her party and her Government are looking for ways to water down the protections it has delivered." More >>

Kanaky Aotearoa Solidarity Says “Toitū Te Tiriti!”

Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 11:20 am | Kanaky Aotearoa Solidarity

Kanaky Aotearoa Solidarity supports te hikoi and says Toitū te Tiriti! Māori never ceded sovereignty! More >>

Biggest Ever Community Petition, With Over 200,000 Signatures, Opposes Treaty Principles Bill

Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 10:25 am | Action Station

The country has spoken. This Bill is a bad faith attempt to revoke the Government’s commitments to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and it’s visible to not just Aotearoa, but the world. More >>

Justice Committee Calls For Submissions On The Principles Of The Treaty Of Waitangi Bill

Tuesday, 19 November 2024, 9:56 am | Justice Committee

The committee is intending to complete hearings by the end of February 2025. Further decisions about hearings will be made and communicated in due course. More >>

Statement From Palestinian Leaders: Hīkoi Mō Te Tiriti Is A Historic Moment For All In Aotearoa

Monday, 18 November 2024, 5:19 pm | Palestinians for Hikoi mo te Tiriti

Inspired by the kotahitanga of te ao Māori, we draw on our own political tradition of nurturing a unified Palestinian people despite exile and separation. We unify here for te Tiriti. More >>

Federated Mountain Clubs Of New Zealand Stand Firm: Conservation Access For All, Not Just The Wealthy

Monday, 18 November 2024, 11:43 am | Federated Mountain Clubs

On access issues, FMC represent Aotearoa’s passionate outdoor and conservation communities, dedicated to keeping natural spaces open for everyone—regardless of income or background. More >>

MFAT Decision To Ship $4 Million To Vanuatu Out-Of-Touch

Monday, 18 November 2024, 11:09 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

The comments made by NZ’s delegation to COP 29, Mr. Croad discussing additional ‘pathways’ to forfeit more NZ tax dollars to Vanuatu are both out-of-touch & disrespectful to hardworking taxpayers, says Union Communications Officer, Alex Emes. More >>

Maaori Queen Brings Message Of Kotahitanga To The Nation

Monday, 18 November 2024, 8:29 am | Te Tari o te Kiingitanga

Te Arikinui is urging all New Zealanders to embrace our shared identity and collective strengths to move forward together. will join the people of the nation as they Hiikoi to Parliament on Tuesday under the protection of Te Kahu o te Raukura, which represents ... More >>

Treaty Principles Bill 'Inviting Civil War', Jenny Shipley Says

Saturday, 16 November 2024, 8:24 pm | RNZ

"I would fight against it. Māori have every reason to fight against it," the former prime minister says. More >>

APEC Summit: NZ puts best foot forward ahead of Trump taking office

Saturday, 16 November 2024, 8:10 pm | RNZ

Analysis - World leaders gathering for APEC are all too aware Donald Trump's election has shifted the dial on trade for exporting nations. More >>

Treaty Principles Bill Haka Highlights Tensions Between Māori Tikanga And Rules Of Parliament

Saturday, 16 November 2024, 8:00 pm | RNZ

Te Pāti Māori's extraordinary display of protest interrupted the first vote on the Treaty Principles Bill. More >>

How The World Reacted To The Treaty Principles Bill Debate

Friday, 15 November 2024, 6:08 pm | RNZ

The suspension of Parliament over a haka and the national hīkoi by thousands of people are garnering international headlines. More >>

Censorship Is Alive And Well In New Zealand

Friday, 15 November 2024, 3:45 pm | Cooper Legal

“What this looks like to us is censorship of anyone who tries to disagree with this Government, which causes a chilling effect” says Cooper Legal Senior Associate, Lydia Oosterhoff. More >>

Uniformed Defence Force Should Not Be Used As Strike Breakers

Thursday, 14 November 2024, 4:48 pm | NZCTU

“In a modern liberal democracy, any deployment of the armed forces in employment relations is a drastic step, and should be avoided at all costs,” said Wagstaff. More >>

Christopher Luxon Gives Scathing Appraisal Of Treaty Principles Bill Ahead Of First Reading

Thursday, 14 November 2024, 2:36 pm | RNZ

Luxon will miss the parliamentary debate - enroute to Peru for the APEC summit instead - but he called a morning media conference where he criticised the legislation in perhaps his strongest words yet. More >>

Government Will Not Say If Gang Members To Be Excluded From Abuse In Care Compensation

Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 10:08 pm | RNZ

The government is refusing to say whether gang members could be excluded from compensation for abuse they suffered while in state care. More >>

Senior Lawyers Call For Treaty Principles Bill To Be Abandoned

Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 9:55 pm | RNZ

More than 40 KCs have written to the prime minister and attorney-general outlining their "grave concerns" about the substance of the Treaty Principles Bill and its wider implications for the country's constitutional arrangements. More >>

Fair News Bargaining Bill In Limbo As Minister Says It Is Not Ready

Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 9:52 pm | RNZ

It was supposed to have its second reading on Wednesday, but on the final order paper appeared at 13th, meaning it was effectively postponed for the week. More >>

Free Speech Union Endorses Carter’s Copyright (Parody And Satire) Amendment Bill, But It Raises Questions

Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 6:36 pm | Free Speech Union

We commend the Green Party’s Bill to protect the speech rights of creators, artists, and commentators who are regularly targets of censorship. We hope this represents the turning of a new leaf in their defence of all speech rights. More >>

Submissions Open For The Employment Relations (Employee Remuneration Disclosure) Amendment Bill

Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 3:04 pm | The Education and Workforce Committee

The bill seeks to amend the Employment Relations Act 2000 to protect employees who discuss or disclose their remuneration. More >>

Hobson's Pledge Support Peaceful Protest But Encourage Listening

Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 2:34 pm | Hobson's Pledge

It is concerning that some participants of the hīkoi seem to believe only their voice and actions are to be respected, and are intent on shutting down any debate. More >>

Small Business Owners, MPs Rally Together To Demand Transparency In Tauranga Marine Precinct Sale

Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 12:05 pm | Lobby for Good

“This sale, and the lack of information surrounding it, shows exactly why we need better regulations to hold council staff and it’s leadership more accountable,” Harvey said.” More >>

New Zealand Government Refuses NGO Calls To Back End To Secret WCPFC Compliance Processes

Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 9:51 am | Accountability.Fish

Accountability.Fish, a global non-governmental organisation dedicated to improving the transparency and accountability of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs), has raised concerns for some time over the lack of transparency within the ... More >>

The Cost Of Silence: NZ’s Role In Standing Against Iran’s Repression

Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 8:13 am | Iranian Solidarity Group New Zealand

The piece highlights the recent execution of Jamshid Sharmahd by the Iranian government, discusses New Zealand's current approach (as well as that of other democracies) toward the regime's hostage-taking tactics, and suggests an alternative, more unified approach. More >>

Christopher Luxon Speaks With Donald Trump

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 9:08 pm | RNZ

Luxon spoke to Trump on Tuesday for the first time since the US election in a phone call which Luxon said lasted 10-to-15 minutes and canvassed a range of topics. More >>

Why We Might Need To Pay More Tax

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 9:00 pm | RNZ

This is likely to be key issue of next election, commentators say More >>

The Treaty Principles Bill

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 8:58 pm | RNZ

Human Rights Commission’s Tino Rangatiratanga leaderJulia Whaipooti explains what has been happening. More >>

Survivors Must Receive Redress To Have The Opportunity To Heal: Save The Children

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 6:58 pm | Save The Children

Today’s vision shared of New Zealand is of an Aotearoa where every child has their rights understood, respected and upheld ensuring they live good lives now and have a bright future to look forward to. More >>

Govt Axes Specialist Māori Body Advising Pharmac Without Consulting Māori

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 5:36 pm | PSA

"This is another sad indictment of the priority the National-led Government places on improving the health of Māori," said Fleur Fitzsimons, Assistant Secretary for Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi Public Service Association. More >>

An Apology For The Apology? Blind Survivor Deplores Use Of Ableist Slur By Prime Minister At Historic Apology For Abuse

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 5:14 pm | Jonathan Mosen

“The phrase "turn a blind eye" is an inherently ableist expression that wrongly equates blindness with ignorance, neglect, or deliberate stupidity. This phrase reinforces the dangerous & outdated stereotype that blind people are less perceptive, capable, ... More >>

Care Experienced Young People Say Apology Means Nothing Without Action

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 5:02 pm | VOYCE Whakarongo Mai

The apologies seemed sincere, but amongst those listening there was disappointment that there is still no redress system; and a sense that unless the apology is followed by action the words will seem hollow. More >>

Ara Taiohi Calls For Abuse Apology To Be Backed Up By Rangatahi-centred Policies

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 4:11 pm | Ara Taiohi

We must build back better, build a system with rangatahi at its very centre. The legacy of this government will be measured by their ability to respond appropriately, to create a physically safe and emotionally nurturing environment for children and ... More >>

Hollow Apology Fails To Resonate With Survivors

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 3:52 pm | Cooper Legal

Today, the Government had an historic and monumental opportunity to start righting decades of wrongs against survivors. Unfortunately, the Government has yet again let down survivors who placed their trust in it. More >>

TOAH-NNEST Rejects Choice Of Parliament For State Apology – True Reckoning Is Concrete Reform & System Change

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 1:31 pm | TOAH-NNEST

The national network says the government should have chosen direct engagement at the flaxroots outlining concrete, meaningful actions for survivor restoration and systemic prevention to ensure this never happens again. More >>

Takatāpui, Rainbow & MVPFAFF+ Survivors Lead Aotearoa’s Journey Toward Truth & Reconciliation

Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 9:34 am | Te Whariki Manawahine o Hauraki

The research from Takatāpui, Rainbow, and MVPFAFF+ survivors also highlights the urgent need to end State control over children’s care decisions, advocating instead for empowering whānau with the necessary support and resources to provide appropriate ... More >>