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Waitangi Analysis: Thousands Predicted To Descend On Political Talks Never Arrived
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 8:15 pm | RNZ
While Dame Iritana Tāwhiwhirangi's tangihanga and the Prime Minister's absence contributed, there was also a snubbing by some. More >>
Concern Donald Trump's 'Eye Of Sauron' Is Eyeing Up New Zealand
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 8:11 pm | RNZ
Analysis: Fresh from his quickfire moves against other friends, will the US president's next target be New Zealand's low defence spending. More >>
Labour Would Not Support Te Tiriti Commissioner With Veto Right - Hipkins
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 8:06 pm | RNZ
The Labour Party will not support Te Pāti Māori's call for the establishment of a parliamentary commissioner for Te Tiriti with the ability to veto parliamentary decisions, Chris Hipkins told RNZ. More >>
Budget 2025 Time For Govt To Put Money Where Its Mouth Is
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 6:55 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Nicola Willis’ plans for corporate tax reform need to have more meat than the paltry income ‘tax relief’ delivered last year, which failed to even account for bracket creep. More >>
PSNA Says Government Must Oppose Trump Ethnic Cleansing Of Gaza
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 5:52 pm | Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
PSNA Chair John Minto says the Trump plan, which has just been agreed with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Washington, is rewarding Israel for its genocidal destruction of Gaza. More >>
Govt Must Re-Employ Science Staff About To Be Axed From Callaghan Innovation
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 1:33 pm | PSA
Callaghan Innovation is being scrapped under plans to merge other agencies into three new Public Research Organisations (PRO) over the next 12 - 18 months, alongside the establishment of a fourth, new PRO looking at Advanced Technology. More >>
Unemployment Climbs Above 5%
Wednesday, 5 February 2025, 11:44 am | NZCTU
“The latest data shows that employment fell in Aotearoa at its fastest rate since the GFC. Unemployment rose in 8 out 12 regions. 2.5m fewer hours were worked last year. There is a real and growing problem in the labour market.” More >>
Winston Peters To Meet Mexican Ambassador After MP's 'Racist' Comments
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 8:32 pm | RNZ
The ambassador is meeting the deputy PM in Waitangi, after controversial comments Peters and Shane Jones made. More >>
Climate Change Commission Backs 'Reviewing' Free Carbon Credits For Big Polluters
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 8:30 pm | RNZ
The scheme was designed to prevent producers of carbon-intensive products from moving production overseas to get away from emissions pricing. More >>
Open Letter To PM Christopher Luxon And FM Winston Peters
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 7:16 pm | Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem
We are grateful that Minister Winston Peters has condemned the hotline and assured us that the government has not introduced restrictions pertaining to Israelis visiting this country. More >>
Professional Bodies Are Not Moral And Political Arbiters, Govt Must Act Against This Outrageous Decision
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 4:00 pm | Hobson's Pledge
“It is not the place of real estate authorities, or any professional body, to foist political, religious, or cultural views onto its members” says Don Brash, a Trustee of Hobson’s Pledge. More >>
Watts His Job Again? Climate Change Minister Can’t Be Bothered Meeting Farmers
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 3:25 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman, James Ross, said “What is Simon Watts’ job? Because if it’s taking a balanced approach to stakeholders, he’s not doing it.” More >>
Law Commission Seeks Views On Hate Crime Law
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 2:26 pm | Law Commission
The Law Commission was asked to review the law on hate crime by the Minister of Justice in March 2024. This followed a recommendation by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on Christchurch masjidain on 15 March 2019, which proposed ... More >>
Nominations For The Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated Board Elections Are Now Open
Tuesday, 4 February 2025, 10:35 am | Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Inc
The Taiwhenua/Rohe Boards are made up of registered Marae representatives who have been appointed or elected by their respective marae and/or they have been elected in accordance to their own respective constitutions. More >>
Critics Slam 'Punitive' New Benefit Sanctions
Monday, 3 February 2025, 9:38 pm | RNZ
Some beneficiaries will have to prove they are looking for work before they can get back to "green" on the traffic light system. More >>
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to be hosted by Ngāi Tahu for Waitangi Day
Monday, 3 February 2025, 9:35 pm | RNZ
Governor-General Dame Cindy Kiro will also attend the event alongside the Prime Minister. More >>
New Zealand Government Witch-Hunts Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
Monday, 3 February 2025, 8:30 pm | Socialist Equality Group
In a predictable manner, the PSNA’s tactic played directly into the hands of the government and the corporate media, which want to delegitimise and suppress the anti-genocide protests. More >>
Iwi In A Losing Battle Against Racially Discriminatory New Zealand Parliament
Monday, 3 February 2025, 7:22 pm | Ngati Torehina ki Mata-ure O Hau
The Ngāti Torehina Iwi cites numerous incidents of racial discrimination against Indigenous Māori rights to spiritual traditions attached to their lands & resources urging King Charles III to end racial discrimination in NZ’s Parliament akin to ... More >>
Winston Peters Has Fiery Response To US Senator Ted Cruz About NZ Immigration Requirements For Israelis
Sunday, 2 February 2025, 9:22 pm | RNZ
The foreign affairs minister has called out Senator Ted Cruz for sharing misinformation about the immigration requirements for Israelis visiting NZ. More >>
New Zealand Diplomats Reach Out To US Senator Ted Cruz Over False Israeli Immigration Requirements
Sunday, 2 February 2025, 9:18 pm | RNZ
Ted Cruz shared a story which incorrectly stated every Israeli must detail their military service to receive a visitor's visa for New Zealand. More >>
PSNA Tells Foreign Minister Winston Peters To Ignore 'Trump's Bully' On Israeli Soldiers Holidaying Here
Sunday, 2 February 2025, 6:07 pm | Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
Instead of bowing to US pressure New Zealand should be joining the Hague group of countries, as proposed by the Palestine Forum of New Zealand, to take decisive action to prevent and punish Israeli war crimes. More >>
Palestine Forum of New Zealand Urges Government to Join the Hague Group in Support of Palestine
Sunday, 2 February 2025, 2:32 pm | Palestine Forum of New Zealand
The Forum urges Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters to demonstrate New Zealand’s commitment to human rights by joining this initiative. More >>
Jacinda Ardern: The Myth of Kindness and the Reality of Division
Sunday, 2 February 2025, 2:13 pm | Aotearoa Workers Solidarity Movement
The reality of Ardern’s leadership is far removed from the carefully curated narrative of “kindness” and “transformational politics” that the film promotes. More >>
'Boot The Bill': Plea For Government To Put A Stop To Military-style Camps
Saturday, 1 February 2025, 8:20 pm | RNZ
"The right to campaign, protest, and petition is a blessing we have," Children's Minister Karen Chhour told RNZ in response. More >>
'No Way' Of Knowing Tim Jago Was Abuser - ACT Party
Saturday, 1 February 2025, 8:18 pm | RNZ
The ACT Party says it took immediate action after learning its former president had been charged with sexual abuse. More >>
Former ACT Party President And Convicted Sex Offender Tim Jago's Name Suppression Went On Too Long - Advocate
Saturday, 1 February 2025, 8:14 pm | RNZ
A survivors' advocate says sex offenders should not be able to get name suppression for as long as Tim Jago had. More >>
The Maunga Owns Itself: Taranaki Histories And Apologies
Saturday, 1 February 2025, 8:07 pm | RNZ
The House: Taranaki Maunga has a new name and now legal personhood, but there's a lot more fascinating detail in the new law than that. More >>
Govt Ministers & HRC Give Green Light To Destiny Church Assaults Against Palestine Solidarity Protest This Weekend
Saturday, 1 February 2025, 6:28 pm | Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa is alarmed Winston Peters and the Human Rights Commissioner have given the green light to Destiny Church assaults against Palestinian support protests this weekend. PSNA has been contacted by police to say ... More >>
Members Of NZ's Latin American Community Shocked, Offended By NZ First MPs' Comments
Friday, 31 January 2025, 8:02 pm | RNZ
Winston Peters and Shane Jones' comments during a debate raise "huge red flags" for the community, leaders say. More >>
Third Of Public Servants Work From Home One Day A Week, New Data Shows
Friday, 31 January 2025, 8:01 pm | RNZ
The union for public servants says the government should be embarrassed by its own data that showed public servants worked less than one day per week from home on average. More >>
E Tū Calls For Safe Mines As Minister Launches New Plan
Friday, 31 January 2025, 5:04 pm | E Tu
“If the Government wants more productivity, then it needs to listen to workers about ways the current law can be strengthened and not allow any weakening of the safety nets in place,” says E tū Director Savage. More >>
Oxfam Aotearoa Responds To New Zealand’s Climate Target
Friday, 31 January 2025, 4:33 pm | Oxfam Aotearoa
We are at a critical point for the Pacific as global heating creeps closer to 1.5 degrees. Our Government should be standing with the communities most affected and leading global efforts to stop the climate crisis getting worse. More >>
Why Is Israel’s Head Of Infantry Doctrine Addressing A Jewish Community Leadership Gathering?
Friday, 31 January 2025, 3:20 pm | Alternative Jewish Voices
Alternative Jewish Voices asks its community to step back from uncritical militarism. More >>
New Zealand ACT Party Leader Calls For Privatisations, Rails Against Marxism
Friday, 31 January 2025, 3:09 pm | Socialist Equality Group
Seymour’s speech overshadowed a “State of the Nation” speech by Prime Minister Christopher Luxon the day before, which announced funding cuts to science and innovation and the creation of a new agency to encourage foreign investment. More >>
WWF Slams ‘Embarrassingly Weak’ New Climate Target
Friday, 31 January 2025, 2:58 pm | WWF-New Zealand
Under the Paris Agreement, countries are required to set targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). More >>
Coal Mining Expansion Is Massive Backwards Step For New Zealand
Friday, 31 January 2025, 2:45 pm | Forest And Bird
A finalised government mining strategy announced by the Minister of Resources, Shane Jones, in the Coromandel today sees coal and gold added to the new Critical Minerals List. More >>
Simon Watts Just Harpooned The Prime Minister’s ‘Going For Growth’ Plan
Friday, 31 January 2025, 2:25 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The target, which locks unavoidable agricultural emissions into New Zealand’s international targets, are even more ‘ambitious’ than the 2030 targets made when Jacinda Ardern/James Shaw flew to Glasgow. They will cost future taxpayers literally tens of billions ... More >>
Government’s Mining Plans A ‘Bizarre Nostalgia Trip’ - WWF
Friday, 31 January 2025, 11:23 am | WWF-New Zealand
WWF-New Zealand’s CEO, Dr Kayla Kingdon-Bebb, says the regressive vision outlined today by Resources Minister Shane Jones in his speech in Waihī is just more misguided extractive economics from the Coalition Government. More >>
Latest Climate Target As Useful As Screen Door On A Submarine - Greenpeace
Friday, 31 January 2025, 8:30 am | Greenpeace New Zealand
"Against the backdrop of Luxon’s war on nature, not only is this target too weak to protect our kids and grandkids from a disastrous future but there is no plan to achieve even the targets we already have." More >>
No Captions Or Interpreters Cut Deaf People Out Of Live Treaty Principles Submission Hearings
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 9:16 pm | RNZ
Advocates say many in the disabled community, particularly deaf people, submitted on the bill - but are now being excluded. More >>
Winston Peters Backs Down Over Comments After Mexican Ambassador Raises Concerns
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 9:15 pm | RNZ
Winston Peters, after initially saying nothing was wrong with his and Shane Jones' comments - which have been labelled 'xenophobic' - has now backed down More >>
International Solidarity With Political Prisoners
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 9:02 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
The 16 Just Stop Oil protesters were sentenced to a combined 41 years in prison for peaceful protest in the United Kingdom, after Lord Walney, former Labour Party politician John Woodcock, called for members of Just Stop Oil and Palestine Action to be treated ... More >>
Minister Must Reverse All Oranga Tamariki Cuts After Barnardos U-turn
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 3:05 pm | PSA
The PSA calls on the Minister to urgently reverse all the cuts - reinstate the contracts that have been axed and restore the funding to existing contacts that were cut - before lasting damage is done to families. More >>
NZ Climate Target Under International Scrutiny As Trading Partners Raise Concerns
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 1:20 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Greenpeace spokesperson Amanda Larsson says, "Since taking office, Luxon has worked to roll back virtually every policy that cuts pollution. That includes giving our highest-emitting industry - dairying - a free pass to keep polluting." More >>
Protest Calls For Answers On Company Chosen To Supply Vape Kits
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 12:44 pm | Health Coalition Aotearoa
The company chosen to supply vaping kits to Government funded stop smoking services is Chinese based vaping giant RELX. Reporting by The Straits Times in Singapore obtained leaked call recordings where employees of RELX can be heard discussing bribing the ... More >>
Greens Ask PM To Condemn 'Outwardly Racist' Rhetoric
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 8:39 pm | RNZ
NZ First's Shane Jones yelled "Send the Mexicans home" during a debate on Tuesday. More >>
Luxon’s Credibility On The Line With Tomorrow’s Climate Target Announcement
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 7:34 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“This is where the rubber hits the road,” says James Ross, Policy Manager at the Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Government Breaking Records With Corner-cutting
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 4:00 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“Urgency can’t just become the short-cut when Governments want to skip over the hassle of consulting the public. Rushed laws undermine transparency and lead to bad outcomes.” More >>
'Digital Nomad' Visa Change Getting Overseas Interest - Business Expert
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 9:12 pm | RNZ
Some Americans who've lost their homes in the LA fires are among those showing interest in the move, a business expert says. More >>
Christopher Luxon Hints National Will Campaign On Asset Sales In The 2026 Election
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 9:09 pm | RNZ
The prime minister has ruled out selling off state houses, but said he is open to having a wider conversation with voters, while Labour says it's a "typical right-wing government playbook" move. More >>
Winston Peters Rejects Kiribati's Excuse As Hipkins Urges Constructive Diplomacy
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 9:06 pm | RNZ
The Foreign Minister has hit back at comments by a Kiribati government minister that the island nation's leader failed to receive him because of pre-planned commitments. More >>
Predictable Lineup Of Apologists For Israel Attack PSNA Campaign
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 7:05 pm | Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
“We are not surprised to see such a predictable lineup of apologists for Israel and its genocide in Gaza from lining up to attack a PSNA campaign with false smears of anti-semitism”, says PSNA National Chair John Minto. More >>
John Minto’s Targeting Of Israelis Must Stop
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 7:03 pm | New Zealand Jewish Council
We thank the very many people and organisations who have condemned the PSNA’s incitement and offered support (including providing hospitality for Israelis). More >>
Holding Israel To Account For Genocide Takes More Than A Media Stunt
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 6:45 pm | Dayenu
Justice and freedom for Palestine is needed, but justice and freedom cannot be reached through tools that risk creating new prejudice. More >>
Hear Our Voice PM - The PSA’s Campaign Against Asset Sales Begins Today
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 3:01 pm | PSA
Christopher Luxon said National may seek a mandate for asset sales at the next election. That comes days after ACT Leader David Seymour floated the prospect of privatisation of public health and other public services. More >>
Lady Tureiti Warns Of 'Colonial Takeover' Ahead Of Powerful Justice Select Committee Address
Monday, 27 January 2025, 9:11 pm | National Urban Maori Authority
“We see this legislation as a direct attack on the progress Aotearoa has made in honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and addressing the systemic inequities faced by Māori,” Lady Tureiti said. More >>
Select Committee Treaty Principles Bill submissions hearings begin
Monday, 27 January 2025, 9:04 pm | RNZ
Views ranged from it being an attempt to "oppress iwi Māori" to providing the chance to ease New Zealanders' anxiety over the Treaty. More >>
Luxon Pledges To Refuse Treaty Referendum After Election
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 6:29 pm | Craig Ashworth - Local Democracy Reporting
At Rātana commemorations on Friday Christopher Luxon repeated his mantra that National would vote down the Act-authored Government Bill at its second reading. More >>
Luxon, Peters Dismiss Treaty Principles Debate At Rātana
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 6:10 pm | RNZ
The prime minister says he can mend the relationship with Māori after the bill is voted down, and he would refuse a future referendum in the next election's coalition negotiations. More >>
Winston Peters Speaks With New US Secretary Of State
Saturday, 25 January 2025, 3:22 pm | RNZ
US President Donald Trump has announced the new US Ambassador to New Zealand, as Minister for Foreign Affairs Winston Peters speaks to the new US Secretary of state. More >>
