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NEW POLL: Kiwis Overwhelmingly Support MPs' Expenses Transparency Law Change
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 9:36 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
62% of respondents support the extension of the OIA to cover MPs’ spending, compared to just 13% opposed and 24% were unsure. More >>
National's Erica Stanford Allegedly Calls Labour's Jan Tinetti A 'Stupid Bitch'
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 9:22 pm | RNZ
The Education Minister has apologised in Parliament for her remark. More >>
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 >>
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 >>
Minister Using Extraordinary Power Shows Need For Fair Pay Offer At NZDF As Strike Continues
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 8:55 am | PSA
PSA members who are civilian workers escalated industrial action last week after NZDF refused to budge from a zero-pay rise offered during negotiations for a new collective agreement. More >>
“The Beginning Of A New Chapter” – Care Experienced Rangatahi Hope Landmark Apology Will Signal Better Future For Care
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 8:42 am | VOYCE
VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai has been advocating for care experienced rangatahi since 2017, and CEO Tracie Shipton hopes the apology will mark the start of a new and better chapter for care in Aotearoa. More >>
Government Reverses Decision To Bar Journalist From Abuse Apology At Parliament
Monday, 11 November 2024, 8:38 pm | RNZ
Aaron Smale covered abuse in care for eight years, but was initially declined accreditation by Parliament's speaker. More >>
Treaty Principles Bill Hīkoi Organiser Rejects David Seymour's Offer To Meet
Monday, 11 November 2024, 8:35 pm | RNZ
The ACT leader is open to meeting with organisers of the protest, but they say they are not at his "beck and call". More >>
Hīkoi mō te Tiriti day one: 'Lets make this hīkoi build a nation'
Monday, 11 November 2024, 8:33 pm | RNZ
Since setting off Monday morning numbers have swelled from a couple hundred to well over 1000 people, demonstrating their opposition to the coalition government's controversial Treaty Principles Bill and other policies impacting Māori. More >>
Open Letter Against Oceana Gold And Fast Track Expansion
Monday, 11 November 2024, 11:53 am | Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki
“Oceana Gold have opted to use the Fast Track legislation to go ahead with the Waihi North gold mining project at Waihi and in the conservation forest at Wharekirauponga. More >>
