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Farming To Remain Outside NZ's Emissions Trading Scheme - Expert Reaction
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 4:48 pm | Science Media Centre
The coalition government has announced greenhouse gases from agriculture will not be covered in the country's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) next year. More >>
Greenpeace Response To Govt Move To Take Agriculture Out Of ETS
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 3:30 pm | Greenpeace
The National-led coalition Government has today confirmed the demise of He Waka Eke Noa and a new Pastoral Sector Group for tackling agricultural climate emissions which Greenpeace says is just more dairy industry collusion and climate denial by the Luxon ... More >>
Census Consultation Closing Soon – Stats NZ
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 3:09 pm | Stats NZ
There’s one week to go to have your say on the approach for the next census. More >>
New Poll: Gap Between Government And Opposition Narrows
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 1:20 pm | Taxpayers' Union
This month's results are compared to last month's Taxpayers' Union – Curia poll. National is down three seats on last month to 44 and Labour is also down one seat to 36. More >>
You Can't Trust The Seabed Miners, KASM Tells Select Committee
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 12:56 pm | KASM
KASM outlined several occasions where would-be seabed mining company Trans Tasman Resources (TTR) had misled its shareholders or the public, including claiming that it had received a “formal invitation” to apply for fast track status, a claim ... More >>
He Waka Eke Noa: Federated Farmers Say Goodbye And Good Riddance
Tuesday, 11 June 2024, 12:43 pm | Federated Farmers
Federated Farmers are welcoming today’s Government announcement that the fatally flawed He Waka Eke Noa partnership will be disestablished immediately. More >>
ACT Leader David Seymour Brushes Off Claims Party Has A 'Culture Of Fear'
Monday, 10 June 2024, 2:07 pm | RNZ
The reported complaints are not representative of the party as a whole, ACT leader says. More >>
Environment Not Threatened By Fast-track Bill
Monday, 10 June 2024, 11:28 am | Straterra
The notion that the Fast-track Approvals Bill somehow paves the way to destroy the environment, with vast swathes of the countryside turned into mines, is way off track, says Straterra chief executive, Josie Vidal. More >>
The Government Must Scrap Taxpayer Funding For EV Charging Rort
Monday, 10 June 2024, 10:57 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling the Government to scrap its EV charging rort that will see millions of taxpayer dollars funnelled into the hands of private companies despite the policy doing absolutely nothing to reduce New Zealand’s net emissions. More >>
Ministers Safeguard Tourism Sector’s Role As Driver Of Economic Growth
Monday, 10 June 2024, 8:42 am | APEC
Tourism ministers from the APEC member economies are coordinating their policies in a bid to make the industry more accessible, inclusive and sustainable. More >>
Dr. Eric Chuah Pulls Out Of Tauranga Mayoral And Councillor Race And Joins The National Party Of NZ
Sunday, 9 June 2024, 1:09 pm | Dr. Eric Chuah
Dr. Eric Chuah who stood for centrist party Rock the Vote NZ in the 2023 October NZ Parliamentary elections for the electorate seat of Maungakiekie and was also Immigration Spokesperson for Honorable peter Dunne's United NZ Party and Party strategist have ... More >>
Shane Jones Fires Damp Squib In Response To Giant Backlash Against Luxon’s War On Nature
Sunday, 9 June 2024, 12:52 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa spokesperson Niamh O’Flynn says, "Shane Jones is dreaming. The oil exploration industry won’t risk coming back to Aotearoa because they know that it’s not worth coming all this way to fail again. More >>
More Than 1000 People Rally Against Cuts To Public And Community Services
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 8:33 pm | Public Service Association
The People Over Profits: Stop the Cuts! rally attracted people representing, iwi, unions, advocacy and community organisations and their supporters who marched from Pukeahu War Memorial Park to Te Papa. More >>
Christopher Luxon's Pacific Tour: Investments, Politics And Laughs At His Own Expense
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 4:27 pm | RNZ
Analysis - Pacific trips are not ones where the PM can expect to face particularly tough challenges. Instead, they are heavy on the vibe. More >>
Thousands March Against Austerity In Wellington
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 3:40 pm | ActionStation
Thousands rallied in Wellington today, furious at the coalition Government’s cuts to public services, and what is being called a ‘mass transfer of wealth’ from the public sector to private interests. More >>
Giant March For Nature Fills Queen Street To Oppose Luxon’s Fast Track Bill
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 2:14 pm | Greenpeace
Over 20,000 people have turned out in Auckland today for the March for Nature to protest the Luxon Government’s fast-track bill and ‘war on nature’. More >>
What's The Deal With Sick Leave Changes?
Friday, 7 June 2024, 7:14 pm | RNZ
And why do part-time workers have the same number of days off, anyway? More >>
Wellington Rallying For People Over Profits
Friday, 7 June 2024, 6:50 pm | Public Service Association
Communities, unions, and advocacy organisations will hit the streets in Wellington on Saturday (8 June) rallying against cuts to public and community services and in support of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. More >>
Represent New Zealand At Commonwealth Youth Parliament
Friday, 7 June 2024, 5:05 pm | Office of the Clerk of the House of Representative
We are looking for two enthusiastic young people passionate about democracy and diplomacy, to take part in Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP) 2024. More >>
Fast Track Bill, Already Mired In Corruption Scandal, Should Be Pulled
Friday, 7 June 2024, 5:01 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace says that National MP David MacLeod being referred to the police for undeclared donations has undermined public confidence in the process for examining the Fast Track Bill and the bill must be dumped. More >>
Trust And Confidence Critical In Probe Into Use Of Data
Friday, 7 June 2024, 3:31 pm | Public Service Commission
Acting Public Service Commissioner Heather Baggott said today that action is underway to ensure the serious allegations involving the misuse of personal data during last year's general election are thoroughly investigated. More >>
Food Is Not A Weapon: Jewish Groups Congratulate Winston Peters For Re-committing To Lifesaving Aid
Friday, 7 June 2024, 2:26 pm | Dayenu
“Alternative Jewish Voices and Dayenu congratulate Foreign Minister Peters for maintaining NZ’s funding to UNRWA for humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. In the midst of a humanitarian catastrophe, we cannot abandon people who are being starved. ... More >>
A Welcome Decision On Support For UNRWA But The Paltry Level Of Funding Is Deeply Disappointing
Friday, 7 June 2024, 1:54 pm | Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
Why are UNRWA’s heroic efforts and demonstrated effectiveness not been recognised by the New Zealand Government at a time when aid is so desperately needed? More >>
Fire And Emergency's Papua New Guinea Deployment Ends
Friday, 7 June 2024, 1:37 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
A team of six Urban Search and Rescue specialists was deployed last week as part of an MFAT-led mission at the request of Papua New Guinea’s government to make geotechnical assessments of the landslide site and surrounding area. More >>
March For Nature, Aotea Square, Midday Saturday 8th June
Friday, 7 June 2024, 1:03 pm | Greenpeace
The March Will Proceed From Aotea Square Down Queen Street At Approximately 1:30pm And, Depending On The Number Of Participants, Will Either End Near Britomart Or On Customs Street. More >>
ECE Parents Council Concerned That Slashing Regulations Will Cost Children And Families Dearly
Friday, 7 June 2024, 9:54 am | My ECE
The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Parents Council is worried about the new Ministry for Regulation review of the ECE sector - following the release of the terms of reference and the statements made by David Seymour to the media. More >>
Aucklanders Are Up For The Congestion Pricing Conversation – New Research
Friday, 7 June 2024, 8:09 am | Northern Infrastructure Forum
Aucklanders are open to the idea of congestion pricing, and are ready for a constructive, pragmatic conversation about the form a scheme in their city might take. More >>
Credit Rating Agency Shot Across The Bow A Danger To New Zealanders’ Living Standards
Friday, 7 June 2024, 5:30 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union says that the comments from credit ratings agency Fitch overnight represents a major threat to New Zealand’s public finances and New Zealanders’ living standards should the country see a credit ratings downgrade and higher costs ... More >>
China Wants New Zealand's Help To Join CPTPP Free Trade Agreement
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 7:43 pm | RNZ
But New Zealand is limited in how it can assist the world's second-biggest economy join 12 countries in the CPTPP, a trade expert says. More >>
From The Party President – ‘Naughty Natives Are At It Again’
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 6:22 pm | Te Pati Maori
The recent attacks on Te Pāti Māori and its MP’s are part of a continuing narrative of attack on all matters Māori. More >>
Chief Of Defence Force Change Of Command Ceremony Marks New Leadership
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 6:10 pm | New Zealand Defence Force
The new Chief of Defence Force, Air Marshal Tony Davies, has been officially appointed at a Change of Command Ceremony at Government House. More >>
Govt Cuts Put Even More Pressure On Vital Work Of Stats NZ
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 5:47 pm | Public Service Association
Government cuts to public services are forcing Stats NZ to reduce staff numbers further - putting at risk the agency’s ability to deliver vital data businesses and communities need. More >>
Calls Go Unheard For Increased Aid In 2024 Budget
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 3:59 pm | Council for International Development
CID has released its analysis of the 2024 New Zealand Budget, emphasizing the urgent need for increased Official Development Assistance (ODA) to tackle global challenges and fulfil New Zealand's international development and humanitarian aid obligations. More >>
Wheels Of Justice To Slow As Government Hits Own Goal On Law And Order
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 3:49 pm | Public Service Association
Justice Ministry proposes to cut 11% of workforce at National Office More >>
Petition Calling For Unified Response To Youth Crime Gains Momentum: Community Leaders Warn Of Flawed Ram Raid Bill
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 11:40 am | Kick Back
A growing collective of community leaders and advocates for the welfare of children and young people are calling on the Government to withdraw the Ram Raid Bill. More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Calls On Privacy Commissioner To Open Formal Investigation Into Alleged Misuse Of Census Data
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 11:16 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has written to the Privacy Commissioner this morning calling on him to launch an investigation into alleged misuse of census data by Auckland’s Manurewa Marae, entities associated with John Tamihere, and Te Pāti Māori. More >>
David Seymour 'A Political Idiot' For Pursuing Treaty Principles Bill, Tuku Morgan Says
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 5:58 pm | RNZ
Waikato-Tainui leader Tukoroirangi Morgan takes aim at the ACT Party's Treaty Principles Bill, predicting "protest action never seen in the history of this country" if it proceeds. More >>
Supreme Court Rules Minister Was Wrong To Cancel Passport Over Islamic State Fears
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 5:52 pm | RNZ
The Supreme Court has declared the then National-led government broke the law in 2016 when it cancelled a woman's passport on national security grounds. More >>
“It Is Better To Live For A Cause Than To Die For One” - Actor Ends Hunger Strike And Continues To Fight
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 5:38 pm | Will Alexander
Shortland Street actor Will Alexander has ended a 19 day hunger strike for the people of Palestine today. He has been on a zero-calorie diet, consuming only water. More >>
Protesters Intercept Fast Track Minister
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 5:20 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
Dressed as lumps of coal, holding signs which read “Frogs Declare War!”, and addressing the minister through a megaphone, protesters asked “Will you approve projects that kill endangered species?” More >>
Proposed Holiday Act Changes Undermine Workers’ Entitlements
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
The NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi is calling on the Government to not reduce worker entitlements in their review of the Holidays Act. More >>
Interim Financial Statements Of The Government Of New Zealand For The Ten Months Ended 30 April 2024
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 12:15 pm | The Treasury
The April results are reported against forecasts based on the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2024 (BEFU 2024), published on 30 May 2024, and the results for the same period for the previous year. More >>
Secretary Of Defence Appointed
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 11:31 am | Public Service Commission
Acting Public Service Commissioner Heather Baggott today announced the appointment of Mr Brook Barrington as the Secretary of Defence and Chief Executive, Ministry of Defence. More >>
National Voters Concerned About Fast Track Bill
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 8:23 am | Greenpeace
The poll covers a range of dimensions related to the controversial legislation and highlights concern amongst the National Party support base over the undermining of democracy, the risk of corruption, the return of previously prohibited practices, ... More >>
Government Plans Nelson Tenths Appeal - Before The Decision Is Released
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 6:02 am | Wakatu Incorporation
The Government has allocated $3.6 million of taxpayer funds in the Budget to appeal the High Court's forthcoming decision in the Nelson Tenths dispute, even though the Court’s decision has not yet been issued. More >>
What The 1989 Tiananmen Crackdown Means For Chinese Youth In New Zealand
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 4:40 pm | RNZ
In New Zealand, young Chinese are exposed to more information about the 1989 protests than they would likely come across in China. Consequently, some are calling for casualties of the crackdown to be remembered. More >>
Manurewa Marae Allegations Warrant Public Inquiry
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to form a public inquiry under the Inquiries Act to ensure that MSD and Stats NZ are not tasked with reviewing their alleged, lack of action following complaints from whistleblowers that the Manurewa ... More >>
New Zealand Government Presents Austerity Budget Amid Nationwide Protests
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 2:11 pm | Socialist Equality Group
After months of sweeping attacks on the social position of working people, the budget was anticipated with some foreboding. The government is carrying out a scorched earth policy targeting funding cuts of 7.5 percent across the public sector with over 5,000 ... More >>
Have Your Say On Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Bill And Amendment Paper 41
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 1:55 pm | The Finance and Expenditure Committee
The Chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee is calling for public submissions on the Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Bill and Amendment Paper 41. This bill aims to establish preliminary arrangements for local government ... More >>
Former NZ Assoc. Min Of Foreign Affairs Urges NZ To Support Removal Of Cuba From US State Sponsors Of Terrorism List
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 1:49 pm | Hon Matthew Robson
Being on the list means, further, that humanitarian and solidarity groups cannot send aid, Cubans abroad are denied bank accounts, including diplomats and entrepreneurs and money cannot be remitted to families in Cuba. More >>
Free Speech Union UK Founder, Toby Young, To Tour New Zealand With Local Free Speech Union
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 1:22 pm | Free Speech Union
The Free Speech Union is proud to bring Toby Young, founder and director of the Free Speech Union UK and associate editor of The Spectator to New Zealand this month, says Nathan Seuili, the Free Speech Union’s Events and Outreach Manager. More >>
High Court Quashes Resource Consent To Fell Hundreds Of Exotic Trees On Ōtāhuhu Mt Richmond
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 12:17 pm | Respect Mt Richmond
Auckland Council has for the second time in just over two years been found to have failed to follow the law when granting the Tūpuna Maunga Authority a resource consent to fell hundreds of exotic trees on Auckland's maunga. The High Court late last week ... More >>
Lowering Voting Age To 16 'Not A Matter Of If, But When'
Monday, 3 June 2024, 2:15 pm | RNZ
A youth advocate is not giving up on their campaign to lower the voting age, despite the government ruling it out. More >>
Winston Peters Calls For 'Calm Wise Heads' In New Caledonia Crisis
Saturday, 1 June 2024, 6:34 pm | RNZ
The foreign minister would not be drawn on New Zealand's position on Kanak aspirations for decolonisation. More >>
Government's Freshwater Bill Will Result In More Polluted Waterways, Critics Say
Saturday, 1 June 2024, 6:28 pm | RNZ
A bill changing freshwater protection rules is prompting more accusations of the coalition government prioritising profit over protection. More >>
NZ Budget 2024: ‘Tax Relief’ For The ‘Squeezed Middle’ – But Who’s Paying? 7 Experts Follow The Money
Saturday, 1 June 2024, 6:19 pm | The Conversation
Finance minister Nicola Willis made good on two promises with her first budget – tax cuts and no surprises. But the belt tightening required to do that will have longer-term consequences. More >>
Young Labour Budget Response
Saturday, 1 June 2024, 4:59 am | Young Labour
It is outrageous to heap the cost of inflation on students and their families through jacked-up fees. To give our full-time students a mere $2 a week in tax cuts at a time when their landlords are increasing rents is purely insulting. More >>
Campaign To Free Ukrainian Socialist Bogdan Syrotiuk Discussed On Te Upoko o te Ika Radio
Friday, 31 May 2024, 7:57 pm | Socialist Equality Group
On May 24, John Braddock and Tom Peters, World Socialist Web Site writers and members of the Socialist Equality Group (SEG) in New Zealand, spoke with Dean Hapeta (aka Te Kupu) on his radio show Te Kupu Nā Te Kupu, on the Wellington Māori station ... More >>
Opinion: Budget 2024 does not fulfil te Tiriti obligations
Friday, 31 May 2024, 6:10 pm | RNZ
Opinion - Māori whānau will get far less in this Budget than Pākehā, writes Julia Whaipooti. How can we strive for equality when our starting point is so different? More >>
Quarry Company J Swap's Fast Track Plea After Donations To Shane Jones And NZ First
Friday, 31 May 2024, 6:07 pm | RNZ
J Swap gave money to Shane Jones, and then to NZ First after it got into power. Now the company is asking for protected land to be opened for quarrying. More >>
