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Fast-track List Reveal Is A Dark Day For Democracy
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 4:43 pm | Forest And Bird
The Fast-track Approvals Bill is the most extreme attack on nature in decades. NZ already has the highest proportion of threatened species in the world, and we’re in the midst of a climate and biodiversity crisis. It is the time to work towards ... More >>
Fast Track First 149 Projects – Reckless Extremism
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 4:38 pm | Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki
Watchdog is calling on the Labour Party, Greens and Te Pāti Māori to clearly reaffirm that consents issued under the Fast Track can be withdrawn when the Government changes. More >>
‘A Dark Day For Nature And Democracy’: Fast-track Destruction Laid Bare
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 4:33 pm | WWF-New Zealand
WWF-New Zealand’s CEO Dr Kayla Kingdon-Bebb says it is a disgrace the Government is ramming through projects already rejected by experts and the courts on environmental grounds – and in doing so is almost certainly condemning some of Aotearoa’s native ... More >>
Luxon Escalates War On Nature With Mining-heavy Fast Track List
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 4:23 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
There are some worthy projects on the list but they are tainted by the process and the presence of Trans-Tasman Resources at the bottom of the barrel. The fast track is the wrong track and will be a poisoned chalice for those companies who risk it. More >>
Huge Number Of Projects To Be Fast-tracked; Some Good, Some Bad
Sunday, 6 October 2024, 4:20 pm | Environmental Defence Society
Overall, we’re blown away by the sheer volume of projects listed. We question how the Government intends to stand up enough qualified expert panels to process them in the timeframes indicated. More >>
Lessons From Cyclone Gabrielle: 5 Key Health Priorities For Future Disaster Response
Friday, 4 October 2024, 6:41 pm | The Conversation
Health and wellbeing are greatly affected by extreme weather events. New research into how people and systems responded after Cyclone Gabrielle shows how we can react better to future emergencies. More >>
Removing Te Reo Māori Teacher Training Funding 'So Crazy', Students Say
Friday, 4 October 2024, 6:31 pm | RNZ
Teachers who can speak te reo can connect on a "different level", ākonga Māori say. More >>
Rocky Road: The Rock In The Hill A Quarry Really, Really Wants To Get Out
Friday, 4 October 2024, 6:25 pm | RNZ
A quarry has tried repeatedly to crack a permanent protection to get more rock out of a mountain. Now, it's turning to the 'Fast-track' law. More >>
Google Threatens To Stop Linking To NZ News Sites If Bill Passes
Friday, 4 October 2024, 6:07 pm | RNZ
It's unhappy with the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill, which would force tech giants to pay news organisations for their content. More >>
Dunedin Flood: Climate Crisis Spoils Climate Protest
Friday, 4 October 2024, 3:09 pm | Climate Liberation Aotearoa
People in our community are worried about their property and possessions as the water rises, and for this we raise the alarm. This is what climate change looks like - more frequent and severe weather, storms, and flooding,” said spokesperson Annabel ... More >>
Te Whatu Ora Report Raises Important Questions For Ministers
Friday, 4 October 2024, 2:53 pm | NZCTU
The report states that $2bn of ‘savings’ are now targeted in health, just in this fiscal year (p.57). That’s a huge potential cut and is clearly not possible from just efficiencies. More >>
International Condemnation Of NZ Charter Schools Law
Friday, 4 October 2024, 1:40 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, told the Ministers that ‘your lack of support for the workers of the PPTA who provide so much to their students shows a lack of leadership on your part. More >>
Health New Zealand Reports Near $1 Billion Dollar Deficit
Friday, 4 October 2024, 12:01 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“These recent figures highlight the financial mismanagement that occurs at Health New Zealand. With news like this, taxpayers are absolutely in their right to demand answers. More >>
Ngāti Toa Leader On Why He Wants A Debate With David Seymour
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 9:12 pm | RNZ
Helmut Modlik will take on David Seymour in a public debate next Tuesday. More >>
Who Really Controls Wellington City Council?
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 4:32 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Council chief executive Barbara McKerrow finally ordered the posts to be removed, but not before past and present councillors accused officials of playing politics. More >>
Kiwis Hit By ACC’s Double-Tax Rort
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 3:53 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“Why should Kiwis living overseas be forced to stump up thousands of dollars a year for services they don’t use? More >>
NZ Lawyer Raises Serious Questions Over New Zealand’s UN Vote On Israel-Palestine Resolution
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 9:27 pm | LawFuel
Foreign policy experts are calling for clarity on the motivations behind New Zealand’s vote and how it aligns with the country’s broader diplomatic and trade interests in the region. More >>
Minister Meeting With Ngāpuhi Hapū As 'Sovereignty Question' Lingers
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 7:35 pm | RNZ
The minister for Treaty negotiations will meet formally with Ngāpuhi hapū for the first time today. More >>
Police Seeking To Waive Diplomatic Immunity Following Wellington Altercation
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 7:21 pm | RNZ
Police are wanting to charge a person reported to be the partner of an Australian diplomat. More >>
Luxon's Property Profits Highlight Unfairness, Labour Says
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:25 pm | RNZ
The Prime Minister recently sold two properties, making a profit which is exempt from tax. More >>
Hearings For The Crown Minerals Amendment Bill
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 5:10 pm | EDSI Committee
The committee has agreed it will hold two full days of oral submissions: Friday, 4 October and Monday, 7 October. This will work out to be approximately 15 hours of hearings. Hearings will be held on Zoom only. More >>
Taxpayers’ Union’s “Bouncy Council” Puts The Spotlight On Hastings Mayor
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 3:41 pm | Taxpayers' Union
On the very slim chance the Mayor missed the giant pink unicorn bouncy castle, the hundred Hastings residents turning out in the middle of a workday (and on only a few hours’ notice), and the bubble machine, it serves as a warning shot that ratepayers ... More >>
Victoria University Hosts Israeli Embassy’s Deputy Chief Of Mission For A Guest Lecture Amid Israel’s Attacks On Lebanon
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 3:11 pm | Student Justice for Palestine Poneke
The decision to host the Israeli Embassy official comes at a time where Israel is two weeks into a mass bombing campaign across Lebanon. The guest lecture was originally planned to be held in-person but was moved online. More >>
Man Killed In Mt Eden Prison “Another Victim Of Double Bunking” Says Criminologist
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 2:58 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Chan Chui, 39, was found dead in his cell in Mount Eden Corrections Facility. His cellmate has been charged with his murder. More >>
Luxon Must Stand Costello Down And Reverse Tobacco Tax Cut Decision
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 1:42 pm | Health Coalition Aotearoa
The Prime Minister cannot have confidence in a health minister implementing so many anti-health measures - he needs to stand down Associate Minister Costello and reverse the HTP decision immediately," Health Coalition Aotearoa Co-Chair Professor Boyd ... More >>
Watercare’s Three-stage Solution For Judges Bay
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 10:05 am | Watercare
This permanent solution will replace the temporary robust repair that has been in place since last March when a broken wastewater pipeline, located approximately 25 metres beneath the Parnell Rose Gardens, was discovered during a CCTV inspection. More >>
New Zealand Parliament To Host Australasian Study Conference
Wednesday, 2 October 2024, 9:31 am | Office of the Clerk of the House of Representative
The conference brings together 83 delegates from across Australia and New Zealand for two days of discussion around parliamentary process. Conference attendees hail from universities and Parliaments around Australasia, including current members of ... More >>
Social Investment: What You Need To Know
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 7:49 pm | RNZ
The broad approach for social investment is to use data, analytics & evidence to figure out the best way of intervening early in the lives of the most vulnerable in society, & working with the providers of social services to get the best result ... More >>
IAG New Zealand Urges Priority Focus On Consensus
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 3:22 pm | IAG New Zealand
We now need to follow through and keep building understanding and dialogue between political parties on this important issue, so New Zealanders can have much more certainty. More >>
Cross Party Consensus Needed To Prepare NZ For Increased Climate Risk
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 3:13 pm | Insurance Council of NZ
New Zealand is particularly vulnerable to natural hazards risks and the report shows the pressing need to adapt to the changing climate. The Auckland Anniversary Weekend and Cyclone Gabrielle events resulted in nearly $4 billion in insurance claims. More >>
Have Your Say On The Parliament Bill
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 1:44 pm | Parliament Bill Committee
The committee intends to hold hearings on the bill on the afternoons of 7 and 14 November 2024 and asks anyone who wishes to make an oral submission to keep these afternoons free. More >>
If Paul Goldsmith Asks Dumb Questions, He’ll Get Stupid Answers
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 1:24 pm | Free Speech Union
“Further, it is entirely unclear what definition will be used to define ‘hate-motivation’, and it seems very likely to remain unclear as this review progresses. More >>
Climate Adaptation Inquiry Completed
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 12:31 pm | The Finance and Expenditure Committee
The committee recommends to the Government that it work with local government, researchers, and the private sector to compile information about what is currently being spent on climate adaptation and improve estimates of the potential future costs of adaptation. More >>
Luxon Risks EU Free Trade Agreement With Renewed Oil And Gas Exploration
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 8:40 am | Greenpeace
"MFAT has confirmed that Luxon’s attempt to restart oil and gas exploration is a breach of the environment chapter of the recently agreed free trade agreement between New Zealand and the European Union," says Dr Russel Norman, Greenpeace Aotearoa Executive ... More >>
Reject Sellout Of Wellington Rail Workers!
Monday, 30 September 2024, 1:04 pm | Socialist Equality Group
According to government statistics, annual inflation in the 12 months to June was 3.3 percent, while household living costs increased 5.4 percent, driven by soaring costs for insurance, interest rates and fuel. More >>
Stratford's New $350k Crossings: Hated By Locals, Costly To Taxpayers
Monday, 30 September 2024, 12:29 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“When ratepayers say they are unhappy, elected members must start listening or face a very difficult election result" said Taxpayers' Union Local Government Campaigns Manager, Sam Warren. More >>
Hastings Mayor And Councillors Have Lost The Plot: Using Kids As Political Play Things
Friday, 27 September 2024, 3:43 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Local government is in crisis and instead of the adults prevailing, Mayor Hazlehurst is inviting kids with, at best, year 10 business studies, to cast votes on governance matters of an organisation with total assets of nearly three billion. More >>
Seymour Comes Down Hard While Attendance Improves
Friday, 27 September 2024, 3:29 pm | NZ Principals Federation
"Punitive approaches in education are well known to fail," said Leanne Otene, President of the New Zealand Principals' Federation (NZPF), "and we would never condone such an approach." More >>
Minister Of Health Urged To Follow Disability Minister’s Lead
Friday, 27 September 2024, 2:53 pm | Aged Care Association
Over 1,000 people with disabilities live in aged residential care facilities. The funding freeze announced recently by the Minister poses challenges for those people and the providers who care for them. More >>
Devastating Cuts To Whaakata Māori And Māori Teacher Training Funding
Friday, 27 September 2024, 2:26 pm | PSA
The loss of $30 million to fund Māori Teachers training and $10.3 million in time-locked funding, provided by the previous government, will have serious consequences for the future of Māori broadcasting and education. More >>
Gender Pay Gap Not Closing – NZCTU Data
Friday, 27 September 2024, 1:29 pm | NZCTU
When women’s work is devalued and underpaid, women live in poverty, and so do their children. The ripples of childhood poverty last whole lives. There is no justification for perpetuating inequality by failing to act to raise women’s pay. More >>
Public Submissions Are Now Being Called For The Building Amendment Bill
Friday, 27 September 2024, 10:54 am | Transport and Infrastructure Committee
This bill would amend the Building Act 2004 to make it easier for designers and market participants to use new or competing building products. More >>
New Zealand Government’s Treaty Of Waitangi “Debate” Stokes Racial Divisions
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 7:30 pm | Socialist Equality Group
The government is seeking to use Māori as scapegoats for the worsening social crisis that it is inflicting on the entire working class. More >>
Foreign Minister Must Be Clear At United Nations
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 7:22 pm | Peace Action Wellington
We applaud the recent courageous Aotearoa New Zealand vote for a UN resolution calling on Israel to end its unlawful presence in the occupied territories. However, these symbolic resolutions must be backed up by real material actions. More >>
Avoid Repeat Of Past Orange Roughy Fishery Collapses - CORANZ
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 3:02 pm | CORANZ
With the Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones due to make a decision on catch limits for orange roughy by October 1, there is rising concern that the fisheries may suffer the same fate as occurred in the 1980 and 1990 decades. More >>
School Attendance Announcement Shows Coalition Government Out Of Touch With Schools
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 1:45 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The Associate Minister’s ‘crackdown on truancy’ shows a lack of awareness about the root causes of truancy in Aotearoa. More >>
Luxon Govt Shows Total Disregard For Public Concerns About Climate
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 1:42 pm | Greenpeace
The Crown Minerals Amendment Bill was only introduced into Parliament on Tuesday, September 24. The Bill aims to restart offshore oil and gas exploration and weaken the requirement for oil companies to pay for the clean-up after they finish work. More >>
Have Your Say On The Crown Minerals Amendment Bill
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 12:55 pm | EDSI Committee
The Crown Minerals Amendment Bill seeks to promote the strategic and responsible development of New Zealand’s natural resources. More >>
Trade Deal Is No Deal For Workers
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 12:43 pm | NZCTU
We don’t currently know the real value of the deal. No National Impact Analysis or economic analysis has been made public. More >>
Cuts To Te Reo Māori Programme Disappointing And Short-sighted
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 12:09 pm | PPTA Te Wehengarua
“The programme had a very good uptake among teachers and helped them meet the Teaching Council expectations around te reo Māori skills.” More >>
Camera Roll-out A Win For The Ocean, Now Needed For Full Fleet
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 2:38 pm | Greenpeace
Greenpeace Aotearoa executive director Dr. Russel Norman says, "Cameras on boats are our eyes at sea, helping to keep the fishing industry accountable, and giving us a clear picture of how commercial fishing impacts the ocean. More >>
Govt Blind To Risks As Science Cuts Leave Kiwis More Vulnerable To Natural Disasters
Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 8:16 am | PSA
"The Government is wilfully blind to the damage its attack on science is wreaking on our ability to be prepared for future earthquakes or tsunamis," said Duane Leo, National Secretary for the Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi. More >>
Greenpeace Seabed Mining Protest Extends To A Second Site
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 5:17 pm | Greenpeace New Zealand
Spokesperson Juressa Lee says that while today’s focus has been on Trans Tasman Resources and their plan to mine the seabed of the South Taranaki Bight, it should also be a warning to any company considering using the Fast Track approvals process ... More >>
Government Called To Condemn Israel’s Reckless Provocation In Civilian Slaughter In Lebanon
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 4:11 pm | Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa
“Israel is an out-of-control rogue state which is pushing hard for an all-out war with Iran” says PSNA National Chair John Minto. “Our government must condemn the killings and demand accountability for Israel’s reckless provocations” More >>
Getting Public Sector Staff Back Into The Office A Step Towards Fixing Bureaucratic Inertia
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 2:10 pm | Taxpayers' Union
We welcome calls made for agencies to bring staff back to work. It's a pragmatic step towards reducing the bureaucratic inertia plaguing countless agencies since work-from-home became common under Covid restrictions. More >>
Government’s Desperate Decree To Stop Public Servants Working From Home Won’t Work
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 12:12 pm | NZCTU
Despite the Government doing its best to portray itself as modern, innovative thinkers, this decree demonstrates that in reality they don’t understand the value of a modern, positive, high-trust workplace culture. More >>
10th Anniversary Of The HWPL World Peace Summit Commemorated In Auckland
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 10:58 am | HWPL
The celebration included a variety of cultural performances that highlighted the rich diversity & shared aspirations for peace among different communities. They ranged from a classical Indian Dance, Children’s performance, & a song performed by the ... More >>
Secretary For Social Investment Appointed
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 10:19 am | Public Service Commission
Mr Coster is currently the Commissioner of Police. Prior to this he was Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Strategy and Partnerships and Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Resource Management. Other previous roles include Deputy Chief Executive, ... More >>
PSA Strongly Opposes Any Clawback On Flexible Work Arrangements
Monday, 23 September 2024, 4:37 pm | PSA
The directive from Public Service Minister Nicola Willis to reduce numbers of people working from home is just a scapegoat for the real problem which is of the Government’s own making. More >>
State Of NZ’s Waters Worsening As Luxon Barges Ahead With Reckless Plan To Strip Freshwater Protections - Greenpeace
Monday, 23 September 2024, 2:20 pm | Greenpeace
In May, the Government announced plans to remove requirements for consent applicants to comply with Te Mana o Te Wai - the hierarchy of obligations, which puts the health of fresh water and communities ahead of commercial use of water. More >>
