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Anti-Poverty Groups Urge New Minister For Disability Issues To Reverse Funding Cuts
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 2:30 pm | Child Poverty Action Group
The Fairer Future coalition of anti-poverty groups say Whaikaha must be properly funded going forward, and that to argue that poor financial management of the new Ministry is a red herring by the Prime Minister. More >>
New Media Minister Must Rule Out State Intervention In Private Media
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is today congratulating Hon. Paul Goldsmith on his appointment as Minister for Media and Communications and urges him to rule out state intervention in the private media sector. More >>
Auckland University Criminologist Slams ‘Racist’ Three Strikes Law
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 1:40 pm | People Against Prisons Aotearoa
“Three Strikes is a dead-end policy proposed by a dead-end government. The Three Strikes law ignores the causes of crime, instead just brutalising people already crushed by the cost of living.” More >>
Can Body-Worn Cameras Work In Australia And New Zealand? Lessons From Milestone’s Denmark Survey
Wednesday, 24 April 2024, 1:04 pm | PR Deadlines
With its clear mandate for police use, political nuances, and nuanced public trust, Denmark's insights provide valuable considerations for Australia and New Zealand. More >>
Just 1 In 6 Oppose ‘Three Strikes’ - Poll
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 3:13 pm | Family First New Zealand
A poll last August found that just 16% of New Zealanders oppose bringing back the ‘Three Strikes’ law. The nationwide poll of 1,000 New Zealanders was commissioned by Family First NZ and carried out by Curia Market Research. More >>
New Zealand Survey Finds 65 Percent Agree The Economy Is “rigged To Advantage The Rich And Powerful”
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 1:58 pm | Socialist Equality Group
In the case of New Zealand, the results confirm that there is no popular support for the vicious austerity program being imposed by the National Party-led government, which is backed in all fundamental respects by the opposition Labour Party. More >>
Govt Repeal Of Te Mana O Te Wai Condemning Rural Communities To Unsafe Drinking Water - Greenpeace
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 1:20 pm | Greenpeace
Testing of drinking water in rural Canterbury over the weekend by Greenpeace revealed that several public town supplies were reaching levels of nitrate above 5 mg/L - the threshold which a growing body of scientific evidence has linked to increased ... More >>
RMA Changes Welcome, But Must Go Further
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Government’s announcement of changes to resource management laws, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, said: “These changes are a step in the right direction in terms of removing ideological and unworkable ... More >>
Papua New Guinea: Slow Progress On Reforms And Ongoing Restrictions To Freedom Of Expression
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 12:53 pm | CIVICUS
More than two years after the Human Rights Council called for the establishment of a national human rights commission, such a body has yet to be formed. More >>
Independent Review And Interim Coverage Rates Highlight Successful Census
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 12:03 pm | Stats NZ
Approximately five million people will be represented in 2023 Census data – that’s more than 99 percent of the population. More >>
The Criminal Bar Association Of New Zealand (CBANZ) Strongly Opposes The Proposed Return Of The Three Strikes Regime
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 11:33 am | Criminal Bar Association
We repeat our call for criminal justice policy to be based on evidence, something the three strikes regime neglects to recognise – with no evidence that it either reduces crime or assists with rehabilitation. More >>
Israeli Ambassador To New Zealand’s Unchallenged On TVNZ Q+A Programme, Allowed To Spread Misinformation And Untruths
Tuesday, 23 April 2024, 7:22 am | Palestinian Youth Aotearoa
New Zealand’s Palestinian community and Palestinian Youth Aotearoa are voicing alarm and disappointment with the lack of factual rigour present during the Israeli Ambassador’s appearance as a guest on TVNZ’s Q+A With Jack Tame Sunday (21/04). More >>
Auditor-General's Submission On The Fast-track Approvals Bill
Monday, 22 April 2024, 2:10 pm | Office of the Auditor-General
We’d like your feedback: Our website includes a feedback form. Please tell us if you found our information useful. More >>
More Frontline Cuts As Government Goes Soft On Organised Crime
Monday, 22 April 2024, 2:07 pm | Public Service Association
The Government is putting at risk the defences of our land and sea borders against organised crime, and our online defences against child exploitation, terrorism and online crime with cuts to critical frontline roles at Customs and Internal Affairs. More >>
Global Military Spending Increase Threatens Humanity And The Planet
Monday, 22 April 2024, 12:45 pm | Peace Movement Aotearoa
SIPRI has estimated global military expenditure last year was at least $2,443 billion (USD, ±$4,150 billion NZD), an increase of 6.8% in real terms from 2022 and the steepest year-on-year increase since 2009. More >>
EDS Highlights Reputational Risks Of Fast-track Inclusion
Sunday, 21 April 2024, 8:07 pm | Environmental Defence Society
“Make no mistake: this proposed legislation, with its Ministerial overreach and capacity for environmental harm, is extremely radical and controversial,” said EDS CEO Gary Taylor. More >>
Fast-track Bill A Fraud Being Perpetrated On All Future Generations
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 12:35 pm | The Wise Response Society
The Fast-track Bill, if passed, would allow three Ministers, unchallenged and unchecked, to approve the immediate extraction and exhaustion of one-off resources. More >>
Embracing Māori Representation Enriches Democracy, Not Divides It
Saturday, 20 April 2024, 6:41 am | D C Harding
Māori representation brings a perspective that encompasses not only the interests of Māori communities but also a broader, holistic approach to environmental stewardship and community well-being, principles deeply embedded in Te Ao Māori (the Māori ... More >>
Communities Against The Fast-track Heartened By ‘Overwhelming’ Public Response; Disgusted By ‘Transparency’ Claims
Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:37 pm | CAFT - Communities Against the Fast Track
With submissions closing today, Macassey-Pickard says groups around the country have been supporting a huge range of people to make their submissions. More >>
Renters Rights To Drastically Reduce Under Landlord Government
Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:32 pm | Renters United
The Government’s announced changes around tenancy rules set renters’ rights back by nearly a decade. More >>
NZPI Submission on Fast Track Approvals Bill
Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:30 pm | NZPI
Our response to the new legislation is informed by targeted conversations with practitioners working in the system and through an implementation lens. More >>
Fast Track Invite List Includes Most Destructive Industries In New Zealand
Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:26 pm | Greenpeace
The new ‘Fast-track Approvals Bill’ would give just three Ministers the power to approve or deny development projects. They would avoid the usual checks and balances that are in place to protect rivers, land, the ocean, and communities. More >>
Mental Health Foundation Facing Staff Cuts From Govt Funding Squeeze
Friday, 19 April 2024, 2:31 pm | Public Service Association
The Mental Health Foundation provides support and resources for those facing the loss of their job, so it’s wrong in the very week the Government adds another 1000 jobs to its tally of cuts, that this is happening. More >>
Unions Collaborate With Thousands Of Job Cuts
Friday, 19 April 2024, 1:48 pm | Socialist Equality Group
With New Zealand officially in recession, a swathe of mass sackings is currently sending shockwaves through the entire working class. More >>
“Fast-track Law To Kill Kiwi”: Students Say Fight Against Anti-democracy Legislation Is Only Just Beginning
Friday, 19 April 2024, 9:18 am | VUWSA
Student groups ‘Climate Action VUW’, Schools Strike 4 Climate and VUWSA will be on the street in Wellington today, the last day for submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill, with a message that the fight against the Government’s ‘War on ... More >>
Rip It Up And Start Over – Fast-Track Approvals Bill Needs To Be Scrapped
Friday, 19 April 2024, 9:00 am | Forest And Bird
“It will cause significant harm to our environment and communities. It is completely at odds with New Zealanders’ relationship with nature and our need for a low-carbon, sustainable economic future." More >>
Maori Authority Warns Government On Fast Track Legislation
Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:36 am | National Maori Authority
The Chair of the National Maori Authority, Matthew Tukaki, has warned a Parliamentary Select Committee that fast-tracking legislation is a perilous practice that undermines the core tenets of democracy, transparency, and accountability. More >>
‘Character’ And Its Impact On Immigration Status
Friday, 19 April 2024, 8:30 am | MBIE
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is sounding a warning to migrants, that running foul of the law may see them leaving the country prematurely. More >>
Abortions Increase 25% Since Law Change
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 2:41 pm | Family First
Family First says that the latest abortion statistics make grim and upsetting reading, with a 25% increase in abortions since the decriminalisation of abortion in March 2020. According to an Official Information Act request received by Right to Life ... More >>
Over Half Of New Zealanders Feel That The Country Is In Decline And That Our Society Is Broken
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 2:38 pm | Ipsos
Ipsos New Zealand's inaugural participation in a global study on populism reveals a pervasive sense of societal and economic decline among New Zealanders. MORE DETAILS AND FULL REPORT HERE Ipsos New Zealand's inaugural participation in a global study ... More >>
Minister Concedes Contractors Will Be Hired To Do Work Of Axed Ministry Of Education Staff
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 2:00 pm | Public Service Association
The PSA can’t believe that the Minister of Education is happy for her ministry to hire contractors at the same time it is dismissing 565 workers. More >>
LGNZ Welcomes Govt Earthquake-prone Buildings Decision
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 1:22 pm | LGNZ
LGNZ has advocated for this decision as part of a remit led by Manawatū District Council. More >>
Enforceable Undertaking Issued To ABC Accounting Services Limited After Continued Non-Compliance
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 12:38 pm | Department Of Internal Affairs
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has accepted an enforceable undertaking agreement from ABC Accounting Services Limited (ABC) under section 81 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 (AML/CFT Act). More >>
REVEALED: RNZ’s Hypocrisy Over Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 12:11 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that Radio New Zealand (RNZ) spent $71,842.53 on Facebook advertising over the past 12 months, despite earlier this year coming out in support of the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill , which would force the likes ... More >>
New Zealand’s Annual Emissions Fell In 2022, For Third Successive Year
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 9:21 am | Ministry for the Environment
This is the third successive decrease year-on-year. New Zealand’s gross emissions for 2022 were 78.4 Mt CO2-e. More >>
Care Workers Call For Fairness On Pay Equity Anniversary
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 8:37 am | E Tu
“The Government has an opportunity here to really correct the course for the care and support workforce, and the people they look after. This cannot be just another area left in the cold, we need real leadership to ensure the proper quality of care ... More >>
Corrections Accepts Recommendations Following Auckland Prison Inspection
Thursday, 18 April 2024, 6:54 am | Department Of Corrections
The Inspectorate made three overarching recommendations following the inspection, all of which have been accepted in full by Corrections. More >>
How Fast-track Consenting Might Impact The Environment – Expert Reaction
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 4:32 pm | Science Media Centre
Submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill close at the end of Friday. The law would allow major infrastructure projects to bypass lengthy resource consenting processes – being assessed instead by an expert panel , with Ministers ultimately having ... More >>
NZDSN Opinion: Organisations Must Do Better For Disabled New Zealanders
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 3:58 pm | NZ Disability Support Network
We at New Zealand Disability Support Network applaud the Commerce Commission for filing proceedings against One NZ for their latest failure on 111 Contact Code. It doesn’t take much to think of harmful or fatal scenarios for people with disabilities ... More >>
Caviar Before Children
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 3:53 pm | Tai Tokerau Principals' Association
"Caviar before children is what has happened today!” says Pat Newman spokesperson for Te Tai Tokerau Principals Association "The cuts to day to both the Ministry of Education and Oranga Tamariki, point to a government hell bent on delivering tax ... More >>
Inspectorate Report Shows Prisoners Denied Entitlement To Daily Time Out Of Cells
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 3:04 pm | Office of the Inspectorate
A report from the Office of the Inspectorate shows that prisoners in three units at Auckland Prison were not able to leave their cells every day for many months. For up to nine months (until mid-July 2023), prisoners in three units were denied ... More >>
Brutal Day Of Govt Cuts, Axing Support For Children And Young People
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:53 pm | Public Service Association
Oranga Tamariki and Ministry of Education propose scrapping 1012 jobs More >>
Large Scale Cuts At Education Ministry Will Have Negative Impacts On Schools And Children
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:35 pm | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The cuts will affect both the daily running of schools and early childhood education services, and will make support for students even more difficult to access. More >>
NEW POLL: Strong Support For Inflation Adjustment Of Tax Brackets To End The Stealth Tax
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:16 pm | Taxpayers' Union
A new Taxpayers’ Union — Curia poll has revealed that New Zealanders – at a ratio of five to one – support inflation adjustment of income tax brackets. 67% of respondents supported inflation adjustments while just 13% were opposed. More >>
Time For Associate Minister Of Education To Reveal His School Lunches Magic Trick
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:15 pm | Health Coalition Aotearoa
It’s time for him to explain how he will do this, what the consequences will be and what evidence he has that these changes will achieve the same results. More >>
Letter From Te Hunga Roia Maori o Aotearoa / NZ Maori Law Society Re Cabinet Breach
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 1:06 pm | Te Hunga Roia Maori o Aotearoa Maori Law Society
Te Hunga Roia Māori o Aotearoa | the New Zealand Māori Law Society are concerned about recent comments made by Minister Shane Jones in respect of the Waitangi Tribunal. We consider that his comments breach the principle of the separation of powers More >>
Tolerate Online Abuse Or Resign: How The Law Fails Women MPs
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:26 pm | University of Canterbury
As women MPs face social media vitriol, where are the plans to combat it? Human rights law expert Dr Cassandra Mudgway explores the global issue in a free talk. More >>
Inflation Data Shows Need For A Plan On Climate And Population
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Data today shows headline CPI inflation at 4%, continuing the fall begun in March 2023. Rises are concentrated in particular sectors – especially services. This data also shows that that the minimum wage increase will be half the rate of inflation ... More >>
Government Spending Still Driving Cost Of Living Skyward
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 11:00 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to today’s release of the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: “Domestic inflation is still punishing Kiwis, with non-tradeable inflation – the aspect most ... More >>
Annual Inflation At 4.0 Percent
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's consumers price index increased 4.0 percent in the 12 months to the March 2024 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. The 4.0 percent increase follows a 4.7 percent increase in the 12 months to the December 2023 quarter. ... More >>
Women MPs Acknowledge Report Highlighting Increased Harassment Of MPs
Wednesday, 17 April 2024, 9:26 am | Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians NZ Group
“The research reflects the real experiences of women in politics, and I would like to acknowledge the mahi by the researchers in highlighting this,” Ikaroa-Rawhiti MP Cushla Tangaere-Manuel said. More >>
Expanding Coal Mining In 21st Century An “absurd, Selfish Decision” Says WWF
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 1:52 pm | WWF-New Zealand
Resources Minister Shane Jones announced today that the Government will ease the consenting process for setting up new coal mines or expanding existing ones. More >>
Labour Productivity Falls 0.9 Percent
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Labour productivity fell 0.9 percent in the year ended March 2023, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. The 0.9 percent fall in labour productivity was the largest fall since 2009. It follows a rise of 1.0 percent in the year ended March ... More >>
Shane Jones Throws A Lump Of Coal To The Mining Lobbyists
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 10:31 am | Coal Action Network
Coal Action Network Aotearoa (CANA), the national organisation campaigning for an end to coal mining and coal use, says Resources Minister Shane Jones needs to understand the world has moved on from the industrial revolution, and coal - and siding with ... More >>
More WorkSafe Cuts Will Put Workers’ Health And Safety At Risk
Monday, 15 April 2024, 3:03 pm | Public Service Association
Moves by WorkSafe to start planning for further job cuts risks making New Zealand workplaces less safe, and New Zealand’s already poor worker safety record even worse, the PSA says. In November 2023 WorkSafe disestablished 113 roles , putting ... More >>
New Paper On A Framework For Assessing The Economic And Fiscal Impacts Of Climate Change
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:46 pm | The Treasury
More fully understanding the impacts of climate change to New Zealand is a critical step in evaluating the potential threats or opportunities posed to New Zealanders’ living standards. More >>
Pet Refuge Charitable Trust Welcoming Introduction Of Pet Bonds
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:21 pm | Pet Refuge
Pet Refuge hopes the introduction of Pet Bonds will lead to more families finding safe homes for themselves and their pets after fleeing family violence. The government has today announced it will make changes to the Residential Tenancies Act to make ... More >>
Charges Laid Against Fraudulent Immigration Agent In Thailand
Monday, 15 April 2024, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Immigration
Charges have been laid against two visa agents in Thailand after Immigration New Zealand identified they were providing fake documents for visitor visa applicants. More >>
Finding Neutral: Estimates Of New Zealand’s Nominal Neutral Interest Rate
Monday, 15 April 2024, 12:00 pm | The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Due to New Zealanders’ high inflation expectations, the Official Cash Rate (OCR) would currently need to be about 3.9 percent to neither tap the brakes nor push on the accelerator of the economy, the Reserve Bank’s new Bulletin article shows. More >>
International Migration: February 2024
Monday, 15 April 2024, 11:41 am | Statistics New Zealand
International migration statistics give the latest outcomes-based measure of migration, which includes estimates of migrants entering or leaving New Zealand. Key facts Annual migration Provisional estimates for the February 2024 year compared with the February ... More >>
