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ASB Workers To Strike As Bank Proposes An Effective Pay Cut

Thursday, 2 May 2024, 12:14 pm | FIRST Union

Workers at a major ASB contact centre in Auckland have voted to take strike action and withdraw their labour following disappointing pay negotiations with the employer and an "offer" to workers that would leave them worse off than the previous year. More >>

Government’s Cuts Put Work Of Stats NZ At Risk

Thursday, 2 May 2024, 10:43 am | Public Service Association

The PSA is concerned that the voluntary redundancies being offered to staff by Stats NZ will impact on the agency’s ability to deliver on its core functions. More >>

Fast-track Submitters Must Not Be Silenced Through Poor Select Committee Process

Thursday, 2 May 2024, 9:51 am | CAFT - Communities Against the Fast Track

“We’re concerned that if the Select Committee process is poorly run members of the public will be silenced on this deeply troubling Bill.” More >>

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Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill Steering Committee Launches Community Engagement Campaign

Thursday, 2 May 2024, 5:42 am | MASILSNZ

The campaign will engage the community and encourage submissions on the bill to the New Zealand government by the closing submission deadline of Friday 31st of May 2024 4pm. More >>

Shaky Foundations: Why Our Democracy Needs Trust | Limit Urgency To Rebuild Trust: New Research

Thursday, 2 May 2024, 5:31 am | Maxim Institute

The paper raises concerns about declining trust in New Zealand's political institutions and democratic processes, and the role that the overuse of Parliamentary urgency plays in that. More >>

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission Pays Tribute To Sir Robert Martin MNZM

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:38 pm | Te Kahui Tika Tangata Human Rights Commission

Sir Robert devoted his life to disability rights after living in institutions in his younger years, says Kaihautū Tika Hauātanga | Disability Rights Commissioner Prudence Walker. More >>

Passing Of Sir Robert Martin KNZM

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:32 pm | People First NZ

People First New Zealand Ngā Tāngata Tuatahi is deeply saddened by the passing of Life Member Sir Robert Martin KNZM. More >>

If Not Journalists, Then Who?

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 5:52 pm | Koi Tu - The Centre for Informed Futures

New Zealand cannot sit back and see the collapse of our Fourth Estate, the director of Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, Sir Peter Gluckman, says in the foreword of a paper published today. More >>

Taxpayers’ Union Slams Secret List Of Judges’ Perks

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union

Responding to the long-awaited release of judges’ special allowances, including free air travel and hotels for spouses, generous sabbaticals, and access to limousines, Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Alex Murphy said: “In what world does your employer ... More >>

Average Hourly Earnings Up 5.2 Percent Annually – Stats NZ

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 3:19 pm | Stats NZ

Average ordinary time hourly earnings, as measured by the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES), increased 5.2 percent in the year to the March 2024 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. Annual wage cost inflation, as measured by the ... More >>

Two Decades Of Youth Employment And Education – Stats NZ

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 3:16 pm | Stats NZ

As of the March 2024 quarter, we can now look back on 20 years of data related to youth not in employment, education, or training (NEET), as collected by the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS), according to figures released by Stats NZ today. "The ... More >>

May Day: The Biggest Threat To NZ Workers In 2024 Is Our Government

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 3:12 pm | FIRST Union

Thousands of workers attended public events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch today to celebrate International Workers’ Day (May Day), but union representatives are urging caution and vigilance over the Government’s blatantly "anti-worker" ... More >>

Unemployment Rate At 4.3 Percent – Stats NZ

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 3:06 pm | Stats NZ

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in the March 2024 quarter, compared with 4.0 percent in the previous quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. More >>

Private Info Of New Zealanders Will Be Breached By Latest Government Cuts

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 2:51 pm | Public Service Association

The PSA is warning the Government that the sensitive information of New Zealanders held by various agencies will fall into the wrong hands if the latest round of proposed cuts goes ahead. More >>

Unemployment Data Shows Need For Govt To Act Now

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 2:00 pm | NZCTU

NZCTU Economist Craig Renney said new data released by Statistics New Zealand shows the need for Government to act now, with unemployment rising from 3.4% to 4.3%. More >>

Landlord Government Once Again Pushes Renters Into The Cold

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 11:26 am | Green Party

The Coalition is trying to axe yet another opportunity to improve rentals by dropping the Residential Property Managers Bill. More >>

Government Risks Wellbeing Of Māori With Proposed Cuts To Te Puni Kōkiri

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 10:30 am | PSA

The Government’s spending cuts are again targeting support for Māori with proposed reform of the agency charged with advising on Māori wellbeing and development. More >>

Unions Celebrate May Day During Tough Time For Working People

Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 6:13 am | NZCTU

On International Workers' Day, also known as May Day, the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi and the wider union movement are celebrating the proud history of the labour movement during a tough time for working people. More >>

New Papers On Government Consumption Multipliers, Automatic Stabilisers And Economic Shocks

Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 8:12 pm | The Treasury

The Treasury has published today three new papers covering government consumption multipliers, automatic stabilisers and the impacts of global shocks on New Zealand’s economy. More >>

Afghanistan Service Recognised In NZ Post’s Modern Veterans Stamp Series

Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Defence Force

Those profiled in the stamp series served on overseas deployments from 1995 onwards, and all have been awarded theNew Zealand Operational Service Medal. More >>

Defendant Pleads Guilty In Mortgage Fraud Scheme

Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 12:23 pm | Serious Fraud Office

A defendant charged by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has pleaded guilty to four charges of obtaining by deception in relation to a mortgage fraud scheme. Sentencing has been scheduled for 14 August 2024. More >>

Share Of Home Transfers To Overseas Buyers Remains Low

Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 11:47 am | Stats NZ

In the year ended March 2024, 0.4 percent of home transfers were to people who didn’t hold New Zealand citizenship or a resident visa, according to figures released by Stats NZ today. More >>

Gaza Petition To Be Tabled In Parliament Today

Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 8:20 am | Katrina Mitchell-Kouttab

A petition signed by more than 16,500 people, demanding the government take stronger action to halt the genocide of Palestinians by the State of Israel, is being presented to the House of Representatives today by Hon Phil Twyford. More >>

On The Anniversary Of The Live Export Ban, SAFE Urges The Government To Stand Firm

Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 8:03 am | SAFE For Animals

SAFE CEO Debra Ashton says while this milestone should be a cause for celebration, it is overshadowed by the looming threat of its reversal. More >>

NZ’s Human Rights Record ‘Tarnished’ At UN Rights Review

Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 6:07 am | Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand

The age of criminal responsibility was one of numerous human rights issues raised during Aotearoa New Zealand’s UPR. Other key themes were racism and discrimination, the disproportionate representation of Māori in prison, and to uphold the UN Declaration ... More >>

Unions Mark May Day With Call To Fight Back Against Government Austerity

Monday, 29 April 2024, 6:02 pm | FIRST Union

Unions are holding public events in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to mark May Day and International Workers’ Day 2024. More >>

Farmers Reject Government’s Plans To Restart The Export Of Animals By Sea

Monday, 29 April 2024, 9:58 am | SPCA

1 May marks a year since New Zealand’s world-leading ban on live exports by sea came into effect. Instead of it being cause for celebration the anniversary is marred by the Government’s plan to restart the unpopular trade. More >>

Fast-track Approvals Bill Presents A Serious Risk To New Zealand Exporters

Sunday, 28 April 2024, 5:17 pm | Environmental Defence Society

“Our exporters should, therefore, be deeply concerned that the Fast-track Approvals Bill was not assessed for consistency with any of our free trade commitments prior to being introduced to the House,” says Gary Taylor, Chief Executive of the Environmental ... More >>

NZCTU Welcomes Corporate Manslaughter Bill Introduction

Sunday, 28 April 2024, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions

NZCTU President Richard Wagstaff is calling on all political parties to support the new Member’s Bill from Labour’s workplace relations and safety spokesperson Camilla Belich MP that would ensure negligent companies are held accountable when their employees ... More >>

Iranian Solidarity Group New Zealand Condemns Toomaj Salehi's Death Sentence And The New Aggressive War On Women

Saturday, 27 April 2024, 6:16 am | Iranian Solidarity Group Aotearoa NZ

Toomaj and his resistance to tyranny through his songs have become an icon for the youth of Iran, so his sentence has hit the nation hard. Toomaj Salehi is not the first artist to pay the price for standing with the people. More >>

Te Rūnanga O Ngāti Whātua Welcomes Commissioner's Decision Regarding Awataha Marae

Friday, 26 April 2024, 12:53 pm | Te Runanga o Ngati Whatua

The Commissioner's decision validates the longstanding efforts of the local community and ensures that Awataha Marae will be managed to serve the needs of the local community, particularly for hosting tangihanga. More >>

Oranga Tamariki Axes Specialist Māori Roles, Weakens Commitment To Te Ao Māori

Friday, 26 April 2024, 9:10 am | Public Service Association

The PSA is shocked that Oranga Tamariki has used the cost cutting drive to downgrade its commitment to Te Ao Māori and remove many specialist Māori roles. More >>

Aotearoa Party Merges With Rock The Vote NZ Party And John Alcock Elected As Party Leader

Friday, 26 April 2024, 5:38 am | Rock the Vote NZ

Rock The Vote NZ, known for its advocacy for minor party unity and its role within the Freedoms NZ Coalition during the 2023 General Election, celebrates this merger as a strategic enhancement of its operational strength and outreach. More >>

David Seymour: Auckland Grammar School ANZAC Day Address

Thursday, 25 April 2024, 4:54 pm | ACT New Zealand

This speech was delivered to Auckland Grammar students, family, Old Boys, and staff on ANZAC Day 2024 by David Seymour ’97, MP for Epsom. More >>

Response To ANZAC Day Protests

Thursday, 25 April 2024, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand

ACT's Rural Communities and Veterans spokesman Mark Cameron responds to cancellations and protests of ANZAC Day commemorations in Wellington. He says, "These pitiful attempts to detract from ANZAC Day are not at all indicative of the feelings of mainstream ... More >>

Die In for Palestine Marks ANZAC day

Thursday, 25 April 2024, 1:43 pm | Peace Action Wellington

Pōneke based peace activists staged a silent protest at the ANZAC day service to highlight New Zealand’s complicity in war and genocide, and urge the government to take concrete steps to stop the genocide in Palestine. More >>

Governor-General's Anzac Day Dawn Service Address

Thursday, 25 April 2024, 11:03 am | Government House

With our collective remembrance, and steadfast belief in our common humanity, we strengthen our hope and resolve to do what we can to foster dialogue and understanding, and to heal divisions in our pursuit of peace. More >>

Angling-Conservation Group Sees Fast Track Bill As Undemocratic

Thursday, 25 April 2024, 10:33 am | New Zealand Federation of Freshwater Anglers

Principal reasons for the opposition is the loss of the public’s democratic right to have “a fair say” and the vital need for a government free from corruption, said Casey Cravens of Dunedin, president of the New Zealand Federation of Freshwater ... More >>

ANZAC Day Wreath Calls For No Future Deaths From AUKUS

Thursday, 25 April 2024, 7:40 am | Stop AUKUS

“Never again - No AUKUS” was the message of the wreath laid at this morning’s national ANZAC Day commemorative service at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park this morning by the Stop AUKUS group. More >>

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 >>