Education Amendment Bill Passes: Urgency Sought For Partnership School Treaty Claim

The claim takes issue with the acts and omissions of the Crown in respect of the closure of Partnership Schools | Kura Hourua. More>>

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• NZ Govt - Bill makes for a stronger public education system
• National - Education Bill passed despite urgent treaty claim
• ACT - Labour sends Māori to the back of the charter school bus - Seymour Challenges MPs to Put Kids First
• PPTA - Repeal of charter school law welcomed by secondary teachers

Salvation Army Paper: Call For Public Housing Investment

To meet these future demands the report suggests the government needs to look beyond the private rental market and begin to invest heavily into home-ownership programmes and more public and social housing. More>>

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• University of Auckland - University lecture tackles housing crisis head-on
• NZ Taxpayers' Union - Home ownership subsidies should be rejected
• Fightback - Housing Accessibility and Human Rights
• Trademe - Wellington property prices reach new record
• Statistics NZ - Construction costs, rents, and rates rise - Stats NZ seeks views on what constitutes housing quality
• Robin Congdon - Rent increases likely if agenda continues
• NZ Treasury - Treasury’s 2017/18 year shaped by Living Standards Framework

Cull: Himalayan Tahr Control Operation Proceeding

“The target of controlling 10,000 Himalayan tahr over the next eight months remains. The revised plan provides for a staged control operation with increased reporting to the Tahr Liaison Group...” More>>

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• Department of Conservation - DOC releases Tahr Control Operational Plan

Health: Petitions To Fund Breast Cancer Drugs

Women marching to Parliament today, to present two petitions calling for Government funding of vital medicines, have 100% support from a coalition representing than 30 breast cancer organisations. More>>

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• National - Unions prioritised over medicines funding
• NZ Breast Cancer Foundation - Lack of funding “height of cruelty”
• Malcolm Mulholland - Women with advanced breast cancer demand what they need

Animal Welfare Advisory Committee: Report On Rodeo Practices Released

The independent committee that advises the Minister responsible for Animal Welfare, has today released a report on animal welfare in rodeos, together with advice to the Minister making recommendations to improve the welfare of the animals in rodeos. More>>

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• Greens - Rodeo report a disappointment and fails animals
• NZ Rodeo Cowboys Association - NZ Rodeo Welcomes NAWAC Rodeo Recommendations - NZ Rodeo confirms new animal welfare changes for new season
• SAFE - Toothless rodeo recommendations bowing to animal abusers - Whaitiri demotion leaves worrying gap
• Image March Animal Justice League - Activists Protest National Rodeo Finals