Open letter to Prime Minister of New Zealand Re Political Prisoners in West Papua
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: West Papua Action Auckland
Open Letter to:
Rt Hon Jacinda AdernPrime MinisterRt Hon Winston PetersMinister of Foreign AffairsParliament BuildingsWellington
Dear Jacinda Ardern and Winston...
For a no-frills budget it was ‘surprisingly frilly’: 5 experts on Labour’s big pre-election...
Source: University of Waikato
Grant Robertson’s sixth budget was an exercise in threading various needles. Much of its substance had already been foreshadowed, and to...
Greenpeace – Cheeky Wellington billboards highlight government’s climate greenwash
Source: Greenpeace
22 September: The day before nationwide Climate Strikes, Greenpeace Aotearoa has erected three billboards across Wellington today in a bid to highlight the Government’s...
New Zealand condemns Russia’s annexation attempts
Source: New Zealand Government
New Zealand condemns unequivocally Russia’s attempts to illegally annex Russia-occupied regions of Ukraine, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
“We do not recognise...
Specialist alcohol and drug addiction services strengthened across New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Government
• New funding for four beds at Napier’s Springhill Residential Addiction Centre
• A new managed withdrawal home and community service, and...
Housing Crisis – Salvation Army report reveals housing crisis impacts on small town New...
Source: MIL-OSI SubmissionsSource: Salvation Army
The scarcity of mental health facilities, huge increases in house prices and a lack of infrastructure spending are taking the...
First Cabinet decision supports small business
Source: New Zealand Government
The first Cabinet decision of the new Labour Government is a three year extension of the Small Business Cashflow Loan Scheme,...
July 1 marks progress for workers, families
Source: New Zealand Government
More jobs and more family time with newborns are the centrepiece of a suite of Government initiatives coming into effect today.
July...
COVID-19 media conference — 14 February 2022 at 4pm
Source: Covid-19 New Zealand Government Announcements
14 Feb 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern provides an update on our response to COVID-19.
The COVID-19 media conference starts at...
Why NZ’s public sector wage freeze ignores the lessons of history
Source: University of Waikato
With the government facing a serious backlash over its public sector wage freeze policy, that sound you hear could be the...
Protesting during a pandemic: New Zealand’s balancing act between a long tradition of protests...
Source: University of Waikato
Several times this week, protesters have forced Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to abandon events aimed to support the COVID vaccination rollout.
Over...
The essentials of life under Coronavirus Covid lockdown
Source: Greenpeace New Zealand
Since 23.59 last Wednesday there’s been a lot of talk about what constitutes an essential service.
Is a bakery an essential service?...
