New National Executive member
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: New National Executive member
ASMS welcomes Bay of Plenty psychiatrist Dr Mark Lawrence (Te Rarawa, Te...
What happens to my job under Health NZ?
Source: Association of Salaried Medical Specialists – Press Release/Statement:
Headline: What happens to my job under Health NZ?
On July 1st, DHBs will be disestablished and...
Virus-hit prisons still full of human rights defenders, as attacks continue
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Governments who were lauded for releasing prisoners in response to COVID-19 outbreaks have excluded human rights defenders from the measures and...
Amnesty International India halts its work on upholding human rights in India due to...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to Amnesty International India’s bank accounts being frozen by the Enforcement Directorate, an investigative agency of the Government in India,...
NZ Fertility Rate Is At All-Time Low
Source: Family First
Media Release 10 August 2020New Zealand’s total fertility rate has reached an all-time low, with an average of 1.71 children per woman...
Solomon Islands: Total Facebook ban over criticism of government is brazen attack on freedom...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Responding to the Solomon Islands government’s plan to ban Facebook because of the posting of alleged abusive or defamatory comments against...
USA: New Amnesty International report details ongoing human rights violations at Guantánamo Bay detention...
Source: Amnesty International NZ
Amnesty International has released a new report highlighting ongoing and historic human rights violations at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, as detentions there...
Save the Children – Deeply concerned about the situation of children in Myanmar after...
Source: Save The Children
Responding to the events of this week in Myanmar, CEO of Save the Children Inger Ashing said:
“The events of last week...
Corrections acted unlawfully in trying to ‘break’ prisoner – Amnesty International
Source: Amnesty International NZ
An Auckland judge has laid down a thundering assessment of Corrections’ treatment of a prisoner at Auckland Region Women’s Prison. Mihi Bassett is yet to...
International women’s day? How are the worst off mothers and their kids doing?
Source: Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
So today is International womens day. Before we celebrate, spare a thought for the mothers stuck under the lowest...
Highly paid Hamilton councillor does not need even more childcare perks
Source: Taxpayers Union
17 MARCH 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE“A councillor paid $92,000 does not need a top-up for childcare,” says New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Jordan Williams. “When the...
What taxes will the Government cut to offset its new revenue?
Source: Taxpayers Union
26 MARCH 2021FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to cut taxes to offset new revenue from its changes...
