NZ farmers last remaining importers of conflict mineral? – Western Sahara Resource Watch
Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) today published its fifth annual overview of companies involved in the purchase and transport of…
Year: 2018
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Closing the Gap Submission to Government Tax Working Group – Closing The Gap
Submission to Government Tax Working Group Our Basic Submission Who we are and why are we doing this: We are…
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Kiwis to eat the same rations as Syrian refugees – Oxfam
This week marks the launch of the Ration Challenge, a fundraising initiative which will see thousands of Kiwis eat a…
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Deep flaw in report-back on social worker registration – Social Service Providers Aotearoa
Social Service Providers Aotearoa says the select committee’s report on mandatory social worker registration fails to meet the Bill’s fundamental…
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Call For Expanded Cannabis Decriminalisation – People Against Prisons Aotearoa
The Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Bill doesn’t go far enough, says criminal justice research group People Against Prisons…
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Final week for submissions on draft Terms of Reference – Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care has received over 200 submissions from the public on…
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BAS’ Vision for Beneficiaries (part 2): Benefit Levels
This is our second segment in our series of suggestions for the future based on our vast experience helping people…
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In support of Golriz Ghahraman
Golriz Ghahraman should be congratulated for her courageous outspokenness. In spite of myriad UN Security Council and General Assembly Resolutions, the Israel Lobby’s malevolent political influence among Western-allied states continues to contribute massively to Israel’s impunity. The lack of informed reporting by the mainstream news media regarding Palestine is also of great help to Israel. Protest is essential – silence is shameful.
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ANZAC Day – Lest we remember
The glorious war dead lie cold in the ground and must weep at our militarism and how their sacrifices have been twisted into continued justification for violence.
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Greens trash Labour’s chances in Northcote – with allies like this, who needs National?
The Greens running in the Northcote by-election is as counter productive as Clarke Gayford asking Deborah Hill Cone for a character reference.