More than an inflation adjusted catch-up to Working for Families needed to shift dial on child poverty
The Working for Families package is an important source of income for the support of children in low-income families, but…
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Living Wage rises to $23.65 an hour in September as more employers join the over 300 in the Living Wage Movement
Workers on the Living Wage are set to gain an extra 90 cents an hour from 1 September this year…
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The Daily Blog Open Mic – 3rd April 2022
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day. Moderation rules are…
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Migrant Lives Matter – Protest/Vigil
Not only are the migrants continuing to campaign for better rights, but they are also fighting the injustice dished out…
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Wellington City Mission Celebrates Benefit Boost – Wellington City Mission
The Wellington City Missioner, Murray Edridge says for many Wellingtonians doing it tough, the arrival of today’s benefit boost will…
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NZNO Welcomes Living Wage Increase
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation, Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) welcomes today’s announced Living Wage increase to $23.65. It…
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Fairer Future: Government Needs To Go Further With Benefit Increases – ActionStation
The Fairer Future collaboration is calling on the Labour-led Government to increase income support rates further to catch up with…
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Government Celebrates While Ignoring The Reality Of 400,000 Students – NZ Union of Students’ Associations
The New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) believes that today’s speech by the Prime Minister celebrating a $25 increase…
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Jewish Council Calls NZers Antisemitic For Holding Views Consistent With The World’s Leading Human Rights Organisations – Alternative Jewish Voices
The NZ Jewish Council has released a survey which calls hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders antisemitic for expressing views…
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Maori Authority Asks The President Of The Australian Human Rights Commission To Intervene On 501 Deportees
The Chairman of the National Maori Authority, Matthew Tukaki, has today written to the President of the Australian Rights Commission,…