Call for zero bycatch after MPI admits 2016 a bad year for seabirds – Forest and Bird
Forest & Bird is calling on the Ministry of Primary Industries to set a zero bycatch target for seabird deaths…
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Elderly Tāmaki tenant vows to fight on – Tamaki Housing
The District Court’s judgement against Ioela (Niki) Rauti earlier today is not the end but only the beginning, say dozens…
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Social Investment priorities for a New Zealand where all children can flourish – CPAG
CPAG (Child Poverty Action Group) says that with a government election impending, it is crucial to bring in policies that…
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Court rules to evict elderly Tāmaki tenant
This afternoon the District Court ruled against elderly and sick social housing tenant Ioela ‘Niki’ Rauti. The judgment upholds the…
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“Sanitary hygiene products too expensive,” says CPAG
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) supports the call by Dr Sarah Donovan, from the University of Otago’s, Department of Public…
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Defection of ALCP President Abe Gray to The Opportunities Party (TOP)
The President of the Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Abe Gray has resigned his office to join The Opportunities Party (TOP). The…
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High Profile Dairy Cruelty Investigation Leads to Further Conviction – SAFE
Another slaughterhouse worker has finally been convicted following the 2015 dairy investigation by Farmwatch and SAFE that horrified New Zealanders…
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BREAKING: Greenpeace climbers prepare message above Beehive for US Secretary of State
Four Greenpeace climbers are preparing to hang a large banner from a crane next to the Beehive to protest the…
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Why do we give knighthoods to losers?
What has that man done to deserve a knighthood? Was it the pulling of ponytails? Was it the flag referendum? Was it the lies about mass surveillance? Was it the hundreds of thousands of our kids he left in poverty? Was it the failure of the housing market? Was it the exponential rise in electricity prices? Was it for running down the public health system? Was it for underfunding education? Was it for screwing the poor?
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Criminalising thoughts not the way to combat terrorism
Theresa May’s “enough is enough” declaration was splashed across the front pages of the British dailies after the latest shocking terrorist attack. “Enough is enough” is a sentiment that resonates with the public, but many Britons are concerned about the new counter-terrorism measures the British PM is proposing.