Who should pay for all the harm from alcohol? – Alcohol Action NZ
The question of who should pay for all the harm from alcohol is the theme of a one-day conference being hosted by Alcohol Action NZ in partnership with SHORE & Whariki Research Centre, Massey University, at Te Papa, tomorrow Wednesday, 15th August. Eight keynote speakers will explore the range of alcohol-related harms impacting on New […]
Read More →Māori Party rejects Labour MP’s blame game
The Māori Party is rejecting an explanation from Waiariki MP Tamati Coffey that the Pare Hauraki settlement was signed off by the previous government. “The record shows that former Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson said in Parliament in July 2018 that he would not sign a deal with the Hauraki Collective until all issues have […]
Read More →Waikato bus drivers strike over unsafe work conditions – First Union
Around 120 drivers from Hamilton, Otorohanga, and Te Awamutu will walk off the job tomorrow from 5:30am until midnight to show their frustration at low pay and bad work conditions. The drivers will gather for a picket outside the Hamilton Transport Centre from 7:30 am to 9:30 am and from 2:30 pm to 6 pm. […]
Read More →Winston Peters and trade talks questioned – Amnesty International
1500 people question why Winston Peters hasn’t spoken out against Saudi Arabia as NZ hosts trade talks Today Amnesty International delivered the voices of over 1500 people who took action urging Minister of Foreign Affairs, Winston Peters, to speak out in support of more than a dozen women in Saudi Arabia who have been unjustly […]
Read More →Government Urged to Review Glyphosate Based Herbicides – GE Free NZ
It is time to reevaluate the evidence and how Glyphosate Based Herbicides (GBH’s) are used in light of a ground breaking court case finding harm from the glyphosate based herbicide Roundup products. On 10 August 2018, the jury in San Francisco’s Superior Court of California found that Monsanto was liable to pay non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma sufferer, […]
Read More →Challenge to businesses to employ more refugees – Multicultural New Zealand
A visiting British economist has laid down a wero for New Zealand employers to overcome their psychological hurdles and employ more refugees. Philippe Legrain, author of the book Immigrants: Why Your Country Needs Them as well as articles for The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal, was the key note speaker at a Breakfast held […]
Read More →Prisoner pursuing case against Corrections has 9 boxes of documentation seized – People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Human rights organisation People Against Prisons Aotearoa says a prisoner they advocate for has had 9 boxes of legal documents seized from him just days before his case against the Department of Corrections was to be heard. The Judicial Review he is seeking is in response to what he says is years of deliberate obstruction […]
Read More →Government announces nationwide plastic bag ban – Our Seas Our Future
Our Seas Our Future supports the New Zealand Government’s decision to phase out plastic bags across the country in the next 12 months. Following the announcement on 10th August 2018, there will be a consultation period which will include options when the complete phase-out date should be and retailers that should be exempt. “New Zealand […]
Read More →Government work scheme risks becoming corporate subsidy – AAAP
The Government recently announced the Mana in Mahi scheme, which aims to subsidise employers taking in 18-24 year olds who have been on the benefit for six months. The scheme will subsidise employers the equivalent to the benefit, topping it up to at least the minimum wage. Auckland Action Against Poverty warns that the scheme […]
Read More →Plastic bag ban a win for people power and the oceans – Greenpeace
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Associate Minister of the Environment, Eugenie Sage have today announced a proposal to phase out single use plastic bags by 2019. Greenpeace is celebrating the Government’s announcement on single use plastic bags as “a win for people power and the first big step towards addressing marine plastic pollution”. “This could […]
Read More →AAAP calls on Housing Minister to act to protect tenants
Government work scheme risks becoming corporate subsidy The Government recently announced the Mana in Mahi scheme, which aims to subsidise employers taking in 18-24 year olds who have been on the benefit for six months. The scheme will subsidise employers the equivalent to the benefit, topping it up to at least the minimum wage. Auckland […]
Read More →Migrant groups welcome new immigration changes – First Union
Migrant groups welcome new immigration changes The Union Network of Migrants (UNEMIG) and Indian Workers Association (IWA) welcome the new immigration changes announced today. We made submissions on behalf of migrants and requested migrants to also do the same. We are glad that the government has listened to the most vulnerable voices and made further […]
Read More →FIRST Union welcomes Government probe into bus industry
Transport Minister Phil Twyford has announced a Government investigation into bus safety in New Zealand following three bus crashes within 10 days. He says the Ministry of Transport and the New Zealand Transport Agency will carry out the investigation. FIRST Union is relieved the Government is concerned about the industry, but has reservations regarding a […]
Read More →NZNO: Chief Executive releases detail of results
Chief Executive Memo Musa says, that in consultation with key NZNO staff, and following the conclusion of bargaining NZNO has made the decision to release the overall details of the DHB MECA ratification vote. As announced this Tuesday the ratification of the final offer was accepted by a significant majority of members covered by the […]
Read More →New apprenticeships programme an “excellent initiative” – E Tu
E tū, the largest private sector union in New Zealand, is celebrating the Government’s focus on apprenticeships in the ‘Mana in Mahi’ programme announced today. The new policy will help get young Kiwis into apprenticeships by subsidising wages paid to 18-24 year olds who have been on a benefit for six months or more. E […]
Read More →SAFE Wants Humane Treatment of Animals in Curriculum
SAFE calling for humane treatment of animals to be taught in schools following teenagers’ involvement in seal shooting. SAFE says four teenagers’ involvement in the shooting of a protected leopard seal near Dargaville shows a desperate need for compulsory animal education in schools. The animal was fatally shot in the face at Glinks Gully Beach […]
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