Solitary confinement in Australian youth prison – People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Solitary confinement in Australian youth prison mirrors problems at home NZ-based prisoner advocacy group People Against Prisons Aotearoa is outraged…
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1300 people write letters to stop Waikeria mega-prison – ActionStation
The Labour-led government are close to making a decision about whether or not to go ahead with building a new…
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Cyclists call for safer spaces – Cycling Action Network
A new survey from the Cycling Action Network reveals the biggest concern among more than a thousand cyclists is safety….
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Jonathan Colman resignation an insult – Gareth Morgan
National MP and former Minister of Health Jonathan Colman has decided to step down from his role as Northcote MP…
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Spies and Government need to Apologise to Our Community – Coromandel Watchdog
The environmental group Coromandel Watchdog of Hauraki is furious that emails reveal spy firm Thompson and Clark were trying to…
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England’s vow to tackle plastic pollution inspiring – Kiwi Bottle Drive
Zero-waste campaigners say they are excited to hear England is going to introduce a bottle deposit scheme and are calling…
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New campaign gears up fast to mobilise support – NZNO
New campaign gears up fast to mobilise support After the rejection of the latest DHB Nurses and Midwifery Multi Employer…
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$2.6 billion boost to the economy – Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
A report released today in Parliament by Hon Willie Jackson, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, BERL and Tokona Te Raki…
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Is the prison system working? – Sir Peter Gluckman Chief Science Advisor
Prison costs in New Zealand have risen over the past 30 years and particularly in the last 12 years at a rate that far exceeds of any other component of government expenditure. This is not due to an increasing crime rate but rather because of successive policies that have been implemented so as to be seen to be “tough on crime”.
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New President and National Executive for senior doctors’ union – ASMS
The senior doctors’ union has a new team at the helm. Ian Powell, Executive Director of the Association of Salaried…