International NGOs welcome extra funding for famine in East Africa – Council for International Development
The Government has backed the public’s overwhelming response to the famine in East Africa, and increased funding to New Zealand’s…
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Mental Health Commissioner Calls for Decisive Action to Improve Mental Health Services
The country’s independent Mental Health Commissioner Kevin Allan called for decisive action to improve the country’s mental health and addiction…
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Greenpeace activists lock themselves inside Canterbury irrigation pipes
Greenpeace is bringing construction of an enormous irrigation scheme to a halt this morning. Environmental activists have stopped the laying…
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The post-truth World of Winstonomics – TOP
It is not unusual for policitians to make promises they can’t keep. In an attempt to restore some integrity and…
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TOP Calls Out Winston Peters on Pork Barrel Puffery
With election day, less than two months away The Opportunities Party is calling on disillusioned New Zealand voters from the…
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Ministry must front up over centre manager’s abuse of children – ChildForum
As early childhood centre manager Lynn Abraham, who smacked and force-fed children and washed a child’s mouth with soap is…
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Bad Tax Policy Feeding Inequality, Study Shows – Income Equality Aotearoa New Zealand
A new study from Oxfam shows the government’s failure to introduce fair taxes is a key cause of New Zealand’s…
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English ignores child refugees in favour of tax cuts – Doing Our Bit
The Prime Minister’s comments on not increasing the refugee quota because of jobs ignores the large number of children who…
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Bereaved mums ask politicians to have courage – YesWeCareNZ
Three mothers of young adults lost to suicide are calling on politicians to have the courage to end New Zealand’s…
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Greenpeace launches campaign to tackle “gut wrenching” plastic problem
Greenpeace is throwing its weight behind the campaign to ban plastic bags from New Zealand supermarkets. Today, the environmental group…