No Pride in Prisons condemns use of isolation in New Zealand prisons
Prisoner abolitionist organisation No Pride in Prisons is appalled by the findings of the Human Rights Commission’s report into the…
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Māori unionists mark Workers Memorial Day with call for iwi-union collaboration – CTU
Māori unionists mark Workers Memorial Day with call for iwi-union collaboration The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) Rūnanga, the body…
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Statement from Jordan Williams
Lawyers for Jordan Williams are appealing the judgment setting aside last year’s jury verdict in the Williams v Craig defamation…
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Nats’ housing policy fails to keep pace with population growth – Labour Party
Auckland got less than half the new houses it needed in the past year to keep up with record population…
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UN-funded report another reason to stop locking New Zealand children in police cells
Children’s Commissioner Andrew Becroft says a new United Nations-funded report is more compelling evidence why New Zealand should stop locking…
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Bail changes to blame for new billion dollar prison – Just Speak NZ
In 2013 criminal justice spending was falling and the Government was mulling over what to spend the money on. 3…
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Independent report highlights urgent need for action on seclusion and restraint practices – Human Rights Commission
A new independent report has outlined a number of serious concerns about New Zealand’s seclusion and restraint practices, says the…
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Focus on what journalists write not their ethnicity – Race Relations Commissioner
Race Relations Commissioner Susan Devoy says NZ First leader Winston Peters needs to focus on what is relevant. “We suggest…
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Hospitalisations linked to poverty must be reduced – Child Poverty Action Group
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) says that high rates of childhood bronchiectasis evidenced in the latest report from the Asthma…
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Minister Dunne accepts hundreds of postcards on refugee labels – ActionStation
Minister Peter Dunne today accepted over 800 postcards calling for convention refugees to have the same entitlements as quota refugees…