Forest & Bird calls for agency overhaul on eve of threatened species summit
On the eve of a government Threatened Species Summit, Forest & Bird is calling for an overhaul of key government…
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NZ civil society team heads to UN for nuclear weapons ban negotiations – New Zealand Peace Foundation
Four New Zealanders representing civil society will be at the United Nations in New York next month, to help negotiate…
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Call for UN Nation States to be Earth trustees – University of Auckland
An environmental law expert and academic from the University of Auckland is calling for the United Nations to adopt the…
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Non-religious group renews call for repeal of NZ’s outdated blasphemy law – Humanist Society
The Humanist Society today renewed calls to repeal New Zealand’s outdated blasphemy law. The group cites the blasphemy investigation by…
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Nothing new in Ruataniwha review – Greenpeace
The review of the Ruataniwha irrigation dam confirms Greenpeace New Zealand’s view that the dam will pollute local rivers, heighten…
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Forest & Bird warns Government could use draconian new powers to push through coal mining
Forest & Bird is warning that draconian new powers the government has given itself under the Resource Management Act, or…
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West Papuan leader Benny Wenda In New Zealand
Interest is high in the forthcoming visit of Benny Wenda, charismatic spokesperson for the United Liberation Movement for West Papua…
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The detention of a cargo of phosphate rock destined for New Zealand from occupied Western Sahara
Sydney, Australia (8 May 2017). On Monday May 1, the government of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (the SADR) and…
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Will Joyce’s Working for Families changes be enough? – CPAG
Budget 2017 must significantly step up the level of income support for low-income families to prevent an escalation in child…
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The Charter School Performance Cover Up – Save Our Schools NZ
The cover up of the true picture of student achievement in charter schools continued today with the belated release of…