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Our mission is to tautoko (support) and whakamana (uplift) everyday New Zealanders to act together in powerful and coordinated ways to create what we cannot achieve on our own: a society, economy and democracy that serves all of us - everyday people and Papatūānuku, the planet we love.
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ActionStation Stands In Solidarity With Welfare Protests
Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 5:24 pm | ActionStation
Photo Credit: Evan Dubisky ActionStation Campaigner Ruby Powell says the organisation stands in solidarity with protests about government inaction on poverty held in Wellington and Auckland today. “For too long people in this government have chosen to ignore ... More >>
10,000 Strong Petition Calls For Government To Give Māori Wards A Fair Go
Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 8:08 am | ActionStation
ActionStation and Te Rōpū Tautoko Māori will deliver two petitions in support of Māori wards today at midday. The petitions will be presented in a public event to Labour MP Tāmati Coffey. The petitions have been signed by over 10,000 people ... More >>
NGOs To Government: Benefits Must Be Increased By Christmas
Monday, 9 November 2020, 8:43 am | ActionStation
ActionStation is one of 53 NGOs who are calling on the government to raise benefit rates before Christmas via an open letter launched this morning. The NGOs have signed an open letter addressed to PM Jacinda Ardern, Minister for Social Development Carmel ... More >>
Labour Commit To Benefit Increases And Individualisation, National Commit To Nothing
Thursday, 17 September 2020, 9:20 am | ActionStation
Organisers of Enough for All election forum last night, say they were pleasantly surprised to hear Andrew Little commit Labour to increasing benefit levels and ensuring everyone, no matter their relationship status, can access benefits entitlements. ... More >>
ActionStation Joins Call Against Planned Income Support Cuts
Friday, 4 September 2020, 5:30 pm | ActionStation
ActionStation has joined Child Poverty Action Group and Auckland Action Against Poverty in urging the government to extend the Winter Energy Payment period beyond the planned end date of October 1. “This year Winter Energy Payments for all beneficiaries ... More >>
95,000 Support Rent And Housing Relief In Petition Delivery
Thursday, 2 April 2020, 1:34 pm | ActionStation
WHAT: An online delivery event for two petitions with a combined 95,000 signatures. The petitions call for a number of changes including for the New Zealand Government to suspend rent and mortgage payments, and to buy unoccupied homes for the homeless. ... More >>
Changes to Oranga Tamariki welcomed by petitioners
Thursday, 7 November 2019, 8:34 pm | ActionStation
The community action group that brought the petition for a complete overhaul of Oranga Tamariki to Parliament in July welcome the changes announced by the ministry today. More >>
Government underfunding of sexual violence prevention harms
Tuesday, 30 April 2019, 9:22 am | ActionStation
Government underfunding of sexual violence prevention, support and education is harming New Zealanders, says new report More >>
6,500 make joint submission for gun law reform to go further
Thursday, 4 April 2019, 10:59 am | ActionStation
In less than 24 hours more than 6,500 people have added their support to a joint submission on the Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Bill calling for gun law reform to go further. More >>
Petitioners welcome gun law reform announcement
Thursday, 21 March 2019, 6:57 pm | ActionStation
At 11.30am on Thursday, Wellingtonian Nik Green, Industrial Designer Brad Knewstubb and mum of three Hannah Clarke presented their combined 70,000-strong petitions to Parliament for a ban on semi-automatic weapons and greater firearm advertising regulations. More >>
Huge public support for ban on semi automatic weapons
Monday, 18 March 2019, 12:54 pm | ActionStation
Thousands of New Zealanders are supporting the call for an urgent ban on semi-automatic weapons in response to the tragic events of Friday. More >>
Billboard at parliament International Women’s Day breakfast
Friday, 8 March 2019, 11:24 am | ActionStation
A billboard has been placed outside the International Women’s Day breakfast at parliament this morning calling for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to “Tell Grant [Robertson] to fully fund sexual violence prevention and support services in Budget ... More >>
Report calls for action to address harassment online
Monday, 18 February 2019, 9:10 am | ActionStation
A comprehensive new report from ActionStation launched Monday examines the harm that unmoderated and under-regulated online platforms are causing New Zealanders. More >>
New survey reveals huge support for legalising cannabis
Thursday, 24 January 2019, 1:56 pm | ActionStation
In a new survey of over 6,000 New Zealanders 81 percent of people said they would like to see cannabis legalised. More >>
ActionStation welcomes Mental Health and Addiction Report
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 2:49 pm | ActionStation
Thousands of ActionStation members took part in the Inquiry this year to ask for a system change in the way our country promotes mental health, with a focus on wellbeing and community solutions and a wider range of service options. More >>
New report on people’s experiences of welfare
Friday, 9 November 2018, 11:22 am | ActionStation
Between 18 and 31 October 2018, 267 people contributed their perspectives, insights and experiences of the welfare system through a 17-question online survey hosted by ActionStation. The survey findings show an overwhelming trend of negative experiences ... More >>
More ambition needed in plan to support te reo Māori
Monday, 1 October 2018, 4:13 pm | ActionStation
A people-powered report released today is pushing the government to be more ambitious in its five year plan for supporting te reo Māori to flourish. More >>
Fundraiser launched for filmmakers’ defence fund
Monday, 18 June 2018, 3:34 pm | ActionStation
Community campaigning organisation ActionStation have launched a Givealittle fundraising campaign in support of filmmaker and mum Renae Maihi. More >>
Walk the talk in ending sexual violence
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 9:03 am | ActionStation
More than 100 survivors, students, and helping professionals have signed an open letter to the Government calling for greater investment in preventing, reducing, treating and ending sexual violence. More >>
Wellington urged to be declared sexual violence free
Wednesday, 23 May 2018, 9:00 am | ActionStation
130 members of the ActionStation community are asking Wellington City Council to make ending sexual violence a number one priority in their 10 year plan. More >>
