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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: TPPA not a Dunne deal
Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 1:10 pm | ActionStation
As the US election looms large, the Government is trying to drive the TPPA ratification through it’s final stages in Parliament with the Committee of the whole House occurring later today. More >>
New Zealanders get answers to McCully-Saudi sheep deal
Wednesday, 2 November 2016, 2:40 pm | ActionStation
Today the Auditor-General handed down the results of a full investigation into a deal that saw Foreign Minister Murray McCully hand over $11.5 million taxpayer dollars to a Saudi sheep farming magnate. This investigation was initiated in response to ... More >>
New Zealanders don’t want to profit from war
Monday, 17 October 2016, 3:05 pm | ActionStation
A theatre performance illustrating how Kiwi’s savings are being turned into weapons of war will accompany the delivery tomorrow of a petition signed by more than 12,800 New Zealanders. More >>
People’s review of the public mental health system launches
Monday, 5 September 2016, 11:00 am | ActionStation
Today marks the start of an innovative and powerful project aimed at improving New Zealand’s public mental health system by letting those within the system share their stories online. More >>
Government must act on Shewan Review recommendations
Monday, 27 June 2016, 4:59 pm | ActionStation
Press Release: Government must act on Shewan Review recommendations - ActionStation Monday 27 July, 2016 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More >>
Small, delayed refugee quota increase deeply disappointing
Monday, 13 June 2016, 3:05 pm | ActionStation
Members of community group ActionStation say the Government’s decision not to increase New Zealand’s refugee quota for two years is deeply disappointing. More >>
Skyplane to fly over All Blacks game tonight
Sunday, 12 June 2016, 7:16 pm | ActionStation
In anticipation of World Refugee Day (June 20th), community organisation ActionStation have crowdfunded a skyplane to fly over the All Blacks game at Eden Park this evening with a banner that says, ‘It’s time to double the refugee quota’. More >>
WINZ debt can and should be wiped
Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 4:41 pm | ActionStation
After today accepting a petition from ActionStation member Kyle MacDonald calling on her to wipe WINZ emergency housing debt, the Minister for Social Development Anne Tolley informed ActionStation that changes to the current policy will be brought ... More >>
Petition calling on Government to wipe emergency housing debt
Tuesday, 24 May 2016, 3:12 pm | ActionStation
On Wednesday morning members of community campaigning group ActionStation will meet the Minister for Social Development Anne Tolley to present a petition calling on the Government to forgive debt incurred by people seeking emergency housing support ... More >>
Poll shows Govt seen to be handling tax haven issue “poorly”
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 5:12 pm | ActionStation
Community campaigning group ActionStation says the Government needs to act to close loopholes that have allowed New Zealand to become a tax haven. The group today released UMR polling data showing more than half of New Zealanders are concerned about New ... More >>
10 metre long TPPA petition delivered to Parliament today
Thursday, 14 April 2016, 1:41 pm | ActionStation
A 10 metre long petition that has been signed by more than 72,000 New Zealanders opposed to the ratification of the TPPA was delivered to Parliament today, as the final rounds of public submissions to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Select ... More >>
ActionStation statement on support for refugee quota
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 3:07 pm | ActionStation
Marianne Elliott, spokesperson for ActionStation has the following statement to make in regard to announcements by the Labour, Green and United Future parties at a petition delivery today that they officially support the doubling of the refugee quota; More >>
20,000 call on Minister to double refugee quota
Thursday, 31 March 2016, 1:35 pm | ActionStation
Today, ActionStation, Avaaz and Doing Our Bit handed over a petition of 20,546 signatures calling on the Minister of Immigration, Michael Woodhouse, to double New Zealand’s refugee quota. The organisations are calling for the refugee quota to be doubled ... More >>
Actionstation Welcomes New Mental Health Funding
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 9:15 am | ActionStation
The announcement by the Government of an extra $20 million in new funding for mental health services over the next three years is being welcomed by ActionStation. 10,000 members of the group signed a petition calling for the Minister of Health, Jonathan ... More >>
Protesters project giant message onto SkyCity
Friday, 5 February 2016, 9:09 am | ActionStation
Community organisations representing more than five and a half million people around the world have united to take joint action and express global opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, as Trade Ministers sign the deal at SkyCity in Auckland. More >>
Petition calls for fully funded sexual violence support
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, 12:40 pm | ActionStation
Petition calls on government to fully fund sexual violence support services Tuesday 24 November 2015 - for immediate release More >>
Minister's Plan not enough to curb children's health crisis
Tuesday, 20 October 2015, 12:32 pm | ActionStation
More than 6000 New Zealanders have called on the Minister of Health to limit the marketing of junk food and high sugar drinks, saying the Minister’s childhood obesity plan is not enough to curb the children's health crisis in our country. More >>
Will You Join Us To Stand With Refugees Tonight?
Thursday, 10 September 2015, 11:25 am | ActionStation
At 6pm tonight thousands of New Zealanders, all across the country, will observe a minute of silence. More >>
Thousands Demand Key Debate TPPA Expert on National TV
Thursday, 20 August 2015, 3:10 pm | ActionStation
More than 12,000 Kiwis are demanding that PM John Key and Tim Groser debate a democratically-elected TPPA expert in a nationally televised event, after the Prime Minister dismissed the more than 25,000 people who protested over the weekend, and the 100,000 people who ... More >>
Investigation into Saudi Sheep deal welcomed - ActionStation
Wednesday, 19 August 2015, 7:24 am | ActionStation
ActionStation welcomes the news that an inquiry is to be launched into the controversial ‘Saudi Sheep’ deal after over 10,000 of its members called on the Auditor-General to investigate the deal. More >>
