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Climate Change Petition Presented to Parliament
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 12:25 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
The Kiwis for 350 climate change petition to the House of Representatives was presented at Parliament on Monday, hours before the start of the UN climate change summit underway in Copenhagen, Denmark. More >>
Caritas Breaks Quarter Million in Tsunami Appeal
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 12:47 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Four weeks after the devastating tsunami that killed almost 200 hundred people in Samoa, American Samoa and Tonga, Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has received more than $250,000 in a generous response from New Zealanders giving to the relief effort. More >>
Caritas Appeals for Tsunami Relief in the Pacific
Thursday, 1 October 2009, 1:43 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged $25,000 towards relief efforts in response to the earthquake and tsunami in the central Pacific on Wednesday (NZT). It is appealing for donations to help relief and recovery following the devastation that has affected ... More >>
Caritas NZ Pledges $25,000 to Philippines Flooding
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 3:10 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is contributing NZ$25,000 towards relief efforts in the Philippines following massive flooding and landslides in and around the capital Manila. Caritas Director Mike Smith says, “Our Caritas partner in the Philippines ... More >>
Speech: Lesley-Anne Knight in Wellington
Monday, 21 September 2009, 3:38 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Attached is a copy of a speech given in Wellington on 18 September by Caritas Internationalis Secretary General Lesley-Anne Knight to an audience of about 65 people. More >>
Head of Caritas Internationalis to visit NZ
Wednesday, 2 September 2009, 9:16 am | Caritas Aotearoa
The head of one of the world’s largest humanitarian networks is visiting Wellington, New Zealand on 18-19 September and available for media interviews. Lesley-Anne Knight is Secretary General of Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 164 Catholic ... More >>
child discipline referendum will not give clarity
Wednesday, 15 July 2009, 5:26 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Catholic social justice agency Caritas says the upcoming referendum on child discipline will not provide clarity on the issue. “Funding for the referendum could have been better used on family education,” says Director Mike Smith. Caritas supports the ... More >>
Reconciliation Foreshadowed in F&S Review report
Monday, 6 July 2009, 5:30 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Catholic social justice agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand welcomes the Ministerial Review Panel’s Foreshore and Seabed Review report as a practical and pragmatic approach to one of the most divisive issues of recent years, which gives an opportunity ... More >>
God Walks with Today’s Refugees
Thursday, 4 June 2009, 5:28 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas resources prepared for the Day of Prayer for Refugees and Migrants (June 21) remind us that God has always walked alongside refugees and continues to do so today. The Day of Prayer was established by New Zealand’s Catholic Bishops to remember ... More >>
Budget 2009: how will the poorest fare?
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 10:39 am | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has both reservations and relief over the government’s 2009 Budget. Caritas Director Michael Smith said that the Budget was delivered in a time of high economic uncertainty. “The speed with which Budget surpluses have ... More >>
Conversation required over Foreshore and Seabed
Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 9:36 am | Caritas Aotearoa
The Foreshore and Seabed Act of 2004 was the greatest breach of the Treaty of Waitangi in modern times, says Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand. The Catholic agency for justice, peace and development says the Act should be repealed, in its submission to the Ministerial ... More >>
NZ - Sharpen Up on Human Rights
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 5:02 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Catholic social justice agency Caritas is looking for New Zealand to sharpen up its human rights record at home, as the government’s performance is put under the spotlight by the United Nations (UN) today. Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is looking for better ... More >>
Refocusing Aid – Will the Poor be Lost From View?
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 4:37 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Catholic aid and development agency Caritas is deeply disappointed that the government has reintegrated government aid agency NZAID back into the Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry, and shifted its prime focus from poverty elimination to sustainable economic ... More >>
Caritas Pledges Support for People of Sri Lanka
Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 5:03 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged NZ$50,000 to support civilian victims in Sri Lanka’s civil war, as the government closes in on Tamil Tiger rebels in the north. Caritas Director Mike Smith says the funds will contribute to a Caritas Internationalis ... More >>
NZ Should Follow Aus - Support Indigenous Rights
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 10:36 am | Caritas Aotearoa
New Zealand Should Follow Australia’s Lead in Supporting Indigenous Rights Declaration The New Zealand government should follow Australia’s lead in declaring support for the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, says Caritas, the Catholic ... More >>
McCully Misleads over Aid “Review”
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 4:49 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Development agencies Christian World Service (CWS) and Caritas say it’s time for Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully to come clean on the “Clayton’s review”* of government aid agency NZAID. There needs to be a frank and open dialogue with ... More >>
Caritas Seeks To Be Heard On Overseas Aid Policy
Friday, 27 March 2009, 9:23 am | Caritas Aotearoa
Catholic development agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is participating in Friday's multi-party summit on the future direction of New Zealand's overseas aid policy. More >>
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand
Friday, 13 February 2009, 12:40 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand says the Government’s transitional relief package for people made redundant is an admission that the welfare “safety net” is no longer adequate for many New Zealanders in their time of need. The Catholic social ... More >>
Caritas Pledges $50,000 for Gaza
Monday, 12 January 2009, 3:40 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
Catholic humanitarian agency Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has pledged an initial $50,000 to the Caritas response in Gaza. More >>
Caritas Calls For Uphold Of Indigenous Rights
Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 12:00 pm | Caritas Aotearoa
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Catholic social justice agency Caritas has joined Catholic bishops in calling on the government to support the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous ... More >>
