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Solidarity With Māori

Friday, 9 February 2024, 11:53 am | DANZ

We offer this statement of solidarity with Māori to position ourselves counter to the government’s undermining actions. The way forward requires a government who trusts Māori and their vision for a healthy future. As Kara Puketapu-Dentice ... More >>

Government has negotiated itself into a corner over ETS auction

Friday, 15 December 2023, 7:26 pm | DANZ

If the coalition government wants a “strong and stable ETS”, as the Minister for Climate Change has recently stated , the price of petrol and diesel will rise, causing inflation and public disapproval, according to Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand ... More >>

Government Has Negotiated Itself Into A Corner Over ETS Auction

Tuesday, 12 December 2023, 4:21 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand

If the coalition government wants a “strong and stable ETS”, as the Minister for Climate Change has recently stated , the price of petrol and diesel will rise, causing inflation and public disapproval, according to Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand ... More >>

Petition for implementing an effective fossil fuel reduction scheme in NZ

Monday, 4 December 2023, 5:56 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand

Given the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a group is calling for the investigation of a more effective approach than the current Emissions Trading Scheme. Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) will present its petition with 722 signatures ... More >>

Renewables – Almost Impossible In A Growing Economy

Monday, 18 September 2023, 7:35 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand

Hydrolakes in Aotearoa/New Zealand have had many years of low rainfall, but it is now happening more frequently. In dry years we revert to coal generation, making the transition to renewables harder. When New Zealand hydroelectricpower stations ... More >>

Upcoming Conference Explores A Future Beyond Growth

Sunday, 10 September 2023, 9:43 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand

New Zealand is hosting its first conference on degrowth next weekend, entitled Beyond Growth Aotearoa. This two-day conference will run over 16 – 17 September, and will feature online presentations by French degrowth scholar Timothee Parrique and US-based ... More >>

Planned Obsolescence Legislation Should Be An Easy Win For The Degrowth Movement

Saturday, 26 August 2023, 5:47 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand

The degrowth movement is a global movement that advocates for a transition to a less consumerist and more sustainable way of life. One of the key tenets of the degrowth movement is opposition to planned obsolescence. Planned obsolescence is the practice ... More >>

Commercial Banks’ Dangerous Power Over Business Investment

Tuesday, 22 August 2023, 4:58 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand

The power of banks to create money as interest-bearing debt has a dangerous influence on the global economy. By allowing commercial banks to do this, we give them the power to decide what resources are mined, manufactured, and grown. And because they ... More >>

Labouring For A Better, Not Bigger Future

Wednesday, 9 August 2023, 2:45 pm | Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand

By Sahra Kress “Our hope can only ever be as strong as our struggle”1.  I am writing about the future from my position as a midwife, for two reasons. I am passionately concerned about the future of every child I deliver. Also, being intimately More >>

DANZ Presents Exciting New Social Media Takeover Season

Monday, 18 May 2020, 3:45 pm | DANZ

Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) is excited to be launching its new Social Media Takeover Season this week, kicking off twelve weeks of creative inspiration and sharing from New Zealand dance artists practising across a range of genres. At a time when ... More >>

Olivia O’Brien Announced as DANZ Dance Residency Recipient

Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 12:38 pm | DANZ

Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ), has selected Olivia O’Brien as the recipient of the 2019 DANZ Dance Residency at The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Christchurch. The residency is being delivered for the first time in Christchurch by DANZ in partnership ... More >>

Happy homecoming for 2019 Māori Dance Residency recipient

Monday, 7 October 2019, 1:28 pm | DANZ

Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ), has selected Sophie Williams (Te Arawa, Ngāpuhi), as the recipient of the 2019 Te Kanikani Whakamātau/Māori Dance Residency. The residency is being delivered for the first time in Rotorua by DANZ in partnership ... More >>

DANZ Announces 2019 Dance Residencies

Monday, 2 September 2019, 11:40 am | DANZ

Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) is delighted to be announcing two dance residencies in October and November of this year. DANZ will offer the Māori Dance Residency (Te Kanikani Whakamātau) in partnership with Lakes Performing Arts Company (LPAC) ... More >>

New Zealand Dance Week 2019: Dancing Around the Country

Wednesday, 27 March 2019, 1:27 pm | DANZ

New Zealand Dance Week (NZDW) returns in 2019 from 27 April – 5 May with a growing programme of dance activity taking place around the country. More >>

Developing Dance in Dunedin with Hip Hop Champs

Friday, 12 October 2018, 2:56 pm | DANZ

Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ), the national support organisation for dance in Aotearoa, are proud to be offering Dunedin the chance to dance with and learn from two champion dance artists. More >>

Tru Paraha is the 2018 Māori Choreolab Recipient

Thursday, 9 August 2018, 4:57 pm | DANZ

DANZ Announces Tru Paraha as the 2018 Māori Choreolab Recipient Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) has selected Tru Paraha as the 2018 Māori Choreolab: Te Kanikani Whakamātau recipient. Supported by DANZ and with funding from Foundation North, ... More >>

DANZ gets Christchurch dancing for NZ Dance Week

Wednesday, 11 April 2018, 10:12 am | DANZ

From 21-29 April 2018 dancers and dance lovers across New Zealand will be making movement and celebrating the annual New Zealand Dance Week (NZDW). More >>

Democrats Abroad New Zealand – Conversations on Gun Violence

Thursday, 22 February 2018, 11:14 am | DANZ

AUCKLAND - DANZ is an official country committee of Democrats Abroad, and we strive to provide Americans abroad a Democratic voice in our government and elect Democratic candidates by mobilizing the overseas vote. This year’s Annual General Meeting ... More >>

Celebrating Dance in All Its Forms

Thursday, 21 December 2017, 12:37 pm | DANZ

From 21-29 April 2018 dancers and dance lovers across New Zealand will be making movement and celebrating the annual New Zealand Dance Week (NZDW). More >>

Shona Dunlop MacTavish’s legacy dances on

Thursday, 9 November 2017, 12:30 pm | DANZ

New Zealand is alive with dance; from children learning ballet in small community halls, to cultural groups enlivening festivals and celebrations, to hip-hop dancers in the street, to groups and individuals perfoming on the world stage – dance is ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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