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Two-Thirds Of New Zealanders Support Retaining Public Ownership And Control Of Public Assets
Friday, 9 October 2026, 7:39 am | Joint Press Release
Less than one-third of respondents (31%) agreed with the statement that the Government should be willing to sell some public assets to reduce Government debt. More >>
Electoral Commission Must Not Unlawfully Suspend General Election Campaigning
Tuesday, 6 October 2026, 5:06 pm | Joint Press Release
The uncertainty created by the Government’s handling of the electoral timetable is unfairly disadvantaging challenger parties. More >>
Port Inquiry Report Underscores Lyttelton Port Expansion Risks
Tuesday, 29 September 2026, 3:51 pm | Joint Press Release
Rail and Maritime Transport Union Lyttelton Port Branch Secretary Mark Wilson says LPC likely ignored these factors in its business case. More >>
New Report Exposes How An Indigenous Conservation Initiative Was Undermined As Logging Returned To Sarawak’s Upper Baram
Thursday, 27 August 2026, 5:30 pm | Joint Press Release
The report raises serious questions about the responsibilities of the Sarawak and Malaysian governments, international institutions, and timber supply chains. More >>
Israel Has No Place Training New Zealand Teachers About Genocide
Monday, 17 August 2026, 7:33 am | Joint Press Release
Palestine Forum chair Maher Nazzal says the proposal is deeply inappropriate and raises serious questions about the independence and integrity of New Zealand's education system. More >>
Disability Representative Organisation And Legal Roundtable On NDIS (Securing The NDIS For Future Generations) Bill 2026
Friday, 7 August 2026, 4:19 pm | Joint Press Release
Participating Disability Representative Organisations and legal organisations were united in their position that the Bill should not pass in its current form. More >>
Ngāti Rangi And DOC Call For Caution In Protection Of Kiwi
Thursday, 6 August 2026, 3:45 pm | Joint Press Release
DOC Principal Ranger Serena Taylor said just last week an adult male kiwi was heard calling on Te Ara Mangawhero, just off the Mountain Road. More >>
Port Unions Welcome Rejection Of Lyttelton Port Lease Proposal
Thursday, 30 July 2026, 4:26 pm | Joint Press Release
MUNZ Lyttelton Branch Secretary Gerard Loader says the decision is a critical win for workers and the broader community who rely on a publicly owned port. More >>
Green Light For Fossil Fuels A Backwards Step For New Zealand’s Energy Future
Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 2:50 pm | Joint Press Release
WWF-New Zealand Interim CEO, Abbie Reynolds, said offshore oil and gas exploration is being sold as an answer to energy security and cost-of-living pressures, but the reality doesn’t stack up. More >>
A Funding Crisis In The Arts!
Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 4:44 pm | Joint Press Release
Creative New Zealand has been singularly inept in raising the amount of money earmarked for the arts. More >>
Bebbo Pacific: Bringing Free Parenting Support Designed For Families In Fiji
Friday, 3 July 2026, 2:28 pm | Joint Press Release
In Fiji, children aged 0 to 4 make up around nine per cent of the population, with thousands of families navigating the challenges of raising young children each year. More >>
ONE YEAR ON – From A River Of Wastewater To A Community Calling For Change
Saturday, 27 June 2026, 5:38 pm | Joint Press Release
We want confidence that the people responsible for serving the community are prepared to step up and protect it. It is time to step up. It is time to listen. It is time to act for the community. More >>
Open Letter Of Support For Rakesh Naidoo
Friday, 12 June 2026, 4:15 pm | Joint Press Release
Many of us have worked alongside him in challenging situations and have witnessed first-hand his commitment to serving all New Zealanders and strengthening relationships across communities. More >>
Protest Action Saturday Against Public Service Cuts
Thursday, 21 May 2026, 4:35 pm | Joint Press Release
Protest march on Parliament from Civic Square by concerned citizens of Wellington When: 1pm Saturday 23rd May Where: Civic Square, then marching up Lambton Quay and ending at Parliament grounds We believe the public service cuts will kill Wellington, ... More >>
Queenstown Business Leaders Investigate Whoosh Community Transport Solution
Sunday, 17 May 2026, 9:41 pm | Joint Press Release
A group of Queenstown business leaders have joined forces to undertake a feasibility study and consenting pathway for Whoosh, an electric transport solution to tackle the town’s congestion challenges. The consortium of leaders from NZSki, Remarkables ... More >>
Logging Operations Halted After Strong Indigenous Resistance In Upper Baram
Thursday, 15 January 2026, 1:55 pm | Joint Press Release
Penan Community of Sawa Ali Forces Temporary Stop to Borneoland Timber Resources’ Logging Activities. More >>
Class Action Filed Against Transpower And Omexom Following Massive Northland Power Failure
Thursday, 27 November 2025, 7:15 pm | Joint Press Release
Compensation sought for negligent power outage estimated to have cost businesses tens of millions of dollars. More >>
Hāmama Returns Home
Wednesday, 26 November 2025, 5:32 pm | Joint Press Release
Carved in the 1870s–1880s, the tekoteko once stood proudly at the apex of Huriwhenua, the whare rūnanga that stood at Kahotea, at Rānana on the Whanganui River. More >>
‘Unjust’ Rates Hike - Call On Auckland Council To Address Inequitable Burden On Rural Residential Communities
Friday, 8 August 2025, 7:08 pm | Joint Press Release
This substantial hike is due to a disproportionate increase in the general rate for properties classified as rural residential. More >>
Morningside & Mt Albert Whānau Call Community To Action Against ECE Cuts
Monday, 4 August 2025, 7:49 pm | Joint Press Release
This family-friendly protest is part of a nationwide day of action opposing the Government’s proposed funding cuts to early childhood education. More >>
