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Women Back Students’ Right To Unite!
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 2:45 pm | National Council of Women
“It isn’t broke”, so what is the Government intending “to fix” by supporting the Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill into law, questions the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ). More >>
CEDAW - Three Down, One to Go
Friday, 27 August 2010, 5:30 pm | National Council of Women
The third of four consultation modules produced for the NGO’s version of the CEDAW Report 2010 has today been released to stakeholders, reports the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ). More >>
NCWNZ welcomes ACC announcement but still cautious
Thursday, 12 August 2010, 5:16 pm | National Council of Women
The announcement by ACC, that it will provide immediate relief to new and yet unapproved sexual abuse survivors, has come as a relief to the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ). More >>
Gender pay gap must be addressed
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 9:40 am | National Council of Women
The National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) is deeply concerned by the recently released Quarterly Employment Survey showing an increase in the gender pay gap. More >>
Charities CEO’s Brave New World
Friday, 16 July 2010, 12:15 pm | National Council of Women
With 25,000 registered charitable organisations in the Charities Commission database already, is the Charities Commission serious when it suggests that organisations should split themselves, as a means of ensuring access to charitable status, questions ... More >>
Charities Board opens its doors
Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 12:29 pm | National Council of Women
The National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) is pleased to report that the Charities Commission Board has agreed to further evidence being submitted in defence of NCWNZ’s bid to retain its charitable status. NCWNZ has until Friday 9 July 2010 ... More >>
Women in Stoush with Charities Commission
Thursday, 1 July 2010, 3:41 pm | National Council of Women
Yesterday, the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) notified its membership that the Charities Commission office was recommending to the Charities Board deregistration of NCWNZ as a charitable organisation. This follows on from the Commission’s notice ... More >>
Mayor Supports Retention of Suffrage Memorial
Monday, 21 June 2010, 10:48 am | National Council of Women
On Monday, 21 June, Manukau Mayor Len Brown will be showing his support for the Auckland Suffrage Memorial by signing the petition launched by the National Council of Women of New Zealand. More >>
Petition to Retain Auckland Suffrage Memorial
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 12:48 pm | National Council of Women
A petition asking the Auckland City Council to keep the Suffrage Memorial ‘in perpetuity’ in Khartoum Place has been launched by the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ). More >>
Any DPB Sanctions can't apply to Domestic Violence
Tuesday, 30 March 2010, 3:06 pm | National Council of Women
How many women on the Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB), who could meet the proposed criteria for sanctions, are survivors of domestic violence, questions the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ). More >>
Rolling up for Budget Day
Tuesday, 30 March 2010, 9:42 am | National Council of Women
One of the cutbacks suggested by the 2025 Taskforce involves subsidies for preschool education and childcare; a cutback engulfed by discussions on increasing GST and tax income reductions, states the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ). More >>
Welfare Reforms Scream Discrimination
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 5:09 pm | National Council of Women
The National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) is shocked to hear that proposed legislation, which is clearly in breach of the Bill of Rights Act, discriminating on the basis of gender, marital status and family, is still eligible for passage ... More >>
Desecration of Memorial Suffrage Tile Mural
Friday, 12 March 2010, 4:53 pm | National Council of Women
Would the Auckland City Council idly stand by if our memorials to victims of the Great War and Second World War were routinely urinated upon, vomited on, and used as temporary places of residence, questions the National Council of Women of New ... More >>
UN Commission opportunity to express women’s needs
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 3:18 pm | National Council of Women
The National Council of Women of New Zealand congratulates the Minister of Women’s Affairs, Hon Pansy Wong, for her statement to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York last week. More >>
A Social Focus for Women Internationally
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 9:12 am | National Council of Women
Today, on International Women’s Day, NCWNZ is releasing the first of four consultation documents that will be used to gather feedback from women in New Zealand on the Government’s performance against the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination ... More >>
International Women’s Day
Friday, 5 March 2010, 4:08 pm | National Council of Women
On the 8th of March, as the world observes International Women’s Day, the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) is urging all New Zealanders to reflect on the valuable contribution that women make to society. More >>
Celebrating CEDAW and Women’s Rights
Friday, 18 December 2009, 4:56 pm | National Council of Women
Today the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ), and organisations from all over the world, celebrate the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination (CEDAW) by the United Nations General Assembly 30 years ... More >>
Dr Smith – sexual violence injures
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 5:22 pm | National Council of Women
The National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) today received communication from the Minister of ACC, Hon Dr Nick Smith, regarding its request that the clinical pathway be halted and the review undertaken immediately. The main points raised in ... More >>
It’s About Time – NCWNZ backs income splitting
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 4:44 pm | National Council of Women
“It’s about time that the work involved in raising a family was recognized as a valuable contribution to society” says Elizabeth Bang, President of the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ), following the Government release of an Issues ... More >>
National Council of Women Submission On Bill
Friday, 11 December 2009, 1:47 pm | National Council of Women
Today the National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ) made an oral submission to the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee on the Submission on the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill that highlights the negative ... More >>
