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Western Sahara Campaign
New Zealanders seeking self-determination for Western Sahara.
WSC-NZ is a group of friends seeking two things. Firstly, self-determination for the dispossessed people of Western Sahara. Secondly. raising awareness of the role that New Zealand plays in normalising that dispossession. Western Sahara's major resource is phosphate rock and New Zealand's dependence on that rock comes at a huge cost to the people of Western Sahara.
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Ōtepoti Dunedin Says No To 'blood Phosphate' Imports
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 1:19 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
Western Sahara Campaign NZ draws attention to the Morning of Mourning action held today. the 12th of July 2022, in Ōtepoti Dunedin, by Environmental Justice Ōtepoti (EJO). As EJO noted - " This morning citizens of Dunedin gathered in the harbour ... More >>
New Zealand Still Plundering An Invaded Land
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 11:29 am | Western Sahara Campaign
Western Sahara Campaign-NZ has to sadly report that yet another cargo of phosphate rock plundered from occupied Western Sahara is headed to New Zealand. The vessel Stoney Stream is carrying a cargo of phosphate rock to Napier for Ravensdown. This ... More >>
NZ Police Asked To Look Into NZ Phosphate Rock Imports
Monday, 6 December 2021, 10:15 am | Western Sahara Campaign
On the 25th of November, 202, Western Sahara Campaign-NZ (WSC-NZ) asked the NZ Police Commissioner Andrew Coster to look into the imports of phosphate rock from Western Sahara. The New Zealand importers do not have the consent of the people of Western ... More >>
EU Court Annuls Trade & Fisheries Deals With Morocco, Offering Clear Message To NZ Phosphate Importing Companies
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 6:32 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
On September 29, the General Court of the European Union issued a landmark ruling, one of significant importance in international law for Western Sahara. Western Sahara is Africa’s last colony, occupied illegally by Morocco since 1975, and even in ... More >>
Ballance Agri-Nutrients Continue Importing Plunder From A War Zone
Thursday, 28 January 2021, 6:38 am | Western Sahara Campaign
After Morocco’s flagrant violation of the terms of the ceasefire in Western Sahara on Friday 13 November 2020 war broke out between the two sides. In the midst of this war Tauranga based Ballance Agri-Nutrients has decided to carry on importing phosphate ... More >>
Western Sahara Campaign-NZ Offers Solidarity To The People Of Western Sahara
Monday, 30 November 2020, 5:08 am | Western Sahara Campaign
Western Sahara Campaign-NZ (WSC-NZ) expresses solidarity for the people of Western Sahara and strongly condemns Morocco’s flagrant violation of the terms of the ceasefire in Western Sahara on Friday 13 November 2020. Under the peace accord the United Nations ... More >>
National Day Of Action Against Ravensdown And Ballance
Monday, 16 November 2020, 4:00 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
Western Sahara Campaign-NZ reports that today, the 16th of November 2020, in Auckland, Tauranga, Wairarapa, Masterton, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch and Dunedin hundreds of activists took action against Ravensdown and Ballance Agri-Nutrients for the ongoing ... More >>
New Zealand Government Urged To Halt Blood Phosphate Shipments
Friday, 12 June 2020, 10:57 am | Western Sahara Campaign
Western Sahara Campaign-NZ regretfully announces that once again New Zealand fertiliser companies Ravensdown and Ballance Agri-Nutrients are continuing to play a part in the pillage of Western Sahara. A Hong Kong registered bulk carrier, the Trans Spring ... More >>
Ravensdown's Western Sahara story rebutted
Saturday, 18 January 2020, 12:21 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
Western Sahara Campaign-NZ enlisted the support of Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) to question and comment on Ravensdown’s stated position in its press release of the 11th of December 2019, “Two sides to the Western Sahara story”. https://www.ravensdown.co.nz/in-the-community/two-sides-to-the-western-sahara-story More >>
Lyttelton protest puts pressure on Ravensdown and Balance
Monday, 9 December 2019, 2:03 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
A cross section of New Zealand civil society took to the water of Lyttelton Harbour today to protest the arrival of yet more phosphate rock extracted from occupied Western Sahara. Whilst this protest targeted a vessel being used by Ravensdown it is important ... More >>
A voice from Western Sahara in New Zealand
Thursday, 26 September 2019, 10:31 am | Western Sahara Campaign
Western Sahara Campaign NZ announces the arrival, on Wednesday the 2nd of October, in New Zealand of Tecber Ahmed Saleh from Western Sahara.Tecber Ahmed Saleh lives in the Saharawi refugee camps in south-west Algeria and will visit New Zealand to More >>
Western Sahara and Ravensdown’s CEO
Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 12:24 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
Western Sahara Campaign-NZ note with some surprise that Ravensdown’s Greg Campbell has been named the 2019 Primary Industries Chief Executive of the Year at the inaugural Primary Industries Awards. More >>
Cargo of Western Sahara phosphate returned
Friday, 14 July 2017, 12:36 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
The Moroccan state company OCP, on the 13th of July, has decided to drop defending the, New Zealand bound, detained conflict phosphate rock cargo in South Africa. OCP has realised that it could not defend the indefensible and walked away giving the ... More >>
Ballance phosphate cargo detained
Friday, 16 June 2017, 1:32 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
Western Sahara Campaign notes that the High Court of South Africa has continued the detention of a cargo of phosphate rock bound for Ballance Agri-Nutrients, in New Zealand, from occupied Western Sahara. More >>
Ballance continue to plunder Western Sahara
Friday, 2 June 2017, 1:46 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
The Western Sahara Campaign-NZ notes a new development in the saga of Ballance Agri-Nutrients imports of phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara. More >>
Phosphate importer faces questions after ship impounded
Saturday, 6 May 2017, 4:03 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
Western Sahara Campaign-NZ notes that the people of Western Sahara would like some questions answered in the aftermath of a cargo of phosphate being impounded in South Africa. The vessel NM Blossom was stopped by court order in the South African port ... More >>
NZ now second biggest importer of plundered phosphate
Thursday, 27 April 2017, 10:33 am | Western Sahara Campaign
The Western Sahara Campaign-NZ expresses its disappointment that New Zealand is now the second biggest importer of plundered Western Sahara phosphate. The illegally exploited phosphate rock is the Moroccan government’s main source of income from ... More >>
Western sahara pays a price for New Zealand's festive season
Thursday, 24 November 2016, 12:39 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
The Western Sahara Campaign-NZ notes that yet another cargo of Western Saharan phosphate will arrive in New Zealand without returning any benefits to the people who own the resource. More >>
NZ businesses continue to profit from Western Sahara occupation
Monday, 7 November 2016, 1:50 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
The Western Sahara Campaign-NZ expresses is disappointed that two New Zealand businesses Ravensdown and Ballance will continue to profit from the occupation of Western Sahara. A new report from Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW), Powering the Plunder, looks ... More >>
NZ businesses continue to plunder Western Sahara's phosphate
Tuesday, 12 April 2016, 4:14 pm | Western Sahara Campaign
The Western Sahara Campaign-NZ expresses is disappointment that two New Zealand businesses Ravensdown and Ballance continue their import of phosphates from occupied Western Sahara last year. Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) today launched its ... More >>
